Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 1621
Early Sunday morning, Sasha Calvey awoke to a roar. "I look out of the tent, and then I see a massive wave coming, like, inches away," Calvey said. Calvey was camped with two friends, Billy White and Nick Heilgeist, on Harbor Island, an uninhabited islet in Holkham Bay. It's at the convergence of two of Southeast Alaska's most-visited fjords, Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm. Calvey, White and Heilgeist had spent the past 78 days kayaking the Inside Passage from Washington. The three hoped to spend th... Full story
August 14, 1925 – Petersburg needs a cold storage plant. There is enough money here to build a $50,000 plant through cooperative work. The general opinion is that it would pay from the start. To build a bigger plant it would be necessary to get outside money. Outside money wants local people to put up 40 to 60 per cent of the money and assume all the risks with whatever profits there are to going to them. A large plant, moreover, would mean a high-priced expert from outside and a much heavier overhead. A smaller plant could be managed in c...
Petersburg Borough Assembly Member Scott Newman has filed to run for mayor, making him the first declared candidate to replace Mark Jensen, who announced in June he would not seek reelection after 18 years in elected office. Ten candidates have submitted paperwork so far to Borough Clerk Rebecca Regula since the filing window opened July 29. Candidates have until 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 to file for positions on the Oct. 7 ballot. Raliegh Cook has filed to run for borough assembly. Two assembly seats are on the ballot — those currently held by S...
Drop The Charges To the Editor: I applaud and thank Mr. Hankins for his initiative and action in disposing of the bear on Rambler St. That particular bear was an ongoing problem and danger to our neighborhood. It was continually using our fence line as a path. Numerous calls and police response failed to deter it. State law must be changed to include the rights of a community to dispatch bears within their jurisdiction when found to have the real potential to cause harm. Our trampoline is within a couple of feet of that bear’s pathway. My k...
August 6 - An officer conducted foot patrols. A porcupine was reported on someone’s porch on Excel Street. An officer assisted a citizen with safety concerns on S Nordic Drive. An individual reported a suspicious person outside his property on S Nordic Drive. The person was notified and moved on. An officer responded to a disturbance at South Harbor. The disturbing party moved on. It was reported that a dog was being charged by a deer on Dolphin Street. An officer responded to suspicious behavior on Sing Lee Alley. It was unfounded. A m...
July 30 - An officer responded to a report of a bear on Kiseno Street. The bear could not be located. An officer cleared trash from the street on Haugen Drive. An officer responded to a report of a bear on Kiseno Street. The bear could not be located. A subpoena was served on S Nordic Drive. Unsecured trash was drug onto property on Hungerford Hill Road. The responsible party was contacted to remove. An officer responded to a report of a bear walking through the area of 4th & Fram, but the bear had kept walking and couldn’t be located. July 3...
Larry Arthur Matheny was born on February 24, 1943, to Beauford (Bill) and Pauline (Polly) Matheny in Juneau, Alaska. After Larry graduated from Juneau Douglas High School he went on to study Art and Design in Colorado before returning to Juneau and enlisting in the Army National Guard. During his 6-year enlistment Larry was briefly married to his first wife and had his son Lon Wayne Matheny. In 1971 Larry met Shirley Birchell in Juneau, Alaska, and they married on June 2, 1972, and together... Full story
July 23 - A bear was reported on Howkan Street. A bear was reported on Queen Street. A bear was reported on N 12th Street. An officer responded to a report of a bear on 6th Street. An officer responded to a disturbance on S 2nd Street. A bear was reported on Queen Street. July 24 - A bear was reported on Sandy Beach and Jenny Lane. A bear was reported on Kiseno Street. A disturbance was reported on S Nordic Drive. Suspicious behavior was reported at the ball field. A wallet was found and turned into the Police Department (PD). An officer...
The Petersburg Borough will seek state funding for a potential float replacement project in the town’s biggest harbor. Some of “C” Float’s 50-foot fingers are several decades old. “These are circa 1970 original Middle Harbor finger floats that were repurposed in 1985 when the South Harbor was built,” Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen said. “So they saved a little bit of money, and now we get to pay for it.” At a meeting on July 21, Petersburg’s assembly agreed the borough should apply for the $617,000 state grant to help fund the float replacement...
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...
July 16 - Officer responded to a report of a bear attempting to access a secured garbage bin on Unimak Street. The area was patrolled, but the bear wasn’t located. A bear was reported having accessed garbage on Skylark Way. An officer responded while the complainant cleaned up the mess in case the bear returned. A subpoena was served at 14 S Nordic Dr. Property was reported stolen. It was later found by the owner. An alarm activation frequency that was broadcasting static was reported to the Water and Waste Department. An officer responded t...
WRANGELL - One side pulls while the other side is told to hold tension in the line. Men grunt and struggle as they push against the large pole while men and women pull on the lines, all working together to maintain the balance needed to raise the large Kadashan pole at Totem Park on Saturday. Sandy Churchill believes the scene was the perfect metaphor to encapsulate the gathering of hundreds in Wrangell. "It was about everything being in harmony," she reflected. "If one side was not in harmony...
July 2 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with a fall on Nordic Drive. A found I.D. was dropped off at the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). PPD received a report of harassment on Ira II Street. An officer responding to a report of suspicious activity on North Nordic Drive determined it was non-criminal. Property found on Odin Street was turned in to the PPD. An officer responding to a report of an aggressive on-leash dog on North 1st Street was unable to locate the dog or its owner. An officer responding to a d...
John Frederick Nelson passed away on June 7th at the age of 58. He had been struggling after treatment to heart and lungs. He died peacefully in an Anchorage hospital. John was born September 12th, 1966 to Betty and Don Nelson in Petersburg, joining an older sister Carol Ann. His paternal grandparents were Norwegian immigrants, Fred and Edna Miller Nelson. He attended school in Petersburg and graduated with the class of 1984. John then briefly attended junior colleges in Port Angeles and Yakima... Full story
July 3, 1925 – For the past three weeks or more there has been feverish activity on the waterfront along Bay View Drive in the boat building line. As a result, recently, one “full-rigged power boat” was launched with all the necessary ceremonies, including a bottle of soda pop waved in front of the bow and then poured down thirsty throats. And another boat is about to be launched! Perhaps more than one neighbor has found pieces of boards and planks missing from their backyards – but each piece has been sawed off and neatly fitted to create...
June 28 – An officer responded to suspicious activity on Harbor Way. An officer assisted a citizen with a rental scam on E Lansing Street. A welfare check was conducted on N Nordic Drive. June 29 – An officer conducted a bar check. An officer responded to a report of suspicious activity on South 14th Street. Jared Nicholas Burns, 23, was arrested for alleged DUI (Driving Under the Influence). An officer conducted extra patrols. It was reported that a communication line was down. PMPL (Petersburg Municipal Power & Light) and AP&T (Alaska Pow...
Last month, after nearly 25 years of running Glacier Laundry, Carrie Peterson handed the laundromat keys to new owner Laura "Lu" Holder – who has renamed the business Viking Laundry. Holder realizes that she is taking on more than just a place to do laundry – Peterson is passing along relationships, routines, and a community institution that has served Petersburg well. "Today I helped somebody, and I was telling her like, where to put the soap," said Holder, "she turned to me and said, 'I'...
June 18 – A caller on Ira II Street reported having an argument with a neighbor over a dog to the Petersburg Police Department (PPD). The PPD received a report of dogs wandering on the Hungry Point Trail. A driver on South Nordic Drive was issued a warning for failure to carry proof of registration. PPD received a report of a lost cell phone. An officer assisted another agency with impounding a vehicle at the Crane Dock. A caller on Ira II Street reported being harassed by her neighbor. PPD received a report of children out past curfew and f...
June 10 - An officer conducted a welfare check on Skylark Way. A found backpack was turned into the Police Department (PD). It was returned to its owner. Subpoena papers were served. A dog was reported being left in a car. The owner was contacted and confirmed that the dog was okay and not overheating. Suspicious behavior was reported on Fram St. A speeding vehicle was reported on S 7th & Kiseno St. An officer responded to a disturbance on Wrangell Avenue. A disorderly conduct warning was issued. An officer responded to a report of a speeding...
For the first time in their program history, the Mitkof Middle School Robotics team qualified and competed in the national competition on June 13 – 15 in Boston. Forty-eight states and 28 countries across the world such as Japan, China, Korea and more were represented at this meet. In the weeks leading up to the meet the robotics team worked with researchers from Oregon State University to refine their ROVs. "We added a motor that releases our little arms that grab onto the glacier surfaces a...
Catherine Rhea Mattson was born on September 1, 1942 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, to Granville and Rhea Morris. In 1949, when Cathy was in second grade, the family moved to Skagway, Alaska. She graduated from the Skagway School, where she was a cheerleader and a can-can dancer. After attending college, she moved to Juneau to work for the State of Alaska and met her beloved husband Morris. They married on December 21, 1964. In 1973, Cathy and Morris purchased the Harbor Bar and Liquor Store in... Full story
June 4 - A report of a driver speeding on Scow Bay Loop Road was unfounded. An officer responded to a report of a vehicle leaking gasoline. The Fire Department was notified and responded. Fire retardant was sprayed on the fuel puddle. An officer responded to a parking complaint on S Nordic Drive. Subpoena papers were delivered. An officer assisted a citizen on S Nordic Drive with concerns she had regarding her neighbors. An officer responded to a disturbance on S 6th Street. June 5 - An officer provided lockout assistance on Mitkof Highway. An...
