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The Alaska Department of Transportation estimates Ocean Beauty’s insurance claim to be between $2.5 to $4 million. ADOT is still waiting to hear from Ocean Beauty Seafood’s insurance carrier regarding the final cost of dock repairs and loss of business after the Alaska Marine Highway System’s Matanuska ferry crashed into Ocean Beauty’s dock last summer on May 10. Ocean Beauty ceased fish processing last summer after the accident when its dock sustained damage. A hydraulic crane was crushed along...
Boaters mooring their vessels in Petersburg’s North Boat Harbor had to clear out by August 1 in preparation for the harbor dredging and reconstruction project. Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen says the first phase of the process will be to remove the harbor’s floats and pilings. The Army Corps of Engineers contracted out to Sitka’s S&S General Contractors to dredge the North Harbor along with the basin in front of Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Icicle Seafoods. Dredging is scheduled to begin September 1... Full story
Increased water temperatures and low oxygen levels combined with decreased tidal activity in Blind Slough killed around 1,100 King salmon on their way to spawn at the Crystal Lake Hatchery two weeks ago. A Fish and Game aerial survey taken a week before the salmon died revealed more than 1000 fish holding in deeper areas of Blind River Rapids. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fish Biologist Doug Fleming says he had been monitoring the salmon because of the warm summer weather. He... Full story
The Petersburg School Board voted during a July 31special session to repair a leaky boiler and update the 8-12 mathematics curriculum. Tye Petersen, Petersburg School’s Maintenance Director says he’s already capped several leaks in the tube where heated water flows but couldn’t maintain a tight seal in the latest repair. An inspector told Petersen the tubes needed to be replaced. “They’ve been retubed once in their lifetime,” Petersen said during the meeting. “There are two boilers. One can handle the current capacity but not in the wintertim... Full story
August 2, 1913 – Many cannerymen are complaining of the lack of fish this year and predict a poor season generally. However, this lack of fish is not felt by the Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company. This is due to the fact that the Manager provided for such emergency, and early in the season, erected traps which is supplying all that the cannery can handle. The company also handles all the fish caught with nets, which is made possible by the fact that whatever is trapped can be left for a day or two and until the fish from the nets is all...
Root beer floats fizzed and bluegrass chords twanged as Petersburg Library volunteers, staff and patrons celebrated its final hours before the facility transitions to its new location. “Say goodbye to the library. It’s time to move up the hill,” sang Kids Rock, a five-member youth band encompassing guitars, fiddle, stand-up bass and mandolins. More than 200 people joined the July 26 party. Many of them stockpiled books and DVDs for a long checkout period. Borough Librarian Tara Alcock says...
University of Alaska Fairbanks Skye Weller, a 2011 graduate of Petersburg High School, attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks pursuing a Bachelors degree in Biological Sciences with a focus in premed and a Minor in Military Sciences. In her first year, she became a contracted cadet in the Army ROTC program, Secretary of the UAF Premed Society, volunteered as a backstage manager for the Fairbanks Dance group, Tundra Caravan, and maintained above a 3.0 GPA. In her second year, she became an...
Petersburg and Wrangell GCI subscribers might receive increased cellular service after three new antennas installed on Crystal Mountain are turned on in the coming weeks. Perry Allen, GCI Systems Manager, said GCI is testing the antennas this week. Crews are working to ensure the antennas are aligned towards Petersburg, Wrangell and Sumner Strait. “We hope this will increase service for Mitkof Island, from five mile out the road to Banana Point, for boat traffic between Banana Point to W...
The Petersburg Medical Center Board voted on Thursday to repay a $1.2 million credit line to Wells Fargo bank; a loan that was initiated in 2006 to pay for equipment and meet payroll needs. PMC has recently come under scrutiny after Petersburg voted to become a borough and it came to light that for public entities, such as PMC, borrowing money without a public vote is not allowed under the state constitution. PMC Board President Tom Abbott said paying back the loan is “in keeping with state law.” The loan will be paid back by using reserve fund... Full story
Two weeks following the change of command ceremony for the USCGC Anacapa, another change of command on Friday, welcomed a new skipper to the Elderberry. The ceremony, held at the Sons of Norway Hall, recognized outgoing Chief Warrant Officer Daniel T. Burke and welcomed Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Randall L. Burr. Captain Scott W. Bornemann, Commander for Coast Guard Sector Juneau officiated. Commanding officer Lt. Kathryn Cyr and the crew of the the Anacapa were in attendance as well as s... Full story
July 26, 1913 – The Day is rapidly approaching when there will be no “waste places” of the earth. Modernism is sweeping aside all the old customs, traditions and habits of the world and there is no spot too remote or too small to escape his attention. A railroad is piercing that Africa where Livingstone faced countless deaths and where scores of other explorers found weird animals and strange men, to add to the truthful “fairy story” of nature's wonders. Australia has ceased to be a land of oddities and is yielding to the Anglo-Saxon's push and...
Kyle Clayton, 28, has joined the Petersburg Pilot as staff reporter. He arrived this week from Bethel, Alaska. Prior to that he was a reporter, producer and anchor for WFIU/WTIU in Bloomington, Ind. From 2003 to 2007 he served as a combat medic for the United States Army where he was deployed to Germany, Kuwait and Iraq. In June 2013 he received his B.A. in Journalism from Indiana University in Bloomington and was named to the Dean’s List. Clayton enjoys hiking and rock climbing and other o...
A fire in Magill’s Trailer Park killed 79-year-old Frank T. Neidiffer on Saturday, June 20. Dave Berg, Assistant Chief for the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department, says he arrived at the scene where police told him an individual might be trapped in the burning trailer. Because of heavy smoke, police didn't enter the structure. “I didn't consider it safe to enter the building either,” Berg says. Berg says a neighbor was fighting the fire with a garden hose before two engines and other emergency vehicles arrived at the scene. A crew was then...
Roxie Dinstel (right) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service came to town over the weekend. At the Market, on Friday night, she provided equipment and instruction for testing the safety of home pressure cookers and the following day at the Holy Cross House, in partnership with The Garden, she led classes in canning meat and veggies, yogurt and cheese making, and more....
The Alaska Redistricting Board on Sunday approved a new Concept Plan with new District Map lines. The Concept Plan is slated for judicial review this week. The Alaska Supreme Court last year allowed for an interim map to be used during the 2012 elections. The Court also ordered the map be redrawn to address some key issues including one of compactness. The new Concept Plan makes some notable changes including grouping Petersburg in with 23 other communities to form House District 35. The... Full story
Kake Access Committee Chair Cindi Lagoudakis updated the Assembly during Monday night's meeting regarding the latest progress in the Kake Access Environmental Impact Study and Purpose and Need draft. The Kake Access project is to bring better access to the community of about 500, and could include the construction of a new road, the development of new ferry connections, or a combination. The State in 2012 appropriated $40 million for the project. A project to bring more affordable power to Kake is also in the works as part of support to the... Full story
July 26, 1913 – Strange things happen these days, even in Alaska. For instance: we all have heard of the man who catches the “bug,” or in other words, gets “buggy” on something. Of course there are different kinds of bugs. The “potlach bug” we heard infesting Seattle lately, was thought to have been the latest discovery in “bugdom,” but that is a mistake. The latest, as far as we know, is the “fishing bug.” Strange things never happen singly but in pairs. So in this instance, the other strange thing in connection with this “fishing bug” is...
The Borough Assembly voted to award the gymnasium floor refinishing contract to Alaskan Industries based on a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Dept. Alaskan Industries is the company that has worked on the floor for the last 15 years, said Parks and Recreation Director Donn Hayes. The cost for the floor refinishing will be $32,400, or $35,900 with the Petersburg branded logo installed in the middle of the gymnasium floor. Part of the funding, $13,000, has been provided by a grant...
The ball field bathrooms will be closed until further notice due to damage caused by fireworks that were set off in the bathroom, Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported to the Assembly during Monday’s meeting. “Somebody decided that was a good way to get rid of some firecrackers and it destroyed one of the toilets ... [The firecrackers] caused a fair amount of damage,” Giesbrecht said. An estimate of how long it will take to repair the bathrooms, and how much it will cost, is in the works. Giesbrecht also updated the Assem...
A Wikan family reunion brought nearly two dozen family members to Petersburg from as far away as Norway. Nine of 10 of the family visitors from Norway had never been to Alaska's Little Norway. Another 13 family members were from out of town or other states. The reunion had been a year in the planning stages, said Sharon Wikan. “We ended up just going around town,” she said. “We had hamburgers the first night, so they could try American food. They went out to the glacier, to the museum and Visit...
