Articles from the November 22, 2012 edition
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City and Harbor Board find way to fund North Harbor
The Petersburg City Council and Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board held a joint work session Monday afternoon in order to decide the method for funding... Full story
Dwyer passes mayoral gavel to Jensen
Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer passed his gavel and his duties to Vice Mayor Mark Jensen after a... Full story
Kilkenny and Wright receive Distinguished Service Medal
Petersburg Mental Health Services Therapists, Kim Kilkenny and Chad Wright received the... Full story
Yesterday’s News
November 17, 1982: Permits, telephone cables, utility wires, cable t.v. lines and limited equipment are all slowing down the moving of the old Norheim...
PMHS SHARE Coalition expand their scope of prevention
Petersburg Mental Health Services Supporting Health and Resiliency Education, SHARE, Coalition is expanding the range of the behavior health...
Police reports
November 14 A burglary was reported on N. Nordic Drive. An officer was notified of a vehicle collision at the 400 block of N. Nordic Drive. A boat...
Courts
November 15 Dylan L. Barger, 14, appeared before Judge Kevin Miller for an arraignment on the charges of driving without a valid driver’s license a...
Letters to the Editor
Thank you from VSC To the Editor: A big heartfelt thank you to the community of Petersburg for helping celebrate Viking Swim Club’s 40th A...
Editorial
It’s good that the borough election will get underway next week. Following months, even years of discussion, the electorate now will have their say a...
The snow has arrived
Several inches of snow fell in town this week, the first of the season, and snowmen like this guy...
Proposed Borough: Candidates
Mark Jensen is a third generation Petersburg resident and commercial fisherman who is seeking... Full story
Proposed Borough: Candidates
Petersburg City Councilor Susan Flint is a lifelong resident of Petersburg and has put her name in... Full story
Proposed Borough: Candidates
John Havrilek, who came to Petersburg in 1994 as a middle school and high school principal, has... Full story
Crystal Lake Hatchery to install net pens for Chinook
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fish Biologist Doug Fleming approached the Petersburg City Council for approval to establish a local enhancem...
Big Game Drawing Hunts applications have changed
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will accept only online Big Game Drawing Hunts applications and will no longer accept paper applications Nov. 1...
Sea spray
A Breakaway Adventures jet boat from Wrangell plows its way through Sumner Straits chop on a recent...
Alaska Fish Factor
Alaska’s salmon harvest and value for 2012 came in well below last year, dropping 21 percent and 30 percent, respectively. According to preliminary s...
Obituary
Inez V. Van Buren passed away peacefully, November 12, 2012, in Bellingham, Wash. She was born...
Obituary
June Alice White, 91, passed away at Petersburg’s Long Term Care Center on November 14, 2012. A t...