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August 02, 2003
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Top middle:Cheryl McKearney and her pets Chiquita and Chip... Bottom Row Middle: Sara Lawson & Lu Anechiarico; Right bottom: Vicki Pilcher... photos by Dick Kauffman Ketchikan: 2003
Pet & Doll Parade - Photo Gallery - The 2003 Blueberry
Arts Festival kicked off on Friday afternoon with the colorful
and lively Pet and Doll Parade sponsored by Big Brothers, Big
Sisters of Ketchikan. - Click
here to view more photographs... Alaska & Ketchikan: Today's Top State & Local News (click here)...
Ketchikan: Greenpeace
Vessel Will Not Moor at the Port of Ketchikan; City has provided
Greenpeace with possible alternative moorage options - The
MV Esperanza which is the latest and largest vessel in
Greenpeace's fleet is on its way to Ketchikan and Greenpeace
is saying, "Originally we were all set to dock, but the
agreement has been revoked by the agency for fear that we are
a security risk." However, the question as to where the
Esperanza will or won't dock when it arrives in Ketchikan
has been answered by Ketchikan City Manager Karl R. Amylon. -
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here to read more... Ketchikan: Lt. Dave Hull Retires After Decades of Service - On Friday evening, over 200 hundred people gathered in Ketchikan to honor Lt. David "Dave" Hull of the Ketchikan Fire Department on his official retirement - or as Hull expressed earlier, his graduation. Hull has served as a firefighter for over twenty years and has also contributed over eight years of volunteer service. Friends and family along with
co-workers came together to recognize Hull's outstanding contributions
and his dedication to duty. For almost 30 years Hull has given
so much to so many. - Click
here to read more... Alaska: IFQ
Record-keeping Rules to Change - On August 28, 2003 new regulations
will revise certain record keeping and reporting requirements
for the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed gear
Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries and the Western Alaska
Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program for the Pacific halibut
fishery in Alaska. --- "The changes will streamline the
record keeping process for fishermen while it helps us more efficiently
administer the program," said Jeff Passer, Special Agent
in Charge for the Alaska Region of NOAA Fisheries. "It also
clarifies the regulations and makes them more consistent."
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here to read more... POW - Prince
of Wales Federal Lands Closed Aug. 1-21 For Those Not Qualified
As Subsistence Hunters - The federal subsistence hunting
season for deer in Alaska's Game Management Unit 2 opened July
24, 2003, and runs through Dec. 31. Hunting is closed on federal
public lands on the island from Aug. 1 to 21 to people who are
not federally-qualified subsistence users. A person must be a
rural Alaska resident to harvest fish and wildlife under federal
subsistence regulations. - Click
here to read more... Alaska - Governor
Murkowski Names Three to Bridge Authority - Gov. Frank H.
Murkowski on Friday took another step in realizing Alaskans'
decades-long dream of bringing Anchorage closer to the Matanuska-Susitna
valleys, by naming the three public members of the Knik Arm Bridge
and Toll Authority. - Click
here to read more or to listen... Alaska: AK
& US Department of Labor TAA Programs To Hold Public Hearings
Concerning Economic Downturn In Fishing Industry - The Alaska
Department of Labor in conjunction with the US Department of
Labor will hold public hearings in Cordova, Kodiak and Juneau
to take comments on issues concerning the economic downturn in
the fishing industry due to competition from farmed salmon. Fishermen,
processors and other interested parties are invited to attend.
A toll free number is also available for parties located outside
of Juneau. - Click
here to read more...
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