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The Petersburg Borough assembly unanimously voted to eliminate a prepayment discount on annual moorage rates in an effort to align with a rate study that recommended the borough increase harbor fees by 12 percent. Harbormaster Glo Wollen told the assembly the harbor department loses between $22,000 to $30,000 a year because of the prepayment discount. Petersburg has the second highest rates in Southeast Alaska and Wollen said eliminating the discount would cushion an overall rate increase. “We had a pretty drastic rate increase two years ago an...
City Manager Steve Giesbrecht presented the following information to the Borough Assembly at Monday’s meeting. We have been getting a false alarm indication at the Main Street Sub transformer. We plan to replace the faulty switch during the scheduled maintenance shutdown of the transformer. The top of this unit often needs cleaning (branches, leaves, moss, etc.) because of the size and close proximity to the grove of trees. Joe Nelson’s been working with Parks and Rec to address lighting issues in their back parking lot. We are hoping to com...
Mar. 15 — Police made traffic stops on S. Nordic Drive and Lumber St. Mar. 16 — A traffic citation was issued to Heather L. Conn, 39 for unauthorized parking in a snow dump area. Suspicious activity was reported in the Middle Boat Harbor. Traffic stops were made at S. Nordic and on Haugen Drive. William A. Ware, 20, was cited for expired vehicle registration. Suspicious activity was reported on Excel St. David T. Schulz, 32, was arrested on charges of Assault 3rd Degree DV and Criminal Mischief 5th degree DV. Mar. 17 — Police made a traff...
The Port and Harbor Advisory Board recommended against changing the zoning on waterfront parcels along Nordic Drive at its Friday meeting. The zoning change request is now before the Planning and Zoning Commission. The owners of five lots at 806, 804, 710, 712 and 708 Nordic Drive are making the request and told the commission in a letter dated Jan. 27 that Commercial 1 Zoning would be more appropriate to potential development of the lots. Water access to these lots is restricted due to...
While not a line item on the harbor advisory board agenda, sea lion activity in the harbors was a board discussion item at the March 10 meeting. "There are not a lot of issues in the winter until the bait herring shows up," Harbormaster Glo Wollen told the board. Harbor policy continues not to allow fish scraps to be dumped into the harbors, she added. Wollen referenced a story out of Sand Point at the Peter Pan Seafoods dock where a Petersburg person aboard the F/V Cape St. Elias was attacked b...
Mar. 8 — Suspicious activity was reported on Cabin Creek Road. Trespassing was reported on N. First St. Police are investigating a theft on Chief John Lott St. Mar. 10 — Police made a traffic stop on Skylark Way. Police cited Eric L. Cole, 30, for Liability Insurance Required. Police cited Alvin E. Quezon, 43, for Expired Registration. A theft was reported on S. Second St. Police made a traffic stop on Hungerford Hill. Mar. 12 — Police responded to an alarm on S. Nordic Dr. Police received a call of a DUI at Nordic and Fram. Police provi...
SITKA (AP) – On a cool spring day, Sitka veterinarian Burgess Bauder went down to the harbor and stripped down to his long underwear, socks and Crocs - all in the name of charity. With little more than a quilt covering his body, Bauder became a model in the Ocean Wave Quilt Guild’s “Alaska’s Undercover Men” 2018 calendar. “I make a fool of myself many times,” Bauder said. “Why not do it for something good?” Proceeds from the calendars will fund the guild’s projects that benefit cancer survivors, senior citizens and victims of violence. The Ocea...
WRANGELL – Residents of Wrangell concerned about the state’s evolving budget proposals joined those from Cordova, Nome and other rural communities in testifying on House Bill 57 over the weekend. Proposed by the House Finance Committee as part of a package of budget cuts, HB 57 proposes cutting state payments to municipalities for school construction debt. Homer Rep. vPaul Seaton (R-District 31) co-chaired the proceedings on March 4, seeking input ahead of an amendment process scheduled for Tuesday. Wrangell is among the communities that would...
Mar. 1 — An abandoned vehicle was reported at 1300 Howkan St. A traffic offense was reported at the Borough Parking lot. Mar. 2 — Lepasi S. Mikaio, 32 was arrested on a charge of Assault 4th Degree and was taken into custody. Police responded to a lockout call on Harbor Way. A Hit and Run was reported at the school parking lot. A Theft was reported at the elementary school involving a juvenile. No charges were filed. Police responded to a parking complaint at Tango and S. Nordic Drive. Mar. 3 — Harassment was reported at a Lumber St. addre...
The spring troll fishery in Southeast Alaska (SEAK) is designed to target Alaska hatchery-produced Chinook salmon. However, with similar migration corridors and return timing, wild stock, SEAK originating Chinook are also harvested. The overall 2016 run to the 11 systems monitored for SEAK wild Chinook salmon is one of the lowest on record in 42 years of documented Chinook escapements. With arguably the poorest overall run on record in 2016, recurrent failures to meet lower bounds of escapement goal ranges in several systems, and with the 2017...
Glenn Cooke, CEO of Cooke Inc. was the keynote speaker at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet on Saturday night at the Sons of Norway Hall. His company purchased Icicle Seafoods in June of last year. Cooke lives in Saint John, New Brunswick with his wife Pamela and two young children Allison and William. "Every time I come to Petersburg I discover we have many more things in common than we have differences. We all speak the language of seafood. We all depend on the sea for our liv...
Feb. 22 — Police made a traffic stop at 3.5 mile Mitkof Highway. Process papers were served to an Odin St. address. A protective order was served at a S. Nordic St. address. Feb. 23 — Police responded to a civil matter at a S. Second St. location. A trespassing complaint was reported at a S. Second St. location. Police responded to a trespassing call at First and Haugen. Feb. 24 — Police assisted with a repossession on Gjoa St. Police assisted with a vehicle lockout. Suspicious activity was reported on N. First St. Feb. 25 — Process papers were...
Feb. 15 — An abandoned vehicle was reported in the Petersburg Medical Center parking lot. Three disturbance calls were reported at three locations along Nordic Drive. Paul Jacobsen-Wilson, 32, was cited for expired registration and Liability Insurance Required. An intoxicated person was reported along Haugen Drive. A hit and run was reported at Mountain View Manor. A disabled vehicle was reported at 3-mile Cabin Creek Rd. Suspicious activity was reported along Nordic Drive. Feb. 16 — Stewart R. Conn, 18, was cited for Failure to Exercise Due...
Gary James Stevens passed away February 12, 2017, just two days after his 75th birthday. Born on February 10, 1942 to James C Stevens and Patricia Youens, he was one of five children. Gary was a member of the Pioneers Alaska, The Moose in Sitka, The Elks in Wrangell, and Sons of Norway in Petersburg. Gary spent most of his life commercial fishing, first on his father's boat then later building and fishing/shrimping on the Miss Susan. He would regularly donate his catch to local businesses, benef... Full story
Tanner crab estimates are down from the previous season although there is enough to go around for a successful fishery. Mature male Tanner abundance estimate is 4.9 million pounds, down from the 5.6 million estimate from the previous year, according to a Alaska Department of Fish and Game press release. "The Tanner crab harvest strategy sets the season length based on the mature male biomass estimate and the number of pots registered at the start of the fishery," ADFG region one lead crab...
Feb. 8 — Mavis R. Worthington, 66 was cited for expired registration. Police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 400 block of S. Nordic Drive. Police responded to Petersburg High School for a minor in need of supervision. A theft was reported in the Middle Harbor. Feb. 9 — Police received a call reporting intimidation in the Towne Trailer Court. A disturbance call was reported at Parks and Rec. Feb. 10 — A sex offender registered. Transportation was provided to Unimak St. A disturbance was reported at the Narrows Inn. Police respo...
The Borough Power and Light Dept. has a fund balance of $7.5 million dollars. That's a lot of money by any standard, but remember, $3 million of that is required to remain in reserve, as mandated by the Borough's fiscal policy. It equals 6-month's operating cost for the utility. In 1985 when Petersburg and Wrangell went onto hydropower supplied by the Tyee Lake facility, rates were lowered, but set high enough to enable the utility to build reserves to move their downtown plant out the road....
ANCHORAGE (AP) – A volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has erupted again, sending a cloud of ash and ice particles 30,000 feet in the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the cloud was seen by satellite shortly after Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano erupted Thursday. Volcanic ash above 20,000 feet is a threat to airliners flying between Asia and North America. The Aviation Color Code was lowered from red to orange late Thursday evening after the ash cloud dissipated. The volcano 850 miles southwest of Anchorage has erupted more than 25...
JUNEAU (AP) – Juneau officials have begun removing boats from city harbors after identifying dozens of boats that have not moved in years. City Harbormaster David Borg started a campaign to clear harbors of inoperable boats in August and found 39 boats that could be cleared from the waterways, the Juneau Empire reported Sunday. A few owners were ordered late last year to prove their boats could move under their own power or leave the harbor. Two owners have shown their boats are operable and three boats have been impounded. City code r...
Over 30 people turned out for a meeting to discuss long-term goals for developing the Scow Bay turnout last Thursday at the Halingstad-Peratrovich building. Members of the PEDC committee and the Harbor Advisory Board were in attendance and the meeting was led by Dick Somerville representing PND Engineers, Inc. in Juneau. Somerville displayed three drawings showing possible development options for the property. One proposed upgrading the existing ramp into a 40-ft. x 420-ft. concrete plank struct...
WRANGELL – A new sample site shows more butter clams carry the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning for consumers, according to a report released last week. Since last year Wrangell Cooperative Association's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP) staff have been collecting samples of various bivalves from the beaches around Shoemaker Bay on a weekly basis. It added a new site further south to its monitoring, near Pats Landing. It was here that the butter clam samples showed u...
January 11 There was a report of disorderly conduct on N. Nordic Dr. There was a report of a disabled vehicle on Sandy Beach Rd. A traffic offense occurred on Sandy Beach Rd. January 12 A call was received concerning a burglary on N. Nordic Dr. January 13 Suspicious activity was reported on Cornelius Rd. A mandatory sex offender registration was completed. There was a report of an intoxicated individual on Sing Lee Alley. There was a report of an intoxicated individual on N. Nordic Dr. There was a civil matter on Sing Lee Alley. January 14...
The average temperature for Petersburg last year was 46 degrees, the warmest on record, and it also marked the 34th driest, according to NOAA warning coordination meteorologist Joel Curtis. Local records were set for warm weather in March and a new lowest recorded rainfall happened in October. The minimum temperature was also the warmest on record, he said. As for precipitation, Curtis said it was just under 93 percent of normal, with 101.18 inches falling. That's an 8.05 inch departure from...
January 5 Suspicious activity was reported at the South Harbor parking lot. There was a parking issue at Haugen and S. Nordic Dr. January 6 There was a civil matter reported on S. 2nd St. A traffic hazard was reported on N. Nordic Dr. There was a report of disorderly conduct on N. Nordic Dr. January 7 A traffic offense occurred on N. 1st St. A call was received concerning a burglary at Hungerford Hill. January 8 There was a report of disorderly conduct at Magill’s Trailer Park. January 9 There was a report involving an assault on S. Nordic D...
