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We all too often make the mistake of only focusing on our challenges rather than all the good things going on in our Community. In this vein, I asked the Department Heads to give me two statements each for this last meeting in 2018: “Your work-related accomplishment you are the proudest of this year,” and “Your work-related thing you are the most thankful for.” Starting with mine: I am the proudest of our Department Heads who are new or who have taken on new challenges; Chief James Kerr, Karl Hagerman, Chris Cotta and Deputy Clerk Daniell...
December 12 — Abandoned property was removed from the roadway on N. Nordic Dr. A deer was struck and killed by a vehicle. The deer was salvaged. December 13 — Christian Holten, 18, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. Authorities responded to a trespassing complaint near the power plant. The subject was asked to leave. A disturbance was reported at a location on N. 12th St. December 14 — A verbal argument brought a report of domestic violence. Two vehicles were involved in a collision on S. Nordic Dr. No one was injur...
Alaska is the nation's super power when it comes to seafood. American fishermen landed just shy of 10 billion pounds of fish and shellfish last year valued at $5.4 billion, both up slightly. Of that, Alaska accounted for 61 percent of total landings (6 billion pounds) and 33 percent of the value ($1.8 billion). That's according to the 2017 Fisheries of the US Report just released by NOAA Fisheries which covers all U.S. regions and species, recreational fishing, aquaculture, trade and much more....
Problem at playground To the Editor: We have a problem on the Stedman Elementary playground. People are not picking up their dog's poop. I have a suggestion. Reuse your bread bags, cereal bags and plastic grocery bags. Tie them on your leash, then scoop your dog's poop. Emi Anderson, 3rd Grade Stedman Elementary Student Council Slow down and consider impacts To the Editor: I was born in Petersburg in 1947, completed grade and high school, married and raised my family, invested in some...
December 5 — Donald Pleasants, 51, was issued a citation for speeding in a school zone. A verbal warning was given to Wayne Collins for illegally camping at the 400 block of Hungerford Hill Rd. An intoxicated individual was removed from a residence on Ira St. for trespassing. December 6 — Wayne Collins was given a notice to move his vehicle by Dec. 7, or it would be considered abandoned and impounded. A power outage was reported on Kings Row Rd. Extra patrols were requested on Mitkof Highway. December 7 — A deer was stuck in the muskeg at a...
At a Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Task Force meeting on Nov. 28, members from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game gave a detailed run down of the pink salmon seine harvest from the 2018 season showing a below average year for the Petersburg-Wrangell, Sitka and Ketchikan areas. The Petersburg-Wrangell purse seine areas include Districts 5, 6, 7 and 9. The 2018 harvest shows pink salmon coming in below the average annual harvest consistently throughout the four Districts. Between Kuiu Island...
In a 4-3 vote, the borough assembly gave permission to the borough manager to begin land exchange negotiations with Petro 49, Inc. At 703 S. Nordic Dr., Petro 49, Inc. owns borough land that includes a small warehouse and covered loading dock and office. Petro 49, Inc. leases borough land at 100 Dock St. and 902 S. Nordic Dr. that includes a warehouse and gas station that is being subleased. Petro 49, Inc. wants to trade their owned land for the borough's land that they lease. "I've been...
On Monday, the borough assembly approved to postpone discussing and voting on the 2020 fiscal year capital projects list and budget policies until the Dec. 17 assembly meeting. Mayor Mark Jensen cited a busy agenda and a desire to have a separate meeting to discuss and vote on the budget. “There is no real urgent deadline for this,” said Jensen. “It would be nice to get it done before the end of December.” The submitted capital project document listed a combined total of over 50 capital project needs in the Harbor Department, Parks and Recreat...
November 28 — A dog chasing a deer was reported to authorities on 1st St. The Department of Transportation removed a boulder at Twin Creek. Stephen Waddle, 42, was issued a citation for criminal trespassing in the 1st degree. An officer responded to a verbal argument on Kiseno St. November 29 — Loud talking was reported on S. Nordic Dr. David Estes, 28, was issued a citation for trespassing. A fraudulent phone call was reported on N. 12th St. Criminal trespassing in the harbormaster bathroom was reported. November 30 — Authorities respo...
November 20 — Elias Lucas, 69, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. An aggressive dog was reported in a truck on Dolphin St, but the vehicle was gone upon the officer’s arrival. November 21 — On 4th St. at Haugen Dr., a report of possible trespassing was made, but the individual was gone before the responding officer arrived. A vehicle was parked on private property on Mitkof Highway without permission. At Scow Bay Fire Station, a vehicle was parked without permission. A child was walking alone on S. 3rd St. When offic...
At the recommendation of Harbormaster Glo Wollen, the borough assembly awarded Tamico, Inc. a bid amount not to exceed $188,500 for the demolition and the reconstruction of the timber dock adjacent to the Harbor Office. The base bid is $187,500 and includes the demolition and reconstruction of the dock. Materials for the dock will be made up of recycled construction material furnished by the borough's harbor department and new material furnished by Tamico, Inc. An additive alternate of $1,000...
More shipping containers filled with plastic fishing nets, crab lines and other gear left Dutch Harbor last week for recycling plants in Europe, and two more will soon follow from that port and Kodiak. “We’re accepting trawl and crab line and halibut gear and all of it is going to Bulgaria to be sorted,” said Nicole Baker, founder of Net Your Problem and the force behind the recycling effort that began loading and shipping gear last year. “I expect that three more containers from Dutch will be going to Europe in the next few weeks, so we shou...
Context needed To the Editor: Context was missing from the article about the visitor industry information meeting (November 7). For example, we had approximately 9,000 cruise ship visitors this summer, down from a peak of 18,000 in 2006. And now there’s a marine passenger fee. At $5 each, that means an additional $45,000 for our community. Imagine if we had that in place when we had double the passengers we get today. Did you know we already have days where 400+ people are in town when multiple ships are here at the same time? Yes, it can g...
WRANGELL — Early on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 14, a boat accident occurred off of Heritage Harbor. Greg Meissner, with the harbor department, said that one boat was leaving the harbor and sailing westward, towards Zarembo Island. Another boat, with Alaska Crossings, was heading in a southern direction. Both boats collided out in open water. According to Bruce Smith, with the Wrangell Police Department, there were four people involved in the accident. Three people were injured and hospitalized. Smith could not speak to the extent of t...
The Petersburg Borough’s in-kind portion of a feasibility study to determine if the United States Army Corps of Engineers will dredge South Harbor and allow smoother egress increased by $50,000, and was approved by the assembly on Monday. “The money stays with us,” said harbormaster Glow Wollen at the assembly meeting on Monday. “We only use it if we spend it for this project. The borough’s in-kind contributions have increased to $100,000, from $50,000, which the borough has paid $32,349.11 of to date, according to a letter from Amber C....
October 31 — A camper was illegally parked on private property on Mitkof Highway. The owner was told to move it by Nov. 1 or else it would be impounded. The owner of an abandoned vehicle on S. Nordic Dr. was contacted. The vehicle was being repaired and would be removed. A drunk driver was reportedly seen headed into town, but authorities were unable to locate the vehicle. Authorities responded to an argument on Chief John Lott St. An intoxicated male was causing a disturbance at Kito’s Kave, but was gone upon the arrival of authorities. Nov...
October 24 — Individuals on S. Nordic Dr. were warned for camping illegally. On Fram St., an attempted fraud was reported to authorities. An abandoned car at Middle Boat Harbor was impounded. A burglar alarm went off at a business on N. Nordic Dr. It was determined to be a false alarm. A bike was reported stolen on Fram St. An extortion attempt was made and reported to authorities. Two individuals were found trespassing in South Boat Harbor. An individual was camping illegally on 2nd St. near the Petersburg Public Library and later left the a...
October 17 — Suspicious activity was reported at the 400 block of N. Nordic Dr. Individuals weren’t located. On N. 14th St., a report was made of a garbage can knocked over by a bear. An intoxicated individual was removed from Kito’s Kave. An officer confiscated marijuana at the Archery Ranger. An individual was looking into an establishment on Mitkof Highway, but authorities were unable to locate the individual. October 18 — Stolen property was reported on Tango St. The item wasn’t stolen, but later found by the owner. Individuals were advi...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The body of a woman has been recovered from waters off Ketchikan. Alaska State Troopers say 66-year-old Doretta Dowhitt died Wednesday near Hole-In-The-Wall Harbor, a boat launch about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of Ketchikan. A neighbor at 6:30 a.m. spotted Dowhitt in the water and pulled her out. The neighbor attempted life-saving measures while calling for help. Troopers say Dowhitt appeared to have fallen near her home down a steep embankment and into the water. Investigators say alcohol may be been a factor in t...
October 18, 1918 Thirty six men from Petersburg are in the armed service of the United States assisting in its effort to down the mad beast of Potsdam and his assistant murderers. These men are many of them Scandinavians, and one of them born in Germany, but they have a love for freedom and personal liberty such as actuated the founders of this great Republic and which makes them ready to lay down their lives for humanity and the country of their adoption. October 15, 1943 Chairman Mansfield predicted today that non-controversial navigation...
A resolution to request the USDA’s inspector general conduct an audit of the Tonka and Big Thorne Integrated Resource timber contracts to determine if Petersburg is owed monies failed in a 2-4 vote by the borough assembly at a meeting on Monday. “This is just my attempt to make sure that specifically Petersburg has all the funds coming to them from these timber sales, and if not, let’s go to the next step and see how we’re going to find out,” said assembly member Jeff Meucci, who request the resolution be put on the agenda. The Washingto...
The borough assembly held a special meeting on Friday to tally the final votes of the municipal election and certify the results. Both out-going assembly members Eric Castro and Nancy Strand, Mayor Mark Jensen and assembly member Jeff Meucci were present. One absentee ballot and one questioned ballot were added to the unofficial results released earlier in the week bringing the total amount of ballots cast to 1092. The two ballots weren’t enough to change any of the outcomes in the election. Bob Lynn received one additional vote for a...
October 3 — A warning was issued at the two mile mark of Mitkof Highway for basic speed. October 4 — Behind Rae C. Stedman Elementary School on Hungry Point Trail, a bear was sighted and reported to authorities. An officer responded to suspicious activity on the 300 block of N. 1st St. A disturbance was reported at North Harbor. There was a parking issue on 1st St. at Haugen Dr. Owners of the vehicles were contacted and moved the vehicles. Individuals on Mitkof Highway stopped playing music after an officer responded to a noise complaint. Oct...
