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The Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department is taking applications for this year’s second annual ‘Losing Big Petersburg’ competition. Donnie Hayes, parks and rec director, said the competition will bring together ten Petersburg residents who have “a desire to make a change in your health and wellness, that’s it.” Each contestant will have a set of guidelines to follow each week. They will participate in stress relieving activities such as progressive muscle relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing and journaling. Contestants must also engage in r...
Staff is finalizing paperwork for the recent drive down dock bid. Tamico is planning the preconstruction meeting to go over schedule and other planning issues. Staff is preparing to advertise the Crane Dock Widening project rescheduled for mid-January. Delivery has begun for Rasmus Enge Memorial Bridge materials. Stacks of planks from The Mill have been staged at the long-term parking area at the Crane Dock parking lot. The Mill continues to cut the required planks and is also working with third party suppliers on the treated planks and pile...
SEATTLE, Wash. – Susan Erickson will serve as president for the Safeco Insurance Northwest Region Advisory Council, effective immediately. "The Advisory Council program provides Safeco with invaluable input as we strive to better serve our customers and our independent agent partners," said Matt Nickerson, president, Safeco Insurance. "I'd like to thank all of those who serve on our councils and share our commitment to doing what's right." Erickson is owner of Petersburg-Wrangell Insurance C...
Daniel Edward Lasky and Jessica Lynn Fetters announce their marriage, which took place at sunset on December 1, 2013 at the Outlook Park whale observatory in Petersburg, Alaska....
Two new paintings by local artist Doris Olsen were installed over the weekend in the kid's room of the Petersburg Public Library. Olsen steadily worked on the two large pieces for several months. The hundred hours of fine detail work can be especially appreciated by looking closely at the four-panel blueberry bush hanging on the east wall of the kids room. The other piece, partly shown above, is huge and depicts an octopus and humpback whale in bright colors....
Petersburg residents donated $20,088.72 this holiday season, an increase of more than $3,400 compared to 2012. Lt. Caleb Fankhauser, corps officer/pastor, said with Thanksgiving being so late in November this year, there were five less days available for contributions. “That could have been $3000,” Fankhauser said. “Petersburg proved that time doesn’t matter. They pulled out their support regardless of the number of days we had.” The top bell-ringing group was The Vessel Owners Association followed by the Rotary Club, The Salvation Army Advisor...
January 3, 1914 – Capt. Egill Erickson, skipper of the halibut schooner Polaris, a well known fisherman all along the southeastern Alaska coast, on his return to Seattle last week reported having discovered and located new halibut banks near Prince William sound. The Captain did not care to make public the location of the banks at present. Local fishermen are aware of the fact that many good catches of halibut have been made in the vicinity of Prince William sound and for the first time several Seattle vessels, including Polaris, went that f...
January Petersburg residents contributed a record amount to the Salvation Army Christmas program last year-$15,618.17-more than $9,700 than the year before. Jan. 4, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck 58 miles west of Craig and 203 miles south of Juneau prompting a tsunami warning across Southeast. Petersburg Police Chief Jim Agner and Sergeant Heidi Agner announced their intentions to retire. Officer Ben King joined the Petersburg Police Department. The Petersburg Borough Assembly members were... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Sanitation Department has set February 4 to be the start date of the new comingled voluntary recycling program. Residents who want to participate must call Public Works at 772-4430 to sign up. Once that’s done, sanitation staff will drop off blue bags, free of charge, at residences and businesses during the week of January 20. Current residents who already practice curbside recycling will be automatically transferred into the new program. After the initial rollout of the recycling program, free bags will be available f... Full story
Matt Lichtenstein, recent KFSK news director and now full-time troller fisherman, just earned $5000 in crowd funding after the Petersburg Economic Development Council (PEDC) implemented a new program earlier this month. PEDC partnered with the international non-profit Kiva Zip to offer a micro-financing option for local entrepreneurs and small businesses. “In our case, PEDC acts as a trustee for Kiva Zip so we’re kind of their on the ground person and we endorse a borrower,” said Liz Cabrera, PEDC director. Lichtenstein announced his inten...
First place for homes in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas decorating contest went to Teresa & Jim Stolpe, 200 Sandy Beach Rd, thanks to the impressive centerpiece featuring LeConte icebergs illuminated in the night. Winners in other categories were: Businesses - Lee's Clothing, Organizations/Churches - Sons of Norway Hall, Boats - "Sweet Home", Pam Speck, and Neighborhoods - Shimmering Sandy Beach Road, (Bryner, Swanson, Paulsen, Dwyer, & Trautman.)... Full story
In keeping with recent tradition the Petersburg Lutheran Church opened its doors for a concert by and for the community of Petersburg on the night of the winter solstice. Among the varied performers were the Oxford Carolers, seen above....
December 20, 1913 – The town council of Fairbanks recently passed an ordinance prohibiting a one-year old moose from walking on the sidewalks. The moose which was captured when a mere calf by an Indian was purchased by P. Buchholz who was in the habit of leading it around town. In entering stores the moose had broken some planks which caused the complaint. The animal is quite tame and at the stores is fed apples, which he particularly relishes, trying to walk through show windows where apples were exhibited. He likes vegetables and candies, b...
Wrangell's famous watercolor artist Brenda Schwartz-Yeager brought her watercolor paintings on local navigational charts to Miele Gallery & Framing for Men's Night Out on Friday....
John Glenn, owner of Stikine River Forest Products, announced Monday evening his plans to build a mill in Petersburg. “I have contacted several property owners and we are in the process of sending offers or accepting offers of sale,” Glenn said during his announcement to the borough assembly on Monday. Glenn said he has located a piece of property near the airport that exists within industrial zoning and has power and water connections. He said the construction of the mill would be done in two phases. Phase one would consist of a full bre... Full story
The Petersburg Borough Assembly released Monday night an entire memorandum written by its borough attorney concerning the borough’s relationship with the Petersburg Medical Center that had previously been redacted. The assembly released a redacted version two weeks ago after The Petersburg Pilot and KFSK submitted public record requests. The motion to release the entire document failed after two of the three assembly members, John Havrilek and Nancy Strand, voted against its release. The assembly then unanimously voted to pass a redacted v... Full story
December 20, 1913 – Mr. B.B. Haugan, the famous lecturer who arrived last Saturday, left Monday evening for Vancouver, B.C. where he will make his headquarters for the next few months. The three lectures given while here and before the largest and most enthusiastic audiences that ever congregated in the Sons of Norway Hall, were well worth listening to. From his introductory remarks to the end of his lectures, Mr. Haugan held the undivided attention of his audience. Mr. Haugan will return in May next for the purpose of making a tour of A...
The Petersburg Borough assembly unanimously voted Monday evening to give local construction company Tamico Inc. the contract to build the commercial drive-down dock. Of the six companies bidding for the project, Tamico quoted the lowest total price at $7,775,625. The project will be funded from more than $10 million worth of accumulated state grants awarded to Petersburg over three years. Harbormaster Glo Wollen said she’s been waiting for this project a lot longer than that. “I was on a black cod trip in 1993 in Sitka when the first one in... Full story
