Emily Mesner
Emily Mesner is a staff reporter and photographer for The Cordova Times. Reach her at emesner@thecordovatimes.com. Emily graduated from Central Michigan University, earning a degree in photojournalism with a cultural competency certificate. She first visited Alaska in 2016, working as a media intern for the National Park Service in Kotzebue and Denali National Park and Preserve, and has been coming back ever since. To see more photos, follow @thecordovatimes and @emilymesnerphoto on Instagram.
Pop-up restaurant connects family and community
To Kate and Ted Velasco, food is family.It goes beyond nutritional value.It is rooted in tradition and carried through culture.“I see (fulfillment) with Ted’s...
Large turnout for PTA Bike Rodeo
More than 40 kids pedaled, pushed and steered their way to safety on April 14 during the PTA Bike Rodeo at the Cordova Community...
Fur sewing class begins at Ilanka Cultural Center
Square pieces of a variety of furs lay scattered across tables at the Masonic Lodge on April 16, on the first night of the...
Harbor Cleanup Day sees support from local children
Glass bottles, tarps, plastic buoys, paper and other trash littering Cordova’s harbor are gone, thanks to groups of volunteers who turned out on Saturday,...
Young skeet shooters learn basic skills
Instructors with the Cordova Trap & Gun Club’s Youth Skeet League are offering Cordova youths ages 13-18 a second year of basic instruction in...
Socks in the Frying Pan inspires young musicians
A multi-colored sock, featuring a three-eyed blue monster, dangled off the scroll of Fiachra Hayes’s fiddle, as the renowned Irish band Socks in the...
New location needed for annual Easter Egg Hunt
A task force comprised of pastors, the Cordova High School Problem Solvers, Parks and Rec, and the U.S. Forest Service, has been formed, in...
Property purchase to PWSSC approved for $50,000
A Prince William Sound Science Center proposal to purchase city property for a new research and education campus has been approved by the Cordova...
Mt. Eccles students create “ish” art
Original artwork by Mt. Eccles Elementary School students, on display through April 28 at the Copper River Gallery in the Cordova Museum is, well,...
