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Values of Alaska salmon permits have taken a nose dive after a dismal fishing season for all but a few regions. “No activity for drift gillnet or seine permits in Prince William Sound…No interest in Southeast seine or troll permits…Nothing new in Area M (the Alaska Peninsula),” wrote Mike Painter of The Permit Master. And so it goes - “With the lone exception of Bristol Bay and Area M it was a pretty grim season for salmon fishermen all over the state, and we are seeing that reflected in the declining prices for salmon permits and very low...
October 19 Police responded to a disorderly conduct report. A Scow Bay citizen was assisted. October 21 An assault was reported at the Middle Boat Harbor. Justin D. Falter, 28, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct at the scene of a fire at 4-1/2 Street. Police responded to an alarm at the Petersburg Public Library. October 22 A trespassing report was received at an unidentified parking lot in Petersburg. October 23 Police made a traffic stop at Lyons Road and Mitkof Highway. October 24 Suspicious activity was reported at an...
WRANGELL – The city is currently working on ways to reduce the number of autos, boats and other items abandoned or else improperly stored around the island. Chief Doug McCloskey with the Wrangell Police Department explained there currently are many derelict vehicles on the city’s radar, about a dozen in all. In municipal code, junk vehicles by definition are those which are stripped, wrecked or otherwise inoperable due to mechanical failure. Currently it is against the law for a junk vehicle to remain in public view on any property, public or...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to authorize borough manager Stephen Giesbrecht to enter into a cost share agreement for a dredging study of South Harbor at its meeting Monday night. The harbor is becoming increasingly difficult for some larger vessels to access. The agreement allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to gather information on the project to determine the feasibility of a long-term partnership with the borough. The federal agency will pay the initial $100,000 for... Full story
Petersburg Borough clerk Debbie Thompson gave the following Borough Manager’s Report during the assembly meeting on Oct. 18. Representatives of the Rasmuson Foundation and Alaska Community Foundation were able to visit the Children’s Center last week and tour the new classrooms. Next week Sandy Dixson will be attending the Fall Preparedness Conference and Local Emergency Planning Committee Association meeting in Anchorage. Attendance is Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) grant requirements. Dixson and Fire Chi...
October 12 An abandoned vehicle was reported on Scow Bay Loop. Suspicious activity was reported on Frederick Dr. Jacob Sturgeon, 23, was arrested on charges of probation violation and resisting/interfering with arrest. October 14 Suspicious activity was reported on Frederick Dr. A threat was reported. A traffic offense occurred on Lumber St. October 15 There two calls concerning assault on S. Nordic Dr. A traffic stop occurred at 1st and Dolphin St., and Carmen A. Diaz was cited for liability insurance required. There was a report of burglary...
It was a rough salmon season at most Alaska regions this summer, with Bristol Bay being the big exception. While sockeye catches exceeded expectations, all other species came up short. But salmon stakeholders can take heart that the fish is moving swimmingly to market. “The demand is there. The world still recognizes that this is the best place to go for the highest quality salmon, including pinks,” said Tyson Fick, Communications Director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. “Sales have been brisk this fall,” added Tom Sunderl...
Harbormaster Glo Wollen recently returned from this year’s harbormaster conference held in Dutch Harbor. It was the first year holding the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators (AAHPA) in Dutch Harbor. Wollen announced that next year Petersburg will play host to the conference of around 100 harbormasters, engineers and people in the industry. The conference rotates constantly, with one year in Southeast then one year up north, so people attending get the opportunity to experience a variety of harbors. Wollen’s been to Sea...
It didn't take long for Ambre Burrell to get behind the idea of buying the old First Bank building and turning it into a fourplex apartment along with her husband Sig, Josh and Rachel Etcher. Two apartments were already upstairs so the addition of two more on the ground floor made sense, she says. A good majority of selecting items and materials to complete the work was done online. Burrell says her biggest mission was incorporating big windows. The upstairs three bedroom is probably the nicest,...
When it comes to restoring an early-1900s house to its original condition finding fixtures can be tricky, not to mention time consuming. Greg Katason's love for the Buschmann house at 407 South Nordic Drive is obvious in the way he speaks about it and the countless hours he's spent planning its restoration. "I wanted to keep it as original as possible," he says. "Roger Heimdahl sent me pictures of the house when he was growing up." The Heimdahls owned the house in the early 1900s, years after...
The Petersburg Borough Assembly listened to an appeal for a conditional use permit on a newly constructed waterfront building near South Harbor and Cold Storage, but ultimately decided to wait on making decision. Bill Menish is the property owner and he wants the permit for a two-family residential building on industrial land. Menish attended the meeting telephonically. In order to win the appeal, Menish had to point out evidence supporting the planning and zoning commission made a mistake, an...
WRANGELL — Wrangell Borough Manager Jeff Jabusch announced his retirement last week. Addressing Assembly members from a prepared statement, Jabusch explained he felt the time had come where he was prepared to move on. He has worked for the city since 1977, first as its finance director, then stepping in as manager several times during the 1990s on an interim basis before succeeding manager Tim Rooney after his retirement in 2013. “It’s just time,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed all the hundreds of people I’ve worked with,” from city employees and s...
September 16 Police are actively investigating a case involving child pornography. September 21 There was a motor vehicle accident at an undisclosed location. Extra patrols were requested on Lumber Street. Police are investigating a report of trespassing on Lumber Street. A traffic offense occurred at an undisclosed location. Steven L. Waddle, 40, was arrested on charges of Criminal Trespass in the second degree and Resisting/Interfering with Arrest. September 22 There was a report of theft on Odin Street. There was a parking issue on Harbor...
Samuel Hudson Cornthwaite passed away suddenly after falling ill to acute pancreatitis on September 6th, in a Beijing China hospital, with his sister Hannah by his side. Sam grew up in Petersburg, Alaska and in 2001 he made the move with his parents to Montana, attending Petersburg Elementary school and then Shields Valley Schools where he graduated in 2008. As you look back on his short 26 yrs of life, he always had an interest in people and fishing. At a very young age he was known be able to... Full story
Last week Alaska's Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott delivered the keynote address at Southeast Conference's annual meeting in Petersburg. Mallott talked about the below average pink salmon runs, the Alaska Marine Highway System and transboundary rivers mining issues in Southeast. Mallott in an interview with the Pilot, discussed current issues facing the region, including this year's Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and the importance of the ferry system. Mallott said he is in full agreement with...
September 14 There was a call concerning criminal mischief at Hungerford Hill. Suspicious activity was reported at the ferry terminal. Suspicious activity was reported at South Harbor. There was a call concerning a missing person on Sandy Beach Road. September 15 An intoxicated individual was reported on Harbor Way. There was a call concerning domestic violence on Ira II Street. September 16 There was a report of harassment on S. Nordic Drive. Extra patrols were requested on S. Nordic Drive. September 17 There was a traffic offense on N....
Tamico contractors continue work on the harbor's bulkhead project adjacent to the drive down dock on Monday. The bulkhead is created using sheet piles to create an open cell, which is backfilled with rock. The $1.4 million project creates an additional 65-feet of tie-up space to allow vessels to offload gear directly onto shore for storage. Vessels can off-load gear that may be too large to navigate across the drive-down ramp and also to store equipment which may be too bulky to transit the...
September 7 There was a report involving theft on Lumber Street. A call concerning assault on 4th Street was received. Suspicious activity was reported on N. Nordic Drive. There was a call concerning a missing person. September 8 Two separate incidents of suspicious activity were reported on N. Nordic Drive. September 9 There was a parking issue on Harbor Way. Suspicious activity was reported on Tower Hill at airport. A call concerning assault on Lumber Street was received. Darian W. Bliss was arrested on charges of assault in the fourth...
It surprises many people across the state that fall is one of the busiest times for Alaska”s fishing industry from the Panhandle to the Bering Sea. As salmon season gets tucked away, hundreds of boats of all gear types are still out on the water, or gearing up for even more openers in just a few weeks. Here”s a sampler: Longliners have taken 82 percent of their 17 million pound halibut catch quota with three million pounds left to go by the November 7 close of that eight month fishery. Homer, which bills itself as the nation”s top halibut port,...
August 31 There was a call concerning an intoxicated individual at South Harbor. There was a report concerning sexual assault on Gjoa Street. A call concerning domestic violence at Magill’s Trailer Park was received. Suspicious activity was reported on Lake Street. Extra patrols were requested on N. Nordic Drive. Collette A. Bell, was arrested on a charge of assault in the fourth degree. September 1 There was a call concerning an intoxicated individual on Harbor Way. An abandoned vehicle was reported on S. Nordic Drive. Suspicious activity w...
The municipal election on Oct. 4. is fast approaching as the deadline for candidates to file came and went. Mark Jensen will run unopposed for mayor. Jeigh Stanton Gregor, Kurt Wohlhueter and Marc Martinsen are all running for two open assembly seats. Sandra Stevens is seeking a three-year term with the school board, leaving one vacant seat still open. Darlene Whitethorn is throwing her hat in for an open hospital board seat, but three, three-year terms do not have candidates. The planning and zoning commission has Otis Marsh and Yancy Nilsen l...
