Articles written by Sue Paulsen


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  • Celebrating National Library Week

    Sue Paulsen and Cathy Cronlund, for the Petersburg Pilot|Apr 3, 2025

    The American Legion provided the first home for the Petersburg Public Library in 1931. Initially, it was a modest shelf of books donated by the community, managed by the American Legion Auxiliary in the Legion's building. This humble beginning eventually grew into the institution we know today. The collection was so small at first that some people even took out membership cards in the names of newborns to borrow more books. As time passed, the Alaska Territorial government and the City of...

  • Seasons Greetings 2017

    Sue Paulsen|Dec 21, 2017

    We better watch out, pipes leak on the floor The hospital plumbing’s worn out at the core Hope Santa Claus will bring us some more! Better not eat that king salmon you froze Next year there won’t be many of those 7,000 in the Stikine It’s time for Merry Christmas, we’ll dance around the tree With fluoride in our cocktails, we won’t go home on our ATV! Municipal building sparkling and new The tree has been lit for me and for you Thanks PIA for trails around the town! Legislature is stuck, they just won’t face facts We can’t balance the b...

  • Merry Christmas Petersburg

    Sue Paulsen sung to the tune of Up on the Housetop|Dec 19, 2013

    Here's Merry Christmas to our town (actually, to our borough) Lots of changes all around Farewell Miss Evans, but Stedman's back! We don't know who will pay sales tax. Ho, Ho, let's recycle now But no fish waste disposal At last it's gone---Main Street Gridlock Let's proceed to the Drive Down Dock! Big Happy New Year to our state Oil revenues down but salmon's great Parnell gave oil a big tax break Now how about the southern route power to Kake! Ho, Ho, Ho, let Walmart know Alaska salmon's...