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March 1, 1918 The Town of Petersburg don’t owe a darned cent to anybody! Such was the purport of a report made by the finance committee of the city council at an adjourned meeting of that body held Monday evening. All obligations of the town have been paid, including notes held by the Bank of Petersburg, amounting in principal and interest to $5,026.66. February 26, 1943 While the large portion of the students were in Ketchikan, the few who were left in the English classes spent their time rehabilitating the library. The two bookcases were m...
Kristinn Thorsteinson, Senior, Carlson School of Management has been named to the 2017 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities....
February 22, 1918 The halibut schooner Pioneer, Captain Ingvald Hansen, which reached here a couple of weeks ago with a 35,000-pound catch, sailed for the fishing grounds early Wednesday morning, having been delayed on account of her engine requiring considerable repairs. Captain Hansen is looking for his good luck to start with the present trip, and he expects to be here again within a couple of weeks. February 26, 1943 Purchase of clams for freezing started here on Thursday. Earl N. Ohmer is buying the clams and preparing them for shipment....
Thomas Henry Knight was born to Beth Loesch and Casey Knight on February 14, 2018 in Palm Springs, California. He weighed 9 1/2 pounds and was 22 inches long....
Elizabeth Peratrovich Day was on Friday, February 16, and to honor the civil rights activist a local artist unveiled a portrait of the Petersburg-born Tlingit woman, who was a significant actor in passing the first anti-discrimination law in the country. The artist, Janine Gibbons, unveiled the portrait of Peratrovich at the ANB-ANS Hall Friday afternoon in Petersburg. "I see Elizabeth Peratrovich as just this role model that brought a lot of people from the whole entire state of Alaska...
February 15, 1918 James Brennan’s new pool room and soft-drink emporium was opened for all time to come last Saturday. Three new pool and billiard tables have been installed and the place is nicely fitted up for the comfort and convenience of patrons. Refreshments include all kinds of soft drinks and temperance “tonics”, and cigars and tobaccos are the best to be had. February 19, 1943 Saturday is the date everyone has been looking forward to. On that night will be held the annual Firemen’s dance at the Sons of Norway Hall. This is no ordinar...
Sierra Streuli has been named to the University of Montana Dean’s List and Scholar of the College of Humanities and Sciences for Spring 2017 Semester....
February 1, 1918 The Juneau Dispatch of Jan. 23, states that Captain Madsen had arrived in Juneau that day, with the information that A. Hansen of Petersburg has been missing since December 21. Hansen experienced some engine trouble near Cape Fanshaw and lost his small boat early in December. He finally managed to get to the Gadner cannery, where he was outfitted with a small boat, rifle and supplies. This was three days before Christmas, and he has not been heard of since. February 5, 1943 From the looks of the town, Kayhi has arrived for its...
January 25, 1918 Councilmen Israelsen, Jorgenson, Otness, Steberg, Stoft, and Swanson were in attendance at the regular council meeting Monday evening. On motion, the clerk was instructed to write to the clerk of the district court setting forth the necessity that the city receive the 1917 cannery-tax money, which was paid to the court in December, to-wit: That the city is entirely out of funds and has an indebtedness at the bank of about $3,500, upon which it is paying ten per cent interest. January 23, 1943 Our recent little cold snap, which...
Nels P. Evens and Kristian Kjell Wittstock have earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for fall semester 2017. Kayleigh Eddy and Abigail Taylor were named to Montana State University’s 2017 fall semester Dean’s Honor Roll....
January 18, 1918 N. Nelson reports that the work of completing the buildings for the cold-storage plant at Scow Bay will be rushed as fast as building material can be procured. Stanley Beck, who has just completed the installing of a cold-storage plant for the Glacier Fish Company at Tacoma, will come north within a few weeks with machinery for Scow Bay, and a 75 h.p. Fairbanks-Morse Semi-Deisel engine has also been ordered for this plant. January 15, 1943 To us, but not to us alone, Mrs. Sally Booth was a sincere leader, and one who will be...
Brandy Mulbury has been named to Mansfield University’s Dean’s List for Fall 2017 Semester....
