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Harbormaster Glo Wollen presented a list of possible sites for a new maintenance shop to the Harbor and Port Advisory Board on Friday that showed Petro 49, Inc.'s warehouse, that the fuel company wants to trade to the borough, as the best site. Nine properties were presented on the list that showed advantages and disadvantages of each location. Estimated costs for some of the properties were over $1 million. One possible location was at Scow Bay, but it only had one advantage, the property is...
During the annual KFSK Wearable Art show on Saturday, Safire Weathers models Death of Our Planet, created by Abigail Anderson and Weathers....
About 500 parking tickets were issued by the Harbor Department between May and September 2018, which is consistent with 2017 and 2016, but only 375 tickets have been paid, according to Harbormaster Glo Wollen Vehicle owners tend to pay off their parking tickets before reaching their sixth ticket which is when a wheel clamp, or boot, is placed on the offending vehicle. In the South Boat Harbor, where most of the tickets were given, there is a seven day parking period. After the seventh day, a $15...
The Petersburg Medical Center Board of Directors approved a request for proposals to Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc. for the design and administrative oversight on the renovation of a portion of the hospital. To become compliant with standards that regulate the handling of hazardous drugs, PMC will be remodeling the part of the hospital where the drugs for chemotherapy are prepared. Currently, the drugs are prepared in a negative pressure hood. The completed project will have a negative pressure hood,...
March 28, 1919 At a Caucus held at the S. of N. Hall to nominate men to run for Council for the coming year the following names were mentioned; R. Enge, P. Sommers, Hans Wick, Paul Lund, L.C. Berg, Andy Anderson, T. Elsemore, E Ness, L. Kracke, J. Otness, C. Otness, C. Tveten, K. Stenslid. E.P. Reflecting Peter Lund and Mrs. Elsemore, were nominated for the three year term on the school board and Dr. O.A. Braafladt for the unexpired two year term made vacant through the resignation of John Thormodsater. March 24, 1944 With fine weather to...
The Petersburg School Board approved $39,996.28 from the capital fund at their monthly meeting last week to replace Rae C. Stedman Elementary School's fire alarm system. The current panel was installed around 1990, according to director of facilities and maintenance Dan Tate. Every year the panel passes inspection, but about two years ago, Tate was warned that parts for the panel may soon become unavailable. Last year, parts for the fire alarm system were no longer available. "It's pretty...
To provide a cleaner environment to students, teachers and staff free of germs and bacteria, the Petersburg School District has begun using a disinfectant spray that wraps 360 degrees around an object. Known as the Protexus, the cordless, gun-shaped device sprays magnetically charged droplets that allow the disinfecting spray to wrap around objects and get to hard to reach places. The custodial staff uses the Protexus daily to sanitize classroom furniture, bathroom fixtures, drinking fountains...
So disgusted To the Editor: I am so disgusted with the arrogant attitude to "balance the budget in one year" going on. We have all worked for years together to make Alaska a better place for our families. Yes, we have all worked together and no one expected to not pay taxes. We have not worked for PF Dividend, other than to live in Alaska (believe me, that is abused too) I firmly believe we need to reintroduce Income Tax and have "Skin In The Game" as the saying goes. Many of us campaigned to...
In last week’s police report Jasmine Jones was shown as being arrested on March 14 at 4:01 p.m. on a charge of DUI. The arrest report provided to us by the Petersburg Police Department showed a March arrest date, a new booking number and new arrest number that differed from the arrest report given on Feb. 23. The Pilot printed the arrest information as a second arrest. When contacted by Jones this week this newspaper was accused of printing the second March arrest maliciously. We explained to Jones that the March incident was indeed a part o...
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March 20 — Petersburg Search and Rescue was activated to South Mitkof Island to locate a stranded individual. The individual was located by friends shortly after the activation and was in good condition. March 21 — An individual was reported missing at a location on Mitkof Highway, but was located just after the call was placed to authorities. A dangerous driver was reported at a location on N. 1st St. Ivan Gil, 24, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. Authorities responded to a report of an individual attempting to ent...
The Petersburg High School baseball team began practicing on the ball field on Monday as their first game of the season approaches on April 19, in Ketchikan. For the past few weeks, the team, which is made up of 19 players, has been practicing in the Parks and Rec gym. A batting cage and pitching machine was pulled out to focus on hitting, conditioning and building arm strength. On the ball field, the pitching machine will be used to shoot baseballs approximately 100 feet into the air to allow...
Commercial fishermen pick up the tab for just about anyone who catches a salmon in Alaska that started its life in a hatchery. That was a finding that wended its way to the surface during a hearing last week of the House Fisheries Committee on the state’s hatchery program. The program began in the mid-1970s to enhance Alaska’s wild salmon runs. Unlike meetings that are top heavy with fishery stakeholders, most of the committee members are not deeply familiar with many industry inner workings and their interest was evident. “Who funds the hatch...
WRANGELL — The Wrangell Borough Assembly discussed a proposed noise ordinance once again during their meeting onTuesday. The ordinance has been the source of some controversy around town, some seeing it as the result of two feuding neighbors, or that the regulations proposed by the ordinance are unrealistic. When the ordinance was brought up for discussion in the last meeting, on March 12, there was a very large public turnout to speak their minds on the topic. During that meeting, the assembly proposed various amendments to the ordinance. P...
Ruth W. Bridges Callihan, 93, passed away March 23, 2019 in Cannelton, Indiana. She was born in Kimball, Nebraska on April 3, 1925 to John Gettel and Rosa (Winters) Gettel. She had worked most of her life as a dairy farmer and had owned and operated Douglas Bar and Grill in Douglas, Nebraska. She retired from Western Electric in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was a member of Petersburg Lutheran Church in Petersburg, Alaska where she was active in the Ruth Quilters and supported the youth ministry and... Full story
Thomas William Lewis, 97, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2019, in Petersburg, Alaska. Tom was born October 26, 1921 in Foster, Oregon, the son of Thomas Leroy Lewis and Bessie Olive Clark, and the oldest of four children. His two sisters, Myrtle and Irene, preceded him. His younger half- brother, Denny, lives in Sweet Home, Oregon. He graduated from the 8th grade in Sweet Home and went to work in the logging industry. He had a cousin, Glenn, whom he used to hang out with that introduced him... Full story
Lucia Worhatch and Serenity Von Weller, of Girl Scout Troop 4063, delivering cookies to Police Chief Jim Kerr. The Girl Scouts chose the Petersburg Police Department and Fire Department as the recipients of their donated cookies....
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — One of the U.S. Navy's newest class of warships has docked at an Alaska port for a rare visit. The USS Zumwalt docked in Ketchikan for a weekend stay beginning Saturday, the Juneau Empire reported . The 610-footlong guided missile destroyer launched in October 2013 and based in San Diego was scheduled to be open for public tours Sunday in the southern Alaska city, officials said. Steve Corporon, Ketchikan's port and harbors director, said bigger fenders were needed to make sure the ship would fit without damaging the ve...
WRANGELL - Alaska is not home to many reptiles, according to Joshua Ream, cultural anthropologist with the Alaska Herpetological Society. Alaska is home to some marine turtles, as well as garter snakes, but not much else. On the other hand, he said, the state is home to a variety of amphibians. From 2010 to 2018, Ream has researched the kinds of amphibians that can be found in Southeast Alaska, particularly around the Stikine River. There has not been much research into Alaskan amphibians, he...
