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As a teenager in California, Wally McDonald watched the community he grew up in become unrecognizable and commercialized, setting the groundwork for his later effort to preserve Petersburg's character. "I've just really appreciated this town over the years," said McDonald, who's owned an apartment complex on Hammer Slough for about 22 years. "And I just want to kind of maintain it for as long as possible." McDonald owns a four-unit apartment complex on Birch Street in the historic district of...
April 26, 1918 Notice Is Hereby Given, That all owners of lots situated within the corporate limits of the Town of Petersburg must have all rubbish cleared from their property by Friday, May 10, 1918. Any rubbish remaining on lots after that date I will have removed and the expense of such work will be taxed to the property. It is further ordered that no tin cans or other rubbish shall be placed on the beach or tideflats, but must be dumped from the docks or floats below low tide. Hans Wick, Health Officer. April 23, 1943 In a previous Student...
Reverend Bob Carter and Boy Scout Jakob Wikan prepare a wreath in memory or those who have passed away the previous year. The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday, April 22 and is sponsored by the Petersburg Ministerial Association, Petersburg Vessel Owners and Sons of Norway....
Monday, April 23, 7PM Wright Auditorium...
Coast Guard Buoy Tenders Elderberry and Anthony Petit from Ketchikan teamed up to repair the Wrangell Narrows Channel Light #38. The channel light was damaged in January....
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska Native tribe in Kodiak has raised questions about a proposed land exchange between the federal government and a private owner. A representative of the Sun’aq Tribe said its tribal council will discuss the merits of a swap of privately owned Ayakulik Island off southwest Kodiak Island for federally owned tideland in Womens Bay south of the city of Kodiak. Ayakulik Island is valuable habitat but remote, said Thomas Lance, the tribe’s natural resources director. Womens Bay is important for fish and migratory water...
Johanna Grace Mattingly was born April 4, 2018 in Silver Spring, Maryland. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She was welcomed into the family of Nicole and Darby Mattingly....
Lisa Schramek Adams had her first solo Art Show last Friday at the Clausen Museum. Her work will be available to view for two weeks. She creates unique art like watercolor and ink on paper, ink prints, gouache on paper, that is transferred to fabrics. The recycling frames that she has been collecting make her art even more special....
April 19, 1918 The Marathon Fishing and Packing Company, of Seattle, has arranged with the Citizens’ Wharf Company to locate their floating cannery barge Amelia at Petersburg this season. The barge will be moored at the south end of the Citizens’ Wharf, and preparations are made to put up a pack of from 30,000 to 40,000 cases. The company will operate their own seine-boats and also buy from independent fishermen. April 16, 1943 The showing of moving picture films from Camp Little Norway, sponsored by Petersburg branch of Camp Little Norway Ass...
April 12, 1918 The shipping of halibut is at present badly handicapped on account of there being no ice available. N. Nelson states that during his sixteen years’ residence here this is the first time that LeConte glacier has been frozen up and inactive so late in the season. Until recently snow made a fair substitute for ice in packing fish, but since the warmer weather and rain softened up the snow this source of supply has become unsatisfactory. Eighty-three boxes of fish were shipped from Scow Bay the first of last week, and 26 boxes were s...
April 5, 1918 John Allen, who returned from Juneau last Friday on the Admiral Watson, brought word that Petersburg has been granted a customs office. His informant was Collector of Customs Pugh, who stated that he would be down here shortly to arrange for establishing the office. A letter of like purport was also received by Martin Kildall from Grand Trunk officials, who further stated that the steamers of the Canadian line would, when the office is opened, call at this port for business. April 2, 1943 It’s here at last, folks! Yes, the time fo...
We are indebted to former Petersburg Press and Wrangell Sentinel publisher Lew Williams, Jr. for providing stories, photos and information about both Petersburg and Wrangell newspapers. In addition to providing historic photos, Williams also provided entire chapters of a book he updated and edited, "Bent Pins to Chains; Alaska and its Newspapers." In the mid-1970s historian and author Evangeline Atwood was urged by Fairbanks Daily News-Miner executive Charles Gray and Ketchikan Daily News Publis...
We're proud of the work our employees accomplish to bring a new edition of the Sentinel and the Pilot to our readers each week. We have published this guide to the Wrangell Sentinel and the Petersburg Pilot to acquaint you with who we are and the how we do our jobs. We've also included photos and stories about the history of each of the papers. This guide explains some of our values and philosophies and how we operate our newspapers. We offer advice on how to get your stories and advertising mes...
