Monday
September 20, 2004
Howard McKim &
his 183.0 pound halibut..
Photo by Misty Pattison ©2004
Ketchikan: 183.0
Halibut Caught Kayak Fishing - Howard McKim can best be described
as one happy guy with his latest catch of a 183.0 pound halibut
- in his kayak! McKim was kayak fishing around Vallenar when
he caught this large halibut. -
More...
Monday - September 20, 2004
Ketchikan: Unemployment
Essentially Unchanged - Ketchikan's unemployment rate saw
an increase from 5.3 percent to 5.8 percent in August, Statewide,
Alaska's unemployment rate rose on-tenth of a percentage point
in August to 6.6 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment fell
by 500, according to Dan Robinson, an economist at the Alaska
Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Ketchikan's labor force was
reported for August at 8,009 with 7,542 employed. One year ago
the the Alaska Department of Labor reported Ketchikan's labor
force at 7,843 with 7,368 employed. - More...
Monday - September 20, 2004
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Ketchikan: Ketchikan
Little League Silver Salmon Derby's Latest Standings; Derby Still
Underway Through September - The latest standings for the
Ketchikan Little League 2004 Silver Salmon Derby as of mid-day
Sunday, September 19th, has Cynthia Stern of Grandby, Colorado
in the lead with her 19.6 pound Silver Salmon. Listed in second
place is Stephanie Pattison of Ward Cove, Alaska with her 18.4
pound Silver Salmon and in third place is Randy Rush of Scottsdale,
Arizona with his 18.0 pound Silver. Weighing in another 18.0
pound Silver and claiming the fourth place position is Richard
Atwood of Ward Cove. In fifth place is Martha Jackobson of Ketchikan
with a 16.2 pound fish.
According to information provided
by Tonya Rymer, the Ketchikan Little League runs from August
1st to September 30th. Weigh-In Stations are: Cedars Lodge, Clover
Pass Resort, Silverking Lodge, and Knudson Cove Marina.
A ticket costs $15 for an individual or $25 for a family.
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Monday - September 20, 2004
Columnist
 Jason
Love - So It Goes: Just
Do Me - I had a bad dream.
It started with Peter the Re-fi
Guy, a recording that calls daily: "Did you know that we
can refinance your home..." I don't have the heart to tell
him that I rent. Besides, he'd just call back anyway.
Then I was sorting through
the junk mail -- bribes to switch phone plans, pre-rejection
for MasterCards, 16,000 urgent pleas for charity. Somewhere in
the distance a forest cried.
On the radio played a jingle
for the once-in-a-lifetime, buy-this-or-die Toyotathon. I hummed
along despite my best efforts to stop. - More...
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June Allen Column
 John
Koel, Baker to Banker; An eccentric philanthropist John Koel
was a well-known figure in Ketchikan from the day he arrived
in 1901 to the day he died in 1946. The eldest son of German
immigrants who settled in the Midwest, Koel was a 38-year-old
confirmed bachelor, a slight man with high cheekbones, a small
mustache and a tidy bankroll he had saved to finance his adventure
in Alaska. A baker by trade and already a canny businessman when
he alighted on the steamship dock, he quickly toured the new
city of Ketchikan and almost immediately opened the OK Bakery
on Dock Street, near the intersection with Main Street. - Read
the rest of this story by June Allen...
Tuesday - September 07, 2004
 Harold
Gillam: A Tragic Final Flight; Ketchikan remembers the search
Ketchikan's
'Fish House Tessie'; She was proud of the nickname
Fairbanks:
Golden Heart City; A story of its founding
Remembering
'Swede' Risland (1915-1991);The town's most memorable logger
Alaska's
Deepwater Highway; A part of Alaska history
Ketchikan's
American Legionnaires; Here's to 'the boys' of Post #3 -
Ketchikan's
Cruise Ship Industry; A light-hearted look at its origins
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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