The entrance to Thorne Bay City Hall is shown on Sept. 17, 2021. (Eric Stone/KRBD) The City of Thorne Bay, a community of about 500 people on Prince of Wales Island, will soon elect a new mayor. Absentee voting for the city’s special mayoral election opened Tuesday. Councilmembers Anthony Lovell and Timber Pesterfield are vying for the seat. Pesterfield has served as the city’s acting mayor since Shane Nyquest resigned in February. Citizens sig…