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.
Volunteers improve ski area trails
Every year the chair lift at the Mt. Eyak ski area goes through a variety of safety protocols, including a load test. Basically, this means...
Just where is Pea Doll?
Ask any gill netter and they can tell you exactly where “pea doll” is. Ask a newcomer, and they may perhaps, justifiably, scratch their...
Cordova XC team makes history at state
Competing in the fog at Michael Janacek Trails in Palmer, Alaska on Oct. 7, the Cordova High cross- country team had their best performance...
Cordova Junior High girls upset Valdez in first hoops action of year
After falling to Valdez 22-12 on Friday, Sept. 29, the Cordova Junior High girls’ basketball team came back to upset the visitors in a...
Baja Taco closes with considerable fanfare
Baja Taco, one of Cordova’s favorite eateries, closed for the year on Thursday, Sept. 28. It opened on April Fool’s Day, and for the...
A dog named Copper
Early in the days of our duck cabin at Pete Dahl, we had a dog we named Copper. The runt of a litter of...
A copious amount of rain
Rain.Let’s face it.If you have lived in Cordova for very long you are either part duck or you have come to accept it.Even though...
How not to make a duck pond
Duck hunters are known to go to great lengths to bag their wary prey. Probably the most infamous episode on the Copper River Delta of...
Time and tide
Duck season is upon us, and river running skills will be put to the test as hunters navigate the many braided sloughs of the...
Eagle, Eagle, what are you going to do?
Watching eagles dive from tall trees across from our home on Odiak Slough to catch pink salmon exposed at low tide reminded me of...
