Sorted by date Results 2426 - 2450 of 3754
November 20, 1915 – The building of the board walk along the beach at Scow Bay was completed last Saturday, and Olaf Arness has notified J. C. Hays, of the road commission, that the job is ready for inspection. The walk is 5,820 feet in length. Although the specifications called for but two planks in width for part of the way, Mr. Arness used three planks the entire length of the walk, and also renewed numerous portions of the old single planking. This extra work and material cost him about $50, which he contributed, in addition to taking t...
The Mitkof Mummers have been hard at work all month preparing their fall production, a musical for kids of all ages called The Elves and the Shoemaker. The all-volunteer cast is a mix of experienced performers, including co-directors Mary Ellen Anderson and Irene Littleton, alongside numerous talented newcomers. The troupe will perform three shows this weekend in Wright Auditorium....
November 13, 1915 – A message was received from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company last Saturday evening by Hogue & Tveten giving a notice of reduction of $2.50 in freight tariffs on fresh fish from Petersburg, making the rate $5.00 instead of $7.50. The matter of getting a lower rate on fresh fish was taken up by the Petersburg Commercial Club several weeks ago, when such action was suggested in a letter to the club from H. S. Finch. The matter gained considerable publicity, and co-operation of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce was secured. N...
Students and staff of the Petersburg School district along with community members met in the school gymnasium for a Veteran's Day assembly celebrating the veterans of the Petersburg community. Ninth graders took turns reading the Gettysburg Address and seniors did the same for President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address. The high school band played songs and teacher Jim Engell asked members of the audience to stand up if they had relatives who served during wartime. After starting with the...
November 6, 1915 – A regular meeting of the town council was held Monday evening. Present: Mayor Pryer; Councilmen Brennan, Bruce, Duryea, and Johnson. The committee on public works and public property reported having placed orders for concrete, paper roofing, and windows, to be used in construction of the power-house. A communication from Hans Wick asked for a raise in his salary as marshal. The council voted an increase of ten dollars per month, making the salary $100. Bills for material and labor aggregating about $1,700 were approved. T...
Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported the following at the Borough Assembly’s November 2 meeting: Municipalities across the state are seeing evidence of pressure on courts and prosecutors to reduce pre-trial incarceration. Other chiefs report bail amounts set at arraignment have been significantly reduced and prosecutors have been directed to seek lower bail amounts to lower bed days in the jails. Presiding Judge Stephens has ordered the courts in our region to be closed for additional days to cut costs. This is expected to s...
October 30, 1915 – H. S. Finch arrived from Seattle Wednesday and is spending the week meeting friends and looking after business in this vicinity. He is well satisfied with his fish brokerage venture, and reports a steady increase of trade. Mr. Finch was in the fish business at Anacortes several years ago, and he finds this a big asset in his present undertaking, as many of his old customers are again dealing with him. Rather unexpectedly, the freighter Redondo arrived in port Thursday with 7,500 feet of pipe for the water system. The work of...
Serena Claire Birchell was born Oct. 7, at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center to Rachel Allen and Jordan Birchell. She weighed 7 lbs. 12oz....
October 23, 1915 – Louis Israelson returned on the Farragut Friday night of last week from Cape St. Elias, where he was employed during the summer as a carpenter in the building of the lighthouse at that point. Good progress was made in the work this season. The crews have been laid off for the winter, but a large force will return next spring, and it is expected to have the improvement completed next summer. October 18, 1940 – Through correspondence with Mr. A. D. Lawrence, Superintendent of Railway Mail Service at Seattle, Postmaster Bre...
Alaska Salmon Traps – Tues. Oct. 27, 6:30 pm. James Mackovjak, author of Alaska Salmon Traps will talk and present a slideshow followed by an open house at the Clausen Museum with book signing, discussion and viewing of artifacts. New Library Catalog - Search for and request material from libraries across the State. Manage your checkouts, renewals and holds in one convenient location with your library card and PIN (last 4 digits of card #) at psglib.org. Toddler Time - Every Tues. at 11:15 am. Fun activities that encourage language d...
Autumn Maya Padilla was born in Ketchikan to Monserrat Llamas on Sept. 15, 2015 at 3:35 am. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces....
October 16, 1915 – The work of clearing a site for the electric plant power house was started yesterday morning. The building is to be erected on the south thirty feet of what is known as the Kinch lot, on Main street extension, near the bridge. The purchase of the site from S. L. Hogue was authorized by vote of the council at an adjourned regular meeting held Thursday evening. The property costs the town fifty dollars. The council awarded to Anton Myklebust the contract for furnishing spruce poles for light wires, at six cents per lineal f...
During the ANB/ANS Grand Camp Convention held in Wrangell, ANS Grand Camp officer Mary A. Brown paid tribute to Malcolm J. Miller, AKA "Jay" by giving him a standing ovation. During last year's convention he was asked to design a bracelet for the Grand Camp Convention in memory of Ruby Smith who is the mother of Mary A. Brown. Ms. Smith was born in Wrangell. He did not complete the order, due to his illness but his wife Mary Katasse-Miller donated a Frog bracelet to the Grand Camp Convention....
Contrary to an email some of you might have received from Ron's email account, Anne DOES NOT have kidney or heart problems and is NOT needing money!! Please don't reply to the email (or send us money!) Thankfully, Anne is perfectly healthy. We are aware of the email so no need to call us. Thank you, Anne and Ron... Full story
October 6, 2015 Total ballots cast - 407 Assembly - 3 yr term: Eric Castro - 336 Nancy Strand - 305 School Board - 3 yr term: Cheryl File - 337 Jay Q. Lister - 340 School Board - 1 yr term: Mara E. Lutomski - 336 Harbor Board - 3 yr term (2 open seats): Bob Martin - 312 John Murgas - 217 Jim Stromdahl - 195 Hospital Board - 3 yr term: Marlene Cushing - 367 Hospital Board - 2 yr term: Kris A. Thynes - 343 Public Safety Board - 1 yr term: Gina E. Meucci - 339 Planning & Zoning Commission - 3 yr term: David Kensinger - 323 Otis Marsh - 320... Full story
October 9, 1915 – “An open letter and a constitution and by laws for the purpose of organizing a Territorial Federation of Women's Clubs” has been received by the Report from Mrs. Thomas V. Connor, president of the Douglas Island Women's Club. The request is made that these papers be turned over to a local women's club or to any woman interested in forming such a club in Petersburg. The objects of the federation, according to the proposed constitution, “shall be to unite the women's club of this territory for the study of cultural and altruis...
Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported the following information during the October 5 borough assembly meeting: Four Petersburg High School students are participating in this year’s Junior Firefighter Program. The annual Fire Prevention Program for Rae C Stedman elementary school kids kicks off this week, Oct. 5-9. EMS Director Sandy Dixson will attend the grant required Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Fall Preparedness Conference in Anchorage, Oct. 5-10. Harbor staff is winterizing the harbor f...
