Norway’s ambassador to the U.S. arrived in Petersburg Wednesday to enjoy the community’s Little Norway Festival. Kåre Aas is from Oslo, and began working for Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983. He has served as Norway’s ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well as political director in the foreign affairs ministry before becoming the ambassador to the U.S. in 2013.
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The puppet show features a Petersburg fishermen named Inar who goes out fishing and falls overboard. That’s when the adventure really begins.
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Petersburg is celebrating the community’s Little Norway festival this week with food, entertainment, dancing and other fun lasting right through Sunday. The annual event honors the signing of Norway’s Constitution and the strong heritage in Alaska’s Little Norway.
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Like the rest world, in Petersburg the warmer months mean construction season. That’s even more...
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Petersburg High School’s track and field teams wrapped up the regular season last weekend, competing against schools from southern part of the Southeast region in Ketchikan.
The teams competed against squads from Ketchikan, Sitka and Thorne Bay under sunny skies. Over 30 Petersburg high schoolers and another 20 middle school students made the trip.
