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Audio postcard: Petersburg resident Art Hammer turns 100 Posted by Katie Anastas | Jul 8, 2021 Art Hammer turned 100 on Wednesday, and family and friends gathered to celebrate. (Photo by Katie Anastas) Dozens gathered in the Sons of Norway Hall on Wednesday to wish a happy 100th birthday to local resident Art Hammer. He worked as store manager for 38 years with Hammer and Wikan, the company that’s also celebrating a century in business in 2021. Katie Anastas stopped by the celebration and heard from a few of his friends and family. Shannon and Earl Midkiff remember going into the Hammer and Wikan grocery story when they first moved to Petersburg in 1971. When asked whether they wanted to pay with cash or credit, they were surprised. ....
Posted by Joe Viechnicki | May 18, 2021 The new mural was painted by Andy Eccleshall of Edmonds, Washington. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) Hammer and Wikan celebrated the Petersburg family company’s 100 th anniversary over the Little Norway Festival weekend. Thursday night shareholders and workers unveiled a new three-panel mural on the side of the downtown hardware store building. It honors the founders of the company, their history and Norwegian roots. Bud Samuelson addresses Little Norway Festival attendees and Hammer and Wikan shareholders Thursday, May 13, 2021 on Excel Street. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) Bud Samuelson, president of the board of directors, thanked shoppers for the company’s century in business, a rarity for a grocery or hardware store, especially an independent one. ....