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April 24, 1925 – A number of property owners along the Scow Bay Road desire annexation to the city. This shows they are progressive and want to share in the benefits and also assume their share of the burden towards a greater Petersburg. It is the old story all over again – when a city is progressive and goes ahead, people can afford to pay taxes. Everything they own and possess increases proportionally in value. A residence or a piece of property without taxable value is of little benefit to the owner or anyone else. Petersburg is going ste...
More than 60 Petersburg community members gathered at Buschmann Park in the rain on Saturday, April 19 to participate in a nationwide "No Kings" day of action. Signs at the rally denounced the Trump administration's defiance of court orders regarding the illegal deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Supreme Court of the United States, in a decision earlier this month, described as having "been improperly sent to El Salvador." The Supreme Court ruling states, "to this day, the Government...
Friends gather for a photo after completing the 26th annual Beat the Odds – A Race Against Cancer 5K on Saturday at Sandy Beach. Proceeds from registration and donations all go to support Beat the Odds' local cancer related programs including treatment travel, equipment training, and other support for patients and their families. This year, Petersburg Mental Health Services provided a matching grant of $10,000 to encourage and amplify local giving. Over the 26 years that the Beat the Odds e...
This vibrant rainbow spanning the mouth of Petersburg Creek was captured last Tuesday through the window of Scott Newman's Petersburg Flying Service floatplane....
April 17, 1925 – Can the halibut industry be stabilized? Can boat owners and fishermen reach an agreement among themselves for the conservation of this important industry and in order that they may get their just proportion of the proceeds? Is the present duty of two cents per pound more harmful than good to the industry as a whole? Will it hurt the American fishermen if the Port of Prince Rupert is closed? These are some of the questions those engaged in the industry are now pondering. The Herald welcomes comment on this subject, one of the mo...
April 10, 1925 – James Brennan is home again. This fact has been very apparent since he arrived from the jungles of the great Outside civilization from the many callers at his place who have been anxious to see how he survived his experience and to exchange gossip with him. Mr. Brennan was accompanied home by his oldest son, LeRoi Brennan. Richard Brennan, the other son, remained in Los Angeles with his mother, but will come north in June. Mrs. Brennan will accompany Richard to Seattle, and will proceed on to Petersburg, if she is well e...
April 3, 1925 – Earnest Kirberger, the merchant at Kake and fur farmer, was in town the forepart of the week with some choice blue fox pelts to be shipped to the New York auction sales. Mr. Kiberger says Kake is unusually lively this season with boats supplying clams from there to Mountain Point Packing Company below Scow Bay, and with three different logging camps operating in that section. He said Charles Knutson of the powerboat Katie and Arthur Johnson of the Woodrow are making regular trips to Mountain Point with clams. Mr. Kirberger s...
March 27, 1925 – Representative John E. Rankin in a speech before Congress [titled] “Alaska, as I Saw It,” said among other things: “I believe that we should give those people as much authority as possible over the territory and that we should protect them in the enjoyment of life and the pursuits of happiness to the same extent that we do our people here in the states – that the wealth up there may not be used to fill the coffers of a few trusts and combinations, but that the resources of the great territory, with its wonderful scenery,...
On Monday afternoon, Petersburg's descendents of Irish immigrants and their friends paraded down Nordic Drive on a the lightly snowy Saint Patrick's Day....
March 20, 1925 – The Petersburg teachers have received a certificate for framing from the National Education Association attesting to the fact that they are enrolled 100 per cent in that organization. There are over 70,000 teachers in the United States and more than half of this number are enrolled in the national organization. The Petersburg teachers have made it a 100 per cent year for they are also enrolled 100 per cent in the Alaska Education Association, an organization of all the teachers in Alaska. To thoroughly keep in touch with all o...
Happy early April Fools Day! Circa 1935, this strange cage and the sign above it appeared on the side of the Cornelius Building. The sign reads: "Alaska Red Bats. Caught near glacier. Dangerous only when in flight. Roed Flegermause Lasirius Borealis. SLEEPING - LIFT LID." The cage was put up by Bert Cornelius as a joke for the tourists beginning to show up. Inside were not red bats, but red bricks known in the trade as 'bat bricks.' Each brick has a manufactured hole in it that allows bats...
Last Thursday night Petersburg had clear skies that afforded a great view of the total lunar eclipse which began just past 9:00 p.m. and reached totality around 11:30 as the moon slipped entirely into the shadow of Earth. From beginning to end, the eclipse took place over six hours, with totality lasting just over an hour. The previous total lunar eclipse visible in North America occurred on November 8, 2022. The next total lunar eclipse will be visible, weather allowing, on March 3,...
March 13, 1925 – Talking to fish buyers and others the outlook for the halibut trade is none too flattering this year, although no man can tell what might happen before the season ends. One thing is certain, the closed season did not seem to boost prices, as was expected. It is claimed the cold storage plants were loaded up with fish. Some even claim that the Japanese helped to stock up the cold storage plants, but we can hardly believe that can be true. Word comes that more strict rules have been made in Seattle in grading, in weights and for...
Last week, the seine vessel Rosie M towed the Cardenas family float house 25 miles from its moorage on Dock Street in Petersburg out the Wrangell Narrows and North across Frederick Sound to Thomas Bay, where the family are employed for three months rearing 14 pens of hatchery chum salmon. Robyn Cardenas crafted a video documenting the move which can be viewed on her Brynn Marie Black youtube page....
The first-of-its-kind event was an all-male pageant where dance dads of Mitkof Dance Troupe (MDT) students bravely entertained a sold out crowd at the Elks Ballroom. After several uproarious rounds of competition, high school teacher Dustin Crump was crowned Mr. MDT and celebrated his win with an encore rendition of "the Dougie." Thousands were raised to upgrade the dance studio's facilities....
March 6, 1925 – The Alaska salmon pack aggregated 5,285,210 cases for the past year. Southeastern Alaska led in the number of cases packed with 2,783,742 cases, which is more than the total output for the year. Central Alaska’s pack was 1,604,418 and Western Alaska 897,650. The Alaska pack was larger than for all of the rest of the world. March 3, 1950 – The increase in travel volume to Alaska in 1949 was greater than that to 47 of the states and was exceeded on the domestic travel scene only by travel to Puerto Rico, according to a surve...
This seal skin parka has a wolf ruff and a geometric banded design that appears to be made of seal skin. It was owned and donated by Dorothy Claypool. Dorothy Trego, otherwise known as "Treg," came to Alaska in 1939 as a registered nurse. She went to work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the hospital at Mountain Village, located on the Lower Yukon River. The weather at Mountain Village was extremely cold, so Treg hired the Nome Skin Sewers to make a custom parka for her for $58.50. Another...
February 20, 1925 – Petersburg is essentially a HOME TOWN. Why? Because of low rentals and property values. Because of excellent school facilities. Because of an absolutely landlocked harbor and ample dock and float accommodations. Because of pleasant surroundings and recreational grounds, including Sandy Beach where summer bathing and picnics are enjoyed. Because of absolutely pure mountain water for household and drinking purposes. Because of fine electric lights and power at low rates from a hydro-electric plant owned by the city. Because o...
Ashley Kawashima - pictured above (right) volunteering alongside Everett Bennett at Humanity in Progress a local nonprofit they both co-founded - was named Young Leader of the year at the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce banquet on Feb. 15. James Valentine presented the award and said "I've known Ashley for a long time ... she has always been a person who puts others before herself and works hard to help people in need. I feel it was time she be recognized for what she has done for the community...
