SOUTHEAST LOG 3-6-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 3-6-21

Call Antiques Roadshow!

HAINES - Andrew Letchworth's family knows something about Persian rugs and he recently noticed an old one in a friend's garage. So, when the friend discarded the rug in the landfill after a recent flood, Letchworth went landfill "diving" in search of it. He found the rug, and after a good cleaning, it has an estimated value of at least $8,000. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Another water sale pondered

SITKA - The community is pondering yet another proposal to sell Blue Lake water rights to a company hoping to sell Sitka water elsewhere. Arctic Blue Waters Alaska Inc is the most recent company to propose shipping out water. Arctic Blue owner Fred Paley has been trying to do so for at least 20 years. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Herring harvest set

PRINCE RUPERT - Fishery officials have set a harvest level of 5 percent or 1,000 tons for the 2021 northern coast herring fishery. Normal harvest levels range from 10 to 20 percent. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Raptor captors sheet swan

JUNEAU - It took several efforts over several months, but an injured Auke Bay swan has been captured and is now at the Sitka Raptor Center for rehabilitation. Residents and workers from the Juneau Raptor Center managed to entice the swan, which has damaged flight feathers, with food and then grab in in a sheet. It was the sixth capture attempt. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Beer virus beats Beerfest

HAINES - For the second year in a row COVID 19 has dealt a blow to the Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival. The organizing group has cancelled "Beerfest" for 2021. THE CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS

Canadian carver honored nationally

TERRACE - Dempsey Bob has been awarded the Canadian Governor General's Arts Award. Bob, a Tahtlan-Tlingit carver, teaches at Coast Mountain College. In the past, he has been awarded Officer of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor. THE TERRACE STANDARD

Union:  More regs needed

PRINCE RUPERT - The union for tug workers is asking the government to look into more regulations for what it calls the "undersized" tugs operating in the region. A recent accident cost the lives of two crewmen, one who was on his first tugboat shift. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

MEHS honors 'Mr. Mount Edgesumbe'

SITKA - A ceremony was held at Mt. Edgecumbe High School last week honoring Gil Truitt who died last summer at 93. Truitt was a former student, coach and longtime teacher and administrator at the school. "Mr. Mount Edgecumbe" is also credited with keeping the school open when efforts were made to close it the 1980s. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL

Summer school proposed

JUNEAU - COVID 19 related disruptions mean that more than a few local students will need more time to catch up. The result? Summer School is on the schedule. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Officials preempt road avalanches

PRINCE RUPERT - Both Hwy 16 and Hwy 37 have had short closures recently as officials engaged in avalanche control efforts. Unstable snow on the steep hillsides is a normal problem this time of year. THE PRINCE RUPERT NORTHERN VIEW

Residents: Landfill stinks

JUNEAU - Residents in the Lemon Creek area are concerned about the smell of the area landfill. Unfortunately, since the landfill site is privately owned and trash collection is done by a private firm, there is little that the borough can do, officials say. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

COVID numbers spike

PETERSBURG - The community experienced a large surge in COVID cases last week with more than 30 cases being reported in three days. No causes were given for the spike which led to more than 50 cases being active at the time. THE PETERSBURG PILOT

School boss list narrows

WRANGELL - The school board has narrowed the list of finalists for the superintendent position to four.  They are: Joseph Aldridge, of California; Tim Bauer, of Juneau; Bill Burr, of Delta Junction; and Ralph Watkins, of Hoonah. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL

Ordinance would tackle 'Zoom bombing'

JUNEAU - The borough is considering an ordinance that would outlaw "Zoom bombing." Zoom bombing is defined as joining a meeting anonymously and showing inappropriate images or making comments that are lewd, threatening, obscene, or disruptive and out of context. THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

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