THE SKAGWAY NEWS.
November 8, 2024
Dyea irises in Toronto airport seek future Skagway visitors
By Gretchen Wehmhoff
A few weeks before the Skagway July 4 celebration, Skagway Visitors Department (SVD) Director, Jaime Bricker received an unexpected phone call that landed a large scenic display of Dyea Flats and iris blooms in the Toronto airport for a year.
Randy, Austin and Spencer VanDerStarren, father and sons of the art phenomenon Take Your Seat, were in Whitehorse working an event at the end of June. They wanted to include Skagway, their first Alaska location, in their gallery.
If you saw a few men carrying a red director’s chair through the streets, you probably saw them.
Randy and Spencer see sharing their mission of creating meaningful photographs of locations with a single, red director’s chair quietly resting in the photo, inviting viewers to “Take a Seat” and experience, imagine and reflect on the surroundings. One People, One Planet, One Life.
“I fell in love with their “ONE” mission and knew I had to find a way to make this happen,” said Bricker.
It wasn’t simple. The VanDerStarrens had to file for state and municipal business licenses, apply for a film permit and submit proof of liability insurance. Bricker scrambled to get approval from City Hall for the contract - all as Bricker and her department were preparing for July 4.
Finding housing and transportation over the holiday was challenging, but Skagway businesses came through.
Kaitlyn Jared and her team at Chilkoot Trail Outpost outfitted a cabin to fit all three of them.
“Their kitchen staff learned how to accommodate vegan guests on the fly. Working closely with Temsco, we were able to secure a helicopter and an incredibly accommodating pilot, Kelly Healy, for the shoot at Upper Dewey. White Pass & Yukon Route took them to Denver Glacier so they could walk in the Tongass National Forest.
Valerie Jensen graciously let them shoot the 4th of July parade from her Skagway Zen LLC massage studio window,” said Bricker.
The July 4 parade photo shows the red chair empty, surrounded by parade enthusiasts in front of AB Hall. Have a seat and enjoy the parade.
With the local assistance, the VanDerStarrens reached deep into the heart of Skagway.
Pictures on their website https://www.takeyourseat. art/skagway show the chair resting in the rain forest near the trail to Denver Glacier, amongst the irises in Dyea, on Yakutania Point and above Upper Dewey Lake among others.
The VanDerStarrens included the iris photo in their art exhibit. The photo was printed on 4’x6’ silk and placed over illumination in the T1 Terminal of the Toronto airport. The photo features a QR code that leads to skagway.com
Because the photo is placed as part of an art installation, it is not restricted by most marketing requirements. For instance, the photo also features the Lingít word “Deiyáa,” a rarity since English and French are usually both required on signage.
For the same reason, there were no Skagway marketing dollars spent for this placement. But the value is palpable.
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An independent assessment was done to determine what ad space like this would be worth. They estimated the cost to be approximately $11,000 per week. The exhibit will be displayed for 12 months. It is estimated to be seen by three million travel-
ers over that time.
The SVD also selected a few of their photos to use in marketing ads, social media and brochures. They chose a shot from the “Take Your Seat” collection for the cover of the 2025 Skagway Visitor Guide.
Recently a friend of Bricker’s was traveling through the Toronto airport and saw the display.
She texted a photo a few days later.
“Nice to know it’s already catching people’s eye,” said Bricker.
Photo
Jaime Bricker
Dyea Valley | Deiyáa [Pack Trail]
Photo by Take Your Seat
Skagway business owner Jan Wrentmore received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Alaska Travel Industry Association conference in Juneau in October. Wrentmore, former owner of The Red Onion Saloon and a businesswoman for 46 years, used her acceptance speech to remind those who can to use their platform and experience to power causes important to the community and region. Wrentmore has been a longtime advocate for increased and protected ferry service in Alaska.
Wrentmore honored at ATIA conference as business leader
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November 8, 2024
Change can be progress as The Skagway News looks to the future
By Gretchen Wehmhoff
Did you hear the one about the newspaper publisher who announced that she was seeking a new owner, then went silent?
Yes, that one is familiar.
Actually, the comment is real, but the silence had everything to do with health reasons, so let’s get back to some optimism here.
Yes, it is time to start creating an opening for new ownership of The Skagway News, but that does not need to be a negative concept.
Since my announcement I have received a number of serious inquiries, and as these next few months go by, I anticipate more interest. I am optimistic that in some form, the SN will still be here in 2025 and hopefully beyond - ideally in the formats that Skagway residents and SN readers around the country will enjoy.
I will continue to produce the paper as long as I can to accommodate a new plan. I’m not sure what that plan looks like, because I don’t want to keep a narrow vision of the possibilities.
The new plan may be a current pub-
lisher, an energetic journalist, a group of Skagwegians who form a non-profit organization for the press or some other idea that I haven’t thought of. That is progress. Change can be progress.
I do know that the number one decision maker will be how a new owner will support the people of Skagway as both a community paper and a paper that brings in statewide news that impacts the area.
Over the past two years I have utilized the non-profit news group, Alaska Beacon, to supplement statewide news of interest to Skagway. This issue includes a story about Seward receiving a grant to develop power for cruise ships at dock to help reduce air quality and increase sustainability. Skagway has been exploring this issue for years in talks with local and regional businesses. Nationally, Seward was the smallest port to receive the grant, and its success will most likely give Skagway a more relevant and local model to study.
Thanks to local photographers and journalists, the paper continues to bring visual highlights. In this issue both Jai-
me Bricker and Jeff Brady share photos of our local stars - Jan Wrentmore who recently received a Life-time Achievement Award from the Alaska Travel Industry Association and our local school sports stars at Skagway School.
Local columnist Katherine Moseley discusses life after “Pawlitics” in her monthly, and inspiring column, Paw Prints – and who doesn’t love pet pictures?
One of my favorites is our new Skagway School column “Community Corner.” The column, provided by fourth and fifth-grade writers, gives us a monthly look at local heroes and ideas. Coordinating with the children of Skagway is important as so many Skagwegians have been children in this community. What these students learn, explore and share is good for our future.
So, I’m rolling up my sleeves to do this right. I know Skagway wants the same.
Gretchen Wehmhoff is the publisher of The Skagway News
First all-female train crew runs the rails on White Pass
White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) sent its first all-female train crew out on October 15, 2024. The historic crew included Lindsay Breen, WP&YR’s first female engineer, Conductor Eliza Myers and Brakeman Eileen O’Keefe.
“We are pleased to employ such strong and confident people in these leadership positions,” said Manager of Marketing Jacqui Taylor-Rose.
White Pass currently employees 5 female train crew out of the 29-person roster. According to WP&YR, Each female staff member was promoted from various departments within White Pass and trained into their Train & Engine positions.
(Right) White Pass brakeman, Eileen O’Keefe, conductor Eliza Myers and engineer Lindsay Breen team up to get the job done in their first run as an all-female team.
Oct. 18 to Oct. 31, 2024
Oct. 18
EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency.
Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
Fire personnel responded to an EWS Fire alarm in the downtown area.
Oct. 20
Dispatch assisted in Lost and Found report of lost wallet for one of the students here visiting from Sitka.
Officers responded to a suspicious situation which turned out to be an individual using a cord for a heater to keep warm while working on his van.
Dispatch assisted in directing an individual to the location where her lost wallet and phone were reported.
Oct. 21
Dispatch assisted with a loose dog and held at the SPD until dog sitter could be located.
Dispatched assisted in testing 911 auto dialer for citizen.
Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
Oct. 22
Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
Oct. 23
Dispatched assisted a cruise ship passenger who was having a medical issue onboard the ship by contacting Cruise Line Agencies.
Oct. 24
EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency.
Oct. 26
Officers investigated an abandoned vehicle.
Dispatch assisted in contacting the On-Duty Provider.
911 was pocket dialed once.
Fire personnel responded to an EWS Fire alarm in the downtown area.
Oct. 27
Dispatch assisted in contacting the On-Duty Provider.
Oct. 28
An officer responded to a suspicious vehicle parked on the Mental Health Trust land off the Klondike Highway. After further investigation the situation was cleared up with the individual who was waiting for housing to open up later in the week and was advised it was an approved location to stay.
Oct. 29
Dispatched assisted a citizen who had reported a stolen bicycle and was advised they could stop by to look at the bikes turned into the police department to see if it was there.
Oct. 31
Dispatch assisted in contacting the On-Duty Provider.
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Seward gets grant for shore-based system to power docked cruise ships
By Yereth Rosen AlaskaBeacon.com
The Port of Seward, which serves a coastal Kenai Peninsula town that is a tourism hotspot in the summer, has received a $45.7 million grant to develop a system to cut air pollution from visiting cruise ships.
The grant, from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Ports Program, is for shore-based power and battery storage systems to be used by the cruise ships that sail in and out of Seward. Those systems will allow cruise ships to switch to electric power from the emissions-spewing diesel fuel they burn while making port calls.
The systems are planned as part of a redeveloped cruise facility expected to be operating in 2026. The new facility is designed to have a floating pier to replace the current fixed dock, accommodating more and bigger ships.
The port project is led by The Seward Company, a public-private developer with the Alaska Railroad, Royal Caribbean Group and Turnagain Marine as partners.
The EPA Clean Ports grant will help Seward meet its environmental goals, the city’s mayor said in a statement.
“The Port of Seward’s shore power project will
place Seward among the forefront of sustainable ports in North America. By reducing reliance on diesel generators, we are not only cutting emissions but also enhancing the resilience of our local electric grid,” Mayor Sue McClure said in the statement.
Seward is the smallest community among those with ports that received the 55 EPA Clean Ports Program grants announced last week.
Most of the grant-receiving ports are in major population centers. The three biggest grants went to the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Virginia in Norfolk and the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Port of Alaska in Anchorage, the state’s largest city, was another grant recipient, getting $1.9 million for an emissions inventory and clean-energy transition study.
Seward, in contrast, has only about 2,500 full-time residents within city limits and a roughly similar number in areas just outside of the city boundaries, said Kat Sorensen, the city manager. But in summer, Seward’s numbers swell. Seasonal workers bring the population to about 7,500 to 10,000, Sorensen said, and tourists add several thousands more each day, she said.
Cruise travel has grown in
Seward, just as it has grown in the state in general, Sorensen said.
Alaska’s cruise business has hit all-time highs, bouncing back from the halt caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, a record 1.65 million cruise passengers visited the state, and this year’s totals could wind up being even higher, according to industry reports.
While most cruise passengers’ travel in Alaska is in Southeast Alaska, Seward — in the state’s Southcentral region — got about 190,000 cruise passengers last year, according to industry experts. Between April and October of this year, there were 104 scheduled cruise ship stops in Seward, according to the Cruise Lines International Association.
Sorensen said the cruise companies need to keep their ships powered when making port calls in Seward.
“A fishing boat can come in for a week and just shut off. But the cruise ships can’t,” she said.
Along with building onshore power and battery storage systems, the plan includes a workforce-development program focused on the Seward-based Alaska Vocational Technical Center, she said.
“I think it’s just a win-winwin,” she said.
Alaska’s capital city, Ju-
DOT&PF Seeks Public Review of Summer 2025 Ferry Schedule
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced this week that its 2025 Summer Schedule is available for review and public comment.
The prospective schedule covers sailings from May 1 through Sept. 30, 2025. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found on their website at: https://dot. alaska.gov/amhs/doc/summer_considerations_2025. pdf
Written comments from the public are being accepted by Nov. 12 via email to dot. amhs.comments@alaska. gov or fax to 907-228-6873,
and two virtual public meetings are scheduled for Nov. 12 to hear additional comments and consider schedule adjustments beginning at 10:30 a.m.
For Southeast Alaska: When: Nov. 12, 2024 10:30 AM AKDT
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom. us/j/81562507831
By phone: (253) 215-8782
Webinar ID: 815 6250 7831
International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom. us/u/kdIogA0i7f
For Southwest and Southcentral Alaska (PWS):
neau, was the first to develop a shore-based power system for cruise ships. While Seward is on track to be the second Alaska cruise destination to develop such a system, shore-based power is now available for cruise ships in several major ports along the U.S. West Coast and around the world.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for Skagway’s 38th annual
HELEN B. CLARK COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARD
••• Nominations accepted till Nov. 25 •••
Please drop off your nomination letter at Skaguay News Depot & Books, mail it to PO Box 498, or e-mail it to skagbooksak@icloud.com
Please keep nomination letter to 500 words; no petitions or mutlple form letter nominations please. Anyone who has been nominated in the past five years will be considered for the award, along with new nominees. For more information, email Jeff or text 907-973-2354 PAST WINNERS
Helen Clark, Darlene Hoover, Connie Conard, Elma McMillen, Bea Lingle, Anna True, Boyd Worley, Jaime Gagnier, Buckwheat Donahue, Jean Worley, Alan See, Mike O’Daniel, Bob Dill, Su Rappleye, John L. O’Daniel, Tina Cyr, Lynn Herbig, Barbara Brodersen, Don & Betty Hather,Lorene & Alvin Gordon, Blaine Mero, Jackie Schaefer, Katherine Moseley, Duff & Karla Ray, Cindy O’Daniel, Linda Calver, Ginny Cochran, Kathleen O’Daniel, Linda Bigham, Wayne Greenstreet, Tim Salter, JoAnn Arnold, Wendy Anderson, Jan & John Tronrud, Eric Moseley, Donna Griffard, Scott Logan. Award announced in December TBA – SPONSORED BY SKAGWAY BOOK CO. & THE SKAGWAY NEWS –
When: Nov. 12, 2024 11:30 AM AKDT
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom. us/j/84032925235
By phone: (253) 215-8782
Webinar ID: 840 3292 5235
International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom. us/u/kdIogA0i7f
The Nov. 12 meetings will be held at the Alaska Marine Highway’s Ketchikan Central Office, 7037 North Tongass Highway for participants wishing to attend in person.
Paw Prints
By Katherine Moseley
Pawlitics
By Katherinc Moseley
By the time this article is published, Election Day will have passed, and we will have a new president. This will leave some of the voters feeling pawsitive, while others will feel disappointed. Skeeter, Ivy, and I want to remind you that pawlitical views are only one part of what makes you, you.
We all have stories and different life experiences. Look for common ground. This is especially important in a small community. Don’t forget that you see each other at the grocery store, or in line at the post office. You can stay true to your beliefs, and still be kind to your neighbor.
When I feel frustrated with the way things are going in the world, I set my phone down, leash up the dogs and go for a walk. No matter the weather, I always feel better getting outside. And after a good walk, my grandcat Milo likes to sit on my lap and grace me with the magic of his healing purrs.
Don’t let pawlitics divide you in the weeks to come. Lean into the unconditional love and non-judgmental presence that our animal companions provide us. Take care of yourself and your pets. It won’t always be easy but we must stay pawsitive!
Community Corner
Kids making place-based connection through writing Skagway School’s fourth and fifth grade classes explore life in Skagway with interviews and experiences in their home town in this new Community Corner series.
Bannock Bliss: A Taste of Tradition
By Lola Long
On Thursday, Oct. 24, my grandma, Gladys Moran, came to Skagway School for a special presentation. I greeted her at the front door, and I was almost dragging her down the hallway to my fourth-grade classroom. She was carrying her electric frying pan and ingredients to make a Native American food called bannock, kind of like a flatbread. Gladys premixed the batter using 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp salt, 3 tbsp sugar and 1 ½ tsp baking powder. The fourth and fifth grade classes and I were so excited and had so many questions about how it would taste!
While she heated oil in the pan and fried up the batter, she told stories of her childhood and the time she spent with her Grandpa camping and eating bannock. She grew up in Tagish, Canada, and she later moved to Skagway, Alaska. Gladys cherished the time spent with her grandparents. Today, she enjoys the time she gets to spend with her grandchildren, so when I asked her if she could make bannock for my class, she happily agreed.
When the bannock was hot and ready, she opened up a little pocket and put raspberry freezer jam inside which was made by mashing up raspberries from her garden, adding sugar, and putting it in the freezer to enjoy later. She also makes a rhubarb chutney, hot sauce, and
by Danielle McManus
fireweed honey to use throughout the year and to share with her family and community. The students LOVED the bannock and enjoyed hearing my grandma’s stories.
by Danielle McManus
Eowyn Ivey to lead North Words 2025 faculty
15th annual conference to feature more workshops
The 15th annual North Words Writers Symposium will welcome Alaskan novelist Eowyn Ivey as its 2025 keynote author.
Ivey’s debut novel, The Snow Child, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, followed by the historical novel To The Bright Edge of the World, and the forthcoming Black Woods, Blue Sky in February 2025.
North Words is an intimate gathering that mixes panel discussions about various aspects of writing with workshops, faculty consultations, readings, and a variety of outdoor activities, culminating with a keynote banquet. Conference dates are May 28-31, 2025.
Held on the traditional lands of the Lkoot in Skagway, Alaska, North Words celebrates the sto-
rytelling traditions of elders and encourages the catching and telling of new stories by emerging writers. Much of the conference is devoted to the honing of craft, and there will be an increase in the number of writing workshops when the 2025 schedule is released.
Registration is now open. Organizers encourage participants to act soon as the limit is 40 participantsand accommodations fill up fast. The registration fee is $425, which includes all conference sessions, activities and many meals. Registration is open until filled.
North Words announced a continuation of its new scholarship for an Alaska university studentto include a waived entry fee and a $200 travel stipend. For more information, visit the website.
Scholarship applications are due March 1.
Joining novelist Eowyn Ivey on the North Words 2025 faculty will be these writers from Alaska and elsewhere: Indigenous poet dg nanouk okpik (Blood Snow), novelist- non-fiction writer Andromeda Romano-Lax (The Deepest Lake), memoirist Bailey Williams (Hollow), adventure novelist Marc Cameron (Bad River), poet Nickole Brown (The Donkey Elegies), and journalist Eva Holland (No Sleep ‘Til Fairbanks). See complete author biographies and lists of their book titles on our website’s Faculty Page.
For information, visit the website at http://nwwriterss.com/. Updates and news on Facebook and Instagram.
For questions, email northwordsinfo@gmail.
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Scholarships, grants & opportunities
The Skagway Public Library Wifi is available outside the library 10am-10pm..
U.S. Passports: Crystal Harris, our Library Assistant, is currently Skagway’s only passport acceptance agent. Applications are accepted by appointment only Tuesday through Friday. day. Please call to schedule. For more more information - 907-983-2665 or email library@skagway.org
Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for Tier 1 and Community Support grants, now with increased award sizes. These awards form a central part of Rasmuson Foundation’s grantmaking activities, supporting nonprofit organizations in Alaska with key resources and infusions of capital.
Tier 1 grants
Tier 1 is a core program of the Foundation, known for fast capital and one-time funding. In addition to a 40% increase in the maximum award size, the program now allows organizations to apply up to 15% of an award toward administrative costs. Tier 1 grants will provide up to $35,000 per project and the application period opens Aug. 15. This is a rolling grant program, and applications are accepted throughout the year.
Community Support grants fund capital projects and programmatic projects with broad community impact. The grants are intended for requests between $35,000 and $250,000. Capital requests will be approved quarterly, while non-capital/programmatic requests will be reviewed twice a year. Grants of this size do not require an invitation to apply, and organizations can access the application starting Aug. 15.
The Foundation anticipates awarding 150-175 Tier 1 grants and 10-20 Community Support grants annually.
Program details, application tips, and frequently asked questions are also available at rasmuson.org.
Applications for Micro-Grants for Food Security
are Now Open. Alaska Div. of Agriculture receives $2.6 million to fund
The grant application period runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 26, 2024 at 5pm.
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements as outlined in the Request for Applications (also on the Micro-Grants for Food Security website). Funding is available in four categories:
Small-Scale Gardening Projects ($2,500)
Small-Scale Livestock, Poultry, Fencing, and Apiary Projects ($5,000)
Food Processing and Storage Projects ($5,000)
Greenhouse Projects ($5,000)
More information on the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is available through the Division of Agriculture. Applications must be submitted electronically via the SmartSimple application portal (https://akdivag. us-1.smartsimple.com/s_Login. jsp). Successful grantees will have one year to complete their projects. The Micro-Grants for Food Security website will include the most up-to-date timelines. Applicants who did not receive funding during previous grant cycles may reapply.
NOAA Fisheries proposes a new fee starting in 2025 to support the Recreational Quota Entity Program.
A 30-day public comment period is open now through Dec. 2, 2024 for interested parties to share feedback on a proposed rule to require a charter halibut stamp for all adult charter vessel anglers for each day they intend to retain halibut on a charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Southcentral Alaska). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended this new program for implementation by NOAA Fisheries. Detailed information can be found in the Proposed Rule
The proposed fee for the stamp
is $20.00 per person per day. If approved, the proposed fee would be implemented in early 2025 for the upcoming season. These funds would be used to help increase the amount of halibut available to charter vessel anglers as described below.
What would it do?
Funds collected by NOAA Fisheries from halibut stamp fees would be transferred to the Recreational Quota Entity (RQE), a non-profit organization that works on behalf of the charter halibut fishery. The RQE would use the fees to purchase and permanently hold halibut quota shares from the commercial halibut fishery. Each year, the pounds of halibut from the RQE quota would be added to the amount of halibut the charter fishery receives under a catch-sharing allocation with the commercial fishery. This provides a mechanism for compensated reallocation of a portion of commercial halibut quota to the charter fishery, with the goal of less restrictive annual management measures for the charter fishery.
How do I Comment on the Proposed Rule?
Review the proposed rule and provide your comments. Instructions for commenting and additional details here: https://www. federalregister.gov/d/2024-25229. Comments are due by Dec. 2, 2024.
SERVICES
FOOD BANK DONATIONS WELCOME. Donations may be sent to the Food Bank, PO Box 200, Skagway, AK 99840. The local Food Bank helps those in need with groceries. If you need assistance, or know anyone who needs assistance, at any time of year, call any pastor.
REQUEST FOR BIDS/PROPOSALS
Bid/RFP Status
Open - accepting bids and proposals
Bid/RFP Due Date Thu, 11/21/2024 - 1:00 PM REQUEST FOR BIDS
10/4/2024
The Municipality of Skagway is accepting bids for the Temporary Fender Modification Project.
The WORK covered in the Contract Documents generally includes: The installation of two steel guide piles and a steel fender pile and modifications to an existing mooring dolphin. All work must conform to the requirements provided in the bid documents.
1. BASE BID
Components of the WORK include:
A. Base Bid: The Work includes the following:
• Extraction and disposal of creosote treated timber piles and installation two steel piles at a single mooring dolphin.
• Installation of a salvaged fender panel procured by MOS.
BULLETIN BOARD
Church 5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Online access available
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m.
St. Therese Catholic Church 9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass..........5 p.m.
- April (when a priest is available)
Bids shall include all labor, equipment, transportation, and materials to complete the specified work. Bids shall also include mobilization and demobilization to and from the Project site. Alaska Labor Standards, reporting and prevailing wage rate determination is made part of this bid package. A notice of award will be sent to the Alaska Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Section. The State will require that certified payroll forms are completed, and the State has the right to randomly audit the successful bidders company to ensure Davis Bacon Wages are being paid for this project.
12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Call 983-2665 or email https://skagwaylibrary.com/ library@skagway.org
Dahl Clinic Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sat. and Sun. 907-983-2255
For after-hours emergencies, dial 911. Solid Waste Facility Hours T, Th, Sa, Su. 1 - 3 p.m. Skagway Museum 907-983-2420
Border stations: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Call each station for specifics.
Ferry Terminal Hours Daily 8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Earlier when there is an early ferry Skagway Rec Center https://skagwayrecreation.org 907-983-2679
A full copy of the Request for Bids can be obtained by calling Skagway Municipal Offices at 907983-2297, or by e-mailing Skagway.Bid@kpff.com. Technical questions regarding this project must be directed in writing to Skagway.Bid@kpff.com and contracts@skagway.org.
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Panthers pounce on the VB court
The SHS volleyball team, in their only home meet of the season, prevailed over Haines in tight matches this past weekend. The Panthers won 2-1 and 3-2. On Saturday night, after coach Marianna Mauzy honored senior team members Kaitlyn Tronrud and Kenadie Cox, Skagway came back from an 0-2 deficit to win three straight games to take the match. The Panthers will next head to a north seeding tournament at Petersburg and finish the month at regionals in Craig.
Photos and content by Jeff Brady
Wrestlers start out well in Juneau, headed to Ketchikan
Skagway wrestlers traveled to their first tournament of the seaonin Juneau Oct. 25 and 26. “The team wrestled hard and gained a lot of knowledge and experience at the tournament,” said coach Tyson Ames. Team captain, Brenden Moncibaiz placed 2nd for the 119lb-weight class and freshman, Zane Coughran placed 3rd for the 112lb-weight class. The team has been putting the work in at practice to prepare for the Nov. 8 tournament in Ketchikan.
Coach Marianna Mauzy honors seniors Kaitlyn Tronrud, middle, Kenadie Cox.
(Right) Amelia Myers braces for a set as Lennon Jennings and Mackenzie Mixon await the ball.
Kaitlyn Tronrud goes high for an attempted block against Haines.
Skagway celebrates their winning point after beating Haines 3 games to 2. From left are Lina Hischer, Mackenzie Mixon, Amelia Myers, Lennon Jennings, Riley Mixon, and Kenadie Cox.
Dane Ames wrestling against a Wrangell wrestler on Oct. 25.
Freshman Atlin Ryan grapples a Wrangell wrestler at the Juneau tournament on Oct. 25.
Skagway team cheering on their teammate with Coach Tyson Ames and Brad Brad Ryan in the corner.
Photos by Jaime Bricker