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More harm than good To the Editor: The “SAVE” Act was intentionally given that name to infer that somehow we need to “save the voting system in America.” It’s a trick used by politicians to make uniformed voters believe they are supporting a just cause. I say it’s a trick because the United States has one of the most secure election systems in the world. No amount of unproved claims of voter fraud change that fact. A closer look shows it is a solution in search of a problem – and one that risks doing more harm than good. Voter fraud in the...
The Petersburg Rod and Gun Club has outlined a slate of range improvements and community events for 2026, with some construction already underway and several projects in the pipeline. Reid Brothers Construction is slated to replace the rifle range boardwalk with gravel extending to the 100-yard line and establish truck access to the rifle field. The project, funded through a state capital projects appropriation, is expected to take place this year, though the timeline will depend on Reid Brothers’ schedule, according to Rod and Gun Club c...
February 5, 1926 – The past few years has witnessed a struggle between theologists and the end is not yet. Whether the miracle of changing water to wine is questioned or not worries not the average layman. For the days of miracles are not past. Recently the United States Marshall’s office of the third division seized considerable whiskey and rum for the pre-Volstead stock and for safe-keeping it was kept under lock and key and stored in the custody of the clerk of court. Recently Judge Richie appointed Frank H. Foster as District Attorney and...
January 28 – An officer provided a courtesy transport. There was a report of suspicious behavior on Chief John Lott Street. An officer assisted EMS on N 12th St. A driver on Mill Road was issued a citation for an expired registration. The officer responding to a report of a disabled vehicle blocking the intersection of Dolphin Street and Nordic Drive found the vehicle gone. A driver on Nordic Drive was issued a warning for speed. A driver on Mitkof Highway was issued a warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. An officer assisted a parent a...
Darlene Elizabeth Haley was born on September 10, 1949, in Ontario, Oregon, to Jimmy Lee and Ethel Goff. Her childhood was spent picking berries, babysitting, and enjoying many family outings in Idaho – simple moments that helped shape the warmth, work ethic, and love of family she carried throughout her life. In 1970, she met the love of her life, Bill Haley. Their partnership became the foundation of her life – a bond built on deep love, loyalty, and laughter. In 1979, with Bill, Brian and...
January 8, 1926 – Mrs. Grover Cleary, whose husband is a fox farmer in Southeastern Alaska, has sworn to a warrant for the arrest of Robert Bryant, radio expert. Mrs. Cleary is well known in Petersburg, where she has visited many times. She said three of her rings disappeared with Bryant while a guest of the Cleary’s on Thanksgiving day. He reported he found them in an ice machine but one slipped away. Mrs. Cleary found the ring in a Seattle pawn shop and declared Bryant held the ticket. She valued the ring at $1,500. It is a platinum set...
To all Hammer & Wikan employees and staff To the Editor: Thank you for the many years of your generous 10 per cent discount for seniors on Tuesdays. You have made life in Petersburg a little nicer for seniors. John Murgas Don’t Accept This New Normal To the Editor: As we head into a new year, I urge people to not allow insults, cruelty, hatred, and bullying to be the New Normal. We cannot normalize or tolerate these behaviors in our nation. Our country is better than that. We are better than that. We cannot allow a handful of billionaires to s...
Hanukkah Party at JHH Saturday Night! To the Editor: Happy Hanukkah to everyone in Petersburg! If you are looking for a community space to celebrate our festival of lights this week, please feel welcome to join us at our Hanukkah party at John Hanson Hall this Saturday night at 6:00pm. We will have lots of latkes and games to play, and a Menorahsaurus crafted by local artist Josef Quitsland on display! Potluck welcome but not required. Most warmly, Sarah Fine-Walsh This year at the Bike Park To the Editor: We were busy this year at the...
The Petersburg Rotary Club will distribute over 200 pounds of moose burger to the community on Saturday morning, through a unique local program that turns hunting violations into a food security resource. Petersburg's Moose Burger Bank, now in its eighth year, processes meat from illegally harvested moose and distributes it to local nonprofits and community organizations and, when supplies allow, directly to community members. A public distribution will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday outside...
The Moose Lodge hosted a free burger and potato salad dinner for federal workers and their families on Wednesday, November 19. About 41 people attended the event. Callie Bell and Ellie Hagar prepared the potato salad, Duane Bell cooked the burgers, while Sue Short prepared them. Hammer and Wikan donated the ingredients, and Maureen Floyd and Terry Falter assisted Sue Short with serving....
When SNAP benefits failed to arrive this month, Petersburg residents responded with an outpouring of coordinated support across multiple organizations and businesses. Jim Floyd CEO of Hammer & Wikan organized donation efforts, offering discounts to customers who contributed food and making monetary donations to support the purchase of perishables. Rocky's Marine also contributed cash toward the food drive. "This is about understanding there's a need and figuring out how we can meet it," Floyd...
Relocate the tower To the Editor: In case you haven’t heard, Tlingit and Haida is trying to provide cell service in unserved areas for Native people, and I applaud them for that. Tidal, a subsidiary of Tlingit and Haida wants to place a cell tower on the Flower Farm property on Rory’s Road. A little history… a local real estate agent tried to place a tower above Shalene Zellwegger’s lot, they tried to put one at the end of Rose Lane here at Papke’s, and some men tried to buy a lot, we suspect for a cell tower, on Mukluk Lane with money bei...
Petersburg is feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown leaving families without their November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. But local organizations are responding quickly to ramp up food distribution efforts. "It's already hitting our community hard," said Veronica Ware, the Johnson O'Malley and Social Services Director at the Petersburg Indian Association. "I've already had calls from citizens in tears because they don't have any food and they don't have any...
Despite a light turnout due to threatening weather on Saturday, a handful of volunteers showed up to finish compacting gravel on the Bike Park's newest trail addition. "Today was basically putting the park to bed," said Pat Blair of Wheelhouse Bikes, a board member of Friends of the Petersburg Bike Park. "I wanted to finish that trail. That was my intent." The newly completed portion of the trail extends the ride through the woods, adding some length with "a lot of slope to it," allowing riders...
To register a new student, please stop by the office at 303 Dolphin Street by August 29. You will need to bring a current immunization record and birth certificate – a legible copy is okay. For questions, please call or text the office at 907-302-2385 or 877-526-7656, ext. 400 Mrs. Willis, Kindergarten: Padme Carr, Marit Dougher, Esmeralda Ford, Kenna Gillen, Eupha Marsden-Evenson, Ejah’Nay Mitchell, Scarlett Morrison, Mason Newman, Lydia Padgett, Grayson Tate, Ava Turcott, Maeve Uppencamp, Raiden Wagemaker, Arne Wollen Mrs. Hammer, Kin...
The faces in the black and white photos on display this month in the Clausen Memorial Museum tell the remarkable story of the homesteaders who settled Point Agassiz in the 1920s and 30s. A dozen children giggle on the steps on the little red schoolhouse. A prize bull watches over dairy cattle grazing in a meadow. Families harvest from large gardens. The Model T milk truck drives its route down a snowy road to the point for a milk delivery to Petersburg. "Recollections of Point Agassiz: The Life...
The Petersburg Medical Center celebrated their 11th annual Pedal/Paddle Battle, raising a new high $24,201 with $15,000 from corporate sponsors and $8,501 by participants, to go towards scholarships and education. In previous years, the event has raised between $17,000-20,000. "[The corporate sponsors] led to why we got so much money this year. Participants raised over $8,000 just from family and friends, so that's significant too," Community Wellness and Public Relations Manager Julie Walker sa...
For the past two months, Maditha Kröger, a project manager from Germany has been paddling solo through the Inside Passage from Washington State toward Skagway aboard a 17-foot sea kayak named Prudence. Along the way Kröger stopped in Petersburg for a few days rest and shared a glimpse of her adventure with the Pilot before paddling on. Two years ago, after kayaking with friends in British Columbia, Kröger discovered the book "Inside" by Susan Marie Conrad, a memoir about a solo Inside Pa... Full story
Empowerment Through Education To the Editor: This past weekend, 11 determined women gathered with certified handgun instructors Cheryl and Dave from Citizens Firearms of Haines for a powerful and inspiring experience in firearm safety and self-defense. The training began Friday evening with an engaging classroom session focused on the fundamentals of handgun safety. Early Saturday morning, despite pouring rain and overcast skies, the group reunited at the Petersburg Rod and Gun Club for a full...
Barbara Jean Dunbar was born on January 19, 1934, in Utica, New York, to George and Mary Dunbar. Growing up in the majestic foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Barb's early years were filled with cheerful family gatherings and time spent with friends exploring the many mountain lakes dotting the forests around Inlet and Old Forge, where the fall colors are like no place else on earth. In high school she waved her pom-poms cheerleading, marched in the Syracuse drum band and volunteered as a... Full story
Education Funding To the Editor: Article VII of the Alaska Constitution requires the Legislature to “maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the State.” Alaska Statute (Alaska Students’ Educational Bill of Rights (3)) states “A quality education for students of all ages is a concrete investment that vastly improves the future prosperity, welfare, productivity, and vitality of society.” The indisputable, mathematical fact is that at least for the last 10 years (years in which I served in the Alaska State House), the Legis...
February 13, 1925 – At the meeting of the chamber of commerce last evening a resolution was adopted calling on the government to make use of its boats in Alaskan waters hereafter to feed deer every winter. For practically no cost to the government it is estimated that thousands of deer can be saved every winter from starving. The Seattle Times wired to the chamber here for information and were informed that it was estimated there were some 3,000 deer in this region needing attention and that at least 35 tons of hay would be needed for t...
January 2024 A prized Mental Health Trust lot by Blind River Rapids, a popular recreation site for sport fishing, was sold at auction to a USCG family. Toler and Jessie Alexander are eager to return to Petersburg after retiring from the Coast Guard in a few years. The borough listed its top priority capital projects, and the Petersburg Medical Center replacement was first and second on the list – for the main hospital construction and the main hospital interior build out. Petersburg Indian A...
A proposal coming before the Board of Fish in January, if adopted, would make it almost impossible under the current management plan to ever reopen the Southeast Alaska commercial red king crab fishery. Proposal 242 - put forward by Territorial Sportsmen, Inc of Juneau - seeks to allocate 100% of the red king crab available for harvest in Section 11-A to the personal use fishery. Section 11-A accounts for around a quarter of all the mature red king crab biomass available in Southeast Alaska acco...
December 12, 1924 – Oscar Sather, of the Shields-Sather Lumber & Box Company, is figuring on plans for six cottages for rent or sale, which, if the plans materialize, will somewhat relieve the present famine in lack of houses. At the present time in Petersburg it is impossible to get either houses or apartments or any business location. The new business block being built by Andrew Wikan and John Hammer has the roof on and is nearing completion, and the entire space on both floors could have been rented a dozen times over, owing to demand. In fa...
