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September 23, 1916 – It is reported that the Pacific Net and Twine Company's power schooner Zella May was engaged last week in saving the San Juan Fish Company's halibut schooner San Jose, which went on the rocks several weeks ago at Puffin Bay. It is said the first report, to the effect that the San Jose had gone to pieces, was not correct; that the schooner is sunken, but, aside from a hole punctured in her hull, is not materially damaged. September 26, 1941 – The Brown Bear, Game Commission boat, was in Petersburg early this week, bri...
Petersburg-based Hammer & Wikan hardware is unveiling a recent change and new partnership that will help increase its product selection and make its prices even more competitive. After years as a part of True Value cooperative, Hammer & Wikan recently became a member of Do it Best Corp., the most comprehensive hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. Hammer & Wikan is the first Alaska-based member of Do it Best Corp., which serves more than 3,800 independently owned locations in the Unites...
Tamico contractors continue work on the harbor's bulkhead project adjacent to the drive down dock on Monday. The bulkhead is created using sheet piles to create an open cell, which is backfilled with rock. The $1.4 million project creates an additional 65-feet of tie-up space to allow vessels to offload gear directly onto shore for storage. Vessels can off-load gear that may be too large to navigate across the drive-down ramp and also to store equipment which may be too bulky to transit the...
September 16, 1916 – Two bids were submitted to the council for the south end bridge and street improvement work, the lowest being that of A. W. Willard. He offers to furnish the labor and piling for the job for $1,125. The bid will be accepted. The town is to furnish the necessary lumber – 75,000 feet. The second bid was considerably higher than Mr. Willard”s. September 12, 1941 – With dramatic suddenness, the fishing season, which was scheduled to run until September 15, ended when the order went out that Wrangell Narrows was to be closed...
State representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will be in Petersburg Mon., Sept. 19 to hold public office hours from 3-4 pm at Glacier Express and 4-5 pm at Java Hus. No appointment necessary, just drop in. Email rep.jonathan.kreiss-tomkins@akleg.gov or call the Representative”s office at 747.4665 to contact him....
September 9, 1916 – Word was received yesterday that S. L. Hogue started from Seattle to Petersburg on Wednesday with a new gasboat. The craft, which is said to be fifty feet or more in length, will handle the increasing business of the Trygve’s run. Conrad Dahl, of Tacoma, is coming north on the new boat as pilot. Mr. Hogue also purchased a Ford auto delivery while in Seattle. September 12, 1941 – The aluminum drive sponsored by the Petersburg Rotary club was very successful, and with 260 pounds of the metal being weighed in at the dump....
Petersburg Borough manager Stephen Giesbrecht gave the following manager’s report to the assembly on Sept. 6: We continue to have wait lists for Elderly Housing and Assisted Living facilities. Medicaid provider certification renewal has been submitted for the Manor. Municipal Building project continues to move forward. Initial installation on jail cells has been completed, and the block wall for the detention area is mostly done as well. Officer Kent Preston resigned, effective 8/28/16, due to a family medical issue. Kent was active in o...
September 2, 1916 – Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Willard made a trip to Farragut Bay the latter part of last week and staked out a homestead claim. They came up last spring from Seattle to Ketchikan in their launch Daisy, and a couple of weeks since to Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Willard were at once so favorably impressed with the Petersburg region that they decided to locate, and will make their home here and on their prospective ranch. Mr. Willard is employed at present on the Petersburg Scow Bay road building project. September 5, 1941 – According to...
August 26, 1916 – The probable establishment of a new freight service to Southeastern Alaska was announced last week by the Washington Tug and Barge Company. The plan is to handle the freight on covered scows, to be towed north, and to make a specialty of calling at places off the regular steamer lines, as well as Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Juneau. August 29, 1941 – A fifteen minute blast of the whistle of the PAF cannery was the signal last Tuesday night that the last can had come off the line for this year. It has been a good season...
August 19, 1916 – The City of Seattle, to arrive from the south this morning, is making her last tourist voyage of the season, and the Spokane, sailing from Seattle tonight, also closes her excursion season with the trip. Officers of the Pacific Coast Company report that the season’s business in this line has fulfilled expectations, with a decided gain over 1915 in the number of round-trippers carried. The wife and three children of Andrew Mathisen arrived in Petersburg last week from Harstad, Norway. They are occupying the new residence bui...
Mrs. Willis Kindergarten: Brody Bell, Aisha Bliss, Braelyn Caulum, Connor Cummins, Wesley Durst, Aldric Jackson, Camden Johnson, Coleman Lyons, Emett Moore, Charlotte Nilsen, Sailor Odegaard, Nate Olson, Gavin O’Neil, David Owens, Ashlyn Sakamoto-Quezon, Shaira Stanhope, Parker Swanson, Jozlyn Turland. Mrs. Martin Kindergarten: Trent Berkley, Rebecca Buller, Svea Burrell, Leland Espeseth, Taylor Haley, Isabelle Hammer, Elizabeth Heppe, Carsen Holmlund, Bradley Johnston, Jackson Kandoll, Neil Lombard, Daven Lopez, Trigby Lutton, Audrey M...
Rae C. Stedman Elementary School Registration for new students only: (Returning students do not need to register), register at school office. Kindergarten students must be five (5) years old by September 1. Provide student’s immunization record (must be current to attend) and a copy of official (not hospital) birth certificate. Mitkof Middle School Registration for new and returning students: 9am - 3pm (Registration fees will apply) Grade 8 = Tues. Aug. 23, Grade 7 = Wed. Aug. 24, Grade 6 = Thurs. Aug. 25, New students, provide immunization r...
