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Jayne Aiken, a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 2008, successfully completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the field of Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development. She received the Dean's Outstanding Dissertation Award for her Ph.D. dissertation titled "Building a Brain: Interrogating How the α-Tubulin Gene TUBA1A Contributes to Neurodevelopment". Jayne will be continuing her work in neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania,...
Experimental Fur Farm operated from 1938-1972 In 1936, Earl N. Ohmer circulated a petition proposing the establishment of an Experimental Fur Farm Station in the Territory. Territorial Senator Henry Roden introduced legislation and the appropriation of $15,000.00, to be matched by the federal government, for the establishment of an Experiential Fur Farm, which passed in 1937. The Experimental Fur Farm on Mitkof Island was established in 1938. Dr. Leekley was the full time biologist in charge of...
June 27, 1919 All ladies having finished knitting for the Red Cross are asked to turn it in to Mrs. Harvey at once as a shipment will be made on one of the next boats. June 23, 1944 For Alaskans who plan to take the family car along when they make the anticipated trip to the States, the advice of the Territorial Office of Price Administration is “Don’t.” Gasoline rationing is becoming more strict. Basic ‘A’ cards permit persons to travel 120 miles per month. Persons will be unable to obtain allotments of gasoline for the long trip south to the...
Kristian Wittstock was named to the Dean’s list and Nels Evens was named to the President’s List for 2019 spring semester at Gonzaga University. Jasmine Ieremia was named to the 2019 spring semester honor roll at Central Washington University....
June 20, 1919 The town of Petersburg will celebrate on the 4th of July and will extend a general invitation to everyone in this section of Alaska. It is expected that a monster celebration will be staged. Committees as follows have been appointed: Finance, L.C. Berg; Music, K.L. Steberg; Sports, C.E. Swanson; Dance, Lars Stokke; Printing, R. Euge; Speaking, Henery Roden; Decorations, Martin Todal; Treasurer, C. Clausen. June 16, 1944 At the last meeting of the Hospital Guild, Mina Olson, superintendent of the Petersburg Hospital, reported insta...
June 13, 1919 A special election will be held by the citizens in Petersburg for the purpose of ascertaining their wishes regarding the bonding of the town. It is proposed to ask Congress to allow the town to bond itself for the purpose of raising money to build a hydro-electric plant and to build a new modern school house. The town must be bonded to move ahead with raising the necessary monies. June 9, 1944 A distinguished visitor in Petersburg this week is Joergen Galbe, Royal Norwegian Consul, with headquarters in San Francisco. This is the...
Women, 29 years old and under, with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services on a sliding scale at the Petersburg Public Health Center’s Woman’s Health Clinic, June 24 - June 26.The clinic will offer exams and reproductive health services, as well as STD testing. All services will be provided by a nurse practitioner with Public Health Nursing, the Alaska Division of Public Health. Appointments are required. To schedule appointment, call Petersburg Public Health Center 772-4611.... Full story
June 6, 1919 That the Masters and Pilots Association has unanimously endorsed the project to dredge Wrangell Narrows is the word brought to Petersburg by Captain Charles Glascock and Pilot Howard Bulenne, of the steamer Admiral Watson. June 2, 1944 Earl Watterworth has been in town for a few days inspecting the local Coast Guard Auxiliary unit. He has just returned from establishing a similar unit in Sitka and says the Juneau unit and the local one are doing very well. The Petersburg unit had pictures taken yesterday by a C.G. photographer. Jun...
Natalia Evelyn McDonald and James (Jay) Patrick Fitzgerald were married on June 1 aboard the GlacierRun, skippered by Ron Loesch, at Le Conte Glacier. Celestial Jade Fenter officiated the ceremony in front of family and close friends. Natalia is the daughter of Larisa and Wallace McDonald of Petersburg. Jay is from County Cork, Ireland, where the pair have made their home....
Named to the spring semester Dean’s List honor roll at Montana State University - Bozeman were Kayleigh Eddy and Kyle Hagerman. Jeffrey Erickson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree with Honors from Lehigh University on May 20, 2019....
One time the Odin came across a dead or almost dead killer whale so the crew towed it into Red Bluff Bay. At high tide they towed it further into the bay and using old purse line, they pulled it as high into the drift logs as possible and tied it down good. In later years this was their net needle factory. There were still some scattered bones around when I was on board later. The old timers would make net needles out of the rib bones. They said these bones were harder and not at all porous...
