The problem with spring cleaning in April is that it is difficult to work up a good cleaning head of steam when it's hailing outside.
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Each year as Mother's Day approaches, we hear from people who want to thank their mothers for a variety of goodness, help and encouragement. There are stories of wonderful, sometimes heroic, sacrifices mothers have made for their children. There are stories of mothers scrubbing floors at night so their daughters could have ballet lessons. There are stories about Mom's apple pie.
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Lynne Rohlfing, 63, died on April 28, 2008, at her home in Phoenix, Ariz., after a short battle with cancer. She was born May 10, 1944, in Pitt, Minn., to Hilding and Helen Olson. She grew up and attended school in Baudette, Minn., where she met her future husband, Charles Rohlfing.Ê
Recent obituaries:
Colin Lee Edenso, 63, died Friday, May 2, 2008, in Anchorage, following a brief illness. He was born June 13,1944, in Ketchikan, and lived all his life in Alaska.
Rebecca Helen Stokes, 40, died May 3, 2008, in Kiowa, Okla. Born Rebecca Helen Searle in Kelso, Wash., on Jan. 14, 1968, she attended Stella Mayfield school in Elgin, Ore., and Schoenbar Middle School in Ketchikan, where she lived from 1981 to 1986.
Marguerite C. "Peg" Jacobson, 89, died April 17, 2008, in Ketchikan.
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The City of Ketchikan wisely has repositioned its annual spring clean-up week from April to May. And it begins Saturday, taking a day off on Sunday, then resuming Monday through May 17. The clean-up week is for residential, not commercial, users.
The city asks that city residents not put their large items at the curb for pick-up until the day before their scheduled garbage day. The one-time curbside collection is for city residents only.
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The problem with spring cleaning in April is that it is difficult to work up a good cleaning head of steam when it's hailing outside.
The City of Ketchikan wisely has repositioned its annual spring clean-up week from April to May. And it begins Saturday, taking a day off on Sunday, then resuming Monday through May 17. The clean-up week is for residential, not commercial, users.
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This is, indeed, in contrast to the unfortunate delay (and unfortunate schedule, as far as Bellingham runs are concerned) of the current summer schedule. But that's behind us.
Operations Manager Chuck Van Kirk and his people have given folks a good heads-up on what is planned for the coming year. The draft schedule can be found at www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/share/schedule/considerations.pdf.
Operations Manager Chuck Van Kirk and his people have given folks a good heads-up on what is planned for the coming year. The draft schedule can be found at www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/share/schedule/considerations.pdf.
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We appreciate the work of the Alaska Marine Highway System in getting its proposed winter 2008 and spring and summer 2009 ferry schedules out eight weeks earlier than their usual release.
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The Assembly on Monday appointed Shoemaker to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of longtime Assembly Member Maggie Sarber.
He was one of seven borough residents who applied to be considered for appointment to the seat.
He was one of seven borough residents who applied to be considered for appointment to the seat.
We appreciate all of the applicants' interest in serving the community in general - and their willingness to devote the time, thought and effort necessary to serve on the Assembly in particular.
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Congratulations and welcome to Jim Shoemaker, who's the newest member of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly.
The Assembly on Monday appointed Shoemaker to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of longtime Assembly Member Maggie Sarber.
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Often times, though, what it all boils down to is this: We are grateful to our mothers simply for being there.
Sometimes annoying, sometimes inspiring, sometimes mistaken, sometimes generous beyond belief, mothers are there from our beginnings, and usually for the long haul. They, and our fathers, are the ones who know our early history best.
Sometimes annoying, sometimes inspiring, sometimes mistaken, sometimes generous beyond belief, mothers are there from our beginnings, and usually for the long haul. They, and our fathers, are the ones who know our early history best.
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Each year as Mother's Day approaches, we hear from people who want to thank their mothers for a variety of goodness, help and encouragement. There are stories of wonderful, sometimes heroic, sacrifices mothers have made for their children. There are stories of mothers scrubbing floors at night so their daughters could have ballet lessons. There are stories about Mom's apple pie.
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