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The city manager presented the following report to the Assembly at Monday’s meeting. The 30 percent design documents for the Emergency Stand-by Generator (350 kw) replacement have been received from the vendor. At Crystal Lake, we intend to replace the old “bubbler” lake level indicator system with a new electronic transducer, and add a new air temperature sensor – weather permitting. When complete, we will no longer have to maintain the nitrogen gas system at the lake, and the readings will be much more reliable and accurate. Spillman Records...
Petersburg residents Lidia Ramirez and Bryce Wickersham will be wed August 13, 2016 at the 4 Bar-K Ranch in Lubbock, Texas with Jerry Collison officiating. Lidia will be given in marriage by her father, Juan Ramirez, and her son J.J. Casarez. The maid of honor will be Lidia's daughter Kristen Casarez....
Isaac Peter Litsheim was born to Seth and Lindsey Litsheim on July 31, 2016 at 10:02 am in Spokane, Washington. He weighed 6 lbs 11oz and was 20 inches long....
July 29, 1916 – Captain Bert Haug and crew of the Mildred are reported to have seined 155,000 salmon within less than two weeks, the fish being brought in by tenders. Captain Oscar Nicholson, arriving in with the Eunice the first of the week from Yakutat waters, had a catch of 12,000 sockeyes. The tender Albert, Captain Johnson, was in Wednesday night with 32,000 seine fish. The pack up to Wednesday evening at the local cannery was said to 16,800 cases. July 25, 1941 – The Fish and Wildlife Service vessel “Heron” engaged in biological research...
Margo Amelia Stanton Gregor was born to Jeigh and Lea Stanton Gregor on April 16, 2016. She weighed 9lbs. 11oz....
July 22, 1916 – Agent Nelson reports large receipts of fish this week at the Glacier Fish Company’s cold storage ship. About half a million pounds of halibut and 150,000 pounds of salmon and black cod have so far been frozen. Hans Walderhaug’s schooner Mars, which was partially destroyed by fire while fishing near Five-Finger Island, October 5 of last year, is again ready for halibut fishing. The vessel was rebuilt by O.B. Jacobson, and is equipped with a new 25-horse-power gas engine. Herman Papke started from his place on the Narrows Thurs...
Wilder Clayton Banry was born to Bridey Short and Britt Banry on June 8, 2016 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 inches long....
WRANGELL - Close to 100 people participated in a memorial walk on Sunday, held to remember those killed or injured in a car crash in Petersburg early last week. Meeting at Wrangell's city dock, more than a third of the walkers were from the neighboring community. Organized by local running group Southeast Beasts, the five kilometer (three mile) course was intended to help show support during a time of tragedy. The route taken brought walkers down Front Street from the dock, up to Zimovia...
Editor's Note: Part one of a two-part series. Casey DenAdel was born and raised in Petersburg, and it's where her life of substance abuse began. She started using alcohol as a teenager and found herself spending 20 years in active addiction. There are months of her life she doesn't remember. "I was a binge drinker in middle school and high school, then I graduated to cocaine and then methamphetamine was my drug of choice," she says. "I have just a little over two years in recovery." For... Full story
The visiting Nordhavn yachts treated Petersburg residents to a parade as they departed the Wrangell Narrows on misty Monday morning....
Trevor McKay rides his jet ski in the waters in front of Petersburg on Tuesday....
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce sold 3,100 $2 tickets and 94 $100 tickets, according to PCC manager Mara Lutomski. The top winners of the $2 Raffle are Britni Birchell $500, Bill Olson $750, and Liz Pawuk won two round-trip Alaska Airline tickets and $1000 cash. The big winners of the $100 Cash Raffle were PFI Crew $500 and Ken Kvernvik took home $1500. There were also two double winners in the $100 Cash Raffle. Sue Flint’s name was pulled back to back, with two different people spinning the tumbler and drawing her name. Darlene W...
Dustin Galaktionoff, left, Leann Lapeyri, kneeling, Holli Dabis, right, are busy clearing invasive weeds from local trails and parks with the Petersburg Indian Association. Earlier this week they took time to clean up some unwanted weeds from the ballfields for upcoming baseball games....
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers recently applied for a Community Service Award through First Bank that benefited both WAVE and the Petersburg High School Activity Program. The Rollers raised $3,000.00 through their Mayfest Mayhem II fundraising event and First Bank made a matching donation with $1,500 going to both WAVE and PHS. Pictured left to right, PHS athletic director Jaime Cabral, Rachel Newport, Lanette Odegaard, Annette Wooton and Katey Gilpin....
Elizabeth Joy Walters was born on July 5, 2016 at 8:19am to Trever and Skye Walters at Reynolds Army Community Hospital in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz, and was 20.5 inches long....
Devyn Moody and Dustin Johnson both of Wrangell, Alaska were united in marriage on May, 21 2016. The bride is the daughter of John Moody of Newport, Oregon and Shannan Phillips of Ephrata, Washington; and the granddaughter of Brent and Kathy Moody of Pahrump, Nevada and Arlene and Leland Phillips of Kingston, Idaho. The groom is the son of Harley and Lana Johnson of Wrangell. He is the grandson of the late Edward and Karen Johnson of Wrangell, and the late Lois and Philip Lingbloom of Burien,...
July 8, 1916 – Petersburg's first soda fountain was installed last Monday in Dr. Pryer's Drug Store and from now on ice cream soda promises to be a popular item on the soft-drink bill of fare. July 4, 1941 – According to government reports more halibut was brought into Petersburg July 1 than into any other port in Southeastern Alaska. A total of 123,000 pounds was landed here that day. Local facilities were nearly swamped for a short time but all the boats were taken care of with remarkable promptness. July 1, 1966 – The flight deck of the a...
