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I can remember many Christmases from the time I was just a young boy and the excitement of waiting to see what would be in the gift wrapped presents. I remember many Christmas eve nights hardly being able to sleep waiting for morning. I also remember going to my grandparents’ house on Christmas eve with all the treats our grandmother had made, then of course, the gifts. Most Christmases we would then go to our uncle and aunt’s home for more food and then, the gifts. We were raised going to church and so there was the “Christmas program...
By Ola Richards Norway starts the Christmas season in November with a series of Christmas parties at work, clubs, schools and every other organization. Every year, at the end of November many cities have a lighting of the City Lights ceremony, complete with parade and an honorary person pulling the big switch to light up the city streets. Advent means “coming” and is a preparation time for Christians to celebrate Christmas. The Advent season starts on Advent Sunday, which marks four Sundays before Christmas. Early December is a time for baking...
People in the Philippines like to celebrate Christmas for as long as possible. The playing of Christmas carols in shops can start in September. The formal Christmas celebrations start on December 16 when many people go the first of nine pre-dawn or early morning masses. The last mass is on Christmas day. The Christmas celebrations continue to the first Sunday in January when Epiphany or the Feast of the Three Kings is celebrated. In the Philippines the early masses held before Christmas are called the 'Misa de Gallo' or 'Simbang Gabi' in...
We have a need. God has a plan. He gave us a Savior. The Bible clearly declares that we have a need. “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one’” (Rom. 3:10 NKJV). “All we like sheep have gone our own way; and the Lord hath laid on him (Jesus) the iniquity of us all” (Isa. 53:6). With this need very evident, God in his amazing grace has provided a divine plan. “And she (Mary) will bring forth a son and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” “So all this was done that it might be fulfille...
We better watch out, pipes leak on the floor The hospital plumbing’s worn out at the core Hope Santa Claus will bring us some more! Better not eat that king salmon you froze Next year there won’t be many of those 7,000 in the Stikine It’s time for Merry Christmas, we’ll dance around the tree With fluoride in our cocktails, we won’t go home on our ATV! Municipal building sparkling and new The tree has been lit for me and for you Thanks PIA for trails around the town! Legislature is stuck, they just won’t face facts We can’t balance the b...
Luke tells us: Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. The Innkeeper said “no room” but was he really telling the truth? Perhaps the Innkeeper had the heart of Old Ebenezer Scrooge and cared only for money. Maybe he sized up this man and woman as dirt poor with no money to pay. So what if she is near her time? He couldn’t let her have her baby here, all that screaming would keep the other well paying guests awake. “Go on” he says, “I said n...
Adults and children alike are familiar with the tale of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” As the lyrics of the song illustrate: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose / And if you ever saw it, you would even say it glows. Popularized by the song written by Johnny Marks and sung by Gene Autry, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer dates back to 1939. A copywriter named Robert L. May created the story of the misfit reindeer in 1939 when working for Montgomery Ward. The retail giant was producing marketing holiday coloring books for chi...
Scores of artists have released Christmas albums or holiday-infused singles during their careers. Christmas music can be broken down into two distinct categories: traditional hymns and carols and popular secular songs. Some believe that the religious standards have been passed down since the earliest days of Christianity. However, that is not so. Before the 12th century, music wasn’t typically included in religious services, and even then music was included only sporadically. In present day, religious tunes identified as Christmas music typical...
Where did I put that ….. How many times have you said of heard that? Some of us spend a fair amount of time looking for: keys, billfold, cell phone, a mate for a sock, spouse, friend, son. Some days/months we look for things more important: hope that a child will “find their way”, hope that those suffering from the cold or flu will find relief, hope that those who feel out of place around the Christmas table will once again feel they belong, hope that those searching for meaning and intimacy in all the wrong places will discover direction, hope...
New Year’s Eve is one of the most festive nights of the year, when friends and families gather to count down the waning moments of the year as they anticipate the fun times ahead in the year to come. While adults tend to look forward to New Year’s Eve festivities more than children, there are ways parents can ring in the New Year with their kids. Invite kids into the kitchen. New Year’s Eve festivities often include food, so why not invite youngsters into the kitchen to cook alongside you? Kids may not be interested in preparing the main cours...
New Year's Eve is one of the most popular party days of the year. As the clock ticks down toward a new year, revelers across the globe raise glasses of champagne in celebration of what's to come. Such celebrations are a staple of the holiday season, but so, too, are accidents that result from excessive partying. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, January 1, when many New Year's Eve celebrants are heading home in the wee hours of the morning, is when the highest percentage of deaths related to alcohol occur. In addition,...
December 14, 1917 “The Flag” is the title of a neat little booklet issued for use of the public schools by Professor Lester D. Henderson, territorial commissioner of education. The history of the American flag is given in brief form, together with suggestions and rules for the proper use and care of the flag. In the preface Professor Henderson ssys: “The flag of the United States should symbolize our national ideals and should call to the mind of each individual his duties as a patriotic citizen….” December 18, 1942 Last Saturday evening the Vi...
Full list of winners at the pickled herring contest last Wednesday are as follows: Pickled Herring: 1. Tie between Glo Wollen's cognac herring and dill herring 2. Helmer Olson, traditional herring 3. Glo Wollen, traditional herring Smoked/Cured Seafood: 1. Jim Edgars, smoked eel 2. Sig Mathisen, gravlox 3. Sig Mathisen, smoked eel Pickled Seafood: 1. Kurt Kvernvik, pickled Christmas shrimp 2. Janet Kvernvik, pickled orange salmon 3. Alisa Jestel, pickled ceviche Smoked Salmon: 1. Jim Edgars, smoked winter king salmon 2. Sig Mathisen, cold...
December 14, 1917 The launch Redfish, with Captain Jack Fraizier in command, and William Carl acting as engineer, sailed last Friday for Seattle, where she will be overhauled during the winter and brought north early in the spring for use in connection with the Big Port Walter cannery of the Alaska Pacific Herring Company. The Redfish, which was recently purchased from Jack Hadland, is one of the real old-timers of Petersburg’s mosquito fleet, but is still a very staunch and reliable craft. December 11, 1942 At the meeting of the Chamber of C...
Nolan Hugh Durst was born to Logan and Jenna Durst on Nov. 23, 2017 at Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau AK. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz and was 19 ¾" long....
Raymond Scott Gillen was born at 6:50am, in Sitka, Nov. 17, 2017 to Geoffrey and Camie Gillen. He weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces and was 22 inches long....
State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be in Petersburg Thurs., Dec. 14. holding public office hours from 8-9 a.m. at Java Hus and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Salty Pantry. No appointment necessary, just stop by. If you have questions or can’t make it to office hours, email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call the Representative’s office at 747.4665....
November 30, 1917 — The local lodge of Moose, after a somewhat prolonged vacation, has again become active, and gives promise of holding its place in the future as one of Petersburg’s wide-awake social and beneficial orders. The wake up is largely due to the efforts of Dr. Pigg. The doctor is dictator of the lodge in Wrangell, and has also been active in organizing lodges of Moose in other places. November 27, 1942 — A special meeting of the Town Council was called on Wednesday evening to make arrangements for immediate storage and care of emer...
