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Skipper Erickson was named the winner of the 2019 Andrew Wilson Knecht III Memorial Award from the Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics Dept. of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The award is given annually to a senior who has exhibited the greatest potential for applying technical training to practical application. The award consists of a plaque and a $500 cash prize. Erickson graduates in May 2019 with a major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Aerospace Engin...
Several Coast Guard personnel will be in Petersburg from May 14-17 to conduct dockside safety exams on commercial fishing vessels. Sign up at the harbormaster’s office. Exams are free, take about an hour and help ensure vessels are being operated safely and legally. Vessels passing their exam will be issued a decal that is good for two years. Prior to the exam, vessel owners should visit www.fishsafewest.info to create a customized checklist of federal requirements for their vessel. Contact Steve Ramp at 738-7267 with questi...
May 2, 1919 Some of the largest logs ever seen in this part of Alaska are in the mill boom at the Juneau Lumber Mills. They have to be blasted to fit the saws. They are from near Petersburg. April 28, 1944 We have been informed by “a reliable source” that effective yesterday, we may expect daily air service between Petersburg, Juneau, and Ketchikan. Airlines in both Ketchikan and Juneau are said to be cooperating on this plan. This is good news for it means that we will have better mail service—southbound and persons who frequently trave...
The Public Safety Advisory Board will meet on May 3, 2019 at 11:45am in Assembly Chambers. The following items are listed on the agenda: • Open EMS Coordinator Position • Motor Pool Fund • Open Sergeant Position... Full story
April 25, 1919 US Department of the Interior: Notice is hereby given that Olaf Arness of Petersburg, Alaska has filed notice of his intention to submit final five year proof in support of his homestead, located on Mitkof Island, Scow Bay, Wrangell Narrows. Proof will be submitted along with the following witnesses: Ole Benjaminson, J.M. Bjorge, I.M. Hofstad and P.M. Bjorge all of Scow Bay. April 21, 1944 Under the direction of Mae Stephenson, district home demonstration agent, 4-H Club work in Petersburg got off to a good start this week. A...
Elizabeth Roberts, center, teaches Mrs. Brock's first grade class about the harmful effects of plastic getting into the ocean. She brought a box filled with pieces of plastic that she found littered around beaches to give the kids a visual aid of just how much everyday plastic items get into the ocean. Roberts said 80 percent of that litter comes from the land and finds its way to the water whether the wind blows it or rain washed it into the ocean. "If you guys pick stuff up you find on the...
Parks and Rec groundkeeper Jesse O'Connor dumps a load of rock underneath a newly built kiosk at Sandy Beach on Wednesday. The kiosk was designed by the United States Forest Service, paid for by the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department Association and constructed by volunteer firefighter Logan Canton and about a dozen other volunteer firefighters, with help from Parks and Rec, according to assistant fire chief Dave Berg. The kiosk will feature information on the Raven Trail from the USFS, Sandy...
Bushes and water didn't stop Gunner Washke from hunting down Easter eggs on Sunday....
Devyn Flint, Lydia Morrison, Cadence Flint and Lexie Tow seated at the Spring Time in Paris table at Saturday's spring tea party hosted by the Pioneers of Alaska's Women's Igloo #10...
Mayor Mark Jensen, left, presents a Proclamation of Appreciation to retired fire chief Doug Welde for his dedication to the Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department and Petersburg for over the past 50 years at Monday's borough assembly meeting....
Early Childhood Care Family Fair Saturday, April 13...
The engagement of Kristin Neuneker and Michael Courtney is being announced by the couples' parents, Mike and Vonda Neuneker of Petersburg, Alaska and Danny and Lynette Courtney of Chugiak, Alaska. Kristin is a 2010 graduate of PHS; a 2014 Pacific Lutheran University graduate; and earned her MS in 2017 at UAF College of Fisheries and Ocean Science. She is currently employed as ADF&G Lead Biologist on the Stikine River Chinook Salmon Projects. Michael is a 2004 graduate of Chugiak HS, served in...
At Saturday's annual Family Activity Day at the Petersburg Fire Department, Logan Canton, left, helps Rosie Lohr, operate a fire hose on Saturday. See more photos on page 16....
April 11, 1919 Commercial Club starts agitation for dredging of Wrangell Narrows by taking steps to secure appropriation from the government. Nels Nelson, of Scow Bay had secured the cooperation and endorsement of both the Alaska and Pacific Steamship Co. and the Master Pilots Assoc. of the Pacific. The Commercial Club was reorganized with W.H. Wheeler, president; Olaf Arness, vice president; T.S. Elsmore, secretary; and Chris Tveten, treasurer. A committee consisting of L.Kracke, Nels Nelson, and M. S.Perkins was appointed to draft a...
April 26 - 28, 2019 • Wright Auditorium...
Saturday, April 6th at the Fire Station...
A thick swath of krill washed ashore along the North Nordic Drive beach on Sunday. NOAA oceanographers theorize they may have been pushed ashore while mating near the surface and were caught in the tide. Once the tiny shrimp-like animal is caught in the surf or tide that is the end of them. Another theory is that low oxygen conditions, known as hypoxia, are a less likely explanation because the condition doesn't occur until later in the summer. The mass strandings are unusual, but not unheard...
April 4, 1919 The Golden Shore Canning Company, which was formerly known as the Alaska Clam Cannery Company; and which operated a clam cannery at Scow Bay has again been reorganized and is now known as the Mountain Point Packing Company, with headquarters in Seattle. A complete one line salmon outfit is being installed, including a Nicholson slimer, Troy Fox tall filler double seamer and two retorts and a Smith and Wright exhaust box. Recently six cottages and houses were erected to care for the help employed at the plant. March 31, 1944 Today...
A mink was spotted near Greens Camp on March 24 during the morning minus tide....
During the annual KFSK Wearable Art show on Saturday, Safire Weathers models Death of Our Planet, created by Abigail Anderson and Weathers....
