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Dead bear pornogrphy To the Editor: The Pilot needs to stop running photos of bear kills. Recent issues of the Pilot have included photos of local hunters gloating over their bear kills. These photos are distasteful and of questionable newsworthiness. Not everyone in town wants to see the photographic evidence of someone else’s bloodlust. Even in Alaska, values are changing. The photos of the two Kerr children and their kills are particularly disturbing. Kaleb and Nathan Kerr are apparently the young children of our new police chief, James Kerr...
June 20 — Police found store lights flashing at 1:22 a.m. and notified a store manager. There was an electrical issue with the service panel. An intoxicated person was removed from a N. 1st St. property. James Goldsbury, 61, was arrested on a charge of DUI. June 21 — Officers responded to a disturbance at a Mitkof Hwy. location. While mowing along the right-of-way an ADOT machine threw a rock that damaged a parked vehicle along Mitkof Hwy. An abandoned vehicle was reported in the 1100 block of S. Nordic Dr. Officers checked with an ind...
WRANGELL - The glass appears to be on the half-full side for Wrangell's water situation, as the season for peak usage of the resource starts up. "Our outlook is very good right now," reported Amber Al-Haddad, director for Public Works. While reservoir levels have dropped slightly since the spring due to drier than usual weather conditions, raw water reserves are still looking healthy. The city's treated water supply comes from a pair of open reservoirs, with the treatment plant drawing from the...
WRANGELL — The hunt is on for a whole crop of high-level management positions in different city departments. The City and Borough of Wrangell is in the early stages of finding replacements for the heads of the Nolan Center, Wrangell Municipal Light and Power and Public Works, plus the city’s top accountant and a newly-created maintenance lead position. The tidal wave of turnover started on April 16, when WMLP superintendent Clay Hammer stepped down in order to head projects for Southeast Alaska Power Agency. City manager Lisa Von Bargen rep...
A harbor seal and her pup haul out on the ice at LeConte Bay on Monday on a warm and sunny day....
The Petersburg Borough Assembly concurred with the manager's selection of James Kerr to be Petersburg's next police chief. Kerr is currently a sergeant with the department and has worked there since his hire in June 2013. Kerr replaces Kelly Swihart who is leaving his post after five years to seek a job in the Lower 48 to be closer to family. Kerr will assume the new position on July 1 at an annual salary of $96,000. At Monday's meeting, Petersburg harbor moorage rates will go up 9% and various...
June 13 — AST was notified of a deer hit by a vehicle at Blind River Rapids. June 14 — A stolen bicycle was later found to have been borrowed by a friend. Debit cards were turned into the PPD. June 15 — Officers assisted EMS with transport of a stroke victim on Haugen Dr. Officers asked two individuals with open containers to dispose of the contents. Counterfeit currency was used at a local business. An intoxicated male was removed from the Harbor Bar. June 16 — Police provided medical assistance with a reported breathing problem. Suspici...
June 5 — Police served a subpoena. Officers took possession of possible drugs found by a citizen. June 6 — Officers responded to a disturbance on S. Nordic Dr. Police assisted with a lock out on Cornelius Rd. Officers conducted an investigation of domestic violence. Officers responded to a disturbance call involving a verbal argument over a break-up. The female left prior to officer’s arrival. Katie Edfelt, 29, was arrested on an outstanding bench warrant on a DUI charge. An intoxicated person was reported on N. 1st St. Police responded to a...
A mother and her pup rest on the ice at LeConte Bay last week. Harbor seals will be pupping for the next several weeks in the bay....
Plastics in recycled fishing nets are being used to make an amazing array of products around the globe and Alaska plans to get in on the action. An Alaska Net Hack Challenge is being planned for September 8 and 9 that aims to identify potential opportunities for using the tons of old nets piled up in landfills and storage lots across the state and develop new items from the materials. Fishing nets can weigh from 5,000 to 20,000 pounds each. “The purpose of the program is to change how people look at fishing nets and ropes. Instead of looking a...
Permelia "Pam" Lyons, 54, of Petersburg was charged with two counts of Assault in the 3rd Degree according to a police department press release. On Tues., June 5, at about 8 a.m. an off - duty officer called police dispatch. The officer received a text message, from an unidentified person, reporting a female walking along Libby Straights, striking the handrail with a hatchet. Officers searched the area but were not able to immediately locate the individual. The police department received a...
The Petersburg Borough’s 2019 budget passed its final reading Monday afternoon and soon becomes law. Following two amendments the budget passed unanimously and results in a lower tax rate for property owners. Removed was a proposed $2,000 bonus for department heads, at least until union negotiations with the rank and file members of the PMEA is completed. Finance Director Jody Tow told the assembly the money will go into the reserve accounts of both the general fund and the various enterprise funds and could be re-obligated later should the a...
Thank You To the Editor: Thank you to my harbor heroes and EMTs for getting me back on dry land. You know who you are. Carroll Nilsen...
May 30 — Additional patrols were requested on Lumber St. A vehicle theft was reported on Hungerford Hill. The vehicle was recovered and an investigation is ongoing. May 31 — Officers followed a vehicle to the shop from mile 4 Mitkof Hwy. after its transmission failed and he only had third gear. Suspicious activity was suspected after a vehicle sped away from downtown and was found abandoned on Dolphin St. A vehicle accident was reported on Libby Straights near the cemetery. An intoxicated person was reported near the South Boat Harbor ramp. Off...
The Borough Assembly approved rate increases for harbor users on Monday night in its first reading. Moorage rates will rise approximately 9% while other user fees will go up 12% according to a proposed ordinance enacting the increase. According to the Harbor Department’s explanation, staff determined that a number of the moorage and user fees require an increase of 12% or more. To accomplish the across-the-board increase goal, a 10% prepayment provision was eliminated in 2017, allowing for less of a moorage rate increase. Annual stall rates w...
May 16 — Police assisted a Sandy Beach complainant concerning a, “wayward, friendly dog.” Extra patrols were requested on Lumber St. May 17 — Police assisted with a lockout at the S. Boat Harbor. Police conducted an interview for another agency. A subpoena was served at the Police Dept. A disturbance was reported on Cornelius Rd. An RV was reported in the street on Hungerford Hill. May 18 — A taxi was reported to be obstructing traffic when parked near Kito’s Kave. Extra patrols were requested on Lumber St. The ambulance was dispatched...
WRANGELL - A group of Tlingit residents had a unique opportunity for an historical site visit with state archaeologists last week at Anan Creek, revisiting a traditional fishing ground. Now known best for its bear observatory, what draws those bears is the creek's yearly run of salmon. This salmon run at Anan has long been a source of food for the nearby population as well, as attested to by the remnants of a tidal fish trap still near the creek on Sealaska Corporation lands. The United States...
Many new events and activities, along with old favorites, will be featured during this year's 60th celebration of Petersburg's Little Norway Festival. At 4 p.m. Thursday at the public library, the Storyteller Pole Unveiling will be celebrated. Master Tlingit carver Tommy Joseph, from Sitka, created the work for the library. The Mitkof Mummer's play "Bigfoot," featuring a cast of zany characters guarantees a laugh a minute. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Auditorium on Thursday, Friday and...
May 9 — Sunglasses found on Scow Bay Loop Rd. were turned into police. A verbal disturbance was reported on S. Nordic Dr. Suspicious activity was reported. Police found a manager painting a room. Officers contacted an individual sleeping in a chair. Person went home. A protective order was served at a Howkan St. location. May 10 — A cell phone was found at a 1st St. location. Police responded to a Haugen Dr. location regarding a parking issue. Police were notified of a boat alarm activation from a vessel sitting on a boat trailer on Gjoa St....
By a 4-3 vote the Borough Assembly upheld Mayor Jensen’s appointment of Joel Randrup to the Ports and Harbor Advisory Board. He will serve until the October 2018 borough election. Randrup is a commercial fisherman. Two former harbor employees and two commercial boat owners applied for the position. Jim Stromdahl and Jacob Slaven are former employees of the harbor department and Eric Grundberg owns both a commercial and sport boat. Randrup fills the seat occupied by Mike Bangs who passed away in February of this year....
May 10, 1918 The canning of clams at the Alaska Clam-Canning Company’s plant near Tonka closed this week for the season. Clams have now started to spawn and are unfit for canning. The plant was started up on February 15, since which time 2,100 cases have been packed. The promoters of the enterprise are well satisfied with results so far, stating that the entire pack has been sold and that there is good demand for more. The canning of clams will start again September 1. In the meantime the plant will be operated as a salmon cannery, a o...
May 2 — An assault was reported to police. Police made a traffic stop at Lumber St. and S. Nordic. A motor vehicle accident was reported at 500 N. 3rd St. The driver was given a self-reporting form to fill out. Gunshots were reported at Eagle’s Roost Park. The complainant called back and said it was an individual cracking a bullwhip. An ongoing investigation is underway concerning a theft. May 3 — A derelict vessel was reported on the beach at Frederick Point. A self-report form was provided for a minor vehicle accident while parking. Polic...
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht presented the following report at the Assembly meeting on May 7. The Library is getting ready for the Storyteller Pole unveiling on Thurs., May 17 at 4pm. PIA's JOM Dance Group will perform and Nicole Hallingstad will be guest speaker. City Creek Spillway Rehabilitation pre-construction meeting has been held. Reid Brothers to mobilize to the site and start work on May 7. Their proposed schedule has them finishing up all work by mid-July. Marty Susort has been hired as the Borough’s inspector on the Spillway w...
May 3, 1918 A message received by the local exemption board Tuesday morning stated that fourteen men is the quota for Petersburg in the first draft call, and, further, “that it is desired to call this number of men to the colors in your jurisdiction as soon as possible. Please advise this office of the earliest possible date on which you can be sure to have the men ready for entrainment.” The quotas for other towns of the territory are as follows: Juneau 83, Douglas 20, Haines 3, Ketchikan 83, Sitka 16, Skagway 9, Wrangell 10, Nome 26, Anc...
Sea otter creating imbalance To the Editor: The reintroduction of the sea otter has created an imbalance of human resources and sea life. A much larger impact is looming: Before the sea otters reintroduction to Southeast Alaska’s Archipelago, fishermen fished all types of fish and crustaceans but find themselves now regulated nearly out of business while the reintroduced sea otters continue to ravage the shallow bottoms of all estuaries of Southeast. I can assure that within the next ten years, without proper regulation and control of this pred...
