Articles from the May 23, 2013 edition

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 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 23, 2013

Assembly approves FY 2013-14 budget, tax increase

The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed Ordinance 2013-8 adopting the budget setting the millage rate for the fiscal year 2013-14 in its second reading... Full story

 
 By Shelly Pope    Sports    May 23, 2013

Weller breaks school record again in state competition

The Petersburg High School Viking runners traveled to Fairbanks to compete in the State meet over... Full story

 

Yesterday's News

May 31, 1913 – About one year ago, the residents of Scow Bay petitioned the department for the establishment of a school for their children with...

 

2013 Students of the Month

Elks Students of the Month were named Monday evening. (back from left) Kris Thorsteinson, Fran...

 

Petersburg Community Foundation announces 2013 grantees

Six local organizations received a total of $9,000 in grants from the Petersburg Community Foundation, bringing the total community grant amount to...

 

Letters to the Editor

Mange Tusen Takk To the Editor: Having worked on the organizational end of the Festival for many years, I understand the huge amount of year-around...

 

Eastwood, Harrington to wed

James and Gayle Eastwood of Petersburg Alaska are pleased to announce the engagement of their...

 

Thank You

This letter is late in coming. I’ve been putting it off because there just aren’t words I can think of to express how thankful and humbled my...

 

Police reports

May 15 Petersburg Public Works was notified of a big pothole with jagged edges at Haugen and N. Nordic Drive. A warning was issued to an individual fo...

 

Courts

May 9 Gina R. Stafford, 44, appeared before Judge Trevor Stephens for a bail hearing. Bail remained the same and trial was set for July 23, 2013. May...

 
 By Shelly Pope    News    May 23, 2013

Local residents question property assessment values

Petersburg Borough resident Lynn Escola and her husband Paul Johnson questioned the assessment of their property over the past five years during the...

 
 By Laine Welch    Dockside    May 23, 2013

New technology improves transport of fresh fish

National Maritime Day on May 22 is a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America’s sea-going industry. It marks the day when the steamship...

 

New interpretive sign at slough

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center Board Members Don Holmes, left, and Scott Roberge, right, stand by...

 

Safety Training for commercial fishermen

Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a fishing vessel safety and drill conductor course on Saturday, June 8. Participants...

 
 By Shelly Pope    News    May 23, 2013

Retailers ask for reconsideration of sales tax free days

Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee Chairperson, Savann Guthrie, requested that the Petersburg Borough Assembly reconsider their decision...

 
 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 23, 2013

Davis returns from National Science Symposium in Ohio

Petersburg High School senior, Krissa Davis, competed in the State Science Symposium in Fairbanks fo...

 
 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 23, 2013

Local student wins Justice For All art contest

In celebration of Law Day, May 1, the Alaska Supreme Court sponsored the Justice For All Contest....

 

32nd Annual Salmon derby starts Friday

The 32nd Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday morning...

 
 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 23, 2013

SEAPA CEO talks projects and business

Southeast Alaska Power Agency CEO, Trey Acteson, provided a presentation during the Assembly...

 

Obituary, Curtis Arthur Fisher, 81

Curtis Arthur Fisher, 81, died on May 3, 2013 at his home in Yankton, S.D., surrounded by loved ones...

 

Obituary, Patricia Ann Martin, 70

Patricia Ann Martin, 70, went on to be an angel in heaven on May 16, 2013. She died at home looking...

 

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