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The Petersburg Indian Association conference room was filled on Tuesday, Dec. 11 with tribal members to continue an ongoing debate with the board in regards to business, hiring practices and statements made at the last meeting of November 20. The meeting opened with the question of whether the press would be allowed to attend. “I believe there were a lot of incorrect statements made at the last meeting,” tribal member and PIA Roads Director, Will Ware stated. “This is a business meeting and I don't believe we have had a business meeting in a... Full story
Bud Bergen stands for a trombone solo during Monday night’s PHS Winter Concert in Wright Auditorium. Bergen is one of PHS’ all-time most accomplished musicians. This year, on trombone, he was selected to participate in the Region V Honors Music Festival, the All-State Music Festival and the All-Alaska Jazz Band. He is also an outstanding vocalist and was selected to participate as a tenor in the All-NW Music Festival concert choir, an event honoring the top student musicians in a six state reg...
December 5 A vehicle was requested to be towed on Nordic Drive. An officer responded to threats from an individual. A vehicle was reported in a ditch on Sandy Beach Road. An officer responded to a call regarding a vehicle being hit while parked by a big truck on Mitkof Highway. December 6 Public Works requested that vehicles be ticketed for impeding snow removal. An individual was accused of making harassing comments on Nordic Drive. Petersburg Police Department and the Department of Transportation was notified of a vehicle going off the road...
December 6 Jennifer L. Kadake, 26, appeared before Magistrate Desiree Burrell for an arraignment hearing for a petition to revoke parole. A public defender was assigned to the case and further proceedings were set for Jan. 15, 2013. Kadake was released with conditions. Eric L. S. Cole, 26, appeared before Magistrate Burrell for an arraignment hearing on the charge of driving with license cancelled, suspended or revoked and a violation of conditions of release. Cole entered a plea of not guilty and trial was set for April 16, 2013. Cole was...
Don’t stomp on the process Letter to the Editor: Ahhh, Mr. Will Ware…ever the silver tongued speaker. My comments are in regards to last week’s letter to the Pilot. You’re certainly a born preacher…. but, someone I feel is qualified to give me lectures on dignity, integrity, honor and respect? …not so much. Your self-appointed role as moral compass for the tribe, is really the true “foolishness”, here. My grandmother, Amy Hallingstad, was instrumental in forming the Petersburg Indian Association as well as in writing the original by-law...
Remember to fill-out your borough ballot and return it to election officials by next Tuesday, Dec. 18. The election for the Petersburg Borough will go down in history as the single most significant referendum to be decided for decades to come. Juneau officials hope Petersburg’s borough formation proposal fails because the door will be flung open for them to expand their borough boundary well into Petersburg’s back yard. Petersburg will lose rights to: • 1,700 acres in state land that will be granted to the borough. • $600,000 in transit...
Vikings girls basketball started out the competition season with a weekend on the road against a perennial powerhouse, the Lady Braves of Mt. Edgecumbe. The Petersburg girls have a lot of fresh faces with eight out of the 13 girls traveling to Sitka being freshmen. The Lady Braves, on the other hand, are an experienced team with many girls coming back who played a lot of minutes last year, according to Vikings girls coach Dino Brock. But what this years Vikings squad lacks in experience they make up for with energy and effort. “We went in e...
The Vikings played their first basketball game of the season last weekend in Ketchikan. It was an endowment game, which means it won’t count toward either team’s season record. “The game started out a little rough for us,” said Vikings head coach Rick Brock. That’s to be expected starting the season out against a 4A team. The Ketchikan varsity played a full court press throughout the first quarter, and effectively shutdown the Viking offense. “Their full court pressure really bothered us...
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board of Directors voted on Tuesday, Dec. 11 to hold off on accepting an operations and management proposal from D. Hittle and Associates which recommends the streamlining of operations and management at the Tyee and Swan hydroelectric projects under a single operator. SEAPA commissioned the report, which was released in September, as an alternative to current staffing and risk management solutions at both locations. According to the agency’s chief executive officer, Trey Acteson, the change in operating s... Full story
The Sons of Norway Seafood contest had a huge turnout and all were able to enjoy Petersburg’s favorite food - seafood. Winners are: (from left) Kurt Kvernvik for the pickled seafood category with his pickled black cod, Sig Mathisen in the pickled herring category for his South of the Border Herring, Mike Luhr in the smoked salmon category with his smoked sockeye and Bill Olson in the smoked seafood category with his smoked baked black cod....
The Petersburg Hospital Board of Directors heard the overview of a survey completed this year in order to see how Petersburg rates with the rest of the state for physician recruitment during its regular meeting Thursday evening. A representative of Solstice Family Care, Barb Doty, presented the survey to the board. Doty explained that Petersburg compared very well in many areas with the 15 other cities which were surveyed. “Regarding geographic location,” Doty said. “Petersburg rated very well and better than many others that parti... Full story
Ask an Alaskan what community is home to the most commercial fishermen and they will respond Kodiak or Dutch Harbor, or maybe Petersburg or Bristol Bay. Wrong Anchorage ranks #1 for total fishing participation, with 994 permit holders and another 1,216 crew license holders who fish year round. The Anchorage–based fishermen brought home an estimated $52 million from the fishing grounds last year. The Mat-Su Valley with 396 permit holders and 420 fishing crew also is home to more harvesters than many coastal regions. Those are just a few of t...
The 2013 preseason terminal run size forecast for large Stikine River king salmon has been set by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game at 22,400 fish. A preseason terminal run forecast of this size does not allow for an allowable catch for either the U.S. or Canada. Therefore, no directed fisheries will occur in early May. An in-season terminal run estimate will be produced in late May. If the first in-season estimate is significantly greater than the pre-season forecast, limited directed king salmon fisheries could occur. The forecast...
Staying active during the winter months is the key to a healthy season. These cross-country skiers took advantage of heavy snows last week to get some exercise along Sing Lee Alley....
Ketchikan Public Utilities announced to customers on Monday that it would supplement hydro generation with diesel power, to conserve water in the KPU reservoirs. The utility reported that October electric usage in the City and Borough of Ketchikan was the highest in history for the month of October. Electric consumption in Wrangell and Petersburg was also very high, according to the utility. “Ketchikan experienced a very dry fall, and as a result of the reduced rainfall, the water in KPU reservoirs is lower than normal,” the utility said in...
Joe Viechnicki displayed more than a dozen oil paintings at Miele Gallery’s First Friday show last Friday evening. Viechnicki’s style continues to evolve as he produces landscapes depicting scenes familiar to many. New pieces at this showing included Shakes Glacier and a shoreline scene on the Stikine River. Another smaller canvas depicted two ghostly steelhead swimming through silt-laden water. Big and bold continue to describe Viechnicki’s landscapes reproduced on large canvases with broad...
Lifelong Alaskan, Steven Edward Clausen, 61, died at home peacefully of liver cancer on December 4, 2012, surrounded by family. Steve was born in Petersburg on September 9, 1951 to Phillip and Darlene Clausen. He was the first of three, followed by his brother Terry, and his sister, Joni. He attended Petersburg High School, and graduated in 1969. Steve was a third generation fisherman and a lifelong mariner. As a child in Petersburg, Steve loved the outdoors and learned to fish at an early age o... Full story
The Petersburg Rognarok Rollers Roller Derby team began practicing recently for competition that could still be a year away. “We have some girls that aren't quite comfortable on skates yet,” Coach Barry Morrison said. “We are going over the basics of skating and rules at this time.” There are approximately 20 competitors that are raring to go and ready to battle it out on skates. Wednesday found these ladies donning safety gear and getting ready for their turn around the gym floor. “Safety...
