Guard Island Lighthouse during the era of Coast Guard keepers Photo courtesy U.S.Coast Guard   Ketchikan - Nationwide: Guard Island Lighthouse Up For New Ownership -- Norton Announces Next 20 Lighthouses Available Under Preservation Program... Monday - September 30, 2002 - 7:40 pm

Buggie's Beach In The Fall Front Page photo - Monday - September 30, 2002 Click on the photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Rick Grams

'Man's Best Friend' Nanna waits patiently at Sallee's sawmill for lumber to be loaded. Click on the photo or this link to view more photos... Front Page photo - Sunday - September 29, 2002 Photo by Chris Wilhelm

Alaska: Motor Vehicle Proof of Insurance Requirements Change - Alaskans must start carrying proof of motor vehicle liability insurance...
Saturday - September 28, 2002 - 12:45 am

Ketchikan: KEDA Wants Navigation Simulation Reports - Yesterday!... Friday - September 27, 2002 - 6:40 pm   photo by Dick Kauffman

"It absolutely stinks..." Ed Fisher - KEDA Chairman

Alaska: Salmon Industry Task Force Releases Subcommittees' Reports -- Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force To Hold Public Hearings...
Friday - September 27, 2002 - 12:05 am

Ketchikan: KGH Cancer Program re-accredited...
Friday - September 27, 2002 - 12:05 am

Alaska: Permanent Fund Dividend Will Be $1,540.76 -- Smaller Dividends Expected for Next Several Years...
Friday - September 27, 2002 - 12:05 am

Introduction To Power Tools - Photo Essay Hugh Hartley uses a band saw at the Totem Heritage Center during Introduction to Power Tools, September 16 - 18, 2002. The class, taught by Paul Potter, showed students how to safely use common shop tools while making a model canoe paddle. Click On This Link or Photo To View More Photos... Photo Courtesy of Ketchikan Museums

Alaska: USFDA Adds Purchases Of Alaska Pink Salmon -- Federal Buy Helps Strengthen Market Following Catch of 84 Million Pinks...
Thursday - September 26, 2002 - 12:30 am

Ketchikan, Alaska by Gigi Pilcher Front Page Photo Wednesday September 24, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo...

Ketchikan: Job Cuts & Larger Class Sizes May Fund New Teachers' Contract... Wednesday - September 25, 2002 - 2:30 pm

Ketchikan: KGH Celebrates National Arts and Humanities Month With New Children's Exhibit... Wednesday - September 25, 2002 - 12:20 am

Alaska: Streamlined Permit Process Inked For Pt. Thomson -- ExxonMobil Agreement to Boost Jobs, Production, Over $1 Billion Investment...
Wednesday - September 25, 2002 - 12:20 am

Misty Fjords Air by Ruth Hart Front Page Photo Tuesday - September 24, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo...

Ketchikan: U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska and Canada To Participate In CANUSDIX Exercise...
Tuesday - September 24, 2002 - 12:30 am

Alaska: EPA Asks Schools to Protect Kids, Stop Bus Idling -- Diesel fumes, soot particularly harmful to youngsters...
Tuesday - September 24, 2002 - 12:30 am

Heading In by Gigi Pilcher Front Page Photo Monday - September 23, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo...

Ketchikan & Alaska: Unemployment Rate Rises in August...
Monday - September 23, 2002 - 12:10 am

100 Years of Teddy Bear Hugs: 1902-2002

Nationwide: National Centenarians Day... Sunday - September 22, 2002 - 12:40 am Front Page photo - Sunday - September 22, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Teddy Bears' photo by M.C. Kauffman

Ketchikan: Local Gravina Project Office Moves To 430 Dock Street...
Saturday - September 21, 2002 - 1:00 pm

Ketchikan: Where Is The Public Interest Served In This Process? - Statement of Susan Pickrell at September 20, School Board Meeting...
Saturday - September 21, 2002 - 9:20 am

Ketchikan: School Board Members Resign Over Contract Negotiation Process -- Board Approves Contract Agreement With KEA... Friday - September 20, 2002 - 10:20 pm

Sue Pickrell & Mike Lyshol

Nose To Nose Dawn Princess & Crystal Harmony Front page photo Friday, Sept. 20, 2002 photo by Ruth Hart Click on photo to view a larger photo...

Alaska: Right Whale Calf Sighted In Bering Sea -- First time in over a century sighting of a northern right whale calf confirmed... Friday - September 20, 2002 - 12:20 am Photo: Adult Northern Right Whale Courtesy of NOAA Central Library

As Summer Fades, Another Glimpse of City Park's Glorious Fountain Front page photo Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... photo by Dick Kauffman

Alaska: Knowles, Russian Governors Pledge New Cooperation -- Alaska Expands Presence in Russian Far East for Business Opportunities...
Thursday - September 19, 2002 - 12:10 am

Tongss Narrows View of USCG Base Front page photo Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... photo by Dick Kauffman

Ketchikan: Reno Named KGH Employee of the Month for September...
Wednesday - September 18, 2002 - 12:45 am

Steadfast - Ketchikan Newport Beach, CA Front page photo Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... photo by Dick Kauffman

3rd Avenue Extension Ketchikan: 3rd Avenue Extension Project Status... Tuesday - September 17, 2002 - 12:40 am photo by Dick Kauffman

Alaska: NOAA Fisheries Launches Steller Sea Lion Research Website...
Tuesday - September 17, 2002 - 12:20 am

Majestic Eagles Deer Mountain Tribal Hatchery & Eagle Center Front Page Photo Monday - Sept. 16, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... photo by Dick Kauffman

Ketchikan: PRVFD: Fire Fighting Training Conducted... Sunday - September 15, 2002 - 4:50 pm Pond Reef Volunteer Fire Fighter Photo by Dick Kauffman

Alaska: Murkowski Presents Transportation Policy -- Roads, Ferries, Railroads Will Boost Economy, Quality of Life...
Saturday - September 14, 2002 -2:00 pm

Alaska: Knowles Blasts BC Decision To Expand Salmon Farms -- Says in Sitka Speech Alaska Will Continue to Challenge Canadian Threat...
Saturday - September 14, 2002 -12:40 am

Ketchikan Harbor Front Page Photo Friday September 13, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Ruth Hart - Sept. 11, 2002

Southeast & Nationwide: El Niño To Play Role In Nation's Fall, Winter Weather, NOAA Says -- Temperatures are expected to be above normal over southeastern parts of Alaska...
Friday - September 13, 2002 -12:05 am

Ketchikan: New And Improved Borough Web Site Announced...
Friday - September 13, 2002 -12:05 am

Fireboat Front Page Photo Thursday September 12, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Dan Hart

Patriot Day 9-11 Jim Van Horn Ketchikan: Patriot Day - Heroes Remembered... Thursday - September 12, 2002 -12:40 am Photo by Dick Kauffman

Reflections - We Will Remember September 11, 2002 Patriot Day Connell Lake - Photo by Dan Hart Front Page Photo Wednesday September 11, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... ---  "We must not forget all of those who gave their lives for this great country."... Post Commander Reggie Galle Houses of worship will join American Legion Post #3 and citizens of Ketchikan in commemorating Patriot Day on Sept. 11, 2002, by bell ringing followed by a minute of silence during the times of each of the four separate terrorist attacks on America last September 11th. "We will Remember" is the theme of The American Legion National Sept. 11 "Patriot Day" Commemoration that will be held at the Ketchikan High School auditorium at noon. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Patriot Day 2002 - A Proclamation by the President of the United States... Knowles Proclaims September 11 As "Patriot Day"... Bell-Ringing To Begin 'Patriot Day'... Ketchikan to Hold 9-11 Remembrance Event... A Nation Remembers - A Remembrance Gallery...

Ketchikan: Candidate Forum Announced...
Wednesday - September 11, 2002 -12:45 am

Southeast: DEC Warns of PSP Danger in Excursion Inlet After Illness...
Wednesday - September 11, 2002 -12:45 am

Mud Bight Scene Front Page Photo Tuesday September 10, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Dick Kauffman

Alaska: Knowles Proclaims September 11 As "Patriot Day" -- Calls for Statewide Moment of Silence at 8:46 a.m. -- State, National Flags to Fly at Half Staff Wednesday...
Tuesday - September 10, 2002 -12:30 am

Alaska: Knowles Names Homeland Security Task Force -- Security Chief Drew Dix to Head Panel Requested by President...
Tuesday - September 10, 2002 -12:30 am

Southeast: New Pacific Princess To Set Sail In Alaska -- Princess to Base Small Ship in San Francisco for 11-Day Sailings in 2003...
Tuesday - September 10, 2002 -12:30 am

Ketchikan: Disaster Preparedness Exercise - September 14th -- More Details Provided by Ketchikan International Airport...
Tuesday - September 10, 2002 -12:30 am

Totem Bight Front Page Photo Monday September 09, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Dick Kauffman

- -"RADSTA Ketchikan Historic District." Ketchikan: Demolition of Historic Coast Guard Buildings Planned... Monday - September 9, 2002 - 12:05 am photo by Dick Kauffman

Today Is: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day - Proclamation...
Office of the Governor - Monday - September 9, 2002 - 12:05 am

Ketchikan: KEDA Updated On Gravina Project... Monday - September 9, 2002 - 12:05 am KEDA Updated On Gravina Project Members Chris Herby & Mike Holman photo by Dick Kauffman

Bear's Bread Front Page Photo Sunday - September 08, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Dan Hart

"The Last Marshmallow - Summer 2002" Front Page Photo Saturday - September 07, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by David Landis

Ketchikan: Airport Disaster Drill Scheduled...
Saturday - September 7, 2002 - 12:55 am

"Twin Otter Coming Out For The Day" Taken at Peninsula Point -- Otter was using its own power to assist the truck pulling it out! Front Page Photo Friday - September 06, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by David Landis

Alaska: Governor Seeks Action Against Chilean Salmon Dumping -- Asks Commerce Secretary to Hold Salmon Exporters Accountable...
Friday - September 6, 2002 - 12:15 am

Ketchikan: Bell-Ringing To Begin 'Patriot Day' -- September 11 Commemoration...
Friday - September 6, 2002 - 12:15 am

Ketchikan: 4.7 Earthquake Shakes Southeast...
Thursday - September 5, 2002 - 9:40 am

Connell Lake Logs Front Page Photo Thursday - September 05, 2002 Click on photo to view a larger photo... Photo by Dan Hart

Ketchikan: Ketchikan to Hold 9-11 Remembrance Event...
Thursday - September 05, 2002 - 12:45 am

Alaska: Murkowski Says Ulmer "Plans" Budget Hikes, Taxes...
Thursday - September 05, 2002 - 12:45 am

Alaska: Ulmer Releases Plan to Close the Fiscal Gap; Protect Dividends...
Thursday - September 05, 2002 - 12:45 am

ProMech's De Havilland Turbo Otter Landing - Tongass Narrows Front Page Photo Wednesday - September 04, 2002 Photo by Dan Hart

Alaska: Knowles, Russian Far East Governors To Hold International Discussions -- Alaska will Host West Coast-Russian Far East Working Group Meeting...
Wednesday - September 04, 2002 - 12:30 am

Ketchikan: School District Fine For Transportation As Long As It Doesn't Snow...
Tuesday - September 03, 2002 - 8:20 pm

Star Princess Leaving Ketchikan Click on photo to view a larger photo... Front page photo Tuesday, September 03, 2002 Photo by Dan Hart

--- Ketchikan: Big Brothers Big Sisters Program Opens Doors In Ketchikan... Tuesday - September 03, 2002 - 4:00 pm

Ketchikan: Coast Guard Responds To Boat Fire...
Tuesday - September 03, 2002 - 10:50 am

View of Tongass Narrows Gravina Island (L) & Revilla Island (R) Photo courtesy Gravina-Access Project Ketchikan: Gravina Access Project Among Items On Assembly's Agenda... Monday - September 02, 2002 - 11:50 pm

Pond Reef Volunteer Fire Department Ketchikan: Pond Reef Volunteer Fire Department: Transition From Private To Public Fire Service Under Consideration... Monday - September 02, 2002 - 2:00 pm Photo by Dick Kauffman

Ketchikan: Ketchikan Youth Court Hosting State Youth Court Conference;
Members Working To Raise Funds...
Monday - September 02, 2002 - 12:05 am

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