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NOAA has confirmed a new record low for precipitation last month. The official amount of rain for October collected by the Petersburg Co-op Station was the same as the airport reported with 3.07 inches falling the entire month, according to NOAA meteorologist Rick Fritsch. The previous record for low precipitation in Petersburg for October came in 2012 when 6.12 inches fell. Rain in Inches October 5 .12 October 13 .10 October 14 .17 October 15 .18 October 16 .05 October 17 .31 October 18 .58...
November 18, 1916 – Chris Keay and Louis Kay, who have been in Petersburg for several weeks in connection with resuming of operations by the Garden Shrimp Company, which has been reorganized and incorporated, leave for Seattle on the Admiral Evans. The former, who is manager of the company, states that everything is now in readiness to successfully carry on the industry, and that shipment of shrimp will soon commence. Fishing headquarters have been established at Ruth Island, in Thomas Bay, in which vicinity the shrimp are found to be more plen...
A Woman’s Health Clinic will be held at the Petersburg Public Health Center, Wed., Nov. 30-Fri. Dec., 2. This is for teens and women through age 29 who do not have health insurance or have other barriers to accessing care. A fee will be charged based on a sliding scale for the annual exams, Pap smears, and family planning supplies. No one will be refused service if unable to pay. Screenings for sexually transmitted diseases will also be available for men and women. Call the Petersburg Public Health Center at 772-4611 for an a...
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has released its 2017 summer schedule. Reservations are now available for booking at FerryAlaska.com, by calling 1-800-642-0066, or visiting ferry terminal staff throughout the system. The AMHS summer schedule covers ferry travel from May through September. In conjunction with the summer schedule, AMHS will implement the second of five planned annual tariff adjustments. The adjustments are intended to level similar-distanced fares across the system. The new fares will apply to all travel beginning May 1,...
November 11, 1916 – “Gee, but Sunday was an ideal day for ducks!” It wasn't a duck that emitted the exclamation, however, but one of a party of eight who spent the day hunting somewhere in the vicinity of Thomas Bay. They made the trip on Captain Grindrod's launch Lark. It is said that over a thousand shells were emptied by the party. Although C. H. Pautzke didn't make as much noise as some of the others, when the returns were computed it was found that he led with a limit of 25 ducks. November 14, 1941 – Much interest has been shown among t...
November 4, 1916 – A special meeting of the council was held with all members present except Councilman Gauffin, to consider the sewer question and to raise funds to meet outstanding obligations and current expenses. The clerk was instructed to write to a wood pipe company at Tacoma for prices on 4-, 6- and 8-inch sewer pipe, stating conditions here and asking advice as to size of pipe required; also to Seattle firms for prices on burnt-clay pipe and iron pipe. November 7, 1941 – George Burchard and W. R. Lebo, representatives of the newly est...
October 21, 1916 – Sixty-eight boxes of halibut were shipped south on the City of Seattle, Wednesday, for the Glacier Fish Company. The Seattle also took from this port 227 barrels of herring and other salt fish, three tierces of mild-cure salmon, and 22 boxes of dried shrimp. October 24, 1941 – Following the lately adopted policy of discussing projects which are the most needed in the city, the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce held its meeting Wednesday evening at the Council Chambers. A fair representation of the membership was present to joi...
Petersburg Borough clerk Debbie Thompson gave the following Borough Manager’s Report during the assembly meeting on Oct. 18. Representatives of the Rasmuson Foundation and Alaska Community Foundation were able to visit the Children’s Center last week and tour the new classrooms. Next week Sandy Dixson will be attending the Fall Preparedness Conference and Local Emergency Planning Committee Association meeting in Anchorage. Attendance is Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM) grant requirements. Dixson and Fire Chi...
The PHS band, jazz band, and choir (not pictured) put on their fall concert Tuesday night in the Wright Auditorium....
