Cordova Chronicles: These three trees
Dick Shellhorn is used to holiday travel misadventures, but he is happy to report his grandkids made it to Cordova safely for the holidays. This year he marked the holiday with his grandchildren with the tale of three Christmas trees.
Cordova Chronicles: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Dick Shellhorn wishes readers a Merry Christmas with tales of searching for the perfect Charlie Brown Christmas tree in this week's Cordova Chronicles.
Cordova Chronicles: Mt. Eyak Ski Hill memories
The snow is piling up, and it looks like we are in for another fabulous ski season. The Mt. Eyak Ski area is truly one of Cordova’s finest recreational facilities, and not enough can be said about those that helped develop it, as well as those who continue to maintain and expand it.
Cordova Chronicles: Out with the old, in with the new
The shores of Lake Eyak are witnessing a flurry of construction activity this summer, with two new homes as well as a small cabin being built along its scenic edges.
Cordova Chronicles: In praise of trumpeter swans
Dick Shellhorn writes: One of the pleasures of walking along Power Creek Road is hearing the melodious bugling of trumpeter swans. Over the past several years, it seems that more and more of the huge birds are opting to stay year-round, rather than migrate south with countless other species that make Alaska their summer breeding grounds.
Cordova Chronicles: A COVID Christmas
Dick Shellhorn writes: Normally we would have a packed house on Christmas morning, enjoying Swedish pancakes, pickled fish and famous Pete Dahl Snappies (a secret Bloody Mary concoction). Alas, this year only a very small bubble of family members will come, as pandemic numbers have soared to incredible heights.
Cordova Chronicles: Don’t let moose lick your car
The salt deposits come from road salt used on icy winter roads, which is splashed on the cars while driving in slushy conditions.
Cordova Chronicles: OSU, our hats are off to you
Back in 1972, when I began teaching at Cordova High, I was surprised to discover that many students did not know the CHS Fight Song, writes Dick Shellhorn in this week's Cordova Chronicles.
Cordova Chronicles: Bridge names honor 4 Cordovans lost in Vietnam
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., lists the names of the 58,228 service men and women who fell while serving in Vietnam. On June 24, 2006, the “Moving Wall,” a half-size replica of that memorial had been traveling the United States since 1984, came to Cordova and stood on Hollis Henrichs Park for four days.
Cordova Chronicles: 3 bridge signs honor fallen WWII Cordovans
Three bridges on the Copper River Highway honor Cordovans who lost their lives in World War II. In a sad coincidence, two of them, Patrick Burchett and Norman Osborne, were classmates in the Cordova High School class of 1939.
CPD dispatch report – May 15, 2023 through May 21, 2023
The following incidents were reported to the Cordova Police Department between May 15, 2023 through May 21, 2023. Any charges reported in...
