Thursday
November 05, 2004
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 Ketchikan: Rescuers
search for missing Ketchikan man - Rescuers searched Thursday
for a 42-year-old man from Ketchikan who was swept away in the
current at Bakewell Creek approximately 35 miles East of Ketchikan
at the head of Smeaton Bay.
According to information released
by the USCG and the Alaska State Troopers, Forest Service fisheries
biologist Ricardo Sainz of Ketchikan and two other USFS
employees were rowing in a 14 foot skiff across Bakewell Lake.
It was reported by the AST that all three jumped into the water
when the skiff was overcome by a strong current created by the
Bakewell Lake Creek drainage which leads to a 50 to 60 foot waterfall
prior to spilling into the salt water. Sainz was swept away by
the current. - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
Alaska:
Settlement Proceeds from a Multistate Lawsuit will be Distributed
to the Food Bank of Alaska - Attorney General Gregg Renkes
announced this week that the Food Bank of Alaska will receive
a check for over $12,000 as part of a multistate settlement with
Salton, Inc., the manufacturer of the George Foreman contact
grill.
"The settlement agreement
required attorneys general for each state to submit a proposal
to the court for distributing their state's share of the proceeds,"
said Renkes. "Under the agreement the funds are required
to benefit health or nutrition-related causes. The Food Bank
of Alaska fills a critical function in Alaska and was an obvious
choice to put these proceeds to good use." - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
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Ketchikan: Officers
Respond To Two-vehicle Injury Accident - Ketchikan Police
Department officers responded to a two-vehicle injury accident
at Re/Max Realty on Jefferson and First Streets Wednesday at
approximately 2:00 pm.
The responding officers reported
that a small Ford Escort had attempted to pull out of the alleyway
behind Re/Max, and turn right onto Jefferson. The driver of the
Escort, whose name was not released, stated she looked both ways
before attempting to pull out, and saw nothing. However, a Honda
Accord coming down Jefferson hit the Escort on the driver's side
spinning it around, with the Escort ending up over the embankment
with the front bumper of the Escort hitting a window on the Re/Max
building. - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
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National: DoD
Stresses Troop Support Mail Policy - The United States Department
of Defense announced this week the continued suspension of the
"Any Servicemember" mail program. Accordingly,
the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care
packages or donations to service members during the holiday season.
During this time of the year,
the number of donation programs increases and causes mail from
families and friends to be mixed with mail from unknown sources
resulting in delivery delays. - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
Columnists
 Michael Reagan: Stop
the Flood - It was the elephant in the living room and during
the election nobody wanted to admit it was there, even though
it represents one of the most serious threats to the future of
America as we know it. - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
 Jacqueline Marcell: Caregivers
At Risk For Depression - When I had to give up my life to
go take care of my elderly parents, both starting to develop
dementia, I was so surprised to read that caregivers are often
more depressed than those they care for, and that they have a
63% higher death rate than their peers. A year later, without
a day off with my "challenging" father--I was surprised
the statistic was that low. - More...
Friday - November 05, 2004
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'Our Troops'
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