Zachary Snowdon Smith

Zachary Snowdon Smith
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Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
Cordova Telecom Cooperative plans to extend its high-speed broadband network along the coast to Yakutat. Image courtesy of Cordova Telecom Cooperative

CTC to deliver high-speed internet to Yakutat

Cordova Telecom Cooperative plans to deliver high-speed internet to Yakutat by 2021.
Outgoing Copper River Watershed Project Executive Director Kristin Carpenter (left) listens to a tribute read by Native Village of Eyak fish biologist Matt Piche (right). (Nov. 11, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Conservationist who defended watershed for 21 years retires

Kristin Carpenter spent 21 years building connections between previously isolated communities and working to address the complex environmental issues facing the Copper River Watershed."There’s a satisfaction to untying the Gordian Knot and making it happen, despite all of the complications," Carpenter says.
Goods dispensed at the Salvation Army food bank during a Nov. 23 Thanksgiving food distribution event. (Nov. 23, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Salvation Army reopens food pantry

Cordova’s Salvation Army food pantry has reopened after a seven-month closure. The food pantry dispensed goods to 38 families during a Saturday, Nov. 23 event, its first since April.

Stutes: Cordova must renew ferry protests

“The administration is feeling huge pressure to provide Cordova with some kind of service,” says Rep. Louise Stutes. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and we need to start squeaking again.”
Residents attend a screening of “Molly of Denali” at Mt. Eccles Elementary School. (Nov. 23, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

‘Molly of Denali’ writer visits Cordova

For Joe Yates, a career in TV writing began in an anthropology classroom. At the University of Alaska Southeast, Yates developed a greater appreciation for his...
Yaritza Mejias arranges a gift basket for Cordova Family Resource Center’s Holiday Gifts on the Go event. (Nov. 22, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

CFRC to auction 100 unique gift baskets

Gift shoppers looking for a shortcut can bid on pre-packed holiday baskets offered by Cordova Family Resource Center. The baskets will be auctioned off Saturday, Nov. 30 at CFRC’s annual Holiday Gifts on the Go event.
A still from “The Other Side.”

Review: The Other Side

"The Other Side” takes us not to Colombia or Uganda, but to the backwaters of Louisiana, where the impoverished bastard children of America eke out a living.
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Tarantino offers us something other than a dutiful recreation of Hollywood’s golden age by focusing on the absurdities and the improprieties of the kitschy ’60s.
David Tucker performs at Native Village of Eyak’s 26th annual Sobriety Celebration. (Nov. 16, 2019) Photo by Zachary Snowdon Smith/The Cordova Times

Combating addiction with a revival of Native culture

"I hope that the celebration touched one person’s life who may be struggling," Sobriety Celebration coordinator Mary Babic said. "If we can share our stories and reach out to even one person in this community, then we’re doing what we came here to do."
Damage to the left side of the fuselage of the Saab 2000 plane involved in an Oct. 17 accident that claimed one life. Photo courtesy of the National Transportation Safety Board

Unalaska crash occurred amid rising winds

The crew of the plane involved in an Oct. 17 Unalaska crash landing swerved to avoid running into the water, according to an investigative report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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