Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
School district distributes bag lunches
Three weeks after the beginning of an indefinitely long spring break, classes are still suspended, but lunch is back on.
City council debates spending $250K on virus test kits
Cordova City Council debated whether to spend $250,000 on coronavirus antibody testing equipment at a Friday, April 3 emergency meeting. Including shipping fees and other incidental costs, $250,000 would be sufficient to buy equipment to perform 50,000 tests.
Will Kayak go under?
At first, Kayak Cafe seemed ready to thrive during a statewide ban on dine-in service. The cafe has become a success thanks not only to its lattes, but to its meal delivery service, which brought soups and snacks to residences around Cordova. But since the March 18 ban went into effect, Kayak Cafe’s business has fallen by roughly 95 percent.
All fishing vessels must sign coronavirus safety agreements
Businesses and individuals, including fishing vessel operators, will be required to sign coronavirus safety agreements to conduct commercial operations in Cordova.
9 podcasts that have nothing to do with the coronavirus
For the past few weeks, seemingly every form of media has been devoted exclusively to coverage and analysis of the coronavirus pandemic.
Salvation Army adapts its food distribution procedures
“We didn’t ask, ‘What should we do?’ we asked, ‘What are we going to do?’” says Pastor Steve Leppert. “I’m so proud of our folks stepping up and taking care of each other."
When the congregation can’t congregate
Many people fear speaking in front of an audience. But what about speaking to an empty room?
‘It’s not candy — it’s chocolate’
Like the round fungus after which they’re named, truffles require a surprisingly long time to take shape. Working on a batch of 2,400 truffles requires Pete Hoepfner to stand for 30 hours at a time over a chocolate tempering machine — both boss and employee of a one-man sweatshop.
City, state ramp up self-quarantine mandates
A new state mandate requires air arrivals from outside Alaska to self-quarantine for 14 days. Failure to follow this mandate could incur a fine of up to $25,000 and a prison sentence of up to one year.
SUV crash trial delayed due to pandemic
The trial of a Cordova man accused of manslaughter has been delayed due to the threat of the coronavirus.
