REMEMBERING — Ketchikan High School students hold a Memorial Day ceremony in the Kayhi Commons Friday morning. Commander Deb Davis from the American Legion spoke after a moment of silence for fallen comrades. Kayhi military enlistments John Karl DeLeon, (National Guard), Matthew Johnson (National Guard), Kevin Tuchman (Coast Guard), Ricky Voelz (U.S. Air Force) and Andrew Walle (U.S. Marine Corps) were introduced. Coast Guard CO Wade Geselle was also in attendance along with Coast Guardsmen, veterans and students. Staff photo by Hall Anderson
By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
After 34 years in the First City, Joann Flora is headed to Juneau to become the director of tourism marketing for Goldbelt Inc.
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After 34 years in the First City, Joann Flora is headed to Juneau to become the director of tourism marketing for Goldbelt Inc.
“It’s very difficult to leave all of this,” said Flora, who’s long been active in many facets of the Ketchikan community.
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By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
After 34 years in the First City, Joann Flora is headed to Juneau to become the director of tourism marketing for Goldbelt Inc.
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By NICK BOWMAN
Daily News Staff Writer
The Ketchikan School Board unanimously approved the first version of the school district’s grant application for $754,832 in federal No Child Left Behind funds at its Wednesday meeting.
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The Ketchikan School Board unanimously approved the first version of the school district’s grant application for $754,832 in federal No Child Left Behind funds at its Wednesday meeting.
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By NICK BOWMAN
Daily News Staff Writer
The Ketchikan School Board unanimously approved the first version of the school district’s grant application for $754,832 in federal No Child Left Behind funds at its Wednesday meeting.
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By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
By air or sea, Ketchikan visitors have two new options for exploring the local environs.
Ketchikan Helicopters has launched its customizable “Mountain Goat” heli-tour that operates from Ward Cove.
Daily News Staff Writer
By air or sea, Ketchikan visitors have two new options for exploring the local environs.
Ketchikan Helicopters has launched its customizable “Mountain Goat” heli-tour that operates from Ward Cove.
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By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
By air or sea, Ketchikan visitors have two new options for exploring the local environs.
Ketchikan Helicopters has launched its customizable “Mountain Goat” heli-tour that operates from Ward Cove.
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KETCHIKAN (KDN) — Monday is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died in service to the country.
The American Legion will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday and will have a ceremony afterward in the parking lot of the Tongass Historical Museum. An American Legion ceremony will be at noon at Bayview Cemetery, the site of a Pioneers of Alaska ceremony at 1 p.m.
The American Legion will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday and will have a ceremony afterward in the parking lot of the Tongass Historical Museum. An American Legion ceremony will be at noon at Bayview Cemetery, the site of a Pioneers of Alaska ceremony at 1 p.m.
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KETCHIKAN (KDN) — Monday is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have died in service to the country.
The American Legion will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday and will have a ceremony afterward in the parking lot of the Tongass Historical Museum. An American Legion ceremony will be at noon at Bayview Cemetery, the site of a Pioneers of Alaska ceremony at 1 p.m.
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FAIRBANKS (AP) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is finalizing details on a partnership that would establish a new veterinary medicine program by 2015.
The proposal would allow the school and Colorado State University to jointly offer a veterinary degree, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday. Under terms of the deal, which is still being worked out, UAF would provide the first two years of graduate-level study and Colorado State would provide the final two.
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FAIRBANKS (AP) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is finalizing details on a partnership that would establish a new veterinary medicine program by 2015.
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By DAN JOLING
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — Testimony in the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island focused Thursday on why its towing vessel unexpectedly lost power in stormy conditions in the Gulf of Alaska.
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ANCHORAGE — Testimony in the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island focused Thursday on why its towing vessel unexpectedly lost power in stormy conditions in the Gulf of Alaska.
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By DAN JOLING
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — Testimony in the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island focused Thursday on why its towing vessel unexpectedly lost power in stormy conditions in the Gulf of Alaska.
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ANCHORAGE (AP) — A jury in Anchorage is being asked to decide whether a man killed another man because he was afraid of him or if he did it because the man had a reputation for being a snitch.
Marquinn Jones-Nelson, 23, is accused of shooting 19-year-old Devante Jordan at an apartment on Anchorage’s east side in 2011 in what prosecutors say was a “snitch killing.”
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ANCHORAGE (AP) — A jury in Anchorage is being asked to decide whether a man killed another man because he was afraid of him or if he did it because the man had a reputation for being a snitch.
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KENAI (AP) — A Sterling man’s mangled vehicle has prompted a reminder that bears are up and about.
A brown bear tore off a side-view mirror on Norm Israelson’s Subaru, smashed a taillight and rear window, ripped off the back windshield wiper and shoved the car eight inches in the gravel driveway. Muddy claw marks were on the car windows, according to the Peninsula Clarion. Israelson discovered the damage Monday.
A brown bear tore off a side-view mirror on Norm Israelson’s Subaru, smashed a taillight and rear window, ripped off the back windshield wiper and shoved the car eight inches in the gravel driveway. Muddy claw marks were on the car windows, according to the Peninsula Clarion. Israelson discovered the damage Monday.
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KENAI (AP) — A Sterling man’s mangled vehicle has prompted a reminder that bears are up and about.
A brown bear tore off a side-view mirror on Norm Israelson’s Subaru, smashed a taillight and rear window, ripped off the back windshield wiper and shoved the car eight inches in the gravel driveway. Muddy claw marks were on the car windows, according to the Peninsula Clarion. Israelson discovered the damage Monday.
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By RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — Students in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village in northern Alaska received three fewer weeks of school because of a severe shortage of treated water.
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ANCHORAGE — Students in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village in northern Alaska received three fewer weeks of school because of a severe shortage of treated water.
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By RACHEL D’ORO
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — Students in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village in northern Alaska received three fewer weeks of school because of a severe shortage of treated water.
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FORT YUKON (AP) — The threat of flooding in Fort Yukon is mostly over, but residents of the town northeast of Fairbanks remain vigilant.
Fort Yukon flood coordinator Velma Carroll said she posted people in certain areas to monitor the flood waters after reports came in Thursday evening that water was flowing through the woods near town, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. That way, she said, if the situation worsens the 600-person community will know about it quickly.
Fort Yukon flood coordinator Velma Carroll said she posted people in certain areas to monitor the flood waters after reports came in Thursday evening that water was flowing through the woods near town, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. That way, she said, if the situation worsens the 600-person community will know about it quickly.
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FORT YUKON (AP) — The threat of flooding in Fort Yukon is mostly over, but residents of the town northeast of Fairbanks remain vigilant.
Fort Yukon flood coordinator Velma Carroll said she posted people in certain areas to monitor the flood waters after reports came in Thursday evening that water was flowing through the woods near town, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. That way, she said, if the situation worsens the 600-person community will know about it quickly.
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With the tying run in the form of Sitka’s 6-foot-5 Brian Way barrelling toward him from third, Kayhi catcher Joe Berry positioned himself in front of the plate and waited for the relay throw from shortstop Torin Oaksmith.
With the tying run in the form of Sitka’s 6-foot-5 Brian Way barrelling toward him from third, Kayhi catcher Joe Berry positioned himself in front of the plate and waited for the relay throw from shortstop Torin Oaksmith.
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With the tying run in the form of Sitka’s 6-foot-5 Brian Way barrelling toward him from third, Kayhi catcher Joe Berry positioned himself in front of the plate and waited for the relay throw from shortstop Torin Oaksmith.
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For the Ketchikan High School softball team, the pain following Thursday’s close loss to Sitka cannot last long.
For the Ketchikan High School softball team, the pain following Thursday’s close loss to Sitka cannot last long.
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For the Ketchikan High School softball team, the pain following Thursday’s close loss to Sitka cannot last long.
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The Ketchikan High School baseball team grabbed much needed momentum with a pair of wins last weekend heading into this week’s Southeast tournament Thursday through Saturday at Norman Walker Field.
The Ketchikan High School baseball team grabbed much needed momentum with a pair of wins last weekend heading into this week’s Southeast tournament Thursday through Saturday at Norman Walker Field.
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The Ketchikan High School baseball team grabbed much needed momentum with a pair of wins last weekend heading into this week’s Southeast tournament Thursday through Saturday at Norman Walker Field.
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Daily News Sports Editor
Kayhi second baseman Omar Mendoza positioned himself under the ball, caught it for the final out, and then threw it right back into the air in celebration.
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Kayhi second baseman Omar Mendoza positioned himself under the ball, caught it for the final out, and then threw it right back into the air in celebration.
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One swing of the bat from Felicia Ruaro, and a tough day at the diamond for the Lady Kings dissolved into a sea of cheers.
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One swing of the bat from Felicia Ruaro, and a tough day at the diamond for the Lady Kings dissolved into a sea of cheers.
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By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
Southeast Alaska’s spring commercial troll fishery is off to a mild start with 168 permit holders landing a total of about 2,800 chinook salmon throughout the region as of Thursday.
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Southeast Alaska’s spring commercial troll fishery is off to a mild start with 168 permit holders landing a total of about 2,800 chinook salmon throughout the region as of Thursday.
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By SCOTT BOWLEN
Daily News Staff Writer
Southeast Alaska’s spring commercial troll fishery is off to a mild start with 168 permit holders landing a total of about 2,800 chinook salmon throughout the region as of Thursday.
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PeaceHealth, the Catholic nonprofit organization that operates the city-owned Ketchikan Medical Center, has signed a letter of intent with UW Medicine, a component of the University of Washington that includes its School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, to form a “strategic affiliation” between the two.
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PeaceHealth, the Catholic nonprofit organization that operates the city-owned Ketchikan Medical Center, has signed a letter of intent with UW Medicine, a component of the University of Washington that includes its School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, to form a “strategic affiliation” between the two.
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By NICK BOWMAN
Daily News Staff Writer
Paying two mechanics $30,000 to fix a 2013 Ford Focus seems excessive, but the pair will put it to good use.
Tyler Anderson and Ervin Correa, both 18, are Ketchikan High School seniors who took second place — both earning $15,000 scholarships — in the 2013 Student Auto Skills competition held April 27 in Anchorage.
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Paying two mechanics $30,000 to fix a 2013 Ford Focus seems excessive, but the pair will put it to good use.
Tyler Anderson and Ervin Correa, both 18, are Ketchikan High School seniors who took second place — both earning $15,000 scholarships — in the 2013 Student Auto Skills competition held April 27 in Anchorage.
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By NICK BOWMAN
Daily News Staff Writer
Paying two mechanics $30,000 to fix a 2013 Ford Focus seems excessive, but the pair will put it to good use.
Tyler Anderson and Ervin Correa, both 18, are Ketchikan High School seniors who took second place — both earning $15,000 scholarships — in the 2013 Student Auto Skills competition held April 27 in Anchorage.
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By MARJORIE CLARK
Daily News Staff Writer
Cara Wallace, a 1999 graduate of Ketchikan High School, has been selected as one of 12 students to participate as the 2013 Native American Congressional Interns. The internship will take her to Washington, D.C., where she will participate in a 10-week program designed to give an inside look at the federal government and its decision-making processes.
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Cara Wallace, a 1999 graduate of Ketchikan High School, has been selected as one of 12 students to participate as the 2013 Native American Congressional Interns. The internship will take her to Washington, D.C., where she will participate in a 10-week program designed to give an inside look at the federal government and its decision-making processes.
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By MARJORIE CLARK
Daily News Staff Writer
Cara Wallace, a 1999 graduate of Ketchikan High School, has been selected as one of 12 students to participate as the 2013 Native American Congressional Interns. The internship will take her to Washington, D.C., where she will participate in a 10-week program designed to give an inside look at the federal government and its decision-making processes.
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By KEITH ANDERSON
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. (Psalm 145:15)
When I was growing, my family used to sit down together twice a day for a meal, breakfast and supper. This was a daily occurrence throughout the year, school and summer alike. While I thought this was normal for most families, I knew my family likely overdid it. Not only did we sit and eat together, but we actually went around the table (there were nine of us) and shared how our day had been. Ah, those were the days when life was slower, no?
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. (Psalm 145:15)
When I was growing, my family used to sit down together twice a day for a meal, breakfast and supper. This was a daily occurrence throughout the year, school and summer alike. While I thought this was normal for most families, I knew my family likely overdid it. Not only did we sit and eat together, but we actually went around the table (there were nine of us) and shared how our day had been. Ah, those were the days when life was slower, no?
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By KEITH ANDERSON
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. (Psalm 145:15)
When I was growing, my family used to sit down together twice a day for a meal, breakfast and supper. This was a daily occurrence throughout the year, school and summer alike. While I thought this was normal for most families, I knew my family likely overdid it. Not only did we sit and eat together, but we actually went around the table (there were nine of us) and shared how our day had been. Ah, those were the days when life was slower, no?
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By MARJORIE CLARK
Daily News Staff Writer
Monday brought the unveiling of a new painted bus to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting. As a partner to the iconic and well-traveled salmon bus designed by Ray Troll, the transit department commissioned a new bus designed by Marvin Oliver.
Daily News Staff Writer
Monday brought the unveiling of a new painted bus to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting. As a partner to the iconic and well-traveled salmon bus designed by Ray Troll, the transit department commissioned a new bus designed by Marvin Oliver.
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By MARJORIE CLARK
Daily News Staff Writer
Monday brought the unveiling of a new painted bus to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly meeting. As a partner to the iconic and well-traveled salmon bus designed by Ray Troll, the transit department commissioned a new bus designed by Marvin Oliver.
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