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State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours on Mon., Dec. 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Common Grounds. No appointment necessary, just stop by....
Prospector Creighton Campbell's 1887 diary tells a challenging tale of winter survival as the first white person up the Iskut River headwaters in the Stikine watershed. Indians recommended travel over ice, so Campbell and buddies gathered gear, food and a dog named "Useless" for prospecting upriver. Snows 8 ft. deep hampered efforts, and by March they were barely halfway. Bacon and salt were getting low; by April just beans and flour were left. When they finally returned to Ft. Wrangel, they...
December 19, 1919 The Petersburg Band has been re-organized with H. S. Halgeson as director and with about 30 members, many of whom are old players. The new organization would receive the active support of every citizen of Petersburg as music is one of the recognized necessities of a contented community life. What town can properly celebrate the 4th of July for instance without the assistance of a band. December 15, 1944 The Territory of Alaska has a net cash balance as of September 30, 1944, of $1,352,111.17, the highest balance in its...
The Mitkof Middle School robotics team will be traveling to Juneau this weekend for a region wide competition. Two teams made up of seventh and eighth graders will give presentations on solutions to problems facing Petersburg and participate in a robotics competition. The two teams will use robots they preprogrammed to perform several tasks. Each task is worth a certain amount of points, and the team with the most points wins. The sixth grade team competed in a competition on Saturday via video... Full story
December 12, 1919 Last Monday night the Sons of Norway Trading Union store was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze started about half past five in the evening and within two hours the building was a blackened ruin. The loss is estimated at between thirty and forty thousand dollars, with about one third covered by insurance. The fire started in the upper rear corner of the building, presumably from a defective electric wire. Although the firemen fought valiantly they were unable to stop the flames. The Sons of Norway store was owned by a large...
Wednesday night, the Sons of Norway hosted their 45th annual pickled herring contest. Contestants submitted in four categories: pickled herring, pickled seafood, smoked/cured seafood and smoked salmon. Judges sampled each of the dishes and named first, second and third place winners. Contestants could also submit a dish into the taster's choice category, which was judged by the public. In the pickled herring category, Sig Mathisen tied with himself for third place with his south of the border an...
New York Restaurant was located on Sing Lee Alley where Helse is today. From around 1919 to 1927, prior to operating the "Good Eats Cafe and Restaurant" in Wrangell, Sam Nakamoto served as Proprietor of the restaurant and lodgings. Ads in the Petersburg Weekly Report boasted "Everything of the Best of the Season" as well as proximity to the post office. Sam was succeeded by Dick Kuwata as proprietor. By the 1930s, the restaurant became a pool hall and card room, attracting bachelor fishermen... Full story
December 5, 1919 On Tuesday the citizens of Petersburg will vote on the question of the bond issue for the construction of a school house and municipal electric light and power plant. Every citizen of the United States is entitled to vote at this election. Income from the present light plant last month amounted to $600. If the power were available, the income could easily have been four times as large. A conservative estimate of the annual income from the sale of Light and Power with the new plant would be $25,000 per year. December 1, 1944 Lon...
November 28, 1919 The attention of residents of Petersburg and vicinity is called to the law passed by the Territorial Legislature in 1913 requiring that birth and death certificates shall be filed with the U. S. Commissioner immediately following the birth of a child, or the death of anyone. Blank forms may be secured from the Commissioner and filled out. No charge either for the form, or for the filing is made, the expense being carried by the Territory, but it must be done. This law makes no distinction between births and whether children...
Officer Andrew Ayriss, left, graduated from the Alaska Law Enforcement Training academy in Sitka on Friday. Recruits put in over 1,000 hours of training in the extensive 16-week program. Ayriss was also awarded the top driving award in his class of 31 students. From left to right: Ayriss, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Police Chief Jim Kerr.... Full story
"Z-twining" weaving style These Tlingit spruce root baskets display "false embroidery", using maidenhair ferns and colored grasses in wave, blanket motif and stepped designs. False embroidery is the technique of wrapping horizontal weft strands in such a way that the design shows only on the basket exterior. The baskets represent a customary "Z-twining" weaving style, in which rows resemble ears of corn. These baskets were given to Elise Hofstad Rastad, aunt of Oliver Hofstad, in exchange for... Full story
November 21, 1919 The Red Cross Roll Call for the 1920 memberships is now under way in Petersburg under the direction of J. W. Maakesad, membership chairman of the local committee. Subscription lists have been placed at various places and the girls of the High School are canvassing the town. The roll call is for the purpose of having the members renew their memberships for the year 1920. It is not a campaign to raise money, but is merely one to keep the membership up. Every true American, whether by birth or adoption, should subscribe one...
November 14, 1919 Rasmus Enge, proprietor of the Variety Theatre, and one of Petersburg’s prosperous business men, has just completed the work of remodeling the theatre. Among the notable improvements are the comfortable chairs which have been installed on a raised floor and superimposed so that everyone is insured a good view of the screen. An excellent hot air heating plant has been installed and a stage suitable for amateur theatricals has been built in. The Variety is now one of the most comfortable and best appointed movie houses in s...
Glass Floats Glass floats are always an exciting Alaska beach find. Associated with Japanese fishing of the past, glass floats were actually first made in Norway around 1840 by merchant Christopher Faye. The Japanese started making them around 1910, sometimes using recycled glass like sake bottles. Manufacturers often placed their mark on the annealing "button" where the balls were sealed. Floats with a band in the center were made in wooden molds rather than being hand blown. Over time, floats...
