JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge Friday denied a Juneau man’s request to block distribution of federal coron-avirus relief aid under ex-panded rules proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administra-tion.

Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg ruled Eric Forrer had not shown a “clear probability of success’’ on the merits in his underlying case. Even if Forrer had, Pallenberg in his order wrote he would not have

blocked disbursement of funds amid the virus’ economic fall-out.

“The current situation is too grave, and the needs of Alaskans too great in the pres-ent emergency, for this court to stand in the way of the distribu-tion of these federal funds to those who need them,’’ he said.

The order came a day after Pallenberg heard arguments on the injunction request.

The Department of Law, in a statement, said it was pleased

the ruling allows the state “to move forward with helping to meet the needs of small busi-nesses which are the corner-stone of the State’s economy.’’

Joe Geldhof, an attorney for Forrer, said Pallenberg “jumped the gun’’ in weighing in on the merits when the case had not been fully briefed.

“We’ll just deal with it at the Supreme Court level,’’ he said.

The state designated $290 million of the more than $1 bil-lion it received in federal coro-

navirus relief aid toward a small business program. The program was proposed by the Dunleavy administration and ratified by lawmakers and in-cluded language saying busi-nesses that secured federal funds directly available to them under a federal relief law would not qualify. The state later sought to expand eligibility as a way to provide additional aid to businesses and allow busi-nesses that received $5,000 or less in certain federal relief funds to become eligible for the state’s program, provided they meet other requirements.

Forrer, who argued the rati-fication process itself was prob-lematic as part of his underlying case, sought to have blocked spending that did not adhere to the “express terms’’ lawmakers ratified.

Attorneys for the state said Forrer relied on a “literal appli-cation of language’’ in a pro-gram description that they said runs counter to the program’s purposes and ignores the leg-islative history and context of the pandemic.

Pallenberg said in the “rapidly evolving circum-stances of a public health emer-gency,’’ the plan approved by lawmakers clearly was meant to be a “broad-brush description of the program, leaving the de-tails to be fleshed out later.’’

He said Forrer had not pointed to a legislative purpose that would be served by exclud-ing businesses that received

small, prior amounts of aid. Geldhof, in court records, ar-

gued the ratification measure was at odds with constitutional provisions relating to appropri-ations. But Pallenberg said he could find no reason why the measure should not be deemed valid.

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July 16, 1920 The health board was

instructed to pick out a site and prepare plans for a pest house and present data at the next meeting. It was represented that smallpox has been raging in Wrangell for the past six months and that at any time it is liable to be brought to Petersburg. Health officer Carothers offered to vaccinate all who desired free of charge if the city will pay for the vaccine. The council voted to supply the vaccine for all free vaccinations as a precautionary measure and passed a resolution urging everyone to be vaccinated without delay.

July 13, 1945 Passersby along Main street

this week noted plenty of activity at Parr’s Bakery on Tuesday when Reliable Transfer men and Gordon Parr were unloading the huge, new electric bread mixer for the bakery. The mixer has already been installed and is turning bread out in the quantities to meet the demand.

July 15 , 1970 Completion of Harvey

Gilliland’s cruising sailboat, tied up at the boat harbor, is going the same way as the little ship’s painstaking construction at Duncan Canal - slowly. Gilliland, 32, an electronics technician for Alaska Communications System has drawn a lot of good-natured questioning as to what the husky 23-foot boat is to be used for - and when - since he motored into Petersburg with her in 1966. Gilliland, who built the boat with the assistance of friends in four years while employed at the Air Force communications station at Duncan Canal, plans to set out immediately to complete her. He figures that a year to a year and a half will be required to shape

spars, rig them and complete the vessel’s interior. He fashioned the boat using hand tools only (except for an electric sander to smooth his planing), working from four to 16 hours a day on her at Duncan Canal. She is built carefully to plans drawn by Seattle naval architect, William Garden, and looks so perfect as to have come from a first-class boat yard.

July 13, 1995 Three Petersburg black bears

got a helicopter ride to Kuiu Island on Monday, with a helping hand from two state wildlife officials and a front-end loader. The animals were moved as a part of the city effort to relocate the black bears that forage for food at the city dump. The city’s new baler will compact garbage too much for bears to be able to get at food, and that leaves hungry animals near city residents, according to Eli Lucas, director of public works. At first city officials thought there might be seven to 10 bears that would have to be moved, state biologist researcher LaVern Beier said. “Sunday night we saw 14 bears at one

time,” he said. “There were probably over 20 we could account for.” Beier, state wildlife biologist Ed Crain and two city workers carried the smallest bear to the helicopter landing site. The other two were put in a net hanging from a helicopter and were lifted up the hill, he said. There, the copter landed and they lifted the smallest bear into the rear. But the other two were too large to lift by hand, he said. “I had one of these city fellas take the front end loader, and we slid the bear onto (the shovel),” he said. With all three bears in the helicopter, Beier and the pilot set off for Kuiu Island. “The little one started coming to near the end there. But having been around lots of immobilized bears, I could handle him without having to give him more sedative,” Beier said. “There’s no real danger of them waking up and tearing the helicopter apart.” At the southern tip of Kuiu they unloaded all three bears, “slithering and sliding” them to the ground, Beier said. “You just make sure their heads don’t hit hard.”

Yesterday’s NewsNews from 25-50-75-100 years ago

PROPERTY Bayview Estates, New- Water and sewer now available to 5 more 1 acre residential lots. Some water view. Sunny southern exposure. Take a drive through. Call Bennett at Anchor Properties for details. 907-772-3300. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn6-20b35

18,723 square feet industrially-zoned property @ 299 Mitkof Highway. Lot filled with twin-creek sourced material, with drain system. Water, sewer, power at 3 meters. $150,000. 518-0545 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn6-4b28

FOR RENT

Dockside Apartment, Lower Level Unit: 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, $1050 per month. Contact Nathaniel at 907-247-1902. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3x7-9b18

JOBS

Piston & Rudder Service has 2 employment opportunities avail-able. 1 is part time as a sales asso-ciate in our Ship Store. This is an inside job environment consisting of operating POS stations, inven-tory control, customer relations, etc. The other is for mechanic or an entry level mechanics helper. Both opportunities are for de-pendable, nonsmoking, drug free persons. Both must have valid DL, be able to lift 80lbs. and know what time the work day starts. Email resume to: barb@pistonrudder.com or stop by the PRSI office for an applica-

tion and more complete job de-scriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x7-23b93 Position opening in the Home Health Agency for a Clerical Spe-cialist / Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). The Clerical Specialist requires billing experience will all payor sources and revenue cy-cle, office duties, EMR, and sup-ply chain. The CNA duties would include but not limited to work-ing autonomously in the field with one on one patient care; su-pervised by Therapies and RNs every two weeks in the home. Physical Requirements - moder-ate to heavy lifting (no greater than 50 pounds) standing, walk-ing. Valid drivers’ license and State of Alaska CNA certification required. Full time with benefits. Wage dependent upon experience. Position open until filled. To apply – go to www.pmcak.org. For more infor-mation, call 772-5719.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn7-9b113 Position Opening for Dietary Assistant in the Dietary Depart-ment at Petersburg Medical Cen-ter. The Dietary Assistant cleans the dietary areas, pours bever-ages, sets up food trays according to diet lists, dismantles trays, washes and puts away dishes. The assistant helps the cook as needed. Primary hours are 11:30

am to 8 pm. The position is full time with benefits. Wage depend-ent upon experience. Position is open until filled. Applications are available at www.pmcak.org. For more information, call 772- 5719. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn7-9b82

Position opening in the Plant Operations department perform-ing an Environmental Services / Laundry Tech at Petersburg Med-ical Center. The EVS / Laundry Tech provides cleaning of hospi-tal and all of the departments within. May perform laundry du-ties at least two days a week. EVS Techs are physical jobs and the individuals must be able to lift, stoop, bend and clean. Full time with benefits. Wage de-pendent upon experience. Posi-tion open until filled. Applica-tions are available at the PMC business office or on the hospital website at www.pmcak.org. For more information, call 772-5719. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn7-9b93

The Petersburg Borough has a Full-Time Employment Opportu-nity for a Sanitation Operator. The starting wage for this posi-tion is $21.14; this position also includes benefits (Health Insur-ance, Life Insurance, Retirement, Paid Time Off, Holidays…) and is open until filled. For more in-formation on the position, to re-view the job description or to ac-cess the employment applica-tion/background packet please go to the Borough’s website

at https://www.ci.petersburg.ak.us/ under Employment Opportuni-ties. Questions and/or completed applications/background packets can be scanned/emailed to Daikins@petersburgak.gov, faxed to (907)772-3759, or deliv-ered to the Main Borough Office at 12 South Nordic Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x7-16b107 We’re looking for a Customer

Service Representative who is interested in becoming skilled in many aspects of the banking industry. Successful candidates will be responsible for working with existing personal and business customers. They will initially work as a teller, then add additional training as a New Account Representative and Loan Originator. Necessary skills in-clude working with customers to familiarize them with a variety of products and services such as checking, savings, investments, online banking, online bill-pay, mobile banking, loans and more. This position requires a problem-solving self-starter with excep-tional customer service skills and a willingness to take on new and challenging responsibilities. First Bank is based in Southeast, and our Petersburg team has long-standing ties in our community. We offer competitive salaries, health insurance, paid holidays, vacation benefits, 401(k) retirement plans, and continuing education assistance. Applications can be found online at www.FirstBankAK.com, or in the Petersburg Branch. First Bank is an EO/M/F/Disability/Vet Em-ployer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn6-4b165

BOATS AND SUPPLIES

For sale, “Hey Jude”, 38’ alu-minum catamaran. Make offer. 907-723-1224. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4x8-6b10 IFQ’s and Fishing permits, Alaskan Quota and

Permits LLC, 907-772-4000/ 1-888-347-4437. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn1-18b16

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Classified deadline is 5 p.m. each Tuesday for ads appearing in Thursday’s paper. Call 772-9393 or drop by at 207 N. Nordic Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1x7-9dh

Office supplies available at Pe-tersburg Pilot. Paper and pens to crayons. We’ve got it all. 207 N. Nordic Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1x7-9dh

SALES

For sale, new, just arrived in crate Samsung front load washer, standard 4.2 cf, white, ordered extra by mistake. Samsung is the best. $700. 518-4055. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1x7-16b26 Two Large 4x5 ft. Pieces of glass, $30 for both. Call Anne or Ron at 772-9393 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn/dh

NOTICES No Bingo for now. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tfn6-25b4

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Due to the numerous cancellations of

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by the Corona virus pandemic,

Happenings will be suspended

for the near future.

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Alaska judge declines to block virus aid to businesses

SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — Center is in jeopardy of closing after concerns surrounding the coron-avirus pandemic have drastically reduced visita-tion rates.

A decision will be made on Oct. 1 regarding the future of the aquarium, KTUU-TV reported Mon-day.

As revenue from visits has whittled, the center has seen the costs of caring for its more than 4,000 animals stay stagnant. The CEO of the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Tara Reimer, said over half of the aquarium’s revenue comes from visi-tors.

The SeaLife Center, Seward’s second-largest employer, has asked the city for half a million dol-

lars to offset their losses. In the meantime, aquarium officials hope the

public will come to the rescue. The SeaLife Center, which opened in 1998, is a private, non-profit cor-poration.

“The truth is that if every Alaskan contributed $5, we would be in wonderful shape right now,’’ Reimer said. “So we’re asking people to do what makes sense to them. That could be bringing your family to the SeaLife Center. That could be buying or renewing your membership.’’

In a typical year, about 160,000 people will pay to spend time with the center’s assorted wildlife and take in its exhibits. This year, Reimer said, that number will be closer to 40,000.

Future of AK SeaLife Center in jeopardy due to virus