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Former state Senate Majority Leader Tom Begich, who finished second in the primary election for governor, said Friday night he is suspending his campaign and endorsing fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, who got the most votes in an unofficial tally released earlier during the evening. “What matters most is making sure Alaska gets a governor who will move us forward,” Begich said in a prepared statement. “We believe the best way to do that now is to bring together the people, energy and momentum we have created and put our strength behind... Full story
Delays at Petersburg's only post office have been a common occurrence in recent weeks. The post office had been limiting its front desk operations to four and a half hours per day. Petersburg has no mail delivery service, so at times the wait for packages stretched through the building and out the door. Now, those hours are nearly back to normal. The post office is now open 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., with a lunch break from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. In an email, U.S. Postal Service spokesperson James Box... Full story
A retrospective of paintings, carvings and jewelry by Petersburg artist Karen Cornelius closed at the Petersburg Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 1, and on its last day the artist walked through the exhibition with the Pilot, reflecting on her lifetime of art making. Cornelius kept returning to one idea: that she makes art to get people to look harder at the world around them. "I am so in love with colors and nature and the creation that we have," she said. She wants viewers to "look more...
On 10-year-old Carmela Ford's first day of work selling the local newspaper, she left the Pilot with 25 hot-off-the-press newspapers, walked across the street to Lee's clothing, entered the store with her bag of papers and the sight of her thrilled Heidi Lee. Lee, who was a newspaper girl in 1969, said, "I loved seeing Carmella come into the store with her newspaper bag and her bright smile asking, 'want to buy a paper?' I remember the courage it took to do that when I was ten." In fact,...
The Rainforest Festival returns to Petersburg Sept. 10-13 for its 19th year, with a lineup organized around island biogeography — the study of how wildlife reaches, adapts to and lives on island systems like the ones that define Southeast Alaska. “We have this really unique system of islands that we live on in Southeast Alaska,” festival volunteer Sunny Rice said. She pointed to the Coast Range walling the region off from the rest of the continent, and to the rivers that thread the mainland to the islands — “big rivers … that serve as corridor...
September 3, 1926 – With the opening of the fall term of school, transportation in Petersburg becomes a vital question. Many children in Scow Bay are enrolled in the Petersburg schools but are regularly unable to attend through no fault of their own. More often than not they are unable to reach the school because of bad roads. In order that children residing in Scow Bay and the vicinity may be able to attend school regularly, it is necessary that the road connecting those communities with Petersburg be improved so that transportation will be po...
The Alaska Department of Revenue announced on Monday that Alaska’s K-12 public schools will receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year, prompted by a boost in oil revenues driven by the U.S. war on Iran. Legislators earmarked the additional oil revenue for schools as part of the state budget approved by Gov. Mike Dunleavy in June. The additional funding is a relief to school districts statewide. Many districts have faced severe budget shortfalls in recent years due to funding not keeping pace with rising costs. This year, a... Full story
Petersburg homeowners who are tribal citizens may be able to get help paying their mortgage, property taxes, home insurance or utility bills through a federal program that closes at the end of September — but completed applications are due Wednesday, Sept. 10. The Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority is working to fully spend the money remaining in its Homeowner Assistance Fund, a U.S. Treasury program THRHA has run across Southeast Alaska since 2023. Petersburg is one of 13 eligible communities, along with Angoon, Craig, Douglas, J...
August 26 – An officer responded to a fire alarm activation on N 12th St. A trailer was impounded and released after its owner paid fines/fees. Papers were served. A vehicle on Wesley St. was impounded. An officer responding to a report of suspicious activity on Cornelius Rd. determined it was a civil issue. Two vehicles on N 2nd St, determined to be impediments to snow removal, are to be removed by their owners. An officer responding to a report of dangerous driving on S Nordic Dr. followed the described vehicle and found no evidence of i...
Skagway will be indefinitely without state ferry service after cracks were discovered in its ferry terminal last month. Engineers first discovered cracks in concrete supports under the vehicle and passenger transfer bridges Thursday before last. The dock was closed two days later, after the M/V Hubbard completed its Saturday docking at the facility, the state’s Department of Transportation said in a Sunday press release. A barge and crane from Haines and a team of divers is headed to Skagway to assess the current damage, Marine Highway s...
Donald R. Peeler was born August 21,1963, to Dave and Beth Peeler in Seattle, Washington. He joined three brothers and a sister as the youngest Peeler child. Don was a happy kid who loved life with a passion. He loved his family, fishing, working with his hands, helping others and sports – especially the Green Bay Packers. After graduating from West Seattle High School he followed his older brother Al north to the fishing grounds in Alaska, where he thrived as a commercial fisherman, building a... Full story
Frank T. Kaino was born on February 18, 1930, in Petersburg, Alaska, the youngest son of Shunichi (Papa) and Hana (Mama) Kaino. When he was twelve years, his school education was interrupted when he and his parents were incarcerated in a World War II Japanese internment camp called Minidoka, in Idaho. After their release from Minidoka they lived for a short time in Denver, Colorado, before returning to Petersburg. Frank graduated from Petersburg High School as one of the nine members of the... Full story
