Dick Shellhorn
Dick Shellhorn is a lifelong Cordovan. He has been writing sports stories for the Cordova Times for over 50 years. In his Cordova Chronicles features, he writes about the history and characters of this Alaska town. Alaska Press Club awarded Shellhorn first place for Best Humor column in 2016 and 2020, and third place in 2017 and 2019. He also received second place for Best Editorial Commentary in 2019. Shellhorn has written two books about Alaska adventures: Time and Tide and Balls and Stripes. Reach him at dshorn44@gmail.com.
Cordova Chronicles: A Rosenthal painting is worth a thousand words
His art is defined by paintings of outdoor scenes with such depth that one feels they are three dimensional. All are based on quick...
Big bounty from small beginning
Most everyone knows the huge ungulates were transplanted here, but the details are worth revisiting. We all owe a big debt of gratitude to...
Grace Christian sweeps Cordova Jr. High
Deep junior high squads from 3A Anchorage Christian swept a series against Cordova at home on Oct. 26-27.In girls B action, Grace prevailed 28-2...
Cordova Chronicles: USFS gets it right
Public agencies — be they federal, state, or local — have been, and always will be, traditional targets of small-town criticism.Sitting right in the...
Cordova Junior High faces Grace Christian
Local basketball fans had to wait an extra week for the first home games of the season, as last weekend’s series against Grace Christian...
Cordova Chronicles: The legacy of Hawkins Island
Hardly a day goes by that Cordovans don’t glance across Orca Inlet to view Hawkins Island. Snow will soon touch its rounded tops, a...
It’s time for Wolverine basketball
The first home basketball games on the season will be played at CHS Court today and tomorrow, Oct. 19-20, against visiting junior high squads...
Cordova Chronicles: It’s been a very ‘beary’ summer
Thanks to a lack of berries, it’s been a very “beary” summer indeed.Not a day goes by without an encounter with bears within the...
Cordova Chronicles: Historic Adams Avenue receives major repairs
Anyone who has survived driving through lake-size puddles at the conjunction of Adams Avenue and Main Street following heavy rains or slushy winter storms...
Cordova Chronicles: Nature calls, from Paris to Pete Dahl
Pete Dahl and Paris are about as far apart as you can get, but the two have an unexpected bond.As every true sportsman knows,...
