The Southeast Alaska business competition, Path to Prosperity, is changing. It’s getting a new name and will shift the way it brings entrepreneurial training to participants.
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A resolution to protect the Southeast Alaska troll fishery passed in the State Legislature on March 20th by a unanimous vote. House Joint Resolution 5 calls on state and federal governments to defend Alaska fisheries from a lawsuit filed by the Washington State-based environmental group, the Wild Fish Conservancy.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly will meet on Monday, March 20th at 6 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers.
The Assembly is scheduled to review an ordinance to allow Borough employees to serve on certain Borough boards for a second time. They’ll also look at an ordinance to adjust the 2023 Fiscal Year Budget.
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Petersburg’s chapter of the American Legion, America’s oldest veterans organization, was chartered over a century ago — but membership has fallen off. Now, a few core Legion members are trying to boost registration to keep the chapter alive and build community among Petersburg veterans.
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The Viking Swim Club is making waves, with young swimmers breaking club records from as far back as 1974. VSC swimmers Tory Miller, Grady Walker, and Jackson Zweifel broke eight swimming records this year.
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When the number or size of wildfires exceeds a local fire agency’s ability to fight them, they can call in militia support. That support can include help from employees like Toby Bakos — who aren’t full-time firefighters, but who are trained to fight wildfires when needed.
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Governor Mike Dunleavy announced two education bills on March 7th — one of which is a school staffing incentive that will provide full-time teachers a cash payment each July for a period of three years. Before the Petersburg School District’s March board meeting, Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter said that staffing shortages are high on the board’s list of concerns.
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Petersburg’s School Board met to address a near-million dollar deficit in the upcoming fiscal-year budget. The board is building a budget for next year. And to keep up regular programming, they’ll need up to a million dollars to cover the shortfall from the last fiscal year.
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