Easter Eggs & Bunnies Three of the 200 Ketchikan youth from babies up to 7 years of age in attendance at Saturday's Easter Egg Hunt... Front Page Photo by Gretchen Klein Ketchikan: Ketchikan Charter Commission Conducts Survey - Click here... First published Tuesday -03/23/04 Viewpoints Opinions/Letters RE: Litter Warriors by Andy Rauwolf - Ketchikan - 04/11/04 Management of Fisheries by Cathy Benediktsson - Tiburon, CA - 04/11/04 Herring Controversy by Andy Rauwolf - Ketchikan - 04/11/04 Read more Viewpoints Publish A Letter April 2004 Click on the date to read the stories & to view photos published on that day... S M T W T F S   29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30   Top Stories Front Page Archives           Ketchikan: Bringing Families Together With Easter Eggs & Bunnies - "Easter eggs and bunnies create a perfect opportunity for family bonding and quality togetherness," said Jaylyn Merrill - program coordinator for the Revilla Island Prevention Coalition. Merrill said it is for this reason the Revilla Island Prevention Coalition was pleased to bring the annual Easter Egg Hunt back to the Plaza this year. According to information provided by Merrill, approximately 200 Ketchikan youth from babies up to 7 years of age were in attendance at Saturday's Easter Egg Hunt. The youngsters were accompanied by mothers, fathers, grandparents, neighbors and friends, and older siblings. In the spirit of togetherness, families were admitted to the egg hunting area where they searched for colorful plastic eggs filled with candy. At the end of the hunt, families went to the bunny hutch where they were given small stuffed toys. In the upstairs area of the Plaza, children were able to participate in egg decorating and arts/crafts while munching on cookies and other treats. Merrill said thirty community volunteers helped make this event possible and behind the scenes there were many other volunteers and sponsors. Merrill said, "Specifically, we would like to thank The Plaza, Walmart, KMFJ Radio, and CARRS Safeway for their donations and support. The work of all of these individuals and businesses made the Revilla Island Prevention Coalition's first shot at the Easter Egg Hunt a major success." Merrill said thirty community volunteers helped make this event possible and behind the scenes there were many other volunteers and sponsors. Merrill said, "Specifically, we would like to thank The Plaza, Walmart, KMFJ Radio, and CARRS Safeway for their donations and support. The work of all of these individuals and businesses made the Revilla Island Prevention Coalition's first shot at the Easter Egg Hunt a major success." - Read more & view the photo gallery... Sunday - April 11, 2004

The June Allen Column is made possible in part by these sponsors. Cick on each name to visit each web site. June Allen Column Ketchikan's First City Players; Did you hear that applause? - The 40th anniversary of the founding of Ketchikan's renowned First City Players is fast approaching. That community theater of volunteer actors, directors and stage hands laid the foundation of a tradition that has become the city's longest-lived, continuously active thespian society. It began when a small group of amateur actors with a little theater experience got together and said, "Let's put on a show!" And did so, and then put together another show, and another to become in time Ketchikan's first long-term little theater group as well as one of Alaska's most respected amateur theater organizations. In the larger picture and looking back to the town's beginnings, the First City Players added their talents to a long tradition of drama and comedy in the story of the small town on the shores of Tongass Narrows. - Read the rest of this story by June Allen... Tuesday - March 30, 2004 More stories by June Allen... A biography of Alaska's herring: A little fish of huge importance... Nulato AK: a small village but big in history... Ketchikan's Creek Street Dance Hall; echoes of music from the past... Ketchikan's Volunteer Legacy; Buckets to hydrants to hi-tech... Read more stories by June Allen...

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