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Sammy's Cafe boasted it was "The Best Place to Eat" in 1930's Petersburg. Sammy Nakamoto, proprietor, also farmed. He once had mink escape after road blasting blew a hole in their pen. Nakamoto was involved in multiple enterprises, having moved to Petersburg from Wrangell in 1918. He then bought the Good Eats Cafe which he later named Petersburg Restaurant and finally upgraded to S.K.'s Cafe in 1934. Born in Southwest Japan, Sammy lived in Petersburg for almost 30 years. In 1938, Charles Mann...
January 20, 1922 The ladies of Petersburg are considering the formation of a basketball team and submitted an application to the Fire Department on Wednesday night for permission to form the club under the auspices of the Department. Jess Ames was appointed as a committee of one to interview the management of the Sons of Norway Hall to see what arrangements can be made for practice dates. Considerable interest is being shown and a large number of the ladies have signified their intentions of turning out for practice. January 17, 1947 Arne...
Several Coast Guard personnel will be in Petersburg from February 2nd to the 5 th to conduct dockside safety exams on commercial fishing vessels. Anyone interested in obtaining a dockside examination should sign up at the harbormaster’s office. These exams are free, take about an hour, and help ensure vessels are being operated safely and legally. Vessels passing their exam will be issued a decal that is good for two years. Prior to the exam, vessel owners are encouraged to visit www.fishsafewest.info, where they can create a customized c...
Morgan Falter has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2021 President’s List for maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 or above. Brynn Lister was named to the President’s List at Montana State University for maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Brennan Skeek was named to the Dean’s List at Montana State University for maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 or above....
January 13 , 1922 The Petersburg Hospital is now for all intents and purposes the property of the Town of Petersburg; At the council meeting recently an escrow agreement was presented to the Council and signed by that body, as well as by the Board of Directors of the Hospital Association. The agreement was to the effect that the town should take over the hospital, pay the indebtedness, collect outstanding bills, and should operate and maintain the same as a hospital, or maintain some other building as a hospital within the city. As soon as the...
Ralin Douglas Ware 5.3 lbs born January 6th, 2022 at 8:56 pm (left) and Finley Vincent Ware 5.3 lbs born January 6th, 2022 at 9:00 pm (right). Born to Drew and Tami Ware, in Vancouver, Washington at Peacehealth Medical Center....
Fur buyer Andy Anderson traveled to trapping camps on buying trips around Southeast. In 1921, he wrote an article about the future of the blue fox industry, predicting it would soon become Petersburg's largest. At that time the U.S. Forest Service facilitated fox farming to make use of "useless" islands. In 1938, while setting traps on frigid Sunset Island, Andy fell from an icy cliff. His companions managed a heroic rescue to get him to their boat for the 8 hr. trip back to Petersburg, braving...
Alex Rodriguez-Smith works on building an igloo constructed with an estimated 225 blocks which Vance and Flora Smith later played in and around. The igloo features ice-covered candles giving off a soft winter glow and enough room inside for a spacious getaway from the cold....
January 6, 1922 The largest Masquerade Ball ever given in Petersburg was pulled off last Saturday night, New Year’s Eve, by the Sons and Daughters of Norway. Over forty couples were masked, the largest number of masqueraders who ever attended any single affair here, and the fun was fast and furious until after four o’clock on New Year’s Day. Many preparations for the enjoyment and comfort of the guests had been made by the committee in charge and the affair was most enjoyable from every standpoint. At midnight an excellent luncheon was serve...
December 30, 1921 The corner of the heating plant at the Petersburg Hospital caught fire last Friday night about 10 o’clock, the flames being caused by sparks from the furnace. Dr. A.B. Jones was in the building attending a patient and noticed the flames. He ran out and extinguished them with buckets of water without assistance. Practically no damage was done. Another fire last Friday evening in the house occupied by Charles Birdsell and family caused considerable excitement. The alarm was rung at 5 o’clock and by the time the department arrive...
Tokens were used throughout the U.S. cannery industry from the East Coast to the West as part or all of the pay cannery workers received. They could be redeemed at local businesses which had arrangements with the canneries. Steve Rundell found a Pacific Coast & Norway Packing Co. token at Conclusion Island Fox Farm site in Rocky Pass and in 1985 donated it to the Museum. A 1911 token found by Thomas Moore at an unknown location was donated by his widow Ruth. Tokens are known to have been used...
December 23, 1921 Mrs. W.J. Pigg, wife of Dr. Pigg, left for the south on the Spokane this week and will visit for several weeks before returning to Petersburg. G.W. Trubey, of the Department of Agriculture, who has been making a tour of inspection of the dairy herds of the Territory, was in Petersburg this week and inspected all of the milch cows in this section. He left on the Spokane for Wrangell. He reported the herds in this section in good condition. A one ton Ford truck, with pneumatic tires and worm gear arrived and was delivered to...
Let’s have the heart of Mary To the Editor: I love Petersburg, Alaska at Christmas time. I love the snow, the beautiful views, the Christmas lights, Julebukking, and so much more. Even more than that, I love all of the amazing people in our great town: those who don’t think like me and those who do. When we allow ourselves to care for our neighbor even in our differences, I think we are beginning to understand what Christmas is all about. Jesus Christ came as a baby with the ultimate sacrifice of laying down his life for us, to cover us all...
December 9, 1921 While it has not been officially announced, it is under good authority that Wrangell Narrows is to be dredged, and that within a short time, which means that three million or more dollars will be spent by the government close to the town. This means very good business in addition to the increased transportation facilities which would ultimately result from the improvement. Who was it said business is on the bum? We have heard it said but we don’t believe it is now, nor do we believe it will be for those in business who stick i...
