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The Clausen Memorial Museum is a Rasmuson Art Acquisition Fund Grant recipient to purchase David Beebe’s acrylic panel mount of “LeConte Ice Fall.” The image depicts gull feeding in close proximity to ice fall from the glacier; and presents an opportunity for the museum to talk about the importance of glacier ice to the local climate, as well as to the development and growth of the community. Six museums statewide were included in this current round of awards. The Clausen Memorial Museum has a number of art works in its collection that have...
Susan Erickson was unable to hold onto her title of womens' logrolling champion. This year Anna Early (a summer worker with the Forest Service) rolled Erickson into the water and became the new womens' champion....
As the visiting yacht "3C" was settling onto the grid in the south boat harbor Saturday afternoon, the vessel tipped over as the tide was going out. The harbor crew responded and used lift bags to stabilize the vessel....
The Jessie Jean sat aground on Kupreanof Island on Tuesday awaiting assistance from the Darcy which will tow the vessel to the haul out ramp for a trip to the baler facility for disposal. The 38-foot old wood troller is not in operable condition according to the harbor office....
The fireworks on July 3 as seen from the top of Raven's Roost at about 11:45 p.m. To the right are trails of light from a barge coming into the Narrows and another one from a seine or crab boat headed out to sea....
Shirley Yip drives the Mountain View Manor van during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
Brian Richards, center, and Fax Christensen, perform an improvised song about peace at the request of Mike Schwartz, left, during the Moving Music Concert series on Sat., June 26....
Art Hammer, born in 1921, celebrates his 100th birthday Wed., July 7 at the Sons of Norway Hall. In the front row, Art sits with his wife, Jeannine, and family, (back row) his granddaughter Kelsey Hammer, daughter Myrl Hammer, daughter Terry Hammer, Kathi Hammer and, great granddaughter Isabelle Hammer,...
"The fun guys of OBI" Ed Volk and Jeff Randrup throwing Icicle hats to the crowd during the 4th of July parade this weekend....
Alice Neidiffer graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Political Science degree on May 6....
The 4th of July fireworks lit up the sky on the evening of July 3 in Petersburg....
Rising water on the Stikine River approached the entry stairs to Shakes Slough A-frame cabin on Sunday afternoon when the river level was at 26.4 feet. The river level stabilized at 26.8 feet on June 30....
July 1, 1921 Active work on the Petersburg Scow Bay road was started this week by a force of men under the direction of John Lanterman for the Bureau of Public Roads. Four horses arrived from the south on the scow early this week and the work of surfacing the roadbed at once started. The horses were brought from Seattle to Hyder by steamer and then transferred to a scow and brought to Ketchikan and from there to Petersburg. It is expected by those in charge of the work that the road will be completely surfaced and opened for traffic this fall....
The heavy-lift vessel Red Zed I resurfaces with the former Alaska Marine Highway System fast ferries Chenega and Fairweather on its back last Friday in Tongass Narrows in front of Ketchikan. The Amak Towing vessels Ethan B. and Jennie B. moved the 235-foot-long ferries from their moorings in Ward Cove and into the narrows, where the Red Zed I has been anchored since April 2. The 712-foot-long lift vessel submerged, allowing the ferries to float aboard for the long voyage to their new home in...
A busy 1918 On July 4, 1918, the world was still engaged in the battles of WW1. The "Spanish Flu" pandemic had affected one-fifth of the world's population. The time zones and Daylight Savings Time were established by the US Congress. Locally, First Class steamship tickets to Seattle were advertised at $21.50; and the Bank of Petersburg boasted having a whopping $15,000 in capital. In Scow Bay, Doyhof was officially declared a post office, though one without a regular schedule. And in downtown...
A cow moose pauses in the middle of Papke's Landing Rd. after grazing on Jenny Annett's lawn on the morning of June 18. The moose made its way towards Mitkof Highway after a truck drove down the road....
June 24, 1921 In the United States district court the jury in the case of Dr. George F. Dickinson against the Town of Petersburg brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff asked for $1,857 plus 8 percent interest for professional services rendered to the people of Petersburg during the epidemic of smallpox at the town in the fall and winter of 1919. June 21, 1946 The Civilian Conservation Corps buildings at Twin Creek are to be sold to the highest bidder, it was announced this week by the local Forest Service office. Started in...
Lt. Michael Gagen stands before the United States Coast Cutter Blue Shark on Saturday, June 19. The vessel was in Petersburg for about three days where it stopped on its way north to Juneau to refuel and give its 11-person crew some time ashore. Gagen said every summer the USGC sends three 87 foot Coast Guard cutters from Puget Sound through the Inside Passage to assist Coast Guard units stationed in Alaska with a surge in operations. Gagen, commanding officer of the cutter, said the vessel...
Erin Pfundt and Joshua Thynes were named to the Provost’s Honor Roll at Whitworth University. Jeffrey Erickson graduated with a Master of Science degree with a major in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in Spring 2021....
Calm waters and slightly cloudy skies bordered Greens Camp on June 18....
Purple lupines were in bloom along Snake Ridge Road this past weekend....
June 17, 1921 R.L. Clifton, for the past three years principal of the Valdez Schools has been offered the position as principal and teacher of the High School by the Petersburg School Board. The offer was made on the recommendation of Territorial Superintendent Henderson. Mr. Clifton’s credentials were received by the board on the Watson and they at once wired offering Mr. Clifton the position. He has been at Valdez for three years but this year desires to make a change on account of friction between himself and the school board there. Mr. C...
