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.
Cordova Chronicles: Seven bridge signs honor fallen World War I Cordovans
Dick Shellhorn examines the World War I Veterans that bridges on the Copper River Highway are named after.
Cordova Chronicles: A tribute to Cordova’s World War II veterans
A single flag flies on a unique plaque hidden in the archives of the Cordova Museum. Presented by the CHS Class of 1943, it is an amazing list of all the CHS graduates that served our country in WWII up through that year, accompanied by a photo of each.
Cordova Chronicles: Wise money indeed
Deep in the recesses of the Cordova Museum, volunteer archivist Ira Grindle spends hours poring through old files and newspapers, converting them to digital format.
Cordova Chronicles: Farewell to Troop 624
After 50 years of remarkable success, Cordova Boy Scout Troop 624 is no more.
Cordova Chronicles: For whom the bell tolls
The CoHo's bar bell remains one of its most significant artifacts, writes Dick Shellhorn.
Cordova Chronicles: The legacy of a 60-year-old boat
Wandering about today’s Cordova boat harbor, one would be hard pressed to find a wooden craft, writes Dick Shellhorn. Yet tied at the end of Float B in the North harbor is a craft that appears to be fiberglass but in fact was originally wood, a vestige of a different era and style of fishing.
Cordova Chronicles: Power Creek repairs completed on schedule
"These days, completion of construction projects on schedule seem to be a rarity," writes Dick Shellhorn. "Yet Cordova’s Wilson Construction did exactly that, wrapping up a $2 million repair job to the far end of Power Creek on Sept. 15."
