Red, blue king crab fishing in Southeastern closed Oct 6, 2009
Ladd Norheim of Petersburg said he was disappointed, but not surprised by the closure. Even though he can't catch red king crab, he still has to make payments on his permit. (Anchorage Daily News)
Voters meet candidates at Juneau speed-dating event Oct 4, 2009
Elevate Alaska held similar events last week in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Petersburg. Tuesday is election day. (Juneau Empire)
LETTERS FROM THE GREAT WHITE NORTH.... Oct 2, 2009
Not too long ago, on a cool early fall morning (a definition meaning roughly sometime before noon), the three men could be found in apartment three at 7500 Petersburg. They were all using a real sitting device (see: chairs), and setting their coffee mugs (filled with cowboy black coffee) on a real ping pong table (see: kitchen table). (Lone Tree Reporter, IA)
• Steel string guitar soloist Alex de Grassi ready for return to Alaska Oct 1, 2009
He came up to the Last Frontier a handful of times in the 1980s and played venues across the state, including Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Petersburg, Homer, Sitka and others. Unfortunately, Juneau will be the only stop this time in Alaska. (Juneau Empire)
Red king crab fishery closed Oct 1, 2009
F/V Frigid Land owner Ladd Norheim of Petersburg is not surprised by the red crab fishery closing for another year, but he still has to make payments on his permit. He was looking forward to the Nov. 1 opening date. (Juneau Empire)
LETTER: Health care reform starts with providers Sep 30, 2009
TODAY'S HEADLINES SPECIAL SECTION ONLINE POLL. Should Coles County opt out of video gambling even though proceeds will fund state construction projects. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Southeast DOT crews battle mudslides Sep 23, 2009
JUNEAU - Maintenance and operations crews from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Southeast Region are battling Mother Nature this week in Petersburg following mudslides ... JUNEAU - Maintenance and operations crews from the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Southeast Region are battling Mother Nature this week in Petersburg following mudslides. (Juneau Empire)
Cruise Association will challenge AK head tax Sep 19, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. Cruise ship companies unhappy with Alaska's $50 cruise ship passenger head tax are expected to challenge the tax in federal court on constitutional grounds, possibly as soon as today. (Juneau Empire)
Landless Natives want historical homelands Sep 4, 2009
Similarly, Wrangell, Petersburg, Tenakee Springs and Haines also have formed groups. Together we have formed the Southeast Alaska Landless Corporation to support our ANCSA recognition efforts and work with the Alaska U.S. Delegation. (Juneau Empire)
• Sea otters pose big threat to Southeast fisheries Sep 3, 2009
"We've closed many fisheries now - sea cucumbers, urchins, and just this last year we closed the first geoduck fishery due to presumed sea otter predation," said Zac Hoyt, a diver and research biologist at ADF&G in Petersburg. "When you're under water in a geoduck bed, it's pretty amazing how efficient otters are at getting these big clams that burrow two or three feet under the substrate," he added. (Juneau Empire)
Processing memories: Reflecting on the season Sep 1, 2009
Some workers at the Trident Seafoods plant in Petersburg recently told a reporter their stories and thoughts as the season draws to a close. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the editor (9/1/09) Sep 1, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 6:52 AM - 9:07 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Priests in Training Aug 30, 2009
Thomas Melville, 17, was one of the seven students, six from Juneau and one from Petersburg, who attended. He said he has thought about becoming a priest since he was 8 years old. (Juneau Empire)
Protected otters roil state fisheries Aug 30, 2009
"We've closed many fisheries now -- sea cucumbers, urchins, and just this last year we closed the first geoduck fishery due to presumed sea otter predation," said Zac Hoyt, a diver and research biologist at the Fish and Game office in Petersburg. "When you're under water in a geoduck bed, it's pretty amazing how efficient otters are at getting these big clams that burrow two or three feet under the substrate," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Witness to alleged illegal 'meetings' steps out Aug 28, 2009
Petersburg has been beset all summer by an open-meetings scandal -- four members of the City Council are alleged to have met in violation of state law. The question of who witnessed the meetings has finally been answered, but did she really witness them. (Anchorage Daily News)
Aug. 25: Saltwater reports from around U.S Aug 27, 2009
com, Cabela's Outfitter Journal, TIDE, In-Fisherman, Louisiana Sportsman, The St. Petersburg Times and Saltwater Angler. He also ghost-wrote and published "FISH SMART-CATCH MORE!" for Tampa's cable TV host Capt. Bill Miller (www. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Obama wants to invade privacy Aug 24, 2009
James wrote on Aug 20, 2009 2:10 PM:" BTW, 'IT' Do you understand the 'Muslim laws' of what to do to your daughters if they disobey the fathers commands? How many times have you heard how Muslim fathers kill their daughters because they wanted to live like other people in the US? One head line: A Muslim resident of Russias St. Petersburg has hired killers to rid him of a daughter who disrespected Islamic laws by wearing short skirts. Another one: Muslim father Shoots and Kills his Two Teenage... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Cordova fishing community tries net recycling Aug 22, 2009
Naknek, Dillingham and Petersburg are also participating in the program. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
EDITORIAL: Keep healthcare debate on point Aug 21, 2009
The St. Petersburg Times Pulitzer Prize-winning has researched and addresses many of the misconceptions floating around the Internet. . (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
No beds for flu patients Aug 20, 2009
He took a job in Petersburg at the fish processing plant, but said the physical demands were too much and he had to quit ... A charity in Petersburg bought Ramos a ferry ticket to Juneau, where he began working as a day laborer to save money to return to Seattle. (Juneau Empire)
Five SEC players who will be missed the most Aug 20, 2009
Gary Shelton of The St. Petersburg Times writes that Monte Kiffin punked. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Michael FarberON THE FLY Aug 19, 2009
The 47-year-old said he had an offer from former assistant coach Barry Smith, now in the second year of a two-year deal as head coach with St. Petersburg of the KHL. Another message from an undisclosed Russian team is on Chelios' answering machine at home. Chelios in Russia -- gee, start the Doomsday Clock. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
When lies get in the way of reform Aug 16, 2009
-- The Pulitzer-Prize winning project of the St. Petersburg Times, which features a Truth-o-Meter - PolitiFact. com. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Alaskan in line for top U.S. fisheries job pulls out Aug 13, 2009
Arne Fuglvog of Petersburg, a veteran commercial fisherman, cited the length of the process in a July 31 letter asking NOAA to take him out of the running for its NMFS job. Fuglvog is now working in Washington as an aide to U.S. Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
MICHAEL BARONE Aug 10, 2009
Zenit St. Petersburg fired coach Dick Advocaat on Monday following a 2-0 home loss to rival team Tom in the Russian soccer league on Sunday. Politics. (The Drudge Report)
LETTER: Time for new approach to nation's health care Aug 10, 2009
Many of the hundreds of protesters said that they had been inspired by a conservative activist group promoted by Fox News host Glenn Beck and some received emails from the county Republican party, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Instead, hundreds of vocal critics turned out, many of them saying they had been spurred on through the Tampa 912 activist group promoted by conservative radio and television personality Glenn Beck. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Cruises for those who want something different Aug 10, 2009
Regions: Western and Northern Europe (the Rhine, Seine, Danube and Elbe), Russian waterways from St. Petersburg to Moscow, as well as on the Yangtze. Operators: Viking River Cruises (vikingrivercruises. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Two more OxyContin indictments handed down Aug 6, 2009
A grand jury on Friday indicted a 25-year-old woman on two felony drug counts for allegedly transporting OxyContin and methamphetamine from Juneau to Petersburg on an Alaska Marine Highway ferry. The grand jury has charged Crystal S. Lyons of Petersburg with one count of drug misconduct involving OxyContin with intent to distribute, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine ... Lyons was arrested on July 24 in Petersburg after transporting fifty 80-milligram tablets of OxyContin... (Juneau Empire)
Obituaries in the news Aug 2, 2009
PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) - Robert Thorstenson Sr., who played a principal role in founding the company that would become Icicle Seafoods, died Tuesday ... Icicle Seafoods, now based in Seattle, grew from one plant in Petersburg, Alaska, into processing facilities throughout Alaska plus Washington and Oregon ... He rose from assistant cannery superintendent in Petersburg to general superintendent of all Alaska operations of Pacific American Fisheries. (Anchorage Daily News)
Thorstenson, Icicle Seafoods founder, dies Aug 1, 2009
Icicle Seafoods, now based in Seattle, grew from one plant in Petersburg, Alaska, into processing facilities throughout Alaska plus Washington and Oregon ... According to information provided by the Thorstenson's family to the Petersburg Pilot, Thorstenson served two years in the Navy and graduated in 1956 from the University of Washington, where he was co-captain of the crew team ... He rose from assistant cannery superintendent in Petersburg to general superintendent of all Alaska operations... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Sun Belt Dominates First Half 2009 Foreclosure Rankings but Unemployment-Related Foreclosures May Be Spreading Jul 30, 2009
Petersburg- Clearwater, FL Total 33,906 2. 58 39 -2. (PR Newswire)
Sadlers Alaska Challenge Jul 28, 2009
There s Scott McNeice, a 55-year-old from St. Petersburg, Fla. who had both legs amputated and suffered a spinal cord injury after a car accident in 1989. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
One fish, two fish Jul 26, 2009
"Nobody has any idea what's going on with those fish," said James Whitethorn, a longtime Petersburg fisherman who organized Friday's picket. "They're a year lag behind on just counting the fish.". (Juneau Empire)
Tomb sparks research into interesting past Jul 24, 2009
After only one year in St. Petersburg, Clay was recalled to Washington and offered the opportunity to participate in the actual dismantling of the institution of slavery ... Cassius Clay returned to St. Petersburg in 1863 and continued as ambassador to Russia until 1869. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Alaska gets $17M for forests, trails Jul 23, 2009
6 million for trails in and near Sitka, Craig and Petersburg. Workers will install new planks and crushed rock surfacing, add anti-slip tread material, replace failing trail bridges and rebuild failed sections of trail. (Juneau Empire)
USCG Buoy Tender Roundup begins today Jul 21, 2009
This year's roundup brings seven buoy tenders from Kodiak, Cordova, Petersburg, Sitka, Ketchikan, Homer, Astoria, Ore. and Canada. (Juneau Empire)
Fishermen in Southeastern reject development tax Jul 19, 2009
"I'm surprised it lost by such a wide margin," said a disappointed John Jensen of Petersburg, an interim RSDA board member working to g 00003641 et the RSDA off the ground. "It is too bad that these guys don't realize they need to think beyond Southeast Alaska, and that they are competing with a much wider market," said Richard Mullins of Orca Bay Seafoods. (Anchorage Daily News)
New course definitely lives up to race name Jul 19, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 5:01 AM - 11:10 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rape in Berlin: Facing the truth (102) Jul 18, 2009
US territory was threatened only in the Pacific, while Eastern Europe and Russia up to Stalingrad and St. Petersburg were given the Sherman treatment. It IS a war crime but it is understandable. (Salon)
Coast Guard responds to grounded fishing vessel in Wrangell Harbor Saturday Jul 14, 2009
The Siren is home-ported in Petersburg and was en route from Petersburg to Wrangell during the grounding. Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
States lure consumers with seafood branding Jul 10, 2009
Steve Waddle places golden king crab into a tote in the hold of the F/V Angjenl on March 1, 2007, while unloading at Petersburg. Alaska harvests over half the nation's wild caught seafood and over three decades has honed its Alaska Seafood branding campaign, which applies to any number of seafood from Alaska salmon to Alaska king crab. (Juneau Empire)
High school basketball tournament helps American Indian youth on and off the court Jul 9, 2009
CHARLES PULLIAM Associated Press Writer. 3:55 AM EDT, July 9, 2009. (FOX61, CT)
Thumbs up! Paula Creamer healing, looking for another run at US Women's Open title Jul 9, 2009
Paula Creamer healing, looking for another run at US Women's Open title - WTIC. Paula Creamer healing, looking for another run at US Women's Open title. (FOX61, CT)
Blue Jays release former closer B.J. Ryan and reinstate current closer Scott Downs from DL Jul 9, 2009
1:24 AM EDT, July 9, 2009. (AP) The Toronto Blue Jays have released one-time closer B.J. Ryan and activated current closer Scott Downs from the 15-day disabled list. (FOX61, CT)
John Daly to make 2nd PGA Tour start after receiving sponsor's exemption to Canadian Open Jul 9, 2009
3:20 AM EDT, July 9, 2009. (AP) John Daly has accepted a sponsor's exemption to the Canadian Open, his second start on the PGA Tour since returning from a six-month suspension. (FOX61, CT)
Quaranta, Ching score 4 minutes apart, give US 2-0 win against Honduras in Gold Cup Jul 9, 2009
4:31 AM EDT, July 9, 2009. Fans cheer in the stands as they watch United States' Santino Quaranta (20) celebrate his goal against Honduras with teammates Charlie Davies (9) and Steve Cherundolo (6) during the second half in a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at RFK Stadium in Washington. (FOX61, CT)
Cruise West suspends Ketchikan stops in 2010 Jul 4, 2009
Cruise West's early cruises used day-boats such as the 70-passenger Sheltered Seas to sail between Ketchikan, Petersburg and Juneau during daylight hours. Passengers stayed in port hotels overnight. (Juneau Empire)
Palins' old truck for sale on eBay? Jul 2, 2009
There were no bids for an eBayer in Petersburg trying to sell a 1997 Nissan King Cab pickup formerly owned by Todd and Sarah Palin -- or at least that's what an old registration document found in the glove box says. the truck was purchased as salvage from an insurance company after a wreck. (Anchorage Daily News)
Healthy Gourmet: The seafood connection Jul 1, 2009
These guys operate simply, from a port called Petersburg, on boats less than 50 feet, and they only go out for a day or two at a time. Shillings is constantly in touch with them, finding out which spots have been opened for fishing, and what it seems he'll be able to get. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Commercial salmon fishery could be in the pink Jun 29, 2009
Pink salmon are unloaded from the hold of a salmon seiner in Petersburg in August 2008. After a dismal pink return in Southeast Alaska in 2008, the state is predicting a much better run in 2009. (Anchorage Daily News)
Business people Jun 29, 2009
Ninilchik setnetter Cheryl Sutton and Gerry Merrigan of Petersburg join incumbent at-large directors Bruce Wallace of Juneau and Bruce Schactler of Kodiak. The four were elected to two-year terms. (Anchorage Daily News)
Michael Winship: I can see Tehran from my house! Jun 27, 2009
It would be a while before news of the treaty reached the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. The Transatlantic Cable was finally in place just but communications back and forth with Russia were slow. (Medfield Press, MA)
Cruise West Announces 2010 Alaska Deployment Featuring Revised Itineraries Jun 26, 2009
The lovely fishing village of Petersburg features a performance by the Leikarring Dancers, beautiful walks, and the charm of the local people and their rich Norwegian heritage ... Port calls include traditional favorites and many jewels: San Juan Islands; scenic sea and wildlife cruising in the Strait of Georgia, Frederick Sound, Tracy Arm and Sergius Narrows; the Norwegian fishing village of Petersburg, Sitka, Skagway and Glacier Bay National Park. (PR Newswire)
Aye, aye capn! You cant refuse these bargains Jun 20, 2009
The line is offering 12-night roundtrip sailings from London (Dover) to Copenhagen, Warnemunde (Berlin), St Petersburg (overnight), Helsinki and Stockholm. Prices that formerly started at $3,799 per person for the cruise only now from $2,499 and includes air from select U.S. gateways. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Coast Guard relieves cutter officer Jun 20, 2009
The Elderberry is a 65-foot inland buoy tender homeported in Petersburg with a crew of about 10, said Coast Guard spokesman Chief Petty Officer Dana Warr. It's one of four ships under Sector Juneau command. (Juneau Empire)
Federal grants, contracts awarded Jun 17, 2009
$10 million to Petersburg for construction of a runway safety area. $6. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warm days, White Nights Jun 16, 2009
In Russia, the term white nights refers to the long summer days around the solstice often celebrated with festivals in some northern Russian cities, including, most famously, St. Petersburg. This marks the second year for Juneau's White Nights, and this year the lineup, venue, and duration of the festival represent a distinct expansion over last year's event. (Juneau Empire)
Entertainment Jun 16, 2009
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Tracy Morgan claimed she cashed checks for Linda Hogan, which the mom of two allegedly used to buy prescription medication. Access video. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Consulting firm hires former Empire editor Jun 5, 2009
She came to Alaska in 1990 as a reporter for the Petersburg Pilot. As a reporter and editor, she covered the Southeast commercial fishing and timber industries extensively. (Juneau Empire)
Inside Alaska business Jun 4, 2009
Winther, of Petersburg, has investments in the fisheries and oil industry. Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority -- William R. Jeffress and Brian D. Rogers was appointed and Kathryn K. Lamal reappointed to a seven-person board on the agency pursuing a natural gas pipeline project from the North Slope to Alaska communities. (Anchorage Daily News)
Whistle-blower's widow battles for records Jun 1, 2009
A federal ethics and personnel chief urged Tongass National Forest officials to destroy e-mails containing his advice on how to fire a Petersburg whistle-blower to preclude their discovery in a potential lawsuit ... A federal ethics and personnel chief urged Tongass National Forest officials to destroy e-mails containing his advice on how to fire a Petersburg whistle-blower to preclude their discovery in a potential lawsuit ... During the months in limbo, Marketa Ith watched her husband go to... (Juneau Empire)
Ports find new lives for old nets May 24, 2009
Naknek, Dillingham, Petersburg and Cordova received funding via the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for two years to jump-start net recycling projects. The pool of money comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which has committed $2 million to the "Fishing for Energy" program over the next five years. (Anchorage Daily News)
ACS edges Grace Christian for girls track title May 24, 2009
Team Scores -- 1) Anchorage Christian 92; 2) Grace Christian 86; 3) Sitka 59; 4) Haines 37; 5) Barrow 32; 6) Kenny Lake 30; 7) Nikiski 28; 8) Cook Inlet Academy 23; 9) Eielson 22; 10) Monroe Catholic 19; 11) Seward 18; 12) Valdez 17; 13) Glennallen 16; 14) Su Valley 11; 15) Tok 10; 16) Heritage Christian 8; 16) Petersburg 8; 18) Delta Junction 4; 19) Tri Valley 3; 20) Ninilchik 2; 20) Yakutat 2 ... 3, Sallenbach, Clara, Petersburg, 14-09 1/2 ... 5; 6) Eielson 36; 7) Valdez 29; 8) Heritage... (Anchorage Daily News)
Home sweet home ... finally May 21, 2009
The Sitka matchup will follow the Bears' opener at 3 p.m. Thursday against Petersburg. "They have a much smaller pool of kids to draw from and in the past they've had trouble fielding teams," Kissner said. (Juneau Empire)
'Landless' Natives try for redress May 20, 2009
Thirty-eight years later the Natives of Haines, Tenakee, Petersburg, Ketchikan and Wrangell are still trying to get in on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Sen. (Juneau Empire)
