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April 9, 1920 Andy Anderson, the local fur buyer, reports that the trappers of the Petersburg section have enjoyed the best season in history and that some remarkable catches have been made. Several Blue Foxes have been captured on Kuiu and Kuperanoff Islands. One was caught at Kasheets Bay, one at Point Barrie, one at Saginaw Bay and one as far off as Tebenkof Bay. Mr. Anderson states that on account of the high prices for furs, this season will long be remembered by both buyers and trappers. April 6, 1945 Under Red Cross auspices is the knitt...
A bald eagle turns its back to snow copped Petersburg Mountain last Tuesday morning....
On Amelia Pilcher's second birthday, friends and family drove by holding signs and wishing her a happy birthday to maintain a social distance of six feet....
The online world has been using humor to deal with the anxiety around COVID-19. Psychologists say it's a healthy response....
Glo Wollen recently posted two news clippings from the Petersburg Weekly Report. In the notice on the left dated Nov. 8, 1918, people were advised to avoid contact with others during the Spanish Flu epidemic and not to group on the streets by Erick Ness Chairman of the Health Board. On the right was news of the first death caused by the Influenza, dated Nov. 15, 1918....
A pair of orcas were spotted in Frederick Sound on March 21....
April 9, 1920 The Board of Directors of the Petersburg Cooperative have leased the store building formerly occupied by the Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union in the Sunde Building and work will start at once making the necessary alterations to fix the place up for a store. A competent manager has been selected by the board and he’s to leave for the south on one of the first boats to secure fixtures and stock. April 6, 1945 Fred Hanford, representative from the district who introduced the successful Petersburg hospital bill into the House during the...
Seagulls take a break on an iceberg in Frederick Sound on March 21....
A gathering of deer made their way down the shore of the Wrangell Narrows last Thursday. The deer on the right appears to have a bite taken out of it....
Aiden Knudsen, left, and Mason Knudsen, along with their dog Duncan retrieve their food from the Petersburg School District on Tuesday. Deliveries were made via Stikine Services buses....
March 26, 1920 A project is underway looking towards the establishment of a paper pulp mill at Thomas Bay, fifteen miles from Petersburg within the near future. During the coming summer there will be available in the forestry department for work in Alaska $75,000. Present plans provide that a substantial portion of this shall be used to open up trails into timber districts that may be used for paper making. This will be the first direct step toward bringing paper making to Alaska and will be followed by many others. There has been an erroneous...
March 26, 1920 K. L. Steberg, local agent for the Standard Oil Co. has received notification of a raise of prices amounting to 2 cents per gallon on gasoline and distillate and 1 cent per gallon on Fuel Oil, effective immediately. These advances in prices of petroleum products are the natural and direct result of a shortage in petroleum supply, with an increased demand, not only in California but throughout the country. March 23, 1945 Mrs. Jeanne Simmonds is planning the opening of a flower shop in the Worth Building. Both Mrs. Simmonds and...
Effective immediately public access to most Petersburg Borough offices will be limited, by order of Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht. A press release put out by the borough states the action is taken to keep employees safe and to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Borough offices in most cases will put in place alternate delivery of services that will eliminate or reduce direct interaction between individuals. Contact phone numbers for borough offices can be found on the borough’s website, www.ci.petersburg.ak.us Both the library and t... Full story
Arne John Wollen is Petersburg's first baby of 2020. He was born on February 27 at 9:45 pm in Everett, Washington to Glorianne Wollen. He weighed 7 lbs 15 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. He joins big sister Sigrid....
March 19, 1920 Bert Haug and wife on the 15th purchased the lease, fittings and good will of the Petersburg Restaurant from Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobson and immediately took charge. Mr. and Mrs. Haug are well known here and with their large circle of friends should make a success of the restaurant business. They have secured the services of one of the best known chefs in this section and promise to maintain the highest kind of service. March 16, 1945 Howard Estelle, temporarily in charge of extension work in Southeastern Alaska, is giving a...
