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May 30, 1919 C. A. Arness, president of the Arness Lumber Company arrived Friday with the new tug boat which was purchased in the south. The boat is called the Wanderlust and is equipped with a 60 h.p. Speedway engine and makes an average of 12 knots and better. The boat will furnish a speedy means of communication between Petersburg and various camps and do the lighter towing. May 26, 1944 Roy Otness, our new fire chief, has taken on his responsibilities by asking different students what they would do if our school was on fire. Here are a few...
Jeffrey Erickson was named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in the Spring 2019 semester. The following students will graduate from Oregon State University in Corvallis on Sat., June 15: Bret A. Martinsen with a Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology degree and David S. Beardslee with a Bachelor of Science, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences degree....
From left to right: Brad Connell, Elder Laumau, Valkyrie Lynette Odegaard and Casey Hosteler compete in a shrimp picking contest during the Little Norway Festival Pageant. The contestants had an undisclosed amount of time to peel as many shrimp as possible. Odegaard and Hosteler tied for first place with 1.75 ounces of peeled shrimp. Meanwhile, Odin's ravens Huginn (Sheena Canton) and Muninn (Orin Pierson) were circling the contestants trying to distract them. The two ravens sit on either side...
The top Festival drawing winner of $1,500 was Svea and Brandt Burrell. The $2 raffle winners: Jess Peterson won two round trip tickets with Alaska Airlines, Jenny Martens won a $500 Chamber of Commerce gift certificate and Ase Andersen won $250 in cash. Strongman results: Lightweight Women: Rachel Newport; Heavyweight Women: Alice Williams; Lightweight Men: Kyle Cheeny; Heavyweight Men: Sam Jensen. Guns & Hoses Fire Truck Pull: The Petersburg Fire Department, or Hoses, won the...
An orca was spotted Wednesday afternoon in the Wrangell Narrows....
May 23, 1919 Both the H Van Vlack Company and Earl Ohmer are finding the shrimp business to one of the leading industries in this section. Both are processing shrimp at the Citizens Dock. Ohmer is using his own boat and preparing about a ton of shrimp daily for market. May 19, 1944 Colleen McDonald, valedictorian of the graduating class at the Petersburg high school, has been given the Seventh Annual Award of the Reader’s Digest Association for students who by their successful school work give promise of attaining leadership in the c...
Damien and Deborah Ream stand on the bow of the F/V Charles T. The vessel celebrated its 100th birthday this year, so a special centennial celebration was held during Mayfest. The Reams traveled to Petersburg from Florida for the sole purpose of experiencing the Little Norway Festival....
Saturday, May 18...
Olive Wellner, left, and Emery Wedge were happy to meet Smokey the Bear and help celebrate his 75th birthday....
May 16, 17 & 18 in the Wright Auditorium...
The terminus of LeConte Glacer featured ice towers over 200-feet tall and deep cave-like chambers at the waterline on Tuesday afternoon. In the bay, floating ice was scattered, allowing up-close access to the face....
A brown bear sow and her cubs were snoozing at Blind Slough early Sunday morning, when they were awakened and stood up, allowing photographer Matt Gerritts to capture the moment....
Clair Byrer Parents: Carli and Michael Byrer Number of years in Petersburg schools: 13 High School awards or honors: ASTE People’s Choice, ASTE First Place Digitally Enhanced Photo, National Honor Society, 4 years of Honor Roll Plans following graduation: Travelling and learning new knitting techniques Favorite music genre? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Israel Collison Parents: Jeremy and Marissa Collison Number of years in Petersburg schools: 12 Plans following graduation: Study Mechanics Joshua E Coonrad Parents: Mark and G...
A slightly smaller senior class of 30 students will be graduating Petersburg High School on Tuesday at the commencement ceremony in the High School gym at 7 p.m. According to Principal Rick Dormer, the average senior class size is approximately 35 students. Last year’s senior class had 45 graduates, one of the largest in Petersburg School District history. Despite their low numbers, the 2019 graduating class has made a name for themselves as one of the more independent classes. Dormer said that instead of the seniors acting like one cohesive b...
Some of Petersburg High School's seniors line up on the bridge near Blind Slough before jumping in the water on May 13 at their senior picnic. From left to right: Eva Lenhard, Chad Lopez, Martha Johnson, Avery Skeek, Tiare Simbahon, Gillian Wittstock, Holli Davis, Tayla Heppe, Trinity Davis and Chase Lockhart....
The Class of 2019 recently gathered together in front of the high school. Commencement ceremonies will be held on Tues., May 28 at 7 p.m. in the High School gym....
May 16, 1919 The workrooms of the Petersburg Branch American Red Cross will be open on regular days from now on and all ladies are requested to give a few minutes of time for completing the work on hand. The stock of yarn will be worked up into garments for the Belgian and French refugees. There are uncompleted garments which must be finished any time before fall so that it may be shipped to Europe before the cold winter. Mrs. E.E. Harvey will be in charge of the workrooms. May 12, 1944 The mother-daughter banquet was a special occasion as deco...
