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...
First-time hunter draws tag, harvests moose
Steam rose from the chest cavity of Debra Ethier’s freshly killed cow moose, after the first few cuts, as she, J.J. and Jack Stevenson worked in the brisk autumn air to harvest the animal.With both hands, Ethier held back the front leg while J.J. Stevenson made sharp cuts along the moose’s rib cage, opening it up to remove the...
USCG’s Haunted Sycamore attracts big crowd
As the sun began to set, fog billowed over rusty chains, smashed pumpkins and tombstones, and eventually made its way to the water’s edge where the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore rested in the blue haze.Props including the fog machine, fake body parts and blood-stained puddles were just a few of many that adorned the parking lot and cutter...
Cordova Ikumat Dance Group performs at Quyana Alaska
The Cordova Ikumat Dance Group was in the spotlight in Anchorage on Oct. 18, as one of more than a dozen Native dance groups performing during two days of Quyana Alaska.Native dance groups from across the state gathered at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage Oct. 18 and 19, to offer evening performances for thousands of visitors there for the...
Wind storm sends 100-foot boat adrift and marina building to the ground
A wind storm with gusts hitting nearly 100 miles an hour beat down on Cordova on Oct. 23, setting the anchored Polar Bear adrift, damaging structures and trees, and sending debris flying everywhere.In the height of it all, the Polar Bear, a roughly 100-foot long retired fish processor anchored outside of the breakwater broke loose and drifted quickly down...
Culture Week engages, inspires Mt. Eccles students
On the final day of this year’s Indigenous People’s Culture Week at Mt. Eccles Elementary school, elder Bob Ladd told a story first shared with him by an uncle who grew up in the village of Nuchek on Hinchinbrook Island.In 1918, the flu epidemic forced the residents of Nuchek and many other neighboring villages to move to Cordova. Ladd...
Fast Ferry Volleyball Tournament kickstarts school year
The 10th annual Fast Ferry Volleyball Tournament took place in Cordova this year, providing an opportunity to break in the newly renovated Cordova Jr./Sr. High School gym floor to serious athletic competition.The tournament was also the first athletics function for Cordova School District’s new activities and athletics director, Kayti Ammerman.“Watching our girls play volleyball and realizing all of the...
Appreciation luncheon honors USCG
Red, white and blue decorations on each table at the Little Chapel welcomed service members, families and the community on Sept. 14 to the Native Village of Eyak’s fourth annual U.S. Coast Guard Appreciation Luncheon.The patriotic color theme extended to Diane Ujioka’s cakes, glistening in sunlight seeping through the windows, with blue and red berries accenting fluffy white frosting.Crews...
Kids Fishing Derby rebounds
The Kids Fishing Derby is back!It happened on a sunny and warm Sunday, Sept. 2 at the place where it all began, the Eyak River Boat Launch.Kids of all ages, accompanied by parents and family joined in on the derby and, after registering, made their way down rivers and along shores for a day spent fishing.“My kids loved everything,”...
