🌱 How Petersburg welcomed home a long-lost Tlingit ancestor named Sunshine

Hey hey Petersburg! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Petersburg welcomed home a long-lost Tlingit ancestor named Sunshine
• Can Petersburg's runners upset Southeast rivals at the state meet?

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A morning shower; clearing, with a high of 60 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Rain, temps: high: 55, low: 52.
• Saturday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 58 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'She is lonely no longer:' Petersburg tribe holds ceremony for repatriated ancestor (kfsk.org) — Petersburg residents and tribal members welcomed home the remains of a Tlingit infant ancestor, now named Sunshine, during an emotional ceremony at James A. Johnson Airport. After a century in a Seattle museum, she will stay temporarily in a local office before being interred in the Petersburg cemetery with two other repatriated ancestors the weekend of September 25.
   

• Meissner, Thompson triumph in Ketchikan; Juneau, Sitka nab team titles (alaskasportsreport.com) — High school cross country runners from Petersburg are in the mix as Wrangell's Jenna Meissner and Juneau's Erik Thompson win the Kayhi meet and other Alaska races unfold. Petersburg is highlighted as a rising regional rival and through runner Arielle Tucker's strong top-10 finish, signaling competitive momentum heading toward state championships.
   

📸 Around Petersburg

Subscribe

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

📣 Petersburg Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

🗞 Nearby News

Wrangell

• Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department honors lives lost on 9/11 (wrangellsentinel.com)
• Lady Wolves balance varsity experience with fresh talent for volleyball season (wrangellsentinel.com)
• New self-serve business Rip & Lainee's Cozy Crate a family operation (wrangellsentinel.com)

Ok Petersburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook