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September 29, 1922 – “Theoretically and scientifically and in accordance with official lore, the run of sockeyes up the Chilkat closed on the 15th of August and at that date the stream watchmen were withdrawn. The truth of the matter is that the run of sockeyes was only beginning when the watchmen were withdrawn and the result was that within three days after the watchmen were withdrawn, no less than twenty-seven purse seines, the first ever used off the Chilkat River, were fishing there most industriously and with marvelous success, with thr...
Kellii Wood and Lisa Schramek Adams combined their recent works to fill the walls of Clausen Memorial Museum. The exhibit can still be seen through September 30, and more of each artist’s work can be found on their websites kaimiaak.com and lesahandmade.com. A well-attended reception was held at the museum on Saturday afternoon, September 24. Kellii Wood with her finely detailed lacquered illustrations is pictured above, and pictured below is Lisa Schramek with some of her nature inspired w...
September 22, 1922 – The first flying machine to ever land in Petersburg did so Monday when the hydro-plane Northbird arrived here from Wrangell. The Northbird took twenty-one minutes of actual flying time to make the trip. Dr. A. B. Jones came over as a passenger on the machine and has the distinction of being the first passenger to travel by air between two Alaska towns. The Northbird is owned by Roy Jones, of Ketchikan, and is used for commercial purposes in Southeastern Alaska. The machine will be here for several days and those who d...
In the Mayoral Candidate Survey in the Sept. 15 edition, a picture of Jeff Meucci was incorrectly labeled as “Mark Jensen....
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the Deans’ and Chancellor’s Lists for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Students receiving a 3.9 grade point average or higher are placed on the Chancellor’s List, while those receiving a grade point average of between 3.5 and 3.89 are named to the Deans’ List. Congratulations to the following local students who earned academic honors at UAF: Tristan Enriquez, Fall 2021 Deans’ List and Spring 2022...
It should be known that England is not the only place that celebrates queens. Petersburg Prom Queen Charlotte Clausen wore this crown made by Mary Allen in 1937. Charlotte was the second Prom Queen for the event when it was held in the gymnasium at Petersburg High School. Carefully crafted from the gold foil paper used in wrapping Miss Saylor's Chocolates, a candy company which operated from 1920 to 1973, this royal creation features imitation pearls and colored glass "jewels." Though...
September 15, 1922 Probably Mrs. John Vanderbilt, who is a guest at the Goddard Hot Springs, is the only woman who ever entertained a big brown bear in its native haunts with a repertoire of songs. Wynn Goddard, Billy Wilson, and Mrs. Vanderbilt visited Eva Lake, Peril Straits to fish. The two men started to fish up the stream and Mrs. Vanderbilt stayed on the beach. Billy struck out for the falls a short distance away and Wynn started in at the first turn. Mrs. Vanderbilt saw a movement where Wynn had been fishing and thought it was him, but d...
University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension agent Sarah Lewis and Anchorage program manager Gina Dionne will offer a series of Tuesday evening online classes on preparing and preserving foods for the holidays. Participants will join Lewis on Zoom in her home kitchen in Juneau and Dionne in her’s in Anchorage on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Videos of the class also will be available afterward. September 20: Create a Food Secure Pantry. Learn how to fill your pantry with staples and supplies to get you through winter emergencies. S...
September 1, 1922 While wandering on the beach at LaTouche recently Elmer Garnes, of Cordova, came upon a find of fifty pounds of ambergris. Word of the find was received in Cordova where Elmer’s friends will congratulate him on his luck. Ambergris is, according to scientific definition, a growth induced in the stomach of a whale that eventually produces fatal results. It is a very rare product and is mainly used in the manufacture of high grade perfumes. Garnes has sent a sample of his find to the laboratory of Stewart & Holmes of Seattle a...
Missouri State University graduate student Nathaniel Lenhard received the Lipman Research Award from the Geological Society of America. From Petersburg, Alaska, Lenhard will use the award to study igneous petrology and volcanology. He’s using mineral chemistry to determine the source and timescales of magmatism at the Ollague Volcano in Chile....
September 1, 1922 Opening a new market to Alaska salt herring, J. P. Todd, pioneer fish broker, recently sold 600 barrels of that product to a Siberian interest. The order came as a result of sample barrels which he sent into Siberia last year and the purchasers report that as soon as conditions become settled in that country, the demand for Alaskan salt herring will reach enormous proportions. The bill for the 600 barrels was paid in American money, spot cash. Because of existing conditions the shipments will be sent to Dairen, Manchuria, and...
