Tuesday
September 07, 2004
John Koel, Baker to Banker
An eccentric philanthropist
By June Allen
John Koel Photograph courtesy Tongass Historical Society
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
Ketchikan: On Thursday, September 9th, the Tongass Coast
Aquarium board of directors will make a public presentation unveiling
their plans for a world-class aquarium and marine research center
to be situated 10 miles south of Ketchikan. Initial designs have
been finalized after an intensive year long process with a team
headed by the renowned architectural firm of Esherick, Homsey,
Dodge and Davis.
The architects, exhibit designers
and board members will give an illustrated power point talk,
present models of the building and proposed site, and answer
questions.
The presentation will be held
at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center auditorium on Thursday
and begins at 7 PM. The public is strongly encouraged to attend
this exciting event! - Check
the calendar more scheduled meetings...
Tuesday - September 07, 2004
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KFD rescue workers...
Photo by Rushcelle Hull ©2004
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Ketchikan: Injured
Man Rescued From Ketchikan Creek Bank - Forgetting the lesson
'look before you leap' - a man apparently jumped over the railing
on Park Avenue near Harris Street Monday night. According to
information provided by Ketchikan Fire Department personnel,
the man fell approximately 12 feet from Park Avenue to the creek
bank below injuring his leg.
The Ketchikan Fire Department
responded to the rescue call. The injured man received treatment
and his leg was stabilized by Richard Tombaugh and Candace Hatfield
of the Ketchikan Fire Department while other KFD personnel on
Park Avenue worked on figuring out the best method to safely
lift the injured man to street level for transport to the hospital.
- More...
Tuesday - September 07, 2004
Columnist
 So It Goes by Jason Love: Kindergarten
- They say that youth is wasted on the young. Likewise, I believe
that kindergarten is wasted on kindergartners. Not that kindergartners
aren't as cute as kittens, but we adults stand to gain more from
the experience.
This past weekend, I was treated
to a tour of a kindergarten classroom. The kids weren't there,
but pixie dust still fluttered in the air. I had seen kindergarten
classes before, but this visit was special. Maybe because it
had been a hard week with too many grownup issues. - More...
Tuesday - September 07, 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
Richard "Dick"
Coose filed 09/07/04:
Assembly 3-Year Term
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KGB
Election Info
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
Keith Smith filed 09/07/04: School Board - 1 -
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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'Our Troops'
Ketchikan Charter Commission
Website
 Download the Draft Charter
Petition
(201 pages, 944KB)
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
Chambers
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