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Natalie Christine Sheldon was born on June 9, 2020 at 8:27am to Julie and Matt Sheldon. She weighed 7lbs 11oz and was 19.5in long....
Petroglyphs are always a fascinating find in Southeast Alaska, conjuring images of people and events that have been carbon-dated to at least 1,000 years old. Their exact meaning is not known but they are usually found at or near shorelines. This rubbing was made in 1990 at Sandy Beach, in close proximity to a Native fish trap. These days, archaeologists advise people not to touch petroglyphs to prevent darkening due to skin oils; and rubbings are discouraged to avoid abrasion damage. When...
Nels Evens and Gillian Wittstock have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for spring semester 2020. UAS recently announced that for the 2020 spring semester, Petersburg residents Debra R. Eddy was named to the Chancellor’s List and Brandy M. Mulbury was named to the Dean’s List. Kake resident Shaelene G. Moler was also named to the Dean’s List. Hannah Pfundt graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science, Health Science degree from Whitworth University....
Currin's Whale Oil Paste In 1898 the Alaska Gold Rush drove demand for sturdy boots. By 1908, Hugh Currin and Warren Green opened the Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company in Seattle, specializing in work shoes for miners, stevedores, loggers and sportsmen. Working in the woods, especially in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, meant boots needed greasing to break shoes in, and prevent absorption of moisture and cracking. Whale or "train" oil--as opposed to sperm oil from sperm whales--was...
June 25, 1920 The warehouse capacity of the Citizens Wharf is being considerably extended by the building of a 50 foot by a 100 foot addition to the present buildings. For some time the space on the dock has been crowded but with the new addition it is expected that there will be ample room to handle all business offered. The old shrimp handling shed on the south end of the dock is being torn out and the new addition will stand in its place. It will be a story and a half in height, the lower floor being used for freight storage and handling...
Irene Littleton, dressed in royal garb, rises from her throne to watch the Luncheonettes perform at her retirement parade on Friday. See more photos on page 10....
Participants of Kinder Skog Nature Program came up with a creative solution to say hello to residents of PMC Long Term Care on Tuesday. Tamico generously donated a helium tank and the kids wrote uplifting messages on signs to raise up to the windows for residents to enjoy....
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Sarah Hofstetter hosts a sing-along with Ray Olsen via Zoom, a resident at Petersburg Medical Center's Long Term Care. Olsen is assisted by Activities Aide Noelle McPherson....
Troy Larson was kayaking early Friday morning when he saw a ball of juvenile king crabs in front of his house on Sandy Beach Rd....
The M/V LeConte makes its way north on the Wrangell Narrows Monday to prepare for its first sailing of the season, a round trip voyage from Juneau to Pelican on Wednesday....
June 11, 1920 The Petersburg Hospital Association has secured the services of two trained nurses and they are both now on duty at the local institution. Miss Nellie Thomas of Ketchikan and Mrs. Flower of Wrangell are the two who are on duty. Miss Thomas has spent several years in Ketchikan and has recently completed her course of training in the Swedish Hospital training school at Seattle. She comes highly recommended by all of the doctors in Ketchikan. Mrs. Flower is well known here having been in charge of the hospital during the time Dr....
Wrangell dog Thorton is home safe and sound after a multi-week disappearance upriver. Thorton, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, and his owner Brandon Kenfield were up the Stikine River about three weeks ago. Their boat scraped against some rocks, Kenfield said, and both he and the dog jumped out to get the boat loose. By the time he had the boat cleared, Kenfield said Thorton had disappeared into the woods. Kenfield said he and others made regular trips back up the river to look for Thorton over two...
June 11, 1920 The Prueschoff Brothers, who are known as being among the most successful loggers of Southeastern Alaska have just delivered a raft of logs containing 150,000 feet to the Petersburg Lumber Co. mill. Included in this raft were ten large logs of red cedar. There has been demand for red cedar lumber here for boat work and hunters, trappers, fishermen and loggers will now be able to secure this lumber from the local mill. On account of the great amount of sunshine which we have had this summer in Petersburg it is expected that there...
Erin Pfundt and Joshua Thynes were named to the Provost’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2020 semester at Whitworth University...
A killer whale breaches in Frederick Sound near Sandy Beach on Monday....
Woven hats Woven hats are a hallmark of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Bear grass and carved wood are materials sometimes incorporated into Tlingit headwear. Tsimshian weavers favored spruce root, with Haida using woven cedar strips. According to the Canada Museum of History, this preference dates back thousands of years. Catherine (Kitty) Young, born in Craig and of Haida heritage, has woven baskets and this cedar hat that is part of the Clausen Memorial Museum...
The grass fields at Point Agassiz are green, lush and ready for summer....
June 4, 1920 The Point Agassiz Dairy is now in a position to supply milk, eggs, homemade butter, cream, cottage cheese and other dairy products to the public of Petersburg According to Carl Swanson, the proprietor. Mr. Swanson is advertising all of these products and asking those who desire any of them to the leave orders at the Sanitary Market. He makes delivery three times each week. June 1, 1945 Approval has been received for the issuance of 10 priorities for private new construction in Petersburg, under the new H-2 housing program. This...
A bald eagle caught a Dolly Varden trout near Tonka Seafoods early Tuesday morning....
Noah Pawuk,12, wrote an essay in Mr. Shumway's 6th grade class that was submitted for a contest through the Elks Lodge. He wrote about 'What does freedom of speech mean to me?' Pawuk's essay won first place in the state of Alaska and will now be submitted to compete nationally....
May 28, 1920 Work on the Petersburg Scow Bay road has been started by the Alaska Road Commission and it is the intention of that body to push the work to a rapid completion this summer. Mr. Cheatham stated before leaving town that $30,000 will be spent on the road this summer and that between 30 and 35 men will be employed from the time the camp starts until the work is finished. The work this year will consist of practically 2 miles of dirt work, including clearing, grading, surfacing and ditching. The logging donkey will be used in grading...
About 50 people gathered at the Petersburg Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.The proceedings began with an opening prayer, followed by the reciting of the National Anthem. There were readings from the Book of Psalms and Ephesians, and pastors from various congregations prayed for unity and the healing of the country and thanked those who lost their lives defending the United States of America. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Decoration Day was...
