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: Say a ‘Hail Mary’ for hatcheries
Now is the time of year when Cordova’s fishing fleet sits idle.In the harbor, vessels of a flotilla that drives the local economy move...
Lady Wolverines top Eielson in Valdez tournament action
Led by Jieller Tabara and Riley Butler, Cordova cruised past former 3A Aurora Conference rival Eielson 42-21 in the final round of the 41st...
Tough tournament competition derails Wolverines
The CHS Wolverines lost all three games at the Valdez Valentine’s Tournament, falling to 4A Kenai 71-45, 3A Bethel 59-34, and 3A Galena 61-45.While...
Cordova Chronicles: Have duck, will travel
By now, most of the Cordova-area ducks and geese have traveled south to warmer climes. Their absence, combined with long winter nights and the...
Glennallen takes pair from Lady Wolverines
The visiting Glennallen Panthers topped Cordova 32-31 and 44-25 in Iceworm Festival high school basketball action here on Feb. 2-3.In the first game, the...
Wolverines split conference showdown with Glennallen
Cordova split a big conference showdown with Glennallen here last weekend. The games were played in the afternoon on both Friday, Feb. 2, and...
Cordova Chronicles: A wave of news from the 7.9 earthquake
While the 7.9 earthquake that struck at 12:32 a.m. on January 23 in the Gulf of Alaska 170 miles southeast of Kodiak did not...
Lady Wolverines drop conference pair to Nenana
Cordova’s Lady Wolverines dropped a pair of Interior Conference games to Nenana here on Jan. 22 and 23.The unusual Monday-Tuesday games came only one...
Cordova boys sweep Nenana, remain undefeated in conference play
Led by high scoring Cody Sjostedt, the Cordova Wolverines topped visiting Nenana 67-50 and 61-47 in conference action on Jan. 22-23.The 6-4 senior scored...
Cordova Chronicles: Fishing on the Dark Side
Cordova is a fishing community, and we’ve all heard stories of seiners or gillnetters being caught plying their trade in closed waters.It is sometimes...
