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  • Stork report

    Jun 16, 2016

    Nolan Michael Gibb was born to Ariel Norheim and Derek Gibb at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center on May 30, 2016. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz....

  • School News

    Jun 16, 2016

    Montana State University The following students were named to the honor rolls at Montana State University for spring semester: Ian Fleming, Abigail Johnson and Abigail Taylor were named to the Dean's Honor Roll. Clara Medalen, and Torin Pfundt were named on the President's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA....

  • Yesterday's News

    Jun 9, 2016

    June 10, 1916 – An unusual type of vessel for these waters arrived in port – a stern wheel steamer, the Onimeca, on her way from Puget Sound to Cook Inlet. She proceeded on her way westward. The Onimeca was purchased recently by the government for use in carrying railroad supplies between points on Cook Inlet. She had belonged to a company at Vancouver, B. C. June 13, 1941 – At 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening the Petersburg fire siren broke into a warning wail which in time of stress would be a declaration that the community was in dange...

  • Litsheim graduated

    Jun 9, 2016

  • School News

    Jun 9, 2016

    Gonzaga University Carolyn Kvernvik was named to the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2016. University of Alaska Southeast Krissa Davis graduated from the University of Alaska Southeast with an Associate of Applied Science in Fishery Technology....

  • Shore, Sea, Sky

    Jun 9, 2016

  • Yesterday's News

    Jun 2, 2016

    June 3, 1916 – The Border Line steamer Despatch was in port southbound yesterday afternoon, having made the trip north on the west coast. The officers of the steamer reported having had a very interesting and enjoyable trip from Seattle to Port Walter. Because: The principal bulk of the Despatch's passenger list consisted of fifteen Scotch lasses who came to the last named port to work at sardine packing in the plant of the Alaska Herring and Sardine Company. There was also three married women with their husbands in the party. The trip was d...

  • Berg and Keutmann wed

    Jun 2, 2016

  • Alaska Air award

    Jun 2, 2016

  • LNF $100 cash raffle and dessert winners

    Jun 2, 2016

    5/2 $100-Sharon Kivisto / Cardamom Cake — Angela Christensen 5/3 $100- Margaret Reddy / Mazarin Torte Janet Kvernvik 5/4 $100 -Shirley Matheny / Almond Cake Sig Mathisen 5/5 $100 -Joann Padgett / Oreo Cheesecake Serena Newman 5/6 $100- Kim Kivisto / Almond Puff – Kim Kivisto 5/7 $100 -Victoria Moore / Rhubarb Pie — Tina Sakamoto 5/8 $100 -Jody Aulbach / Swedish Creams – Barry Youngberg 5/9 $200-Tom Parker / Cardamom Cupcakes — Kelly O’Connor Demko 5/10 $200 Britini Birchell / Cardamom Cake — Marva Reid 5/11 $200 Anne Volk / Pound Cake — Rita B...

  • Students of month

    Jun 2, 2016

  • Petersburg's Class of 2016 graduates

    Jun 2, 2016

    Scholarships earned by this year's graduates Elks National MVS Scholarship Stuart Medalen Elks Nat'l Foundation Legacy Award Adanna Kvernvik Elks Scholastic Award Kylie Wallace, Stuart Medalen, Chauncy Sandhofer Elks Lodge Technical Grant Award Kirk Evens State Elks Vocational Grant Kirk Evens, Ben Johnson Supreme Emblem Club Tucker Hagerman Moose-Mary Anne Greseth Memorial Kylie Wallace Moose-Ginny Clark Memorial Hannah Pfundt Moose-W.T. Snyder Memorial Chauncy Sandhofer Petersburg Pilot Cody S...

  • Yesterday's News

    May 26, 2016

    May 27, 1916 – The picnic and clam bake given by the Arctic Brotherhood was a success, despite rather uncertain weather on leaving Petersburg in the early morning. Hogue and Tveten's launch Trygve and Dr. Pryer's launch Nux carried the twenty-six picnicers who took a chance on the weather to Castle Island, in Duncan Canal. That region they found to be out of the rain belt (for the day), and all had a real good time. May 30, 1941 – The 55-foot boat, Sylph, Capt. Will Marsha, from Ketchikan, arrived in Petersburg for a few days with three mem...

  • 2016's Little Norway Festival in Petersburg

    May 26, 2016

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  • Happy Mayfest Petersburg-Skoal!

    May 19, 2016

  • Yesterday's News

    May 19, 2016

    Yesterday’s News May 20, 1916 – A request was received from the Petersburg Packing Company that water be turned on at the cannery June 1 and that the council fix the price for water service for the season. After considerable discussion and motions to make the price $2.50 per day, $50 per month for four months, and $300 for the season of four months, the rate was finally set at $75 per month for not less than four months. May 23, 1941 – The 42-foot C. G. R. Primrose II arrived in port Tuesday night to make her headquarters in Petersburg. Aboar...

  • Close call downtown

    May 19, 2016

  • Girl Scouts ceremony

    May 19, 2016

  • Searching for amphibians

    May 19, 2016

  • City of Kupreanof celebrating 40 years

    May 19, 2016

  • Engagement Announcement

    May 19, 2016

    Stacey and Shelley Hjort of Petersburg, Alaska announce the engagement of their daughter, Susanna Rae to Jose Romero. He is the son of Elizabeth Acosta of Escondido, Calif. A June 2016 wedding is planned. The couple plan to live in Escondido....

  • Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins office hours

    May 19, 2016

    State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be in Petersburg Saturday, May 21 holding public office hours from 9-10 am at Java Hus, and from 10-11 am at Glacier Express. No appointment is necessary. Email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call the Representative’s office at 907-465-3732 if you have questions or can't make the office hours....

  • Yesterday's News

    May 12, 2016

    May 13, 1916 – That Petersburg is to be the permanent northern buying headquarters of the Glacier Fish Company, of Tacoma, is now assured. Joseph Maddock, general manager of the company, arrived from the south last Monday and has been busy all week arranging for the handling of fish on a more extensive scale. The cold-storage ship Glory of the Seas is expected to leave Tacoma in tow of the big tug Tyee. She will be stationed at Scow Bay, and it is planned to have her loaded to capacity with about two million pounds of frozen fish at the c...

  • First Friday art show

    May 12, 2016

  • Clausen Museum open house

    May 12, 2016

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