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Petersburg Parks and Rec. held the second night of Birdie Ball Golf in the community gym on Monday. There are four or five hitting pads for golfers and each round golfers hit 10 birdie balls at targets placed down court. Once all the players have hit their birdie balls, they are retrieved and another round begins. Parks and Rec director Donnie Hayes says the activity was designed years ago by a professional golfer after he got tired of practicing his game with inadequate plastic wiffle balls....
Curiosity Creates – Celtic Knots. Thurs., March 10, 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Open to kids grades 1 – 6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day create your own intricately designed Celtic knot. Pokemon Club – Sat., March 12. Elementary/Middle School Club meets 2:00 – 3:30, High School/Young Adult Club meets 3:30 – 5 pm. Beyblade Club – March Tue. 15 3:00 – 4:00. Online 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 digit...
March 4, 1916 – The business men of Petersburg have made provisions for a meeting of the fishermen at the Sons of Norway March 18 to discuss the formation of an organization for giving the fishermen an adequate mutual marine insurance and for establishing credit of the members for making loans without the necessity of mortgaging their boats. Marine insurance is today almost prohibitive in rates. No one can pay ten per cent for insurance while the actual cost in a mutual organization would hardly exceed two or three per cent. An advantage of a...
More Rocket Raptor photos of the event can be found at http://proofs.rocketraptorfilms.com/gallery/speakeasy2016/... Full story
University of Alaska – Fairbanks The University of Alaska – Fairbanks announced the graduation of Samuel Volk with a Bachelor of Science in Geoscience....
February 26, 1916 – The bait famine has tied up halibut fishing to a large extent recently. The Lovera and Mira arrived from Sitka on Thursday and reported no bait at that point. The Fram, Captain Ole Bensen, started on Thursday for Port Simpson, to get a supply for a number of boats. As the Canadian regulations require boats getting bait in that country to bring their catches to Canadian ports, there is some question whether the Fram will succeed in getting a cargo. February 28, 1941 – The Town of Petersburg now has its new fire truck – but d...
February 19, 1916 – Mr. and Mrs. James Allen, with the forestry launch Ranger 2, returned from Ketchikan, where they had been for several weeks. The launch has been equipped with a new lighting plant and other fixtures, and is now in shipshape for the season's work. Mr. Allen anticipates considerable activity in the lumber industry this year. The prices for lumber on Puget Sound have now advanced from one to four dollars per thousand feet. Lumber for boxes and general domestic use will be shipped north from Puget Sound this season, and it is e...
VFW State Service Officer Lisa Robinson will be in Petersburg Feb. 25 at the Tides Inn from 12:30 – 5:00 pm. Lisa will be available to answer questions about VA Entitlements and provide free assistance filling out the application forms for VA Entitlements. VFW membership is not required. Contact Info: Lisa Robinson, Office number 907-257-4801, or (888)353-7574 Ext. 4801, email: lisa.a.robinson@va.gov...
Montana State University Hugh Fleming (High Honors), Hillary Hunter (Honors), and William Jensen (Honors), received diplomas at Montana State University during MSU's 2015 fall commencement ceremonies held Dec. 12....
State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be in Petersburg this coming weekend, Feb. 13-14. He will be holding public office hours from 4 – 5 p.m. on Sat. the 13 at Glacier Express and from 9 – 10 a.m. on Sun. the 14 at Java Hus. No appointment necessary, just stop on by. If you have any questions or can’t make it to office hours, email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call 747.4665....
February 5, 1916 – The Windham Bay correspondent of the Daily Empire reports that Captain Wyman and Mr. Wenzel, who recently made the trip from Petersburg to that point on the Salmon Queen, are sampling the ore of the Alaska Peerless Mining Company's property, which is located in the second basin. The property was formerly owned by Sam Newsander, of Seattle. Captain Wyman is an old-time prospector and miner having owned and operated properties in the interior. February 7, 1941 – A fish warehouseman's strike ended last Friday with the sig...
Charlie Christensen's boat, the Angela Marie, sank on February 15, 1994. After hearing a recording of the mayday call, Christensen took to the podium. "That still leaves me a little shaky," Christensen said. His boat started sinking stern first and towards the door to the port side. "I firewalled the engine and turned the boat hard over so it would lay over the other way so the door would be up," Christensen said. "I went out the door on and top of it was where the survival suits were. I...
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht gave the following report at Monday’s regular Assembly meeting: There has been increased homeless activity, with squatters in vacant or abandoned buildings. The public is reminded to secure outbuildings. An investigator from the Alcohol Beverage Control Board visited Petersburg last week. The tabletop exercise for the new Emergency Action Plan for our Blind Slough Hydro was held on Thursday of last week Officers Rowley and Preston will be receiving mandatory certification training in Sitka in February. In prepar...
Gonzaga University Carolyn Kvernvik has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for fall semester 2015. University of Minnesota Twin Cities Kristinn J. Thorsteinson, a junior at the Carlson School of Management, was named to the Dean's fall semester 2015 list at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities....
Highest Honor Roll 12th Grade: Joshua James Andrews, Ruby M. Brock, Kelly S. Engell, Stuart H. Medalen, Chauncy Nicholas Sandhofer, Kylie G. Wallace. 11th Grade: Casey A. Bell, Alexandra K. Bless, Emma Irene Chase, Ethan Tell Cummins, Sydney R. Guthrie, Izabelle A. Ith, Brandy M. Mulbury, Jason Ray Regula, Mariah D. Taylor, Cole Riley Young. 10th Grade: Flahavan H. Abbott, Kathryn L. Brock, Helen E. Martin, Julia S. Murph, Alice E. Neidiffer, Marissa A. Nilsen. 9th Grade: Alyssa B. Guthrie, Lora H. O’Brocta, Louden J. Sandhofer, Gillian L. W...
January 29, 1916 – Sergeant Wardell received word yesterday morning that his successor, Sergeant Michael McLaughlin, from Fort Worden, Wash, will arrive here on the next steamer from Seattle. Mr. Wardell will probably leave for the south next week. He is to go on duty in the cable office at Seattle. Fourteen degrees below zero, at an early hour last Saturday morning was the lowest temperature noted by Sergeant Wardell at the radio station during the prevailing cold snap. At six o' clock yesterday morning the mercury stood at zero. The t...
