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June 22, 1917 – Olaf Arness closed the deal for the purchase of the P.C. & N.P. Co. sawmill, which has been idle for several years, but will be in operation again next spring. The mill is the biggest and best in Alaska. The capacity with present equipment is 85,000 feet per day, but this can be doubled at comparatively small cost, as there is already sufficient power. The property is said to have cost orginally considerably over $100,000. June 19, 1942 – With two discharges and three admitted it has been a busy week at the Petersburg hos...
A newborn harbor seal pup lies next to mom on a LeConte Bay berg on Monday. Pups are born between May and mid-July and are able to swim almost immediately after birth. They are weaned and separate from their mothers a month after birth....
June 15, 1917 –Copies of the engineer’s report on the Dry Straits project were received. “The results of the survey indicate, that a deep channel can be dredged through Dry Straits at reasonable cost, and that there will probably be sufficient current through the completed channel to reduce the maintenance cost to a minimum”, the report says. The engineers estimate the total cost of the project at two million dollars. “It is believed, “ the report continues, “that while the cost of maintaining the dike and channel might be large until conditi...
June 8, 1917 – A regular meeting of the town council was held, present were Mayor Otness, Councilmen Israelson, Krackle, Steberg, Stoft and Swanson. The clerk was instructed to write a strong letter to the chairman of the territorial road commission, requesting that an appropriation be made for completion of the Petersburg-Scow Bay road; also, if there were funds available for waterway improvements, that such funds be appropriated for the purpose of dredging out the sand banks in the narrows in front of Petersburg. The sand banks were c...
June 1, 1917 – Somewhere between SingLee’s and Glacier Fish Co. office, Mrs. Charles Smith yesterday lost a valuable diamond setting from a ring. It is thought probable that it dropped through a crack in the walk, thus making chances for its recovery rather doubtful. However, if it is found and returned, Mrs. Smith will gladly pay to the finder a liberal reward. June 5, 1942 – George Betts stopped briefly in Petersburg on Monday with 20 young people aboard his boat, the St. Nichcolas, bound for a Presbyterian young people’s conference in Wran...
May 25, 1917 – Arrangements for the purchase of the Charles Smith residence were completed at a meeting of the Petersburg Hospital Association. The sum of $500.00 had been paid three months previous as an option on the property, since which time about $1,500 was colected in subscriptions, leaving a balance of $1,500 to be raised on the purchase price, $3,500. May 29, 1942 – “By far the best Poppy Sale we have ever had”, is the report of Mrs. Fred Nelson, chairman of the Poppy Sale for Petersburg. A total of $136.00 was turned in for sale of...
The first Assembly meeting for June, 2017 has been changed to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, according to Borough Clerk Debra Thompson....
Kallie Caples Parents: Darcy Caples and Donny Caples Number of Years in Petersburg Schools: Thirteen years - Kindergarten through Senior. High School Awards or Honors: MoneySkill Completion (American Financial Services Association Education Foundation), Certification of Recognition Cheerleader Manager (2015-2016). Plans following graduation: I plan on Attending NIC in the fall and hoping to pursue a degree in Business management. Favorite Book: “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Alissa Lund Parents: Keris Hadley and Paul Lund Number of Yea...
Front (l-r) Mike File, Emma Chase, Chandler Strickland, Abi Benitz, Victoria Wegener, Hana Newman, Alexandra Bless. Second row (l-r) Buddy Stelmach, Alan McCay, Brandy Mulberry , Izabelle Ith, Alissa Lund, Morgan Swihart, Mariah Taylor, Kristina Lynn (not graduating from PHS). Third row (l-r) Kayleigh Eddy, Nathaniel Lenhard, Daniel Holmberg (not graduating from PHS), Kelsa Sperl, Kallie Caples, Sydney Guthrie. Fourth row (l-r) Casey Bell, Ben Higgins, Ethan Cummins, Nicholas Herrmann-Sakamoto, Axel Vidas, Stewart Conn, Blaine Volk, Wolf...
The authentic Norwegian Viking ship Valhalla will make its way down Nordic Drive at 4 p.m. Friday as part of Petersburg's Little Norway Festival that runs Thursday through Sunday and celebrates Norway's Constitution Day. Games, activities, dinners, a melodrama, concerts and a Sunday barbeque will be just a few of the events taking place this weekend. A complete schedule appears in this newspaper....
May 18, 1917 – Brigadier-General Black, chief of the engineers of the war department, through Secretary of War Baker, has transmitted a report on the Dry Straits project recommending an expenditure of $2,000,000 for a channel 200 feet wide and 26 feet deep with a protecting dike 31,100 feet long. The matter has been referred to the rivers and harbors committee of the house of representatives. May 22, 1942 – According to the Forest Service office, picnic parties at Sandy Beach this week-end will find running water turned on. Both beach and she...
