SOUTHEAST LOG 12-26-20

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 12-26-20


Second COVID outbreak hits LNG project

KITIMAT - A second outbreak of COVID 19 at the LNG Canada construction site has affected 15 more employees, officials say. This outbreak is considered separate from an earlier outbreak that affected 56 employees in a different work group. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL

Tronruds win community service award

SKAGWAY - John and Jan Tronrud have been named co-winners of the 2020 Helen B. Clark Award for Skagway Community Service. The Tronruds have been involved for decades with the Elks Lodge, the Chamber of Commerce. the Skagway City Council and the First Presbyterian Church. THE SKAGWAY NEWS

Missing person was new teacher

HAINES - One of the two people still missing after a landslide devasted homes on Beach Road more than three weeks ago is being remembered as a life-long local woman who had finally achieved her dreams. Janae Larson. 23. had always wanted to be a teacher and was in her first semester of teaching kindergarten at the Haines School. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Teachers union: Masks, more rules necessary

TERRACE - The Terrace teachers union is calling for mandatory mask usage and other measures in the schools as the number of COVID 19 cases has increased to 10 in three separate schools in the district. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Local karate team third at nationals

SITKA - Three members of the Sitka dojo, Kenwa Karate, have won a national bronze medal.  Liam Laybourn, Rianna Bergman and Nolan Noel finished third in the recent Amateur Athletic Union's Virtual Karate Nationals in the "form" competition. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Goat largest ever taken by bow

PETERSBURG - An international big game organization has handed a world record to a local hunter. Pope and Young says that the male mountain goat killed by Kaleb Baird on the Cleveland Peninsula recently is the largest ever taken with a bow and arrow. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

COVID reports false

YAKUTAT - Two recently reported cases of COVID 19 in the community were incorrect. Officials now say that a reporting error caused the report. Since July, 12 cases have been reported in the community. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Longtime resident dies

COFFMAN COVE - Residents are remembering 35-year-resident Kenneth Page who died recently at 62. He was longtime area logger and the owner of Cove Excavation. THE PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND POST

Carbon monoxide may have killed couple

WHITEHORSE - Officials are investigating the death of a Marsh Lake couple. They were found in a shed on their property and initial reports are that carbon monoxide poisoning may be responsible. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR

Traveler restrictions delayed

SKAGWAY - The borough assembly has delayed consideration of new requirements for travelers arriving in Skagway. The proposal would require two tests for COVID 19 or strict social distancing for 14 days. THE SKAGWAY NEWS

Reduced basketball season scheduled

WRANGELL - The High School is planning for a basketball season this year. The current plan calls for only four games prior to the regionals in early March. Officials say that more games may be scheduled but that is up what Metlakatla and Haines, the Wolves primary opponents, decide to do. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

 Beach Road hillside unstable

HAINES - Beach Road residents may face years of challenges because the hillside above their area remains unstable after a massive landslide occurred on December 2. Nine homes were destroyed by the landslide and 33 residents displaced. Two, David Simmons and Janae Larson, remain missing and are presumed dead. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

VocTECH has first graduate

KLAWOCK - The Prince of Wales Island Vocational Technical Center has its first graduate. Keegan Bovee of Klawock has received his general education diploma through the Southeast Regional Resource Center. THE PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND POST

Small landslide at Public Works

PETERSBURG - Erosion caused by the recent heavy rainfall caused a small landslide at the Public Works yard. The landslide occurred near Hammer Slough. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

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