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University of North Dakota Carly Tate, daughter of Daniel and Anne Tate, received an academic achievement scholarship from the University of North Dakota for the 2014-15 academic year. Carly Tate graduated rom Petersburg High School and plans to attend UND in the fall....
The Wrangell Sentinel welcomes its newest staff writer, Dan Rudy. Rudy recently arrived in Wrangell from Minot, N.D., where he worked as staff writer and evening editor for The Minot Daily News. He also has prior experience as a news cameraman for KXMC-CBS, as well as writing for his university and high school newspapers. His first experience in Southeast Alaska was as an Alaska Service Corps crew member with the SAGA-AmeriCorps program in 2010. As a corps member, he conducted trail work and...
July 25, 1914 – Workmen employed in blasting soft rock from a quarry in Connecticut recently came across a bit of rock which had been blown out about thirty feet underground which, when cracked, exposed a live worm that lived five days after it had been exposed to view. How long the worm had been occupying his cramped quarters is mere conjecture. July 26, 1974 Celebrating Pilot's 40th Year – Petersburg gets publicity in the strangest ways. It has come to our attention that the Department of the Interior, in a report on the subject of "Towing Ic...
The Parks and Recreation department will spruce up Outlook Park by landscaping and adding a bathroom, two barbecues and picnic benches. The work will take place in two phases during the next two years. "We are already pricing out trees and plants for phase one through the Flower Farm," Parks and Recreation Director Donnie Hayes wrote in a letter. "They are looking at having a chilled container shipped up from Seattle with the plants and trees that we are requesting." Hayes has budgeted $5,000... Full story
Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht reported the following during Monday’s assembly meeting: The borough has seen increased littering and other activity in the Frederick Point area. We have assigned officers to extra patrol efforts in the area. Borough staff will meet with architects July 24 to discuss final design concepts for the police and municipal building renovation. Officer Williams is back from maternity leave. She and the baby are doing well and staff is happy to have her back. Assessor Mike Renfro arrived Friday and will be in town f...
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Tessa Hasbrouck, daughter of Terry and Sandy Hasbrouck, received the Chancellor's Leadership Award for 2014 from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The award honors graduates who contribute significant leadership, demonstrate university or community service and display a commitment to personal growth. Hasbrouck is a biology and wildlife ecology-research and management major and an honors intern for the College of Natural Resources. She was treasurer of American Indians Reaching for...
July 18, 1914 – With the coming of the new federal reserve banking system will come new styles of paper money. Under the bank act each of the twelve federal reserve banks will receive advances from the federal reserve in the form of federal reserve notes, a distinctly new sort of money. Commercial paper will be the collateral advanced by the various banks as security for these notes. The treasury department has samples of this new paper money now under consideration, notes of $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations. All will be printed in g...
July 11, 1914 – Henry Morgan, a rose grower, formerly located at 4263 Morgan street, has just returned from a four weeks tour of investigation to several Alaska cities and he expects to return to settle in Haines, Alaska as soon as he can get together a satisfactory supply of live stock. Mr. Morgan visited Sitka, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Juneau and Haines looking for attractive farm sites. July 12, 1974 Celebrating Pilot's 40th Year – Beautiful clear skies, calm water and dozens of Petersburg spectators paid tribute to the sleek and spacious new...
Herring Toss (12 years and younger) Female: Jaden Perry Male: Alex Worthatch Herring Toss (13 years and older) Female: Lisa Haas Male: Chase Lockhart Tote Races John Kolomaznik Team Blindfold Rowboat Races Desi Burrell & Dan Babcock Log Rolling Women’s & Co-ed winner: Alesha Jabusch Men’s Winner: Max Peeler Scrapfish Derby (7 years and under) Biggest Fish for Boys: Caleb Lutomski Biggest Fish for Girls: Stella Walton Scrapfish Derby (8-12 years old) Biggest Fish for Boys: Keisuke Sasada Biggest fish for Girls: Anya Pawuk Parade Best of Par...
