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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...
Fourth of July organizers have decided to restart the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce raffles, before choosing a winner. The raffles were put on hold due to the early morning fatal car wreck on July 4. Tickets for the $100 raffle and $2 raffle will be sold at Lee's Clothing, Rexall Drug and the Visitor Center until Monday at 3 p.m., according to PCC manager Mara Lutomski. The winners will be drawn at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12. Anyone who wants to attend the announcement is welcome, but there will not be a formal ceremony. Winners need not be...
Phil Loucks works on getting the foundation of the new Harbor Way Parts building complete. Owner Phil Meeks says some of the process will be stop and go, but the walls will be arriving soon, and Meeks thinks the job could be done in eight weeks or so....
Wilder Clayton Banry was born to Bridey Short and Britt Banry on June 8, 2016 in Juneau, AK. He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 inches long....
Fireworks were shot off at the ballfield following Monday night's release of sky lanterns....
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July 1, 1916 – Captain A. W. Thomas, general manager of the Alaska Herring and Sardine Company, at Port Walter, was a business visitor in town. He states that they are confident of having a prosperous season. They have not started the work as yet of putting up the sardine herring, but are canning kippered herring and preserving the fish in other fancy styles. Twenty-three girls and twenty-two men are now employed at the Port Walter plant. They have a large quantity of herring corraled. Captain Thomas visited the Petersburg shrimp plant, and h...
Trail Work To the Editor: Hats off to Byron Lyons and Percilla Colins for their hard work on the City Creek trail. Great, great job. Tonia Grant...
State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be in Petersburg Fri, July 1 from 2-3 pm at Glacier Express and 4-5 pm at Java Hus. No appointment necessary. Email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call the representative’s office at 747.4665 with questions or concerns....
Gonzaga University Carolyn Kvernvik graduated from Gonzaga University on May 8. University of Montana Sierra Streuli was placed on the Dean's 2016 List at the University of Montana, and was designated a Scholar of the College of Humanities and Sciences for the Spring Semester....
June 24, 1916 – About 800 fish, the first of the season, were received at the cannery. They came from the Colpoys traps, and consisted of 40 Kings, a few humpbacks, small cohoes and chums, and the balance sockeyes. Last year the Colpoys traps were first lifted on June 21, with a catch of 3,500. A few boxes of sockeyes were also brought in a week previous to that date by seine fishermen and shipped fresh. June 27, 1941 – Sand has been hauled away from Sandy Beach in such large amounts that it has become necessary for the Forest Service to ann...
Highest Honor Roll 12th Grade: Joshua James Andrews, Ruby M. Brock, Kelly S. Engell, Arlan John Erickson Jr., Stuart H. Medalen, Hannah Rose Pfundt, Josie M. Prus, Chauncy Nicholas Sandhofer, Kylie G. Wallace. 11th Grade: Casey A Bell, Alexandra K. Bless. Emma Irene Chase. Ethan Tell Cummins, Kayleigh Eddy, Sydney R. Guthrie, Izabelle A. Ith, Brandy M. Mulbury, Jason Ray Regula, Cole Riley Young. 10th Grade: Flahavan H. Abbott, Kathryn L. Brock, Courtney A. Fredricksen, Helen E. Martin, Julia S. Murph, Alice E. Neidiffer. 9th Grade: Clair M....
June 17, 1916 – The work is in progress this week of fixing up 150 feet of Hogue's warehouse on the approach to the Citizens' wharf for the Gardner shrimp-packing plant. Lou Wing, who last season was engaged with the local cannery, is to be foreman of the new industry. The fishing and packing of shrimp is expected to start within the next week. June 13, 1941 – At the regular weekly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday there was not much new business under discussion. President Earl Ohmer made a report which will be of much interest to...
