Evan Prussack, the owner of Wander Waffle, debuted his sourdough waffles during Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival in May. The pastor-turned-waffle-chef said his new business is a way to connect with the community.
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Mitkof Dance Troupe has been interested in buying the building ever since services ended at St. Andrews Episcopal Church last July. However, the nonprofit cannot take out a traditional loan, and instead has to fundraise the amount they need.
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The Petersburg Medical Center invited the public to check out its newest building during an open house on July 14. The Wellness Education & Resource Center houses an MRI, public computer labs, conference spaces, and some hospital departments.
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The legislation, called The Alaska Native Landless Equity Act, would allow Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Tenakee to form Alaska Native corporations and receive 23,040 acres each —or one township— of federal land.
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A major zoning update for regulating wireless communications facilities, like towers, is advancing through Petersburg’s municipal process. The Borough Assembly approved a heavily amended version of the ordinance on July 6, drawing criticism from residents and even assembly members who unanimously voted to continue moving the measure forward. Another round of deliberation tonight, July 20, could send the regulations into Borough code.
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Fish and Game is extending the area that sport anglers can fish and increasing the amount they can harvest, starting Saturday (July 18). Enough king salmon have returned to the hatchery, leading to more fishing opportunity.
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A free course in Petersburg taught entry-level disaster response skills from July 10-12. Graduates of the training can join Petersburg’s Community Emergency Response Team — a different group from Petersburg’s existing volunteer EMS force. The Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is a supplemental group that gets called in when emergency responders need more hands.
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Sha Wha Guwaakaa George Bennett Sr., a Tlingit elder who taught the workshop, focused on a post-funeral ceremony called a koo.éex’. His students hung on every word as he shared centuries of wisdom about Tlingit culture, leaving space for questions and peppering in jokes.
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