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Twenty-five year Alaska Marine Lines employee Eric Lewis has been named to manage the Petersburg terminal. Lewis replaces Don Thorsteinson who managed the facility for nearly 40 years. "I've got big shoes to fill. Don was a great mentor," Lewis commented. Lewis started on Western Towboat's tug Western Mariner in 1992 and in 2002 he came ashore to work at the Petersburg terminal. "I enjoyed both jobs," Lewis said. Of his crew Lewis observed, "They're a great bunch of guys who have worked...
The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Alaska, Southeast: Patricia Nickell-Zimmerman, Tanelle Olson, Janice Peterson....
January 27, 1917 – Further particulars regarding the new herring cannery to be established at Port Walter by the Alaska Pacific-Herring Company were learned Tuesday on the arrival in this town of Eigil Buschmann, who came north to arrange for the starting of building operations. Mr. Buschmann was accompanied by O. Anderson, under whose direction the buildings for the new industry will be constructed. The plans call for three cold storage buildings, each 40x100 feet, with combined cooling-room capacity for 10,000 barrels of herring; building f...
As part of the wider Women's March to Washington, about 70 people met at the Tides Inn on Saturday morning to talk about national, state and local issues....
January 20, 1917 – Postmaster Refling has received advice from the department at Washington that, owing to the difficulty in obtaining paper and skilled labor, the furnishing of “office-request” envelopes has been suspended for the present. These are the envelopes with the words, “After – days, return to - , Petersburg, Alaska,” printed on corner. It is stated, however, that there is ample stock of envelopes with only the stamp printed thereon; also that “special request” envelopes – bearing the printed card of the purchaser – may be had. Jan...
Gloria Constance Simon was born to Dana and David Simon on January 12 at Spectrum Health Gerber Memorial in Fremont, Michigan....
January 18, 1917 – The sixth ‘phone was added to Petersburg’s telephone system this week when Electrician Purinton connected up K. L. Steberg’s office. The other ‘phones are at the two docks, the wireless station, Hogue & Tveten’s, and the Glacier Fish Company. The latter office also has a ‘phone connecting with Scow Bay. January 16, 1942 – At the annual stockholder’s meeting of the Petersburg Cold Storage Company all directors were reelected. The board consists of Ed Locken, president; Frederick Nelson, secretary; J. L. MacKechnie, treas...
The first baby of 2017 was born to Lyman and Rachel Hudson on January 6 at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Brynnleigh Aurora Hudson was born at 9:24 am, and she weighed 5 lb and 7 oz....
January 6, 1917 – C. A. Arness has installed a power gurdy and winch in Capt. Strand’s gasboat Agnes. The boat was also recently equipped with a new fourteen-horse-power engine. The Agnes has heretofore been fishing at the Stikine, but will now be used for halibut fishing. Mr. Arness also completed this week a rather intricate job of oxy-acetylene welding for Pete Constrad’s logging boat. In an accident the friction drum and clutch had been broken into fourteen pieces. These were all welded into place, making the drum and clutch as subst...
Petersburg High School 2008 graduate, Alix Oyler, has graduated summa cum laude from University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). She received a Bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Science on December 18 with Departmental Honors. She will start work at Mt. Edgecumbe SEARHC Hospital in Sitka as a Medical Laboratory Scientist....
