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September 19, 1914 – Anthon Eckern, president of the Bank of Petersburg, is in Juneau attending to the incorporation of his bank under the laws of the Territory of Alaska. The bank has been conducted as a private banking institution heretofore. The Bank of Petersburg is incorporated with a capital of $25,000. The officers are: Anthon Eckern, President; Jacob Johnson, vice-president; K. L. Steberg, cashier; T. S, Elsmore, assistant cashier, and Jacob Johnson, Anthon Eckern, Christian Wester, K. L. Stebrg and T. S. Elsmore, directors. Among t...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will be conducting a Bowhunter Education Course if enough individuals are interested in taking the course. An NBEF/IBEP bowhunter certificate is required in Alaska to hunt in “Bowhunting Only” areas of the state. Many drawing permit hunts near urban areas are for bowhunting only and hunters may not apply for the permit unless they have successfully completed a bowhunting certification course approved by the ADF&G. The Bowhunter education program meets the National Bowhunter Education Fou...
This year Scott and Rachel Kandoll and their three children moved into their dream home-a custom built 3,000 square foot, four bedroom, abode with a waterfront view. They bought the Littleton's lot on Frederick Point, those familiar with the area might know it as that cleared lot with the old rock pad and picnic table and amazingly beautiful view of Frederick Sound. The Kandolls started with the search for building plans. Sorting through the endless house plans available online can be a...
Just behind Rae C. Stedman Elementary School a large garden teeming with life offers students and community members a new classroom for learning. The School + Community Garden is comprised of a greenhouse, rows of raised beds that convert into hoop houses, a tool shed and planters fashioned from tires, crab pots and gutters now used to grow perennials, pole beans and strawberries. The children's touches abound in the garden from hand-painted signs to the dinosaur figurines poured into round...
The School + Community Garden that thrives behind the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School does so this year thanks in part to the first-ever Sprouts program. Five high-energy youngsters participated in this summer's 10-week program, which was open to third through sixth graders and led by Christina Sargent. Garden organizer Mindy Anderson said she hopes to double the number of participants in next summer's program. "Mostly the idea about the program was to get kids interested and excited about...
The weeks between harvest and the first hard freeze are crucial for preparing your garden for the next growing season. The following checklist helps ensure a successful garden. • Remove remaining crops from garden beds. Enrich your compost with this material and help prevent disease and other pests from wintering in the beds. • Remove poles, trellises and portable frames to avoid winter damage and weathering and use a stake to mark the locations of perennials for spring. • Apply mulch. Using straw or hay as an insulating layer around peren...
When Father Thomas Weise returned to his apartment at Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church after a trip to Wrangell last winter, he was greeted by a chilly sight. "I came home from Wrangell and the water in my tub had frozen," Weise said. "I'm like 'why is my tub frozen?'" To find out Weise took a look underneath the building. That's when he first saw the bare joists supporting the floor and decided it was time to improve the building's insulation, starting from the bottom up. Instead of...
There was an old house on this lot built by the Gjerdes, some of Petersburg's earliest settlers. Hardtimes came two generations later and the bank took the house, which was run down and in need of demolition. New owners cleared the lot and Bob and Signe Haltiner, who live in the house above, found themselves with a wonderful new view of the Wrangell Narrows, so they offered to buy the empty lot five years ago. "I didn't want anyone to build there...I didn't want to look at a mess either, so...
More Petersburg homes than ever will be warmed by heat pumps this winter. These appliances have been gaining popularity as rising crude oil prices in the past five years have motivated home and business owners to look for cheaper heating alternatives. Though some residents have made the switch from oil to electric boilers, an increasing number are installing electric heat pumps instead. In the past two years especially there's been a rise in the number of heat-pump installations in Petersburg....
September 12, 1914 – The Petersburg school began the term last Tuesday with a full attendance. Forty-eight pupils were enrolled, approximately ten more than attended last year. The addition of Miss. Edna Miller on the staff of teachers, is a great help and both Miss Mitchell and Miss Blyth express much satisfaction at the new order of things. September 8, 1939 – At the first meeting of the month Tuesday the City Council passed the new ordinance fixing a license fee on automatic amusements games. A fee of $50 a year was established by the cou...
September 12, 1914 – The Petersburg school began the term last Tuesday with a full attendance. Forty-eight pupils were enrolled, approximately ten more than attended last year. The addition of Miss. Edna Miller on the staff of teachers, is a great help and both Miss Mitchell and Miss Blyth express much satisfaction at the new order of things. September 8, 1939 – At the first meeting of the month Tuesday the City Council passed the new ordinance fixing a license fee on automatic amusements games. A fee of $50 a year was established by the cou...
September 5, 1914 – With the opening of the new restaurant the traveling public as well as the residents of the town will find a change for the better. Heretofore the lack of a proper restaurant has always been a drawback to this town. This however, will soon be forgotten as the new place will be opened in a very few days, John Bruce, one of the most popular men of the town decided some weeks ago that an opening for a good restaurant was awaiting him, and immediately started to fit up the large room adjoining the Dory Saloon and being neatly f...
University of Washington Julia Buschmann, a junior at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., was named to the Dean's List for Spring Quarter 2014....
When students return to Rae C. Stedman Elementary School next week, they will experience a lot more than just a bump up in grade. The exterior walls of the 45-year-old building have all been replaced and new windows have been added, making the school bright, warm and energy efficient for the first time. Alaska Community Contractors was wrapping up work on the project this week with a few finishing touches such as painting and fixture installation. The project was not just a cosmetic upgrade,... Full story
August 22, 1914 – Of course, the council will hear dissatisfaction at the levy of one and one- half cent on the property. That much is to be expected. Yet if we consider that the expenditure of a large sum of money was necessary to supply a crying need, the levy is far from being unreasonable. As a matter of fact, it is a very small amount to pay considering the benefit we are to derive from the water system. With a water system we have something in which everybody will be benefitted. During the three years preceding the present a...
Dozens of dogs and their human handlers gathered on a rainy Saturday morning over the weekend for the Doggie Dash, a fundraiser for the Petersburg Humane Association. The event, organized by Lanette Smith and Samantha Kivisto and sponsored by the local branch of First Bank, brought in $382 in entrance fees and donations. First Bank will match those donation, organizers said. The participants gathered at Petersburg Dog Park at 9 a.m. and either ran or walked a 2-mile loop that included Dump Hill...
