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Tiffany Foss guessed the exact amount of rain that fell in Petersburg over the course of 2015. According to NOAA data, 135.99 inches of precipitation soaked the streets and muskegs of Petersburg making 2015 the second rainiest year on record. The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Rain Game Classic and sold 633 tickets this year, splitting those sales with Voss, who took home $575. NOAA measures its data from equipment at the airport....
January 8, 1916 – The army department has been trying for some years to switch the lines over to the postoffice officials, who heretofore have been reluctant to take charge, as they have always been operated at a loss. Postmaster General Burleson has been won over to the proposition, and will soon ask congress to turn the cable military telegraph over to him. Burleson recommends that the cable and telegraph and telephone wires be appraised by the interstate commerce commission and turned over to him before July, 1916. Congress will be asked t...
State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be here January 14 – 15. On Thurs. Jan. 14, he will hold public office hours from 3 – 4 pm at Glacier Express and from 4 – 5 pm at Java Hus, no appointment necessary. If you have any questions or can’t make it to office hours, email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call the Representative’s office at 747.4665....
December 25, 1915 – According to a letter received by the Report this week from Nels Nelson, who has been transacting business in the Puget Sound cities for several weeks past, the Glacier Fish Company, of Tacoma, are evidently satisfied with the experimental trial of buying and shipping fish from Petersburg, and are now ready to take up the business much more extensively. Mr. Nelson says, under date of Tacoma, December 11: “I wish the Report to announce that I am going Petersburg and to take up the fish business for the Glacier Fish Company on...
December 25, 1915 – At the council session on Monday evening it was decided to purchase fuel oil in bulk for use in the light engines, the oil to be pumped by the steamer delivering it from the dock to a storage tank at the power-house. A communication from the Border Line Transportation Company to K. L. Steberg was read in which the company offers to deliver oil to a storage tank at the power-house at $1.80 and $1.90 per barrel. The committee reported that 1,800 feet of pipe would be required to carry the oil from either dock to the p...
Winners of the 2015 Christmas Decoration Contest were announced by the Chamber of Commerce. Matt and Jennifer Bryner won the Home Category. The “Sparkling Sandy Beach” Neighborhood entry (Sally and Al Dwyer, Matt and Jennifer Bryner, Terri and Rob Swanson, Sue Paulsen, Cat Ohmer and Vic and Kathleen Trautman) took top prize. Jim Roberts won the Boat entry, and Sons of Norway won for organization/church category. Lee’s Clothing won the Business category. According to Chamber Administrator John Havrilek, “We had to go back through 2-3 times t...
Ali'itoa River Tomlinson was born to Annica Tufele and Ryan Tomlinson on Dec. 14, 2015 in Juneau. He weighed 8 lb, 7 oz....
Dear, Santa i would like a Hachet, i would like a dirt bike to, and a psa game boy and a sky Drone and a pare of snow showes and some Fishing tackle and a pare of corce logeing Bootes. Senserliy, Davis DEAR SANTA, I WOULD LIKE A MAKEUP KIT AND JULIE'S BEd FOR MY DOLL. IVE BEEN GOOD. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE FIREELF LEGOS. LOVE LEXIE Lexie Tow, Age 6 DEAR SANTA, I HAVE BEEN A GOOD GIRL. I WOULD LIKE A CAMERA, AND A PlAY CAR, AND A ZOOMER KITTY. AND A GIRLSCOUT OVEN. THANK YOU,...
No oil revenue, what are we to do...taxes coming soon? We'll have to plow the roads ourselves, but not all's doom and gloom The IFA will come someday and maybe a pretty new jail For now we'll use the drive down dock or hike up the Raven's Roost Trail! Where'd the salmon go? Who'll buy Icicle? What a season here Plenty of halibut, where's the dungeness, lots of shrimp appeared Pass those pickled herring 'round, let's all be merry and bright For Hobart Bay is ours today 'cause Brennan beat...
