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.
Hughie Hosick’s legacy reaches all the way to Iceland
Investigating the legacy of Cordovans is full of surprises. Take Hughie Hosick, who gained fame operating the Steelhead tender for two decades on the challenging...
Gone is a famous tender
The renowned Steelhead is no more. Termed “the heart of the flats tender fleet’’ by longtime North Pacific Processors Cordova Plant Manager Ken Roemhildt, the...
A blast from the past
A piece of airplane history was recently parked at the near end of Cordova’s lakeside runway.Dave Erby of Cordova Air Service was fueling a...
Texans in Paradise
Remember all those great vacation plans that were spoiled by lousy weather?Not so with my grandkids Huckleberry and Liesl Morehead, from Austin, Texas, who...
Merle Hanson enjoyed a lifetime of Uff Da’s
On May 21 Merle Hanson passed away. He was a teaching colleague at Cordova High School for 20 years, and a dear friend for...
How long does it take to fillet a salmon?
Copper River Seafoods was founded in 1996 by dedicated Cordova fishermen Pip Fillingham, Bill Bailey, and Scott Blake. They all had two things in...
Who was Bob Korn? Part II
Recently Cathy Sherman penned a nice article about Cordova icon Bob Korn. Bob passed away in 1972. He was such a generous benefactor of...
Deb Adams takes a 2,000 mile Walk in the Woods, Part II
Over the summer of 2022 Deb Adams completed the 2,000-mile trek on the Appalachian Trail. The conversation begins with food, which was certainly a...
Cordova’s Deb Adams takes a 2,000 mile walk in the woods
Author and humorist Bill Bryson has written countless popular books about his travel adventures, including a New York Times bestseller titled “A Walk in...
Photo finish: local photography legend retires.
When thinking of marvelous photos of Cordova, one name immediately comes to mind - David Little.Through the lens of his camera, he has provided...
