NYO athletes hold demonstration before Anchorage competition

With about 60 people in attendance, Cordova’s Native Youth Olympic athletes held a demonstration for community members at Mt. Eccles Elementary School April 2.They also held a demonstration at the Cordova Jr./Sr. High School prior to the Senior Native Youth Olympics competition in Anchorage April 25-27.NYO Head Official and Alaska Sports Hall of Fame 2017 inductee Nicole Johnston and...

Spring weather sends people rushing out the road

A photograph at the Cordova Historical Museum shows Jeffie Wade and her sister wading in the water at mile 7 of what is now the Copper River Highway, taken in 1921.In the same area, nearly 100 years later I took photos of two-year-old Jase Rodrigues flying a kite with help from his parents Tony and Kara.The amount of history...

North Start Dance Company performs in collaborative event

Music filled North Star Theatre during a collaborative performance on Wednesday, March 20.The World Premier Artists Collaboration Concert, presented by the Cordova Arts & Pageants, featured four different ensembles and members from Cordova’s North Star Dance Company.“What they share is collaboration as a crucial part of their creative voice,” Alyssa Kleissler said.The event was made possible with funding by...

Ammonia training kicks off Alaska Shield preparation

An influx of visitors will be arriving in Cordova to participate in Alaska Shield 2019, a statewide preparedness drill running from April 7-12.On March 30, an ammonia training, led by Scott Melton and Will Grass from the international nonprofit Ammonia Safety and Training Institute, took place at Odiak Camper Park in Cordova.The training featured live demonstrations with ammonia, to...

Dockside delivery of fresh Tanner crab

Thousands of pounds of Tanner crab were delivered last week, marking the fishery’s second consecutive year since it last operated in Cordova in 1988.After delivering about 2,000 pounds to Trident Seafoods, Makena O'Toole brought the F/V Regalia dockside to sell more crab in the Cordova Boat Harbor on Thursday, March 7.He and his crew, Jordan Kompkoff, Bryce Mortensen and...
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