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June 27, 1914 – Mr. Wm. Hesse, the moving picture man who has just returned from the Whaling Station at Port Armstrong, reports great success in his pictures. Though taken under difficulties, with the camera lashed to the mast of the ship during stormy weather, pictures of the whale were taken from the time it is sighted at sea until it cut up and reduced to oil, a process that takes two or three days. Mr. Hesse is an intrepid moving picture man, having made the trip to Mount Katmai and taken pictures at the very mouth of the crater while it w...
June 20, 1914 – A glance over the harbor at Petersburg together with the activity at the cannery, remind the observer that the fishing season is opened. The harbor is clear of its numerous fishing boats and the cannery is running. Three traps have been completed and are fishing. The Colpoy trap was lifted Thursday and 1000 sockeye, 25 large king and a few humpback salmon were taken. This will start the cannery. June 7, 1974 Celebrating the Pilot's 40th Year – May Kuwata is queen of the Kings this year, with her 47.5-pound entry in the first ann...
Outgoing Petersburg School District Superintendent Rob Thomason attended his last school board meeting Tuesday evening. He had these final words for the board and the public: "It's been a great five years in Petersburg," Thomason said. "It's been the highlight of my career. It truly has. As my wife and I have reminisced, we always say we wished we would have found this opportunity ten years sooner. It's been good, and I think the district is in good hands with the principals and the director of... Full story
Eighteen Petersburg residents competed in the Parks and Recreation annual Coho Triathlon last Saturday. Thirteen individuals and two teams swam 500 yards, biked ten miles and ran 2.5 miles. “Everyone was in great spirits, even though it was raining,” facility supervisor Heidi Cabral said. “There were lots of sideline cheerleaders.” Overall Race Results for Coh20 Triathalon Individuals 1:11:26 Carin Christenson, 1st overall and 1st place female overall 1:11:27 Grace Weller, 2nd overall and 2nd place female overall 1:17:39 Lee Coyle, 3rd overall...
During the June 16 Petersburg Borough Assembly, meeting Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht gave the following report: Transient boaters are excited about the new harbor facility. About half are having issues with the electric meters and the boaters are requesting WiFi hookup. The recycling program is set up with individual vessels through the Harbor Office. Staff members hand out the blue bags and participants are required to return the filled bags back at the office for Wednesday pickup. Borough staff will monitor the program throughout the...
June 13, 1914 – Last Tuesday evening, immediately after the adjournment of the firemen's meeting, nearly every man in town who was not otherwise occupied assembled at the Fire Hall for the purpose of devising ways and means for the celebration of the coming fourth. Enthusiasm ran high and, if kept up, Petersburgers and visitors will witness the greatest fourth of July celebration in the history of the town. It was suggested that everybody be appointed a committee of one and invite out-of-town friends to join in the festivities of the day. J...
Log trusses were being set in place at the Sandy Beach Park shelter on Friday. The shelter is being rebuilt by the Parks and Recreation Dept. under a contract with Dave Nauman. The shelter work is being completed with a $45,000 state grant and the Borough is providing a matching amount for labor....
Wells Fargo is celebrating its centennial in Petersburg Thursday, June 12. The local Wells Fargo Branch began as The Bank of Petersburg, which was organized in September of 1912 with a capital of $5,000—roughly $121,000 in today’s dollars. The first cashier and manager, K.L. Steberg, ran the one-man bank for more than two years. The bank was incorporated in 1914 and the capital was increased to $25,000. By December 31, 1940, deposits totaled around $582,0000—around $9 million today. In 1972, The Bank of Petersburg merged and became the Peter...
Kristin Neuneker graduated cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) with a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in environmental studies. Neuneker was a natural sciences research undergraduate fellow and team captain and three-time letter-award winner of the PLU swim team. Neuneker studied abroad in Tanzania, Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands....
