Monday
September 06, 2004
Blaze
causes substantial damage to downtown home
Incident Commander
Lt. Kevin Murphy (blue T-Shirt), confers with firefighters in
front of the burning building at 411 Front Street. Firefighters
from North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department and South Tongass
Volunteer Fire Department were called to assist Ketchikan Fire
Department with the stubborn blaze.
Photo by Wayne Knudson of Schallerer's Photo & Gift Shop
Ketchikan: Blaze
causes substantial damage to downtown home - What has been
called a stubborn blaze caused substantial damage Sunday to a
three-story house located above the downtown tunnel at 411 Front
Street. According to information provided by David Hull of the Ketchikan
Fire Department, the fire was difficult to fight due to the construction
and the age of the building. Firefighters were eventually pulled
off the structure when smoke and fire conditions along with increasing
instability of the structure itself made interior operations
too dangerous for the firefighters. - More...
Monday - September 06, 2004
Alaska: Fairweather
Will Need New Engine - The fast vehicle ferry M/V Fairweather
which began service in May 2004 will need a replacement engine.
As a result of being able to operate on only three of four engines,
the Fairweather's schedule to Sitka and Skagway will be highly
dependent on tides and winds.
"The engine manufacturer
is currently searching for a new engine to replace the number
one engine, which has been damaged by loose parts caused during
assembly," said Captain John Falvey, General Manager of
the Alaska Marine Highway System. "Our hope is that the
engine will be located and available for installing when the
Fairweather is in for scheduled maintenance in mid-October."
- More...
Monday - September 06, 2004
Columnist
 Howard
Dean: Labor
Day - On Labor Day, Americans ought to consider the struggles
of the average worker in this country. It has not been easy to
survive the current economic climate - wages have not kept pace
with even the modest inflation we have had over the past few
years. Those earning minimum wage have seen living standards
virtually collapse in the last 30 years. There are many more
working Americans who have lost all or most of their benefits,
including health insurance. And, there are one million more Americans
out of work then there were four years ago. - More...
Monday - September 06, 2004
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Ketchikan Regular Election
Tuesday - Oct. 5th
Filing for local office
began August 10th and ends Sept. 7th at 5:00 pm.
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City
Election Info
City Council: Two 3-year seats & One 1-year
seat
Tom Coyne filed 08/10/04: Council 3-Year Term
Lew Williams filed 08/16/04: Council 3-Year Term
George Lybrand filed 08/17/04: Council 1-Year Term
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KGB
Election Info
Assembly - Two three-year terms
Mike Painter filed 08/10/04: Assembly 3-Year Term
John A. Harrington filed 08/30/04: Assembly 3-Year Term
Glen Thompson filed 08/31/04: Assembly 3-Year Term
School Board - Two three-year terms & One 1-year
term
Joel W. Jackson filed 09/02/04: School Board - 3-Year
Term
Dave Lieben filed 09/03/04: School Board - 3-Year
Term
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June Allen Column
 Harold
Gillam: A Tragic Final Flight; Ketchikan remembers the search
- Harold Gillam was among the boldest of those gutsy pioneer
bush pilots who painted Alaska's early aviation history on an
enormous canvas of rugged and unforgiving wilderness often cradled
in the foulest, most extreme weather on the planet.
Oldtime pilots said that there
were three kinds of Alaska weather: clear and unlimited, called
Pan Am weather; then ordinary weather, and lastly, there was
"Gillam weather." While more prudent pilots sat out
the worst days, the quiet-loner Gillam would shake his head and
say, "The weather's never as bad as it looks." - Read
the rest of this story by June Allen...
Tuesday - August 17, 2004
 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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Scheduled Meetings:
Sept. 3rd, 6 pm
Sept. 10th, 6 pm
Sept. 17th, 6 pm regular meeting
Sept. 17th, 7 pm Public Hearing
September 24, 6 pm All meetings will be held in the City Council
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