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VFW State Service Officer Lisa Robinson will be in Petersburg at the Tides Inn Jan. 30 from 1:00-4:00 pm. She will be available to answer questions about VA Entitlements and provide free assistance filling out the application forms for VA Entitlements. Contact her at 888-353-7574 Ext. 4801 or email lisa.a.robinson@va.gov with questions. VFW membership is not a requirement....
Kayleigh Eddy was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana....
Guylynn Etcher, Grace Wolf and Zoe Marsden of Glacier Express Cafe stand with the Molly sandwich cookie that was being auctioned off on Friday for a fundraiser to raise money for the special education program at the Petersburg School District on behalf of Molly Parks. Glacier Express Cafe raised $2,454, and Common Grounds, who also participated in the fundraiser, raised approximately $1,200, but the final amount has not been tallied....
January 10, 1919 An aeroplane mail service between Seattle and the cities of southeastern Alaska is one of the probabilities of the near future. The first experiment will in all probability be made next summer, and if it proves successful the service will gradually be extended to include Southeastern Alaska and then Iditarod, Nome and Tanana Valley. A conference at which the initial plans were outlined has already been held by Postal officials and it is said unofficially that it looks very encouraging for installation of the system within the...
Jeffrey Erickson was named to the Dean’s List at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the Fall 2018 semester. Kaia Dahl was placed on the Dean’s List at Greenville University in Greenville, Illinois for the Fall 2018 semester....
Participants in this year's Polar Dip line up on a dock in South Boat Harbor on the morning of Jan. 1 before taking the plunge into the frigid waters of the harbor....
A group made up of staff from the school district or those who have worked for the district in the past caroling downtown while collecting Salvation Army Red Kettle donations. Throughout the year, the group calls themselves the Luncheonettes, but during the Christmas season they go by the Twisted Antlers. From left to right: Cindy Marden, Teri Toland, Katey Gilpin, Mary Ellen Anderson, Irene Littleton, Denise Gubernick (behind Littleton), Janet Holten, Mary Leonard and Erica Kludt-Painter. See...
January 3, 1919 One of the nicest social affairs of the season was the dance given on New Year’s Eve by the Moose at Sons of Norway Hall. The affair was in the order of a Hard Time Ball and everyone was dressed for the occasion. Those who were not so dressed were given a chance to explain their actions to the “Yustise Court” presided over by Dictator Jacob Otness. The music was peppy and up to the occasion and was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. John Otness. Exactly at 12 o’clock those present stood and sang the “Star Spangled Banner” as a welcome t...
December 27, 1918 No paper was published this week December 31, 1943 Lt. A. Langdon, chairman of the Petersburg Christmas Cheer committee, turned in a final report of the committee’s activities this year. Organizations participating in this work include the P.T.A., Daughters of Norway, Sons of Norway, Lutheran Ladies Aid, American Legion, Rotary Club, The Trading Union, Inc., Legion Auxiliary. The Salvation Army usually makes a donation if there are not sufficient funds to cover expenditures, and the Salvation Army officer has charge of the w...
Abbey Hardie and Jasmine Ieremia, both from Petersburg, have qualified for the 2018 fall quarter honor roll at Central Washington University in Ellensburg Washington....
December 20, 1918 How about a rousing big box of good things and presents for the boys from Petersburg now in the service at Fort Seward. Many of these boys have no relatives to see that they are remembered and they did their part to win the war as much as the fighters on the battle front. While not in actual danger, they were willing to go and should be remembered. Ladies, men, children, and especially the ladies of the Red Cross: Leave all donations and presents at the Report office where a community Christmas Box will be made ready and...
No papers were published this week in 1918. December 17, 1943 The fame of the Petersburg cook book is really getting around. Recently Dr. R.W. Carr of Ketchikan ordered a number of the books and sent a copy to the editor of the New York Herald-Tribune book department. The editor, May Lamberton Becker, reviewed the cook book in the Tribune book column, and sent a clipping of her review to Dr. Carr, who mailed it to the P.T.A. Says the Tribune review : Dr. R.W.C., Ketchikan, Alaska, sends the Guide one of the best regional cookery books I have se...
