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May 15, 1925 – With its shrimp, clam and crab plants, Petersburg is the center of the shell fish industry in Alaska. Last Saturday an additional payroll was added by the Star Shell Fish Company starting to put up crab meat in the old Ness Shrimp plant on the Union trading dock. The cannery is divided into three rooms – the dooking department, the cleaning room and the picking room. The plant has been made comfortable and modern sanitary methods are used. The incorporators for the new industry are Ben Grondahl, Chris Christensen, Hans Wick and...
Saturday's rainy weather didn't deter the annual Kupreanof Day tradition, where the Saturday before the Little Norway Festival Kupreanof residents welcome visitors to come enjoy the scenary of their beautiful little community, with free rides provided across the Narrows throughout the day....
May 8, 1925 – Ohmer plans to invade Lynn Canal and there is great rejoicing at Haines, the little village nestling in Mission Cove, and happiest of the whole crowd is Dr. L. Pryer, the druggist and president of the chamber of commerce. For three years, Dr. Pryer has been preaching shrimp, shrimp and nothing but shrimp, in Lynn Canal. So loud and persistent was he in his talk, that it was heard way down at Petersburg, 200 miles distant, by Mr. Earl N. Ohmer, president of Alaskan Glacier Seafood Company. He immediately and forthwith sent two f...
On Monday, May 5, groups all across the Alaska participated in the annual march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. Around a dozen Petersburg residents marched to the courthouse, wearing red or with the red handprint painted across the mouth - the symbol that represents the voices that have been taken away from Indigenous women and girls - in solidarity with the movement to raise awareness and demand action to address the continuing epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous...
Last month was the second wettest April on record for Petersburg. "So if it seemed like April was a little bit more wet than usual, you aren't wrong. It was a lot more wet than usual," said Greg Spawn, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service (NWS) in Juneau. "Our April that we had in Petersburg was actually the second wettest April on record." Nearly double the amount of water fell from the sky than what's typical - that's 11.29 inches, compared to the normal 6.66 inches - and April 13...
A small pod of orcas approached a local couple's skiff for a close encounter while passing near the Sukoi Islands on Saturday, April 26....
Mitkof Dance Troupe's spring recital on stage at Wright Auditorium on April 18 and 19 was Villain themed. Around 125 dancers took part in 26 pieces, with the costuming and choreography for each piece based on villains from folklore or pop culture. "It's been really fun ... There's a lot of acting the kids have had a blast with ... there's a lot of energy on the stage," Olivia Reid, ballet teacher and Executive Director of Mitkof Dance Troupe, said during her interview with KFSK's Olivia...
May 1, 1925 – Some of the school children while playing ran across a cache this week in the brush in which there were over 100 pint bottles full of liquid at first thought to be beer. The news caused a wild stampede and soon the woods were full of those only too anxious to sample the goods. During the stampede one or two other small and select caches were discovered, and the rule seemed to be “finders keepers.” In a short time the city and federal officers were on the scene and the bottles were removed to the commissioner’s office, where t...
Children visiting the fire hall during Saturday's Family Fun Day work with EMS Director Aaron Hankins to load volunteer Dave Berg onto the gurney and into the ambulance....
On Saturday, May 8th, 1939, the Junior Prom was held in the Petersburg High School's gym, which was decorated in a colorful, rainbow theme. After being announced Prom Queen, Charlotte Clausen, daughter of Elsie and Carrol Clausen, posed on the throne holding a bouquet of daffodils. This hand-tinted photo has the seal of local photographer Mary C. Allen, who also made the coronation crown and decorated the gym. Allen's handiwork highlights Charlotte's turquoise colored taffeta gown, her gold...
The Alex and Savann Guthrie family of Petersburg, Alaska, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sydney Rose Guthrie to Iris Raheema Haik of Rhode Island. Sydney is a graduate of Stanford University and is currently employed as a Climate Resilience Fellow with Greenlining Institute in Oakland, California. Iris is a graduate of Stanford University and is currently finishing her second year at U.C. Berkeley Law School. She is currently working as a Law Clerk with the Equal...
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...
