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The Southeast Alaska Landslide Information and Preparedness Conference will take place on March 11 and 12 in Sitka, Alaska. This two day SLIP conference will focus on sharing information, tools and resources that support Southeast Alaskan communities to plan for, respond to, and mitigate risks of landslides in Southeast Alaska. The conference is appropriate for planners, first responders, Tribal natural resources personnel, and anyone who wants information on the state of landslide work in our region. Room rates are available now at Westmark...
It was a new moon on New Year's Eve and the Kp index – which is a measure of geomagnetic activity in the Earth's atmosphere – was forecasting an eight out of nine, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Add a clear night sky to the recipe and you get a visual feast for Petersburg's stargazers who rang in the new year with a truly extraordinary aurora show....
January 9, 1925 – Under direction of a committee appointed by the Petersburg Commercial Club plans have been completed for the celebration of the Petersburg Blind Slough Hydro-electric plant at a dance to be given by the Club in Sons of Norway Hall on Saturday evening, January 10th. City Electrician Coyne says, “The old diesel engine will be allowed to die at midnight on the 10th, and the new plant will be switched in immediately.” The committee has arranged a novel dance for the evening of the 10th. No admission fee will be charged becau...
The Alaska Division of Public Assistance’s Child Care Program Office (CCPO) launched the application portal for licensed child care providers to apply for $7.5 million in funding on December 27. The application process closes on January 17. This investment supports licensed home and center-based programs across Alaska to address their needs and strengthen child care systems statewide. Since the launch of the application portal, about half of all licensed child care providers have applied. “We want to ensure all child care providers are aware of...
January 2, 2025 – It was said that as far as the contractors were concerned, they had completed the hydro-electric project for the Town of Petersburg and were ready to have the juice from the Blind Slough plant turned on and hooked up with the town transmission line. Some small electrical appliances are said to be needed, and it is said these are coming via mail. None of the city officials could definitively say as to when the power may be turned on, but thought it would be accomplished in another two or three days. January 6, 1950 – The U.S...
Alliana Sipper and Harlan McKay perfect their puppy dog eyes during the Toto dance, choreographed by Alice Williams as part of the Mitkof Dance Troupe's Wizard of Oz winter recital....
December 26, 1924 – Petersburg is to celebrate the completion of the Hydro Electric project. A committee of which Harold Dawes is the chairman was named at the Commercial Club meeting Monday evening to arrange details. Secretary C. Clausen was instructed to write Governor Bone and invite him to attend or send a representative, if unable to attend, or at least to “officially switch on the juice at Juneau.” The Governor will be apprised later of the exact date and hour the new plant at Blind Slough will be hooked up to the town of Peter...
The modern Christmas card industry began in 1915 when a small printing company in Kansas, the Hall Brothers Company, published its first holiday greeting card. When the company changed its name to Hallmark in 1925 a new format was adopted, becoming the standard – four by six inches, folded in the middle, and with an accompanying envelope. This Christmas greeting card, made in the U.S.A., features a fashionable woman carrying a wreath and a gift as she walks a small dog. It was discovered in the...
This northern pygmy owl was recently seen perched in a tree along Frederick Point Drive. Native to the Northwest these compact, charismatic raptors are known to nest and forage in near streams in dense forests. They are mostly active at dawn and dusk and prey on small mammals, birds and large insects....
December 12, 1924 – Following a hunting trip near Cape Strait, Lindenberg Peninsula, last Saturday, Hans Lee froze to death from exposure after being capsized from a boat. The party, which Mr. Lee accompanied, left Petersburg early Saturday morning on the halibut powerboat Star. The party also consisted of Martin Enge, Berger Waswick and Knut Thompson, part owner of the Star with Louis Martin. They arrived at their destination about 8 a.m. and left the boat at anchor while the four went into the woods. The weather was calm and there was no h...
A seven million dollar appropriation to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation will fund an incentive program for new housing construction in 2025. This will come in the form of a $10,000 rebate paid to eligible owner-occupied homebuyers, for homes with a foundation poured on or after Jan. 2, 2025 that also meet a 5-star plus energy efficiency standard. A similar rebate program was available in the state from 2008 through 2016 when more than 3,600 energy efficient homes were built. "AHFC is...
The Cold Moon seemed to loom large and linger over the Coast Range on Dec. 15, 2024. It was a rare phenomenon called a major lunar standstill - which only takes place once every 18.6 years; the full moon rose from its farthest northernmost point on the horizon and remained visible in the sky for longer than other full moons before setting at its southernmost point on the horizon. Star gazers would also have seen Jupiter shining brightly near the moon this week as well as peak activity of the...
December 12, 1924 – Oscar Sather, of the Shields-Sather Lumber & Box Company, is figuring on plans for six cottages for rent or sale, which, if the plans materialize, will somewhat relieve the present famine in lack of houses. At the present time in Petersburg it is impossible to get either houses or apartments or any business location. The new business block being built by Andrew Wikan and John Hammer has the roof on and is nearing completion, and the entire space on both floors could have been rented a dozen times over, owing to demand. In fa...
Santa Claus and Petersburg Police Captain Randall Holmgrain share a moment — probably to review notes on who has been naughty or nice this year — during the Jingle and Mingle event hosted on Saturday at at Sandy Beach Park by Petersburg Parks and Recreation, Petersburg Police Department and the Petersburg Public Library....
American ski wear fashion was heavily influenced by immigrants from northern Europe who popularized winter outdoor sports in America. The rugged and utilitarian fashions of the Alpine Style were made of high quality woolens designed for warmth and function with pleats and classic styling. The Clausen Museum's exhibit "The Ski Hill" presents a selection of outdoor wear from the 1940s and 50s. Featured on the ski jumper is a red, white and blue handknit wool ski sweater from Norway donated by...
Adrienne and Freya Stolpe enjoy some mom and daughter time during the cold 2-mile turkey trot....
December 5, 1924 – Halibut, herring and other fishermen who make their living from the depths of the sea were unanimous in their sentiment that the Port of Prince Rupert furnishes a competitive market for halibut, at a meeting of the Petersburg Men’s Club Sunday night, at which Samuel Schoenfeld, a fact-finding member of the United States Tariff Commission was present by special invitation. Mr. Schoenfeld gave a most interesting account of the tariff work. He said, however, he was present to get information from practical fishermen in ord...
House District 2 Representative Rebecca Himschoot will be holding a Cookies and Constituents event at the Petersburg Legislative Information Office at 11B Gjoa Street on December 23 from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. She will also be available for individual appointments from December 22 through December 24. Please call 907-465-3732 to schedule an appointment....
Hundreds of folks gathered downtown Friday, Nov. 29, for this year's Petersburg Christmas Tree Lighting. Donning an array of light-up accessories and holding candles aflame, people of all ages followed Santa Claus, who rode aboard a fire truck, with many joining Nathan Lopez in caroling along the walk through the snow-covered street on Nordic Drive to reach the towering, unlit Christmas tree standing at the municipal building, thanks to Public Works. A crowd formed in the parking lot to see...
Tula Winje and Carmella Ford go chair skating on the wild ice at Falls Creek on Monday....
November 28, 1924 – Frank Cotter dropped into the Herald office when the Northwestern was in port. HE is known to the reading public by the pen name of Pat O’Connor. When we knew Frank in the Tanana he was a slim waisted athlete; a champion bike rider, a runner and a boxer and a pole vaulter. But when he walked into our office the other day he was almost corpulent and decidedly prosperous looking. Possibly globetrotting to China, Japan, Australia, Korea, Tibet, Russia and other queer places have rounded out his slim form of days gone by, or...
Rear Admiral Megan Dean, Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska, came to Petersburg on Nov. 21 to thank first responders from Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department, Petersburg Medical Center, the Troopers and the Police - presenting each with a plaque in recognition of their extraordinary response on the night of Nov. 13, 2023, when a Coast Guard helicopter crashed outside of Petersburg....
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