Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
DOT will scrap proposed ferry schedule
“We are going to scrub this schedule to see if we can eke out even a tiny more bit of service, and we will be asking the unions to work with us to help make that happen,” said Mary Siroky, deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation
Committee meeting on ferry stoppage draws 250 attendees
“This unconscionable, arbitrary, no-notice-or-public-input, seven-month removal of ferry service will be devastating to our community and our business,” said Gary Graham, co-owner of the Powder House Bar and Grill.
Cordova schools to provide free meals
Free, nutritionally balanced breakfasts and lunches will be available to Cordova elementary and high-school students when the school year commences on Aug. 21. Elementary school students will additionally receive an after-school snack.
Book club offers judgment-free zone for lit lovers
Many library reading programs focus on children, but the Cordova
Public Library’s Knit & Lit Book Club is carving out space for adult
book-lovers.The Knit &...
Continue to limit water use, urges city
Despite recent rainfall, residents should
continue to limit water use, said Samantha Greenwood, director of public works
for the city of Cordova. Persistent warm weather and...
4H buskers raise nearly $1,000 for scholarships
An afternoon of streetside performances by Cordova 4H Music Camp students raised almost $1,000 for camp scholarships. The Bands Around Town event had 114 students playing in Cordova on Friday, July 19.
City council will not protest planned marijuana store
The city council has voted not to protest an application to license a marijuana store in Cordova. Unanimously and with little discussion, the city council voted to waive protest at a July 17 meeting.
Potential ferry stoppage sparks alarm
“I don’t think it’s hit some people yet," said Cathy Renfeldt, executive director of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce. "When they go to the grocery store and pick up a gallon of milk for $12, it’ll hit them.”
New stairway will connect harbor to First Street
Construction of a lighted stairway connecting First Street to
Railroad Avenue is planned to begin around the summer of 2021. The stairway,
costing $417,000, will be...
Entrepreneur coins new business idea
Cordova’s small businesses are adept at turning a profit, but Russell Minor may be the only businessman in town clever enough to sell a nickel for $20.
