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February 01, 2012

Kari & Oliver Petersen

February 01, 2012/ Petersburg Public Library

Listen as Kari has a conversation with her young son Oliver to discover his take on girls and his love of Star Wars.  Oliver tells Kari about some of his favorite Star Wars characters and what is so special about the purple light saber.  This interview is a darling glance into the world of a four-year-old boy.

February 01, 2012/ Petersburg Public Library/
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Petersburg Public Library

February 01, 2012

Teachers form a lasting bond

February 01, 2012/ Petersburg Public Library
Teachers form a lasting bond

Retired teachers Kathy Bracken, Susan Holmes, Sally Riemer and Mel Stockton sit down during their weekly Thursday morning coffee ritual to talk about how Petersburg’s teachers have formed a lasting bond well into retirement.

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February 01, 2012/ Petersburg Public Library/
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adding up the years birthday party surprise blue ribbon schools Challenger explosion educational trip Irene Littleton John McCabe leaving Petersburg meet weekly preschool program Sam Sid Wright stung community substitute teaching teaching nightmares travel trip to nowhere trust vacations
October 21, 2011

Tareq Haluh and Angele McDonald

October 21, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library
Tareq Haluh and Angele McDonald

Tareq Haluh and Angele McDonald met in 2008 in Petersburg. Angele was working checkout at a local grocery and Tareq was on a student visa in Petersburg, working in a cannery for the summer. They later married and now have a young daughter, Jude.

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October 21, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library/
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June 07, 2011

Florence LeRoy & Linda Ensign

June 07, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library
Florence LeRoy & Linda Ensign

Linda Ensign talks with her mother Florence LeRoy about growing up in Canada and training as a nurse.

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June 07, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library/
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June 07, 2011

Dieter Klose & Dylan Klose

June 07, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library
Dieter Klose & Dylan Klose

Dieter Klose talks with his son Dylan about growing up in Virginia and discovering climbing, Dieter’s life passion.

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June 07, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library/
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May 09, 2011

Erling Husvik

May 09, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library

Erling Husvik talks about what it was like growing up in Petersburg in the 1920’s.

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May 09, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library/
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Erling Winther Husvik Liv Husvik Maxine Shirley Bredson Ole Husvik Purple Heart Samar Island U.S. Navy destroyer 533 USS Hoel
April 26, 2011

Karen Hofstad

April 26, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library

Karen Hofstad talks about what it was like being a woman on a fishing boat in the 1960’s, just after Alaska Statehood.

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April 26, 2011/ Petersburg Public Library/
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