Articles from the May 2, 2013 edition

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 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 2, 2013

AMHS Celebrates 50 years in Southeast

The Alaska Marine Highway System will celebrate with towns all along the Southeast for the 50 year anniversary of service to this area. The Motor... Full story

 
 By Shelly Pope    News    May 2, 2013

Swihart named new Police Chief

The Petersburg Borough Assembly approved the recommendation of Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht and... Full story

 
 By Shelly Pope    News    May 2, 2013

Cunningham found guilty in 10 of 11 counrs

Seven months after the incident, Jace H. Cunningham found himself before a Petersburg jury for four days of testimony. Cunningham was charged with... Full story

 

A cultural canoe experience

On Tuesday afternoon a group of over 40 paddlers from Juneau, Yakutat, Sitka and Kake arrived for...

 

First Ferry Delivery Now Nov. 15; Terminal Bids Rejected as Over Estimate

July 13, 1962, Petersburg Press JUNEAU (Special) – The state has rejected all bids for the construction of ferry terminal facilities at Petersburg,...

 

State Ferry Starts regular Run Today

Feb. 1, 1963, Petersburg Press The state ferry Malaspina was scheduled to leave Prince Rupert at...

 

500 Writers May Be Here April 28 On Ferry Inaugural

March 22, 1963, Petersburg Press Governor William A. Egan has announced the formal inaugural voyage of the M-V Malaspina, marking the start of...

 

Ferry Trials Underway; No Sailing Date Yet

Jan. 11, 1963, Petersburg Press SEATTLE (AP) – The M-V Malaspina, queen and first of Alaska’s three new ferries, moved into Puget Sound today in...

 
 By Ron Loesch    About Town    May 2, 2013

The 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway System

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway System, we present these pages with news reports from the archives of the...

 

State Ferry Malaspina Will Make First Call Here Next Wednesday

Jan. 18, 1963, Petersburg Press Alaska's first new state ferry, the MV Malaspina, will arrive in Petersburg next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock with...

 

Malaspina Undergoing Repairs; Due Back Tuesday

Jan. 25, 1963, Petersburg Press The Alaska State Ferry Malaspina is undergoing engine repairs in Juneau but is still expected to be back on schedule a...

 

Petersburg Men Help Man Ferry

Feb. 1, 1963, Petersburg Press Petersburg Press photographer, Dr. R. C. Smith, was among the many Pe...

 

Historical Timeline

1959 Alaska becomes the 49th state and M/V Chilkat becomes the first state owned ferry 1963 The Alaska Marine highway System is founded, providing...

 

Taku Rock Removed from channel in Narrows

June 14, 1963, Petersburg Press Taku rock was removed from the navigation channel in Wrangell Narrows late yesterday afternoon on the high tide,...

 

Before and After at Petersburg Terminal

September 13, 1963, Petersburg Press Here are the photos of the Petersburg ferry terminal before...

 

Yesterday's News

May 3, 1913 – Sockeye Island Deserted: Some five or six miles from this town, on the North, is what is called Sockeye Island. For several years past...

 

To the Editor

Thank you To the Editor: It's 4 am on Tuesday morning and like the past three mornings that my wife and I have been in Petersburg, I find myself wide...

 

Police reports

April 24 Kristinn Thorsteinson, 17, was issued a citation for speeding 63 mile per hour in a 50 mile per hour zone at 6.5 mile Mitkof Highway. Two...

 

Southland fired, Nicholls hired by TBPA

The Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met in a special meeting last Friday to discuss another...

 
 By Shelly Pope    About Town    May 2, 2013

Litster named Alaska Wildlife Trooper of the Year

Alaska Wildlife Trooper, Cody Litster was recently awarded Alaska Wildlife Trooper of the Year and...

 
 By Laine Welch    Dockside    May 2, 2013

Alaska's largest fishery gets underway in winter

Fishing industry stakeholders and federal managers in June will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf....

 
 By Greg Knight    News    May 2, 2013

Sea otter population more than doubled in ten years

The sea otter population in Southeast has more than doubled over the last decade. Those are the findings of an estimate conducted by the U.S. Fish...

 

Grouse and ptarmigan wing and tail samples wanted

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Small Game Program is asking upland bird hunters to submit one wing and the tail of each grouse and ptarmigan...

 

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