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June Alice White, 91, passed away at Petersburg’s Long Term Care Center on November 14, 2012. A true Alaskan pioneer, June was born in Petersburg on June 11, 1921 to parents Carl and Elizabeth Roger. As a toddler, she owned the first share of stock issued in the Northern Fox & Fur Farm. She spent her girlhood at the log house her father built overlooking Wrangell Narrows and Frederick Sound and in Port Alexander where her parents managed a restaurant in the summertime. She married commercial f...
November 10, 1982: As dredging and parking lot construction for the new small boat harbor nears completion, Department of Transportation Project engineer John Edwards says the harbor may be operational by next fall. The dredging, which began in mid-August, is about 50-60 percent complete. As of Monday night, 288,150 cubic yards will have been removed. DOT is now estimating that 485,000 cubic yards will still have to be removed because the contractor, as allowed in contract provisions, is digging...
Promotional fact To the Editor: I enjoyed the quote from Mr. Giesbrecht in the October 25, 2012 Pilot “We need to make sure that all of our promotional information is based on fact.”So now we have fact to support a crumbled foundation. The foundation that I refer to is the Charter and Petition. The Petition makes promises which are not carried into the Charter. Once the vote is taken the Petition is meaningless. Charter provisions important to those living outside Petersburg were removed or changed. Public meetings were held early on to sel...
October 31 Individuals were reported on a roof on Fram Street. November 1 A trespass notice was filed on Charles W Street. Assistance was requested for a broken door at the Library. November 2 The Harbormaster reported an individual possibly breaking into a boat in the South Harbor. An individual was found passed out on Sing Lee Alley. Icy road conditions were reported at Frederick Point. A minor vehicle accident was reported with no injuries at City Creek. Parked vehicles were being paint balled on Sandy Beach Road. November 3 A hole in the...
The $2 million dollar deficit for the North Harbor Project causes issues with Petersburg's city council members. Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht, made a funding proposal for the council to consider that provides funding for the shortfall in the cost of reconstruction for that project. “We tried to do the same thing with this that was potentially done for the Reid Marine Property,” Giesbrecht said. The plan is to take $600,000 from the harbor fund, coming from the raw fish tax that the harbor will receive this year; $350,000 from pro...
The funding for the completion of the North Harbor project is a main area of concern for the Petersburg Harbor Advisory Board. The Petersburg City Council Members and Harbor Board members met Friday afternoon to try to find ways in which to complete the project with funds available. “We have $7 million and that is the amount for the base bid with two alternatives that will bring the total to $9 million,” Petersburg Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen said. “We are hoping that next year the costs...
Alaska salmon sales had lots of ups and downs this summer, but held their own overall in a tough market awash with farmed fish. The wild salmon catch goes to market in many forms such as canned, fresh or frozen, fillets and roe. The state Revenue Department/Tax Division provides quartile reports on first wholesale prices for all of Alaska’s salmon forms by species and region. Its report covering May – August shows lots of wild salmon fillets were tossed on the grill this summer, and people were willing to pay more for them. Alaska pro...
Using a $245,000 grant from the Alaska Energy Authority, the City of Petersburg improved the energy efficiency of their city shop building, harbor office, Scow Bay fire hall and the community gym. According to Community Development Director Leo Luczak, the city kicked in an additional $50,000 from the city’s building maintenance fund to complete additional work on some of their buildings. Luczak said $85,000 of the funds were used for weatherization and insulation upgrades to buildings and the balance went to upgrading light fixtures in each o...
John Hoag was appointed to the recently vacated seat of John Jensen during the regular meeting of the Petersburg City Council Monday evening and immediately took his position. Appointments of vice mayor and committee members were taken care of at this meeting as well. Mark Jensen will remain as Petersburg Vice-Mayor and will also continue in his role as liaison to the Harbor and Port Advisory Board and Motor Pool Funding Committee. Hoag will take the liaison position on the Public Safety Advisory Board and Sue Flint, Nancy Strand and Rick...
October 10 Harbor representative requested a vehicle be impounded for overtime parking. An individual allegedly violated court conditions at Nordic Drive and Dolphin Street. October 11 A driver was speeding while texting on Rambler Street. A request was made for information on obtaining a restraining order on Haugen Drive. Harbormaster requested a boat be impounded. October 12 An individual reported fuel or oil all along Haugen Drive. Foam coming from a culvert was reported at North Harbor. Officers responded to a call regarding loud music...
Outgoing Petersburg Vessel Owners Association executive director Julianne Curry approached the Petersburg City Council with the possibility of putting commercial fishing projects at the top of the capital improvement projects list in the future. “I have been the executive director of the PVOA for six and a half years,” Curry said. “I would like to explain what the commercial fishing industry does in Petersburg.” Recent fact sheets, put out by the United Fishermen of Alaska, were made available to the council Monday evening. “Petersburg is the n...
City official continue to handle questions regarding the borough election issues. These issues are being forwarded to the two State agencies involved in the election, the Election Division and Alaska Public Officials Office, APOC. “The State is running this election,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “We can answer some of the less confusing issues, but most of the questions need to be taken to the election officials.” The Borough Promotion Committee will hold its first official meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19. “We will be g...
State fishery managers are asking for input from Alaskans to help solve the case of disappearing king salmon. A letter went out last week from Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell inviting stakeholders to a two day symposium in Anchorage later this month titled ‘Understanding Abundance and Productivity Trends of Chinook salmon in Alaska.’ The stated goal is ‘to increase understanding and develop the most complete research plan possible.’ A draft analysis by a newly appointed fisheries research team represents initial...
October 13, 1982- She hasn’t heard a phone ring since early childhood and the ring of the doorbell is lost to her ears. The noises that keep life running smoothly for most of us still evade Petersburg resident Kathi Hammer, but a scraggly, two-year-old mutt is changing that. Bingo, a tri-colored springer spaniel trained at the Applegate Behavior Center in Jacksonville, Ore., was delivered to Mrs. Hammer recently and is one of the first hearing ear dogs placed in Alaska. The dog aids its master in the same manner as a seeing-eye dog s...
October 3 A warning was given to an individual for improper recognition of a stop sign on Fram Street. October 4 An individual reported witnessing a possible drug deal on Sing Lee Alley. Jace Cunningham, 30, was arrested on charges of alleged third degree assault on Frederick Drive. October 5 An officer encountered an intoxicated juvenile at a prohibited site on S. 2nd Street. The juvenile was issued a minor in possession by consumption. An intoxicated individual was assisted to the proper harbor after screaming at no one on Harbor Way....
The Petersburg Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Ocean Beauty Seafoods to place container bunkhouses at the site of the old bunkhouse at 15 Harbor Way Tuesday evening during their regular meeting. “The purpose of this move is for the bunkhouses to be more convenient for our workers,” Ocean Beauty Plant Manager Cheryl Romeo said. “They will be closer to work and closer to town, which will be good for the City as well.” Six, 8 by 40-foot container buildings will take the place of the old building. One of the...
The Petersburg City Council met Friday to finalize the results of Tuesday’s municipal election. The question to raise the sales tax cap in Petersburg from $1,200 to $1,700, failed by six votes. Petersburg Mayor Al Dwyer and council tallied the votes of three questioned ballots and two absentee ballots that were received through the mail. These votes did not change the outcome on proposition two. After the election, this measure was failing by only two votes and another four votes from the remaining ballots were all opposed to the increase. The...
With the only contested race on the ballot being for two seats on the Harbor Board, the propositions in this election become the hot topics. Petersburg voters returned with a resounding no to the purchase of the Reid Marine Property by an almost two to one vote. In unofficial results, 515 people voted no, and 274 voted yes for the Reid property purchase. The asking price for the land is $1.4 million and was to be paid for with a mix of local funding sources including a hike in harbor rates. According to Trident Seafoods Plant Manager Dave... Full story
The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department has several activities that are gearing up for action. “We are working with PFI on the Humpy 500,” Petersburg City Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. “This event will take place in the community gym due to road construction downtown.” Giesbrecht also announced that the youth basketball clinic will run in conjunction with the high school basketball team as a fundraising initiative and P & R is prepping for the beginning of adult indoor soccer. Accordi...
Hunters have taken 33 moose in the region, with the Stikine River being the top producing area. Fourteen bulls were taken on the Stikine with one of them being illegal. Kake was the second best hunting locale with eight being taken including one illegal. In 2011, 72 bulls were killed during the hunting season running from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year. The graph shows the 2012 kill compared to that of 2011 by each locale reported by Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game in Peter...
Sing Lee Alley bridge work needed To the Editor: If the city feels they can afford to spend 1.4 million dollars on property and take it off the tax rolls, then they should consider re-planking the Sing Lee Alley Bridge (or Indian Street bridge) before someone goes through it. Many of the planks are rotten and have holes, and it also would be easy to trip on some of the bent over spikes. As for the borough, it will cost more money and we all will end up paying more taxes. The people that live in the outlying areas probably spend as much money...
Remember to vote on Tuesday, October 2 at the municipal election. Your vote can influence the course of future events in Petersburg from taxes to industrial services for the local fishing fleet. The only competition for public service positions happens to be for three persons seeking seats on the harbor and ports advisory board. This year the propositions will be the topics of interest for voters since two of them involve money. Proposition #1 asks if Petersburg should withdraw from the Inter-Is...
Sept. 19 A vehicle was abandoned at the Ballfield. Sept. 20 An underage individual was driving on Sandy Beach Road. Sept. 21 An officer was notified of an intoxicated individual possibly wanting to fight. Sounds of gunfire were coming from the vicinity of the harbor on S. Nordic Drive. An individual was sleeping in a bush on S. Nordic Drive. Sept. 22 Officers responded to a possible assault on S. 2nd Street. A vehicle on Mitkof Highway struck a building. A hole in the bridge was reported on Sing Lee Alley. A family member on Lansing Street...
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska held onto the title of the nation’s top fishing port for the 15th year in a row, with over 700 million pounds of fish and crab crossing the docks there last year, a 36% increase from 2010. New Bedford, Massachusetts remained as the priciest port with landings, mostly scallops, worth nearly $370 million at the docks. Dutch Harbor ranked second again for seafood value at $207 million, an increase of $44 million The numbers come from the annual Fisheries of the United States Report just released by NOAA Fisheries. Overall, t...
