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Front Page Photo by Gigi Pilcher echoes of music from the past By June Allen
Madison Lumber & Hardware, Inc. ~ Downtown Drugstore ~ Alaska Glass & Supply ~ Sourdough Bar Liquor Store ~ Davies-Barry Insurance ~ Sitnews... |
Visually,
not too much has changed along Creek Street over the past century.
Several of the vacant shacks once occupied by sporting women
of the past have managed to survive for decades, boarded off,
defying demolition. A few of today's remaining ramshackle houses
along the boardwalk are more valuable for atmosphere than occupancy.
But the Good Fortune restaurant at #4 now welcomes patrons where
shady lady Annie Watkins once welcomed her gentlemen callers.
Then of course at the other end of the street, at #24, there's
Dolly's House now a museum and gift shop. Dolly's House
today, crowded with cruise ship tourists, would surprise the
sporting woman who owned and occupied it for half a century.
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Ketchikan News
Ketchikan: Ketchikan Women Organize and Mobilize For Election Day; First City Republican Women's Club announces community educational series focusing on increasing local women's involvement in politics - The First City Republican Women's Club will host a series of educational meetings in Ketchikan on the Republican Party platform and to promote the involvement of citizens in the political process. FEBRUARY 28: LOCAL POLITICS
WITH SUSAN STONE, President, District 1 Republicans: Susan will
present the organization and structure of State House District
1 and the opportunities to get involved in local precinct politics.
Learn, also, about District 1's convention on March 11, without
the pressure! - Read
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Ketchikan:
Ketchikan: Air Safety Program Comes to Ketchikan - Introduction of a new Federal Aviation Administration safety program for commercial aircraft is underway in Ketchikan, with the installation of state-of-the-art navigation technology equipment in all seven Dehavilland Beaver floatplanes in the Taquan Air fleet. We are the first carrier in this area to adopt and participate in the FAA's Capstone program, said Taquan Air president Brian Salazar. The Capstone program is intended
to reduce the incidence of weather-related accidents, mid-air
collisions and terrain based concerns, by improving the pilot's
situational awareness through advanced technologies, modern avionics,
and information services, said Salazar. Under the program, the
FAA will equip up to 200 commercial aircraft and helicopters
in Southeast Alaska with a global positioning system based avionics
package. This system will provide navigational guidance for flights
on routes that are outside the operational service volume of
ground based navigational aides. FAA is planning a three year
evaluation period for the Capstone program. Eventually, Capstone
avionics should also permit implementation of more efficient
flight procedures and air traffic control services, according
to the FAA. -
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