Monday
May 03, 2004
'2004
WalkAmerica'
Participants in Saturday's March
of Dimes "WalkAmerica" stop for a drink
at one of the many stations set up along the route.
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
 Ketchikan: Hundreds
Particpate In "WalkAmerica" - An estimated 200
people participated in the Annual March of Dimes "2004 WalkAmerica"
held in Ketchikan Saturday to help the March of Dimes raise money
for reasearch and programs to find answeres to what causes premature
birth and what can be done to prevent it.
Grandparents, parents, children
and pets along with organized teams from local businesses and
organizations walked to help raise funds for the March of Dimes
to fight this national crisis - premature birth. According to
the March of Dimes, 1 in 8 babies is born prematurely. Many die
and some face lifelong disability. - Read
more & view photos by Gigi Pilcher..
Monday - May 03, 2004
Alaska: Democratic
Senators Would Protect Dividend in Constitution - Alaska's
eight Democratic Senators offered Sunday to help break the legislative
impasse on Governor Murkowski's POMV plan - on the condition
that 'split' percentages for dividends are rolled into the constitutional
amendment. This is the only way to provide ironclad protection
for the dividend, they said.
"The bottom line is constitutional
protection for the Permanent Fund dividend," announced Senate
Democratic Leader Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage). "The Governor
and the Republican leadership have on numerous occasions said
'no' to protecting the dividend as part of POMV. Our position
is clear: we, as a caucus, will not support POMV without constitutional
protection for the dividend." - Read
more...
Monday - May 03, 2004
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Ketchikan: Through
Muskeg Meadows & Dense Forests; Leask Lakes Hike: A Challenge
and An Adventure by Chris Wilhelm - Ten hikers hit the trail
for the Leask Lakes adventure hike Saturday morning. The weather
was calm and warm, a perfect day for the challenge of the three
hour hike to the lake. Mica and Nanna, two trail dogs, kept the
hikers company as the group left from Lake Harriet Hunt located
north of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Mike Sallee broke trail as
the unofficial trail guide. Sallee had hiked the trail to the
lake two days before and demonstrated essential brushing skills
with his two foot machete. About half an hour later, the core
hikers reached the pass above Harriet Hunt, elevation about 1,000
feet. A superb view of the Leask Lakes drainage area and hike
ahead inspired everyone. - Read
more and view the photo gallery...
Monday - May 03, 2004
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Ketchikan Columnist
Up on My Soapbox by Mike
Harpold: WANTED;
LEADERS - Ketchikan is at a crossroads. Our borough government,
with existing revenues, can no longer pay for the services the
community is accustomed to. That doesn't necessarily mean that
the services are valueless and should be discarded. After all,
the community at one time or another decided that it needed each
of the services it now has - and given our geography and diverse
population, we do have some very unique needs. Nor does it mean
that the community does not have the means or the will to support
the variety of recreational, art, educational, social, and economic
development projects that now exist. It may simply mean that
after a few years of taking things for granted, proponents of
these programs need to get out to the community and remind people
how important those services are to our way of life on this island
and why we should pay for them. - Read
more...
Monday - May 03, 2004
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June Allen Column
Ketchikan's
Cruise Ship Industry; A light-hearted look at its origins - Tourists
are nothing new to Ketchikan. These seasonal visitors have been
spilling out onto the downtown docks for more than a century
now. They share certain traits: They're thrilled to find themselves
in distant, exotic Alaska; they find Ketchikan quaint and charming;
and, they are wide-eyed and excited as they board charter fishing
boats, or climb into sightseeing coaches to rumble off over the
city's trestle streets. The basic awe most people feel when seeing
our little town remains constant, even after a century. The things
that have changed over the years are the much larger numbers
of ships and visitors visiting each summer and the numbers of
attractions available to them.
At the turn of the 20th century,
brand new Ketchikan was even then being visited by tourists and
journalists. In The Ladies World Magazine of March 1905, travel
writer Myra Drake Moore described the Ketchikan she visited the
summer of 1904: "[Ketchikan] is the port of entry into Alaska
it and its sister towns of Juneau and Skagway are all very much
alike in architecture, and seem to be 'happen-so's'. Ketchikan,"
she archly wrote, "has accumulated itself."
- Read
the rest of this story by June Allen...
Saturday - April 17, 2004
Ketchikan's
First City Players; Did you hear that applause?
A
biography of Alaska's herring: A little fish of huge importance...
Read more stories by June Allen...
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