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October 3, 1919 The Petersburg Hospital Association is collecting money to be used to secure the services of a trained nurse for the institution. Subscription lists are being circulated asking businessmen and others to agree to pay monthly amounts. We might advise that it takes $250 per month to operate this hospital, which includes the wages of the nurse, and running expenses as fuel, food, right, and water. September 29, 1944 Members of the Petersburg Emblem Club have been delighted to have notification that Colleen McDonald, whose mother,...
September 26, 1919 Considerable work is being planned about the Standard Oil Plant within the next few weeks. A new garage is to be constructed next to the residence at the plant and the one ton truck is expected to arrive on one of the next boats. John Sales has been awarded a contract to repair the dock where piling was carried out last winter and fender piles will be driven as a protection against further injury. H. Matson the local painter, has just finished painting all the tanks and buildings at the oil station. September 29, 1944 The rem...
Whetstone This hand-cranked whetstone was made by Harold Lee, Sr., ca. 1910. It sharpened tools and blade edges through grinding and honing. To sharpen an edge, the wooden well was filled with water, providing lubrication and cooling for the stone and the item being sharpened. Then the object was held at an angle against the stone, and the wheel was cranked. Cleaning the stone of "swarf" --built up dirt and metal shavings--was necessary to keep it in good condition. Many antique whetstones are... Full story
September 19, 1919 Olaf Arness, of the Arness Lumber Company, returned from the south on the last trip of the City of Seattle and reports that arrangements have been made for the mill to start within the next few weeks. “You can tell the people of Petersburg that starting next spring the mill will run at full capacity and employ about 100 men.” This fall the mill will not run full capacity and will employ about 46 men in the mill and logging woods. September 22, 1944 Recent arrivals in Petersburg were Mrs. Gordon Parr, Ronald and Patricia, and...
September 12, 1919 The sportsmen of Petersburg are mostly men with families who go after a deer for the purpose of supplying their larder with food. If they see one deer they get it, but if they see more they let them go because they do not believe in ruthless killing of game. The Petersburg section is one of the richest game sections of southeastern Alaska, the three islands, Mitkof, Kupreanof, and Kuiu, which compose the section having more deer on them than any other island, or group in the Alexander Archipelago. The sporting men in...
A lone wolf was seen walking down Woodpecker Rd. late Friday morning....
Ray Troll was in Petersburg last week for the annual Rainforest Festival and gave a presentation on his newest book, "Cruisin' the Fossil Coastline: The Travels of an Artist and a Scientist along the Shores of the Prehistoric." Karen from New York, left, eagerly watches as Troll signs a copy of his book for her....
In 2010 the Clausen Memorial Museum hired a geologist to help identify a portion of uncategorized geological specimens from the Reid Rock Collection. Starting in the 1950s until his death in 2005 Glenn Reid. Sr., collected precious metals, rocks and mineral specimens from Alaska, the lower 48 and abroad. Pieces from this collection are on display at Petersburg's Elementary, Middle and High schools as well as at Mountain View Manor. Even with these additional displays many of the pieces from the...
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The Icicle boats Dream Maid and Barbara pulling up nets in Crawfish late August....
Petersburg Indian Association's shuttle for its paratransit service for seniors and those with disabilities has been completed. The vehicle wrap was designed by Janine Gibbons and features an eagle, a raven and two totem poles....
Sept 5, 1919 The Bank of Petersburg has received the following notice. The increasing practice of importing large quantities of Canadian silver by speculators, which they put into circulation in this city and for which they receive U. S. money, which is taken to Canada and sold at a premium, has reached such an extent that the Clearing House Association has found it necessary to impose a discount of 10 per cent, on all Canadian silver. September 1, 1944 At the Monday noon luncheon meeting of the Petersburg Rotary Club, the garden committee...
Women, 29 years old and under, with limited or no access to health care can get exams and reproductive health services on a sliding scale at the Petersburg Public Health Center’s Woman’s Health Clinic, Sept. 16 - Sept. 19. The clinic will offer exams and reproductive health services, as well as STD testing. All services will be provided by a nurse practitioner with Public Health Nursing, the Alaska Division of Public Health. Appointments are required. Fees for services will be based on a sliding scale. No one will be refused service if una...
State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will hold public office hours on Saturday, September 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Salty Pantry and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Glacier Express. No appointment necessary —just stop by....
For the second consecutive year, Angele (McDonald) Jones had one of her works accepted for the Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition. This year she was awarded First Honorable Mention for her painting, "Cycle of Death and Rebirth," which is featured above. The exhibition runs through Sept. 4 at 2 Friends Gallery, located at 341 E. Benson Blvd. in Anchorage. Angele graduated from Petersburg High School in 2008 and now makes her home in Anchorage....
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Sheep Horn Spoons The Tlingit fashion spoons for utilitarian uses, such as the ones pictured here, as well as ornate and intricately carved spoons and ladles that are used for ceremonial purposes. Both utilitarian and ceremonial spoons require a high level of skill and intimate knowledge of the medium being manipulated. These spoons are made from the horns of sheep harvested in the Stikine River area. Towards the end of the 19th century steamships began to bring more outsiders to Alaska. This...
