Dick Shellhorn

Dick Shellhorn
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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: History in tangents and circles

Spring cleanup is here again. A lack of snowfall this past winter means debris is already appearing. The annual Cordova Chamber of Commerce Cleanup...

Cordova to host three tournaments

March Madness, Alaska Style, as well as the NCAA hoops version, is over, yet Cordova sport fans still have much to cheer about.This coming...

Coaching legend calls it a career after 547 wins

The coach who guided the Cordova High boys to their best single-season record and established the mark for longest tenure as CHS mentor is...

‘Raising Wolverines Clinic’ is a big success

A key to the success of any basketball program begins with attracting and developing players at an early age. If the enthusiasm and number...

Cordova Chronicles: Elements and vessels damage Cordova marine facilities

Winds, tides, ice and even a few vessels have not been kind to Cordova’s marine facilities this past year. Fortunately, no one has been...

The Readers Respond: More Blasts from the Past

 A trading post of the banks of Alaganik Slough, connected to the RR tracks by a boardwalk, plus an exposed rocky pinnacle and water...

Alaska March Madness: Wolverines Top Bristol Bay at 2A State, 74-45

The Cordova Wolverines once again made it to the State 2A tournament, held at the UAA Alaska Airlines Center at Anchorage in Alaska’s version...

Lady Wolverines narrowly miss trip to state

Cordova’s Lady Wolverines narrowly missed a trip to the State 2A Tournament, falling to Glennallen 39-36 in the crucial consolation game at Interior Conference...

Wolverines advance to March Madness, Alaska Style

It wasn’t easy, but the result was a trip to the State 2A tournament for the Cordova Wolverines.  Playing every other team in the...
Helmets such as this with built-in earphones are the latest innovation to enhance entrainment for skiers and snowboarders.

Cordova Chronicles: Entrainment could prove to be hazardous

One of the news reports that came from the recently completed Olympics centered on the use of music to pump up athletes, especially snowboarders...
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