Farewell to Carl and Patsy Fisher
Carl and Patsy Fisher at the Little Chapel in Cordova on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. The Fishers came to Cordova from Oregon with their family in 1965, and owned and operated Fisher Cycle Center out of their home in the 1970s. Eventually their business moved to the building now occupied by the Prince William Sound Science Center and, in...
Cordova congregation packs 31 boxes for Operation Christmas Child
Children from Cordova’s Church of the Nazarene are saying Merry Christmas to youngsters in need overseas this year with 31 holiday shoe boxes packed with toys, toothbrushes, wash clothes and more.Over two dozen young members of the church gathered on Nov. 1 to take part in Operation Christmas Child by filling the shoe boxes provided for the Samaritan’s Purse...
Anderson’s tile work featured at Boise WaterShed
Cordova artist Michael Anderson’s intricate tile work featuring designs of animals, plants and their natural habitats line the walls of buildings from Alaska to Idaho, providing education-based art for thousands of visitors.His creative scenes of loons diving, salmon swimming and dogs mushing are on display in schools in Wasilla and Juneau, at the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery...
BodyVox performs in Cordova
Dancers from the Portland, Ore. dance ensemble BodyVox found an excited fan base in Cordova with their master class Nov. 6 at the Pioneer Igloo and performance on Nov. 7 at the North Star Theater.The setting for dance troupe’s master class, which attracted 14 local students, drew praise from BodyVox artistic director Ashly Rolland, who found the old lodge...
NVE marks 25th year of Sobriety Celebration
A Kake elder in red and black regalia adorned with silver buttons approached the microphone at the podium to introduce Kake’s Ke ex’ Kwaan Dancers in the midst of the Native Village of Eyak’s 25th annual Sobriety Celebration.During their introduction, Ruth Demmert announced that she would be stepping down as dance group leader after 40 years.“Tonight, I won’t drum...
Lady Wolverines place first in Borealis Conference Volleyball Tournament
The Cordova varsity volleyball team placed first in the Borealis Conference Tournament, beating out six other teams from across the state.Riley Butler made the All-Conference Team while Abby Bourgeois made the All-Tournament Team. Team captain Aaliyah Malazo made both the All-Conference and All-Tournament Teams.“We definitely united this weekend as a team and stepped up our tempo and drive,” head...
Sewing project aids animals displaced by disasters
Dixie Lambert and members of the Baptist Church’s youth group are busy making little quilts to comfort small pets displaced by devastating wildfires in California.By the end of this week, Lambert plans to have more than 100 quilts mailed out to shelters in Chico, Calif., where 150 cats have been taken in, and to the Humane Society of Ventura...
Cordova Chronicles: Veteran pilot retires after 50 years of adventures
Terry Kennedy made his last commercial flight on Oct. 31, 2018, ending a remarkable 50-year career flying small planes in Alaska’s challenging conditions.Kennedy plans on continuing his love affair with air as a flight instructor, and perhaps as an author. He certainly is not about to distance himself from planes; and in fact, lives in a small apartment directly...
