Hometown flavor marks Cordova’s 100th birthday party


Cordova’s Centennial birthday bash featured live bluegrass and jazz, a pie social with homemade chocolate and vanilla ice cream in churns and poetry readings.

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Trustees OK $7 million for Cordova Center

A huge turnout of 250 residents '97 one-fourth of the entire adult population of Cordova '97 jammed the Mount Eccles auditorium on Thursday, May 1, to give testimony in support of the Cordova Center project.

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Denali Commission meets in Cordova for first time

The Denali Commission, an innovative federal-state partnership designed to fund rural projects, met in Cordova for the first time on Thursday, May 1.

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Cancer survival handbook aims at Alaska Natives

The best defensive weapon of choice for Alaska Native cancer survivors is a return to traditional subsistence food.

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Happy 100 years, Cordova

We’ve made it. Cordova is officially 100 years old as of today, May 1. Reaching this moment has not been easy.

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Twenty years of the Alaska Volcano Observatory

Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. Some people were so worried that the nearby volcano, Mount Dutton, was going to erupt that they caught flights out of town. Others called in the cavalry – members of the fledgling Alaska Volcano Observatory.

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Alaska Army National Guard returns from Iraq

Families welcomed home soldiers of the 297th Support Battalion at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson upon their return from Iraq on April 24.

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Walkers raise funds to help those in cancer treatment

More than 100 people participated in Cordova’s Sixth Annual 2x2 CancerWalk under sunny skies on Saturday, April 12.

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Exxon Valdez oil spill trustees invite comments

The six state and federal trustees of the Exxon Valdez oil spill settlement will be in Cordova on May 1 to hear from residents, particularly on the Cordova Center project and herring research issues.

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Centennial Picnic May 4 to celebrate Cordova birthday

Plans are under way for the Cordova Centennial Community Potluck, Picnic and Pie Social, to be held from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, May 4.

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Cordova to receive $211,500 in revenue sharing

Gov. Sarah Palin signed the state’s revenue-sharing plan, which will bring $211,500 to Cordova.

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Herring fishery stays closed for 13th year running

There will be no herring fishing in the Prince William Sound this spring.

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State takes first step to build new Shishmaref

Efforts are under way to build a gravel road that could help an imperiled Western Alaska village move to higher ground.

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Palin signs ‘Silver Hand’ bill

A bill was signed last week.

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Bishop to take leave of absence

Bishop Nikolai Soraich, head of the Russian Orthodox Diocese in Alaska, has agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence, according to a statement posted on the Orthodox Church of America Web site.

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Woody and Wilcox suspended without pay

Woody and Wilcox are off the air for “an indefinite period of time" for making innappropriate comments about Native women, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the Web site of 100.5 KBFX The Fox, a classic rock radio station in Anchorage.

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Radio show comment about Native women fires outrage

The state House of Representatives agreed Sunday to condemn an "abhorrent" reference to Alaska Native women made by a host on a morning radio show in Anchorage, according to Rep. Mary Nelson, D-Bethel.

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