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In celebration of Law Day, May 1, the Alaska Supreme Court sponsored the Justice For All Contest. Petersburg Elementary student, Maia Cowan won first place in the kindergarten to fourth grade category out of 90 entries across the state of Alaska. Students were asked to submit art and a statement on the theme; Fairness, Diversity and Equality. “Our justice system depends on these traits to be successful,” Petersburg Magistrate Desiree Burrell said. “It is refreshing to see how our kids under...
The 32nd Annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby gets underway this Friday morning at 7 a.m. The derby continues through the Memorial Day Weekend and ends Monday at 5 p.m. Two tagged fish will be available for anglers this year. Derby Committee member Doug Welde reported two King Salmon were tagged on Wednesday morning near Frederick Point. The tagged fish could bring a derby angler a chance at $5,000 from Hammer and Wikan and the other could garner a $10,000 prize sponsored by...
Southeast Alaska Power Agency CEO, Trey Acteson, provided a presentation during the Assembly meeting on Monday night outlining the services and mission of the SEAPA organization. Acteson stated that SEAPA's mission is to provide the lowest wholesale power rate consistent with sound utility planning and business practices. SEAPA exists for the long-term benefit of the member utilities and the rate payers, providing unified regional leadership for project development and prudent management of the...
Despite the rain and cold, the 55th Little Norway Festival was well attended and quite a success. There was a break in the rain for the Annual Festival Parade. The Style Show and Luncheon, the Mitkof Mummers Musical Melodrama, “Way Out West in a Dress or Life's a Hurdle When You're Wearing a Girdle,” the Little Norway Festival Pageant, art receptions and all of the various events that were on the agenda were well attended. The Clausen Memorial Museum saw hundreds of visitors for the festival and the winners of the Little Norway Art Show hav...
The 55th Little Norway Festival begins today and Petersburg is ready to celebrate. This festival celebrates Syttende Mai or May 17, the signing of Norway's Constitution in 1814. Over the more than 50 years since its beginning, the Little Norway Festival has expanded to celebrate, not only, Norway's Constitution but also U.S. Armed Forces Day and the coming of spring and the beginning of the fishing season. The activities for this celebration run from Thursday to Sunday. The Little Norway... Full story
Members of the One People Canoe Society lost several of their canoe paddles, along with other equipment, as they made their way to Wrangell to participate in the rededication of Chief Shakes House. The canoers ran into bad weather in the Seymour Canal area and were forced to move from the canoes to a larger vessel. During this move, several of the canoes were overturned in the water and many pieces of equipment were lost to the choppy waters. “I heard the story and was familiar with the area. I... Full story
The Petersburg Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby needs fishers to help catch the tagged fish for this year’s derby. The person catching each of the two fish to be tagged will win a Chamber of Commerce gift certificate for $50 for use at Petro Marine. The fishing effort will begin at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday May 22. Call committee member Doug Welde for more information about catching the derby’s tagged salmon at 518-0620. The derby runs from May 24-27 this year....
May 17, 1913 – Mr. Earnest Kirberger, general manager of the Kake Packing Company of Kake, dropt in this week on a little business affair, and incidently, to show to some of his many friends and gas boat admirers what he considers the best cannery tender in Southeastern Alaska. This gas launch which is called “Kake” is nearly 65 feet long with a 15 foot beam. Its motive power is a 60 h.p. of the very latest improved Troyer Fox engine. With that power, the boat travels nine and one half miles an hour. The boat was brought up loaded with canne...
Wednesday May 15th 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm $ The Little Norway Festival Paddle Battle - Sons of Norway Hall. Join in this ping pong battle for the coveted Purple Paddle. Single Elimination Bracket Play. Youth ages 12-20 will play from 4 pm - 6 pm and Adults 21+ will play from 6 pm - 9 pm. Cash bar will be open! Brought to you by the Sons of Norway, Kito’s Kave and Petersburg Parks & Recreation. Thursday, May 16th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Visitor Information Center Open - 1st and Fram 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Clausen Memorial Museum: Little Norway Art Show open (... Full story
Petersburg High School student, Diane Murph has been chosen as one of 90 female students from across the nation to attend Johnson Space Center camp this summer as a Women in STEM high school aerospace scholars, WISH, participant. “The top 90 were chosen from 312 finalists in this program,” Murph said. “I had to take an extra class for one semester focusing on aerospace knowledge and careers.” The WISH program is facilitated by NASA and is part of an interactive learning experience with student...
Middle School girl scout cadettes sewed quilted fish for a “Hands On” children’s exhibit for the Clausen Museum. Their effort will be on display in a diorama creek setting in a cabinet at the museum. Pictured left to right:(front row) Trinity Davis, Avery Herrman-Sakamoto, Hana Newman (back row) Co-leader Becky Martin, Helen Martin, Museum curator Sue McCallum, Julia Murph and Co-leader Susan Harai....
The High School Commons was host to a solo exhibition of PHS senior Spai Saensuk’s extensive body of artwork on Tuesday evening. Among Saensuk’s recent acomplishments in the arts are special recognitions at the Regional Artfest and being a runner-up in Governor Parnell’s “Choose Respect” poster contest....
Cynthia Marie Drennan and René Frido de Bos were married on April 28, 2013 in Mill Valley, Calif., with the Rev. Jacqueline Eigen officiating. Both the bride and bridegroom reside in Corte Madera, Calif. The bride's parents are Fran and Bruce Jones and Tom Drennan of Petersburg. The bridegroom is the son of Herman and Jannie de Bos of Heemskerk, Holland. The Maid of Honor was the bride's friend Deanna Martin of San Francisco, Calif. The Best Man was the bridegroom's friend Clinton MacDonald of...
May 3, 1913 – To the editor: Life in Alaska is a heaven on earth. It is indeed. From part of a lifetime spent in a crowded city of the East, to be transferred to Alaska is the very acme of delight. Life in Alaska is a dream, merely a dream, that's all. Just think you easterners, that here we have no severe storms, no floods, no insufferable heat, no cyclones, no serious political warring, no panics. In fact none of those distressing afflicions for which the people of the States are made to endure. Elbow room? Good gracious, enough of that to bu...
The Alaska Marine Highway System will celebrate with towns all along the Southeast for the 50 year anniversary of service to this area. The Motor Vessel Malaspina made its inaugural trip to Petersburg at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 1963 and Friday, the Malaspina will make port here again at 6 p.m. “We have activities scheduled once people have boarded,” Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Director Sally Dwyer said. “That is when the Leikerring Dancers will dance being led by Heidi Lee.” Dwyer said she did not know what the ferry system had schedul... Full story
On Tuesday afternoon a group of over 40 paddlers from Juneau, Yakutat, Sitka and Kake arrived for an overnight stay in Petersburg, after battling several days of high seas and rough weather. They were greeted in traditional fashion by members of ANB, ANS and PIA alongside other members of the Petersburg community. Wednesday the group continued on toward Wrangell for this weekend’s historic re-dedication of the Chief Shakes Tribal House....
July 13, 1962, Petersburg Press JUNEAU (Special) – The state has rejected all bids for the construction of ferry terminal facilities at Petersburg, Wrangell, and Sitka, Robert E. Sharp, acting commissioner of the state department of highways announced today. Simultaneously, the state division of marine transportation announced that the completion date of the first ferry has been moved from the end of August to about November 15. Therefore, the first ferry will not be making an initial run over Labor Day weekend. The bids on the Petersburg t...
Feb. 1, 1963, Petersburg Press The state ferry Malaspina was scheduled to leave Prince Rupert at 11:30 this morning on the first regular run thru SE Alaska. It will be in Petersburg northbound at 3:15 a.m. Saturday and southbound on 1:15 a.m. Monday. In the photo above, Dr. R. C. Smith, Press photographer, snapped a clear portrait of the Malaspina as it edged in for its first landing in Petersburg January 24. Public Works Commissioner Richard Downing said this week that there are no plans to...
March 22, 1963, Petersburg Press Governor William A. Egan has announced the formal inaugural voyage of the M-V Malaspina, marking the start of service over the Southeastern Alaska marine highway system, will be held April 27 to May 2. The vessel will arrive in Petersburg at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, and leave 8 a.m. Monday. More than 500 travel editors for the nation’s newspapers and magazines have been invited to participate in the week-long event which will include visits to each of the stops on the ferry route. Governor Egan wrote the m...
Jan. 11, 1963, Petersburg Press SEATTLE (AP) – The M-V Malaspina, queen and first of Alaska’s three new ferries, moved into Puget Sound today in another of a series of tests. The Malaspina put out shortly before 8 a.m. with an Alaskan delegation and Capt. Ed Kent of the shipbuilding firm aboard. Meanwhile in Juneau, the Associated Press reports that there is no set date yet for the ships departure from Seattle. It all depends on the test runs and provisioning time. However an attempt is being made to have the Malaspina in Juneau during the gov...
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway System, we present these pages with news reports from the archives of the Petersburg Press in 1962 and 1963. The historic timeline information was provided by the AMHS. The arrival of MV Malaspina in 1963 was big news for the city, the region and the State of Alaska. The new transportation service connected Southeast communities as they had never been before, and it changed the way passengers and freight were transported to and from the towns that made up Southeast Alaska. We...
