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By Melinda Munson The Skagway Borough Assembly enacted June 17 what might be the state’s first municipality standards outlining maximum amounts of contaminants allowed in soil/sediment on borough owned property. Alaska currently has a state standard for soil, but not sediment.

“It seems like something we should have done a long time ago,” said Borough Manager Brad Ryan, who doesn’t know of another city which has similar legislation.

“The community demands this,” said Mayor Andrew Cremata regarding Skagway’s ongoing harbor mitigation.

“What constitutes clean?” he asked.

It’s a question that has plagued the city for 40 years since lead zinc-concentrate from Faro, Yukon, transported by White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR), entered Skagway’s valley. The ore terminal, built by WP&YR on municipality tidelands is of particular concern. As the state has no guidelines for sediment, the clean up standards are left to the interested parties.

To complicate matters, WP&YR’s 55-year waterfront lease will expire in 2023, with control returning to the borough.

No one testified about the matter at the June 17 meeting but Bob Berto, President of WP&YR, submitted a letter to the assembly.

“The work behind this ordinance has been done quickly and behind closed doors in executive session,” he said, stating that his company has shared scientific findings on remediation since 2018.

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Shane Rupprecht, with sons Levi and Logan, at one of several lemonade stands around Skagway on Lemonade Day, June 19. Sunny Mirchandani and his daughter prepare to share with horses ridden by Jeanne Tyson and Cara Cosgrove.

New COVID case as emergency declaration ends

By Melinda Munson Skagway’s March 16, 2020 Declaration of Emergency was lifted by the Borough Assembly on June 17. The same resolution that relaxed health mitigation protocol announced a financial emergency, outlining Skagway’s continued need for financial support.

Three days after the legislation, Resolution 21-19R, Skagway had a new case of COVID-19, its first in months in one of the country’s most vaccinated counties.

The assembly voted unanimously to end the 15-month emergency decree, which among other things, deactivated the Emergency Operation Center and discontinued its requirement of face cloth coverings in all municipal buildings, including the school and recreation center.

The resolution still recommends that all “persons wear face coverings when inside buildings that are open to the public, until such time that the assembly resolves that the virus does not pose a health or financial emergency in the community and end the local emergency declaration.”

On Saturday, Skagwegians gathered at Seven Pastures for a solstice cel-

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ebration, sponsored by Alaska Elks #431. Canceled last year because of COVID-19, this year’s festival featured clear skies, bubbles, water play, a beer garden and live music. The following

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day, a municipality release announced a positive COVID-19 case in a child under 12, related to travel.

“If you or your children attended the Solstice event between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., and you’re unvaccinated and had prolonged exposure with children outside of your household, you should quarantine at home and monitor for COVID-19 symptoms,” the notice read.

“Individuals should contact the on-duty provider at Dahl Memorial clinic at 907-983-2025 immediately

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if they develop cold or flu symptoms, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest pressure or tightness, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache or loss of taste or smell.”

Summer Day Camp at the Skagway Recreation Center was canceled on Monday but scheduled as normal for Tuesday. While parents received an email on Sunday stating that masks were no longer required, they received another email later that day reversing course.

“All children will be required to wear masks tomorrow when returning to the youth program,” the correspondence stated.

As of deadline, 733 individuals in Skagway are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Currently only those 12 and older are eligible for vaccination.

According to the Washington Post, experts estimate children as young as six months could have access to a vaccine this fall or early 2022.

The family of the young child infected with COVID-19 posted their identity on the Facebook Group Skagway Parental Units in an effort to aid in contact tracing. They declined to comment to The Skagway News.

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A letter to the National Park Service regarding parking lot proposal for Chilkoot Pass trail head Superintendent Wetz, I am so sorry you inherited a boondoggle like this your first year here.

I’m talking about the proposal to clear cut acres of land on the east side, south of the Dyea bridge, to provide a rather large paved parking lot and also widen the existing trail system on the already flat walkways now in use. The public hearing for this proposal earlier this week was not well publicized.

This is the stupidest proposal I have seen from the park service since they decided they had to provide a third bronze sculpture of a male prospector for our little town of Skagway as if no one else participated in the Klondike Gold Rush.

My mother, Barbara D. Kalen, hauled me and my younger siblings along with most of the neighborhood kids out to Dyea annually to swim in the pollywog pools that hatch our boreal toads.

I trucked my kids out there to do the same thing, then my grandkids later

on down the road. These toads will not thrive with a “paved paradise” smack dab in the middle of their one and only Dyea breeding territory.

It directly impacts local business Chilkoot Outpost which provides plenty of parking and refreshments for hikers, visitors and locals. I haven’t heard them complaining that their facilities are inadequate or overrun. The park service already provides competition with an NPS campground almost directly opposite the Outpost. In all my years here I do not recall ever seeing both facilities at capacity at the same time.

The number of hikers taking the Chilkoot Trail is strictly monitored.

There is no need for them to have long term transportation parked at the trailhead. Who is this parking lot supposed to be for? What need has been demonstrated for it? Show me some data, an impact study or two and an analysis of the projected benefits.

Thank you for your compassion, Skagway

Oh Skagway, you have my heart. This has been a long time coming, and I don’t know if I have the right words, but I’m going to try.

Thank you all from the deepest part of my heart.

Thank you for saving me during the worst storm I have ever had to weather.

For protecting me and holding my soul together until I was able to start picking up the pieces.

To all the first responders and clinic staff, I know how far and above you went to keep Scott with us. To those of you that were there when it happened, I know it was awful, but you did what needed to be done with everything you had. To everyone who sat with me, fed me, checked on me, made a donation, hiked with me, cried with me, made the necessary phone calls and arrangements, and finally started to laugh with me again, I owe you everything.

To everyone who helped with the memorial, Scott would have been so proud.

He very much loved a big party with all his people together having fun, eating good food, and listening to great tunes! To everyone who kept us in their hearts and prayers, THANK YOU. I know he’s still around us all the time. I see it in every kindness, with every joke, every laugh. Every time I hear a long story turn longer, I think of him and smile. Every night that turns into an impromptu dance party. Every time you sing along to his favorite songs. Every time I see you living your best lives, he crosses my mind.

Thank you all for keeping him alive in our memories.

Let’s keep all this up, in his honor. Keep taking care of each other. Keep laughing and loving life.

Kindness echoes far beyond what we may see. It’s a beautiful thing. Life is fleeting. Make it count.

Finally, thank you for being my people.

With all my heart Skagway, Tyler Marie

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NPS has already laced a high impact internet of gravel eyesores through the old Dyea townsite for languid walkers and low energy visitors on the west side of the river. Mind you, it’s great for showing off the history of the area and I love wandering about over there, but it already affects a lot of acreage. We do not need another over-developed hiking area on the east side through this lovely, fragile and irreplaceable ecosystem. Birdwatchers, mushroom hunters, hooligan fishers, pollywog enthusiasts, wildflower lovers ... we already know, use and cherish this area.

Please, have another public input meeting and make sure it’s well advertised in a variety of ways. Give us a chance to spread the word and to be heard.

Sincerely.

Betsy Albecker, fourth generation Skagway gold rush descendant

Standard defines what ‘constitutes clean’ from front page

soil/sediment standards ordinance, based on Washington State law, was first introduced at the May 4 Ports and Harbor Advisory Board meeting. It underwent its first reading at the June 3 assembly meeting.

Berto expressed concerns about the borough’s ability to manage the ordinance.

“Respectfully, the Municipality of Skagway -- like most other municipalities across the country -- simply does not have the resources, the size or the scientific expertise needed to manage the kind of program that would be necessary to effectively and responsibly carry out and enforce this proposed ordinance,” he said.

“This proposed ordinance would put a significant burden on the borough manager and the borough assembly to suddenly become environmental experts and make complex technical decisions … Identifying appropriate cleanup

standards for a given site involves a highly technical, intensive analysis that should be made by personnel who specialize in the environmental sciences.”

According to Ryan, the municipality conferred with three different consulting groups, one a firm in Juneau that specializes in environmental work.

“They didn’t have any concerns with it. Certainly some comments but no concerns with it at all,” he said.

Cremata doesn’t see the new law as a stumbling block for the current clean up efforts.

“We’re not trying to stop them. I would love for White Pass to start on the remediation project. We’re not that far apart, so let’s get started,” he said.

Ordinance 21-07R passed unanimously, prior to an executive session to discuss harbor remediation.

Corrections

• In the June 15 Senior Services story, Tim Salter’s name was misspelled. It has been corrected in the digital version.

• The Skagway News was informed a photo of the Capt. William Henry Moore Bridge was incorrectly attributed in a 2017 issue. Photo credit should have gone to Jim Teresco and has been corrected in the digital archive.

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Regarding proposed remediation of ore terminal In response to White Pass President Berto’s Skagway News (May 28) editorial submission: The Municipality of Skagway (MOS) appreciates the commitment expressed

by Mr. Berto on behalf of White Pass & Yukon Route (WP&YR) to clean up the contamination of the ore terminal.

The residents of Skagway have repeatedly made clear that they believe White Pass is responsible for remediation of the Ore Basin in its entirety, as legacy contamination occurred during their lengthy term as leaseholder.

As both a local government and landowner, the MOS has a duty to listen to its residents and protect the quality of its lands. This means that elected officials have the duty to

ensure the ore terminal is cleaned up and will not pose a risk to the future health and welfare of the residents of Skagway or our guests.

Unfortunately, the ore terminal basin and uplands have been significantly contaminated with heavy metals and other contaminants.

To use the contaminated sediment in the ore terminal basin as an example, a 2015 report found concentrations of zinc as high as 12,300 mg/kg (thirty times the cleanup objective of 410 mg/kg), concentrations of lead as high as 10,000 mg/kg (twenty-two times the cleanup objective of 450 mg/kg), concentrations of mercury as high as 6.6 mg/kg (sixteen times the cleanup objective of 0.41 mg/kg), concentrations of cadmium as high as

16.4 mg/kg (more than three times the cleanup objective of 5.1 mg/kg), and concentrations of silver as high as 9.59 mg/kg (more than one and a half times the cleanup objective of 6.1 mg/kg).

Additionally, WP&YR’s 2018 risk assessment showed only three of eleven samples adequately performed in the three toxicity tests for biological criteria. In light of the well documented severe heavy-metals contamination of the sediment in the ore terminal basin, WP&YR’s remediation efforts must be carefully designed and executed to protect Skagway’s public lands as well as the health and safety of its residents and guests.

WP&YR has proposed to dredge sediment from the ore basin and lay down a lay-

By Melinda Munson Assemblymember and vice-mayor Steve Burnham Jr. sent a letter of resignation to the Skagway Borough Assembly on June 11. He was not in attendance at the June 17 meeting, one of several absences in the past few months.

Burnham’s goodbye letter was brief.

“At an end my time on assembly is, and not short enough was it. Effective upon acceptance by assembly,” it said.

Burnham, a fan of Star Wars and Yoda, was known for strictly following protocol. He served as chair of the Finance Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic while the municipality agonized over dividing approximately $7 million in CARES funding across the borough.

Burnahm gave no reason for his resignation. He could not be reached for comment.

According to municipality code, only the assembly votes for vacant assembly seats, with the mayor having no say. Three interested parties submitted letters of intent: Dan Henry, Christy Murphy and Deb Potter.

Potter spoke at Citizens Present, indicating that Burnham wanted her to replace him.

The assembly will consider the vacancy at their next

meeting on July 1.

Assemblymember Jay Burnham, currently chair of Parks and Recreation, was named finance chair. Assemblymember Reba Hylton was appointed to the Finance Committee. Hylton, who chairs the Health, Education and Welfare Committee, promised to “do her best to do her best.” Previous to her new assignment, Hylton has been attending all the finance meetings by phone.

At the close of the meeting, assembly members paid homage to Steve Burnham

who served on the assembly for nearly nine years.

Assemblymember Orion Hanson described Steve Burnham as “one of the most ethical people I’ve served with, tremendous attention to detail.”

Jay Burnham (in one of his trademark t-shirts) spread his usual levity.

“He (Steve) did so much more behind the scenes, the hours and hours with the clerk with the manager …

And that was an awesome resignation letter. I might have a shirt made up.”

Assemblymember resigns four months early

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Brad Ryan, Steve Burnham and Jay Burnham at a finance meeting in City Hall.

er of clean fill to remediate this severely contaminated sediment.

The MOS supports the general approach taken by WP&YR but has the following three basic concerns: ● WP&YR did not test for contaminated sediment under the ore loading arm or dock. Since these areas seem likely to be the most contaminated portions of the ore basin, the MOS has requested they be tested. Engineering experts hired by WP&YR claimed that testing under the ore loading arm was not possible. However, the MOS has been informed by multiple engineering companies that testing is not only possible, it’s quite easy. ● WP&YR has not proposed environmental standards to guide its remediation efforts. To ensure the remediation efforts meet appropriate environmental standards, Skagway has requested such standards be established. ● WP&YR did not propose testing after its dredging is complete to ensure the contaminated sediment has

been cleaned up. To ensure the contaminated sediment has been cleaned up, Skagway has requested testing after the dredging is complete.

These three concerns are reasonable and relatively easy to accommodate. A few extra tests under the ore loading arm and dock, agreement on clean-up standards and testing after the dredging is complete will ensure Skagway’s public lands as well as the health and safety of its residents and guests are properly protected.

The MOS strongly supports the remediation of the contamination at the ore terminal and continues to work with WP&YR and the appropriate agencies to ensure the job gets done. I am encouraged by Mr. Berto’s recent comments and look forward to working with him to ensure the contamination at the ore terminal is properly cleaned up.

Andrew Cremata Borough Mayor, Skagway, Alaska

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Editors’ Column Be gay, just don’t act gay

By Melinda Munson It was a beautiful gesture.

Decadent chocolate and vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla rainbow buttercream in honor of Pride Month, available at Lucy’s Bakery for $3.50. That’s $1.50 less than normal as owner Sarah Williamson decreed June cupcake month, making June 2021 my favorite month so far in Skagway, and Williamson my favorite person.

But alas, the multi-colored confections were too much for a few Skagway Bulletin Board members and what should have been fun and celebratory turned petty.

“Wow, they get a whole month, us vets get a DAY? Something wrong with this country,” one user wrote. “…Quit shoving it down my throat and making it seem like you are more important than the person next to you.”

“Okay, I’m confused, is it CUPCAKE month or pride month?” another user wrote.

(I added punctuation to both quotes for clarity.)

And so began the Great Cupcake Controversy of June 5, 2021. The post eventually garnered 78 comments, spawning additional online conversations on personal accounts and private groups.

A large majority of the comments on Bulletin Board were in support of the mini cakes and in extension, Skagway’s LGTBQ community. The sparse negative comments were a trigger for me, the mother of a gay daughter.

Our oldest came out when she was 14, just about to

By Larry Persily The Wrangell Sentinal Coastal lawmakers say they made progress this year toward at least halting the deterioration of the state ferry system, with the intent of maintaining reliable service in the years ahead.

Their hopes, however, will have to wait on the governor’s decisions on the budget and also on legislation that would restructure the public advisory board for Alaska Marine Highway System operations.

“It’s all got to get across the finish line,” past the possibility of any gubernatorial vetoes, said Sitka Sen. Bert Stedman, co-chair of the budget-writing Senate Finance Committee.

The budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 is a significant change from past years in that it provides funding for the ferry system for 18 months, through Dec. 31, 2022, rather than the usual budget cycle of 12 months.

The intent is to ensure management knows its budget far enough in advance to better plan and stick with a schedule to serve coastal communities.

Legislators, working with

the governor, appropriated almost $113 million in federal pandemic relief funds, along with about $78 million in state dollars, to operate and maintain the ferry system for the next 18 months.

On a per-year basis, it’s a small increase over last year’s budget.

The forward funding “hopefully” is a step toward “rebuilding that system,” said Ketchikan Rep. Dan Ortiz.

Though stable operating funding will help, the system needs to keep the fleet in working order, he said.

“More operating money is not going to be the answer if the boats are not available.”

The Alaska Marine Highway System has suffered frequent service outages the past 18 months due to mechanical breakdowns aboard vessels, particularly the 58-year-old Matanuska.

The budget appropriations could bring some additional service to communities next winter, Stedman said.

Ortiz said he has received a commitment from system management that any ferry running to Petersburg next winter also would stop in Wrangell. That was not

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(and other words I hope my daughter never hears)

start high school. I cried when she confirmed what I already knew. Not because I was disappointed or thought she was going to hell, but because I suddenly knew how very difficult her life would be.

We waited to tell our extended family. Although we’ve distanced ourselves from the religion, my husband and I were both raised Mormon. No one on either side of our families is openly gay.

Eventually, I informed the person I had been most dreading. They asked me to repeat myself. I did. They looked confused.

“Well, it’s okay to be be gay if you’re never in a relationship,” they said.

“That’s not what I want for my child,” I replied. We never spoke about it again.

In response to the Facebook hullabaloo, someone phoned in an anonymous gift certificate to Lucy’s Bakery.

My oldest enjoyed some free

treats and all the pride cupcakes sold out. That’s why I love this town with $5 avocados and no movie theater.

I will wholeheartedly celebrate vets next May, during Military Appreciation Month.

But since it’s June, I’ll watch the fabulous drag show, play trivia hosted by one of my favorite lesbians and eat two, three, maybe 12 discounted cupcakes while they last.

Happy Pride Month.

Skagway’s 2021 Pride Weekend Schedule *All activities will depend on active COVID-19 cases and participants may have to show proof of vaccination.

Friday, June 25 Schmooze and Booze, 5-7 p.m., Bites on Broadway Trivia with Deb Potter, 7-9 p.m., Red Onion Karaoke, 10 p.m., Happy Endings Saturday, June 26 Seven Pastures Family focused 4-6 p.m., live music, face painting White Chicks, Business Goose, Helicopter Seeds, 6-8 p.m.

Juneau Queens featuring Gigi Monroe with local talent, 8 p.m.

DJ Miranda, 10 p.m. to midnight *Beer garden and food by Skagway Brewing **$15 cover for Drag Show

Better legislative year for ferries, pending governor’s decisions the case last winter, when Wrangell residents could watch as some ships bypassed the community on their way to Petersburg.

Ortiz’s and Stedman’s legislative districts include Wrangell.

The next steps in bolstering the fleet, Ortiz said, will be adding crew quarters to the year-old, 280-foot-long Hubbard, which has never been put into service because it can’t serve its intended Southeast route without accommodations for crew changes required by U.S. Coast Guard limits on work hours.

The governor vetoed funding last year to add the necessary crew quarters. Coastal lawmakers are hopeful for a better outcome this year.

Dunleavy this spring, at an event in Ketchikan, said he backed the 18-month extended funding for the ferries, and expressed his support for steering $15 million in federal dollars toward adding the crew quarters.

Stedman said the system’s next big purchase would be to build a replacement vessel for the 57-year-old Tustemena, one of only two oceanclass ships in the fleet able to

serve Kodiak and the Aleutian Islands.

The senator said he is looking for Alaska to get money for the new ferry from the federal infrastructure funding package under negotiation between Congress and the White House.

Though the state budget and federal pandemic financial aid consumed legislative work in the final weeks of the session, lawmakers were able to pass a measure -unanimously, in both chambers -- that would restructure the 18-year-old ferry system advisory board, taking away the governor’s authority to appoint all of the members.

The bill, which awaits the governor’s signature into law or veto, designates that the speaker of the House and the Senate president each would appoint two members of the new nine-person board, with the governor naming the other members. Under existing law, the governor names all 12 members of the panel.

The governor’s office said this spring that allowing lawmakers to appoint members to an executive board would violate the separation of powers between the two

branches of government, but the Dunleavy administration has been silent on the issue since that one statement.

The Legislature’s own legal counsel raised the same issue in an April 6 memo to lawmakers, but said it may survive a legal challenge because the board is advisory, with no actual authority.

The bill would change the name of the Alaska Marine Transportation Advisory Board to the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, and instruct it to put together short- and long-term operating plans for the state fleet — which the Department of Transportation would be required to consider.

“It’s not the panacea, but it’s a start,” Stedman said.

Eliminating the provision that allows every new governor to change out the board could make a difference, Sitka Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins said during House floor debate on the legislation. The legislative change to the board would help prevent “a rotating cast of characters” from advising on long-term plans for the ferry system, he said.

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The long wait

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Skagway sees its first cruise ship passengers in over 15 months

Beth and Randy Smith of California were the first cruise passengers to step foot in Skagway since 2019.

Skagway Traditional Council Vice Chair Andrew Beierly welcomes crew members of American Constellation, the first cruise ship this year.

Skagway Street Car Company helps cruise passenger board vehicles for a tour of Skagway.

Skagwegians gather at Broadway Dock to greet passengers disembarking from the American Constellation on June 11.

Photos by Melinda Munson

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tified schools were infectious during the last days of school.”

The schools involved are: Kluane School in Destruction Bay, École Whitehorse Elementary School, J.V. Clark School in Mayo, Holy Family Elementary School in Whitehorse, Takhini Elementary School in Whitehorse and grades 9 and 10 classes at Porter Creek Senior Secondary School.

The Star has obtained two letters from public health officials and the Department of Education over the weekend that were sent to parents.

“As an update to our letter from June 16, 2021, we are notifying you that an additional student with COVID-19 has been connected to Porter Creek Secondary School,” the letter said.

“Although school is now out for summer, we are issuing this notice because the students would have been in their infectious period during the last days of school.

“Under sections 11 and 17 of the Communicable Disease regulations of the Public Health and Safety Act, the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Yukon is directing: “All students who attended [specific classes]at Porter Creek Secondary School on June 3rd, 4th, and 7th are to self-isolate and monitor for signs of COVID-19 until Monday, June 21, 2021.

“All teachers and support staff: If you are fully vaccinated (2 doses received prior to May 21, 2021), please monitor yourself for symptoms of COVID-19 “If you are partially vaccinated (1 dose only) or unvaccinated please self-isolate and monitor for signs of COVID-19 until June 21, 2021.”

A second letter was addressed to parents of students at Elijah Smith Elementary School.

“As a precaution, we are notifying you that a positive COVID-19 test connected to a Grade 6 Elijah Smith Elementary School student was reported on Monday, June 14, 2021.

“Yukon Communicable Disease Control is directing: Grade 6 students: All students in the Grade 6 class are

to self-isolate and monitor for signs of COVID-19 until Friday June 25, 2021.”

Hanley issued the following notice last Friday: “Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Dr. Brendan Hanley is directing Grade 12 students who attended the F.H. Collins prom event on Friday, June 11, to self-isolate until end of day on Friday, June 25, at 11:59 p.m.

“This direction is issued under his authority under Sections 11 and 17 of the Communicable Disease regulation under the Public Health and Safety Act. “One of nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for today is a student at the school who attended the event. Everyone who attended the F.H. Collins Cap and Gown event on Thursday, June 10, are being asked to self-monitor only. Letters are being sent to students involved.

“In addition, under this same authority, Dr. Hanley is directing students in four Grade 9 classes at Porter Creek Senior Secondary to self-isolate until end of day on Friday, June 25. Letters are being sent to students in those classes.

“If students or their parents do not receive a letter by end of day Friday, June 18th, the student is not required to self-isolate.

“We have identified both these two Whitehorse high schools because of the sheer number of people who are affected,” Hanley said.

“We are seeing other school cases but are so far able to focus our contact tracing and advice to students and parents. Fortunately, we are not yet seeing evidence of transmission within the schools but rather young people acquiring COVID-19 in the community and then going to school. The fact that school is now over is also helping us,” Hanley said.

Meanwhile, with cases spreading into the communities, many of them are asking travellers to stay away – only a short time after the government introduced travel subsidies for Yukoners travelling within the territory this summer.

The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak worsens

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By Tim Giilck The Whitehorse Star The Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak continued to worsen over the long weekend.

Government officials report that 117 active cases of the virus are now known.

Dr. Brendan Hanley, the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health, issued multiple updates over the weekend.

The most recent, issued Monday afternoon, stated 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been identified since Saturday afternoon.

“There are now 100 active cases in the territory,” the release stated.

Seventeen more cases were added this morning in an update from Pat Living, a spokesperson for Hanley.

“Since June 4, 2021, screening results received so far indicate all cases are positive for the Gamma (P.1) variant,” a statement said.

“That leaves Yukon’s total case count as 212. Fourteen cases have recovered. Twenty-three cases are in Whitehorse and seven in rural communities.

“One new hospitalization, while two previous cases remain in the hospital,” the update indicated.

“If you have symptoms that feel like a cold right now, you should consider that it is COVID-19. You should isolate immediately and arrange for a test,” Hanley said in a release.

“We expect to see many more cases as the virus moves through our unvaccinated population. To get through this, people must get tested when symptoms appear and stay home if at all unwell.

“Isolating people with symptoms, identifying contacts, and testing will bring us through this outbreak.

Vaccination will prevent the next one.”

“COVID-19 is now widespread throughout Yukon, primarily affecting unvaccinated people and is now present in most Yukon communities,” the release stated.

“Exposure notices have been sent to additional schools. Staff and students have been advised to either self-isolate or self-monitor depending on exposure.

Cases linked to the iden-

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Just running around Skagway and Dyea

Duffs

Marathon Photos by Eliza Myers

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Fish this!

Coasting for a lunker

By Andrew Cremata When the big king salmon hit my lure, it was only 15 feet away from the sandy river bank on which I stood.

In the crystal clear water of the East Alsek River, the chrome flanks of the chinook were on full display.

Instead of taking off immediately, the confused salmon twisted back and forth in an effort to ascertain the nature of its newfound predicament. In the meantime, I got a good look at the fish and it was every bit of 42 inches, easily topping 30 pounds.

In anticipation of the inevitable run, I checked my reel’s drag to make sure it could handle the coming burst of speed without putting too much strain on the 12-pound monofilament line. Within the moment when the big king fully realized the stakes, it took off at full speed. Eighty yards of line emptied from the spool in only a few seconds. Nearing the opposite side of the riverbank, the salmon had no other choice than to turn parallel to the bank. All I could do was hold on for dear life.

I intermittently began making up ground but every gain seemed to reinvigorate the salmon. The stalemate between man and fish went on for another couple minutes before the line suddenly went limp. Somehow, the treble hook had worked its way free from the king’s mouth. I reeled it back in the rest of the way and immediately began casting again, hoping another bite would soon come.

Toward the beginning of the fight, as the king was ripping through the water like a torpedo, my fishing rod distended into an unnatural arch. It occurred to me that it had been a long time since I tangled with a fish that posed any real challenge.

The memory was still viv-

id. It was mid-June in 2019, almost exactly two years ago to the day, fishing in Marsh Lake in the Yukon Territory.

I had just cast a plastic jerkbait behind my canoe when all hell broke loose and a massive trout attacked the lure before I could engage my reel.

The hefty laker weighed in at nearly 18 pounds and was promptly released in compliance with the Yukon fishing regulations. Had the fish been legal to keep, it would have been destined for the grill in only a few short hours.

The closure of the Canadian border throughout the pandemic put a significant damper on my chances of catching big fish. Alaska Fish & Game prohibits keeping any king salmon around Skagway, so why even bother trying? Injuring protected fish makes little sense and I still have to spend money on a burger or some to-go Thai food.

These were the reasons I was 100 miles west of Skagway fishing less than a 100 yards from the loud crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean.

The epic flight to a bona fide middle-of-nowhere traced a path over endless jagged mountain peaks where mountain goats stood in defiance of gravity and physics.

Between the mountains, glaciers spilled out in every direction, some with no end in sight, their surfaces speckled with melt ponds sporting icy blue hues utterly indescribable with mere words.

From our plane’s descent above the Grand Pacific Glacier toward the beach where we would eventually settle was an endless stand of trees where a family of moose grazed silently in a muskeg clearing. As the plane banked to land, I saw a massive dark form emerge from the cresting waves in

the open ocean and imagined it was some primordial Leviathan angered that some strange flying machine dared interrupt its ancient slumber.

But it was probably a whale.

Somewhere between the memory of catching large fish and the reality of losing another, a second king salmon inhaled my lure. While it wasn’t as big as the previous fish, it was large enough to warrant real excitement.

The chinook made a short initial run before violently leaping out of the river. As it shook its body in an effort to throw the hook, droplets of water sparkled in the late-afternoon sunlight. While the first king was all brute strength, the second put on a show by thrashing at the surface and jumping repeatedly.

After losing the stamina to jump, the fish stubbornly refused multiple efforts to drag it onto land. As soon as my fishing partner’s hand reached out to grab the leader, it would turn and make another short run just out of reach. Obviously, this was a fish with excellent eyesight and a healthy fear of shore-dwelling primates.

Eventually, the hard-fighting king ran out of steam and the fight came to an end. My buddy managed to get a hold of the salmon and, weighing in around 18 pounds, there would be plenty of fresh meat for the grill.

Catching fish is fun but catching big fish is more fun.

Any angler that says any different either isn’t being honest with themselves or they haven’t ever caught a true lunker.

Even though the Canadian border remains closed, we are still only a plane ride away from such an incredible Alaskan opportunity.

And the ride to get to the fishing grounds isn’t so bad either.

THE SKAGWAY NEWS

June 25, 2021

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Police & Fire Blotter Submitted by Skagway Police Department

May 9 A Skagway resident re- A found wallet was turned ported they received a in and later reunited with scam phone call. its owner.

May 10 EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency on 23rd Avenue.

Police responded to a complaint of people shooting arrows at Seven Pastures.

June 5 A report of a pair of lost Dispatch received a regreen and gray prescrip- port of a deer carcass and tion glasses was received. a public advisory was sent out.

EMS personnel assisted June 6 Guardian with a medevac A report of a lost identifi- June 7 from the clinic. cation was received.

EMS responded to a medical emergency on State May 11 Street.

A Skagway resident reported they received a scam phone call.

May 15 EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency on Main Street.

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May 21 EMS personnel assisted the clinic with a patient transfer to the airport.

May 24 Police helped a who locked keys their vehicle.

May 25 Police helped a who locked keys their vehicle.

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May 28 Public Works removed food trash near Molly Walsh Park.

EMS responded to a medical emergency on Dyea Road.

May 29 Police helped a driver who locked keys inside their vehicle.

May 30 EMS assisted with a public service call.

May 31 Police helped a driver who locked keys inside their vehicle.

June 2 EMS responded to a medical emergency on Broadway Street.

June 4 Hayley Russell, 30, of Skagway, was arrested for Assault in the 4th Degree.

Police helped a driver who locked keys inside their vehicle.

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MICRO-FARM FOR SALE: nearly an acre (.92) on the Klondike Hwy, includes raised beds with irrigation, established strawberry and raspberry beds, two 40 ft shipping containers, wellhouse, and hoophouse. Plenty of space to build a farmhouse. Electric and water on site, no septic. Price $325k, call Mandy Reigle, Latitude 58 Real Estate Group 907-4657555 BUSINESS FOR SALE: Gold Digger Mine and Dine For more information see https://www. skagway.forsale/

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CHILKAT VALLEY NEWS & WHITEHORSE STAR available at Skaguay News Depot & Books-

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NEW STC HOURS FOR FREE COVID-19 TESTS. Tues/Thurs 4:30 to 7PM, Sat 10-2pm (closed on 6/26th) On 11th and Broadway behind STC next to the garage. See online for more information Current result turnaround time is 1-2 days www.skagwaytraditional.org For time sensitive appts outside of open hours call STC during business hours 8-4pm M-F 907983-4068 For results please call the COVID hotline at 1-907-966-8799

FOR SALE Designer bird cage.

Extra-large double with divider.

Suitable for small or large birds.

94”h x 60”l x 30”w. Black, used condition. $600 obo. 907-6129000.

PERSONALS-MISC. 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

BROADWAY BULLETIN BOARD COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Hours:

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SKAGWAY WORSHIP DIRECTORY

M-F 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sat 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed Sunday 8 patrons max.

(COVID-19 mitigation practices are in place) Call 983-2665 or email library@skagway.org Dahl Clinic Winter Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed Sat. and Sun. For after-hours emergencies, please dial 911.

Incinerator Hours T, Th, Sa. 1 - 3 p.m.

Skagway Museum Closed for the season Border stations: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Call each station for specifics.

Ferry Terminal Hours M-F 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Assembly of God Church

8th & State • 907-983-2350 Sun. Worship....................11 a.m.

Wed. Bible Devotions & Prayer 7 p.m.

Email skagwayag@outlook.com

First Presbyterian Church

5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Wed. Women’s Prayer 1:30 p.m.

Thursday Bible Study 3:30 p.m.

Online access available to all events.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m.

Sun. School/Primary ...11:10 a.m.

Relief Society/Priesthood..12 p.m.

St. Therese Catholic Church 9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass.......................5 p.m.

Mass Mon. & Tues.....12:10 p.m. (when a priest is available)

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Wash your hands!

Weather Watch NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVATIONS FOR PREVIOUS 24-HOUR PERIOD BEFORE 7 A.M.

DATE MAX MIN PREC

Weather Watch 5/11 - 6/4 5/19 67 36 trace 5/20 62 38 5/21 61 42 5/22 52 47 .15 in 5/23 51 42 .06 in 5/24 34 27 5/25 57 42 .42 in 5/26 65 45 5/27 56 45 5/28 56 47 5/29 54 47 5/30 54 42 5/31 56 46 .11 in 6/1 56 50 .55 in 6/2 64 47 .14 in 6/3 56 46 .33 in 6/4 54 44 .10 in 6/5 64 46 .23 in 6/6 55 44 .63 in 6/7 42 43 .04 in 6/8 67 41 6/9 67 41 6/10 72 43 6/11 65 53 6/12 64 50 .10 in 6/13 56 48 6/14 70 45 6/15 70 48 .20 in 6/16 62 49 .16 in 6/17 65 42 .04 in 6/18 73 43 -

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RECREATION CTR SCHED Skagway Recreation Center • OPEN regular hours 5:30am-NOON and 4pm -8pm Please sign up for classes, wt. room use and cardio floor use at https://signupschedule.com/src

Phone:907-983-2259

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Skagway’s 2021 JUNE 29

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Independence Day Schedule

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. RICHTER’S – 2nd Ave & Broadway. Sales on all Hatley items, select T’s, soaps and food items. (Richter’s) 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DUFF’S OUTFITTERS – 5th Ave b/w Broadway & State St. Sidewalk Sale! (Duff’s Outfitters) 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. KLOTHES RUSH– 5th Ave & Broadway. Sidewalk Sale!

(Klothes Rush) JULY 3 3:00 p.m. HITTING ACCURACY COMPETITION FOR AGES 12 & UP at Seven Pas- 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. KONE KOMPANY –5th Ave & Broadway. Check out our Cottures - Hitting accuracy competition for ages 12 and up. Registration begins at 2:30 ton Candy and Drink Specials! (Kone Kompany) p.m. Participants provide their own equipment. Softballs will be provided. There 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. THE MOUNTAIN SHOP – 4th Ave & Broadway. (The Mounare no registration fees. Winners will receive local gift cards. (Skagway Softball tain Shop) 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. GRIZZLY’S GENERAL – 5th Ave b/w Broadway & State St. Association) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ACCURACY COMPETITION HOME RUN DERBY OPEN Come see us for Soft Pretzels and Nachos! (Grizzly’s General) TO ALL ADULTS at Seven Pastures field #2 (south field) - Registration opens at 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. BEER GARDEN AND OUTDOOR DINING AT THE SKAGWAY 2:30 p.m. Sluggers must provide their own equipment and pitcher. Softballs will BREWING COMPANY – 4th Ave b/w Broadway & Spring St. Smokehouse BBQ menu be provided. There are no registration fees. Winners will receive local gift cards. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (or until food runs out!) with Ribs, Pulled Chicken Sandwich, Pork Belly Burnt Ends, Brats, Hot dogs, Smoked Potato Salad, and more. $6 16 oz Drinks(Skagway Softball Association) 6:00 p.m. EIGHTH ANNUAL SINGLES CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT at the Station – Lime Margaritas, Rhubarb Margaritas, Spicy Pineapple Margaritas, Draft SBC Beer.

4th Ave b/w State and Main St. One person teams! $10 Entry Fee. All ages are wel- (Skagway Brewing Company) come! Winners receive $100 Gift Card to the Station. (The Station Bar & Grill) *All 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MADAM JAN’S 40th & 41st ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – 2nd & Broadway. Live music, drink specials and delicious street food. (The Red Proceeds go to the Skagway Boosters Club 9:00 p.m. NEW TWIN LIVE @ THE RED ONION SALOON – 2nd & Broadway. (The Onion Saloon) 11:00 a.m. to CLOSE. BLOCK PARTY at Happy Endings Saloon & the Station Bar & Red Onion Saloon) Grill - 4th Ave b/w State & Main St. Street Fare - Grilled Hot Dogs, Burgers & Philly JULY 4 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. GLACIAL COFFEEHOUSE – 3rd Ave & Broadway. Come and Cheese Steaks; 16 oz Margaritas $5; Magic Show at Noon; Live Music Throughout enjoy our outdoor seating. In addition to grab and go breakfast sandwiches and the Day Starting at 2 p.m.; 3 p.m. Hot Dog Eating Contest; 4 p.m. Cornhole Tournadonuts, our entire menu will be available, which includes vegetarian and gluten ment. (Happy Endings Saloon, The Station Bar & Grill, & The Morning Wood Hotel) free options. Orders can be made in person, by calling 983-3223 or through our 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. KID GAMES AT THE MOORE HOMESTEAD - 5th and Spring Street – All are invited join. (National Park Service) website at www.glacialcoffeehouse.com. (Glacial Coffeehouse) 8:00 a.m. SKAGUAY NEWS DEPOT 5K RUN-AROUND – Meet at 3rd Ave & Broad- 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MINI GOLF – 3rd Ave Between Spring Street & Broadway. way. 5K course around Historic Skagway. Fun run/walk. Meet outside News Depot In front of the Westmark. Come play our newly renovated 9-hole mini-golf course after 7:45 a.m. Socially distanced start begins at 8 a.m. Follow the signs and go at and see if you have what it takes to win the Skagway Mini-Open. Prizes for a holeyour own pace. Bring your own water. No times this year. Focus on your health and in-one and best scores by age division. (First Presbyterian Church of Skagway) 11:30 a.m. SLOW BIKE RACE – 3rd to 4th Ave on Broadway. Whoever rides the have fun! (Skaguay News Depot & Books) 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE – 3rd Ave between Spring Street & Broadway in front slowest, not taking their feet off pedals, wins. Helmets required. (Sockeye Cycle) of the Westmark. Worship the Triune God who has provided the freedom we cele- 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. CARICATURES DRAWN BY LYBBIE – 4th Ave b/w Broadway & brate today. (First Presbyterian Church of Skagway and Skagway Assembly of God) Spring St. Come get an exaggerated drawing of yourself, your family, or pet. (Skag9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. FUTURE INDEPENDENCE THEME & GRAND MARSHAL IDEA way Brewing Company) DROPBOX - 3rd Ave & Broadway. Help us choose Parade themes and recognize 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. 3-ON-3 CO-ED BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT – 4th Ave b/w deserving community members for future Independence Day Celebrations. Write Broadway & Spring St. in front of Skagway Brewing. High School Basketball Fundout your ideas & submit them for consideration. (Fourth of July Ad Hoc Committee) raiser (Time TBA)- 3 on 3, Lightning Tournament & 50/50 raffle benefiting Skag9:30 a.m. KIDDIE PARADE – This ‘mini’ parade starts at 2nd Ave, goes north on way Panthers Basketball $20 entry fee for tournament. Gift Certificate Prizes. All proceeds fund Skagway Panthers. (Skagway Panther Basketball Teams & Skagway Broadway to 5th Ave. (Skagway Volunteers) 10:00 a.m. MAIN PARADE - PLEASE KEEP STREET CLEAR – Parade floats will stage Brewing Company) at the ferry terminal and will travel north to 15th Ave, cross to Main Street and back 12:00 p.m. MADAM JAN’S PIZZA TOSS – 2nd & Broadway. Try your luck at this Skagway classic event. High noon in front of the RO. (The Red Onion Saloon) to the ferry terminal! (Skagway Volunteers) 12:00 p.m. MAGIC SHOW – Performed by Local Magician Andrew Nadon, at the THEME IN ENGLISH: “Skagway: We Are One” Station Bar & Grill between Main St. & State St. (The Station Bar & Grill) THEME IN TLINGIT: Shga̱ g̱wéi Ḵu.oo: Ch’a Tléix’í Yáx̱ Uháan Translation by Lance Twitchell - Du Aaní Kawdinook Xh’unei.

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EAGLES 4th OF JULY BBQ – 6th Ave & Broadway. Delicious Gunalchéesh Lance!

Smoked Ribs, Burgers, Hot Dogs and Side Dishes. (FOE Eagles Auxiliary) Parade Banner handcrafted by Jean Worley as 1:00 p.m. EGG TOSS – Broadway b/w 3rd & 5th Ave. Skagway holds the Guinness she has lovingly and loyally done for years.

Book of World Records Title for this event! Stand on the edge of the street with at Thank you, Jean! least 6 feet between participants. We will deliver eggs to you. (Alderworks Alaska 2021 Grand Marshals: & Elks BPOE 431) Si & Sheryl Dennis 1:30 p.m. TUG-OF-WAR – Broadway b/w 4th & 5th Ave. Come join in and show Facebook Live Emcee Broadcasting by KHNS: off those muscles you have been working on all winter! One-on-one this year or Mike Swasey & Assemblyman Orion Hanson teams from the same household. (Mountain Shop & Packer Expeditions) 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. BROADWAY JEWELRY – 5th Ave & Broadway. Open for 2:00 p.m. TATUM SAGER & ADALIA DEACH LIVE @ HAPPY ENDINGS – 4th Ave b/w shopping. (Broadway Jewelry) State & Main St. (Happy Endings Saloon) 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. SHOP ALASKAN FAIRYTALES – 3rd Ave & Broadway. Come 2:00 p.m. SPIKE DRIVING CONTEST – Corner of 4th Ave & State St. Bring your see our new Alaskan artwork! (Alaskan Fairytales) strong-arm tactics and try this one! (White Pass & Yukon Route) 11:00 a.m. PICNIC BASKET RAFFLE DRAWING – 4th Ave & Broadway – Buy your 2:00 p.m. EAGLES 4th OF JULY PIE EATING CONTEST – 6th Ave & Broadway. Men & tickets ahead of time and show up for the drawing of Skagway Emblem Club’s infa- women compete in three different age categories. (FOE Eagles Auxiliary) mous 4th of July Picnic Basket. (Skagway Emblem Club #111) 3:00 p.m. HOT DOG EATING CONTEST – Hosted by Skagway’s Funniest Duo, Rob11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CLASSIC CAR DISPLAYS – Fairway Market Parking Lot. Cars ert Murphy and O’D (PG 13)! @ the Morning Wood Hotel on 4th Ave b/w State & that you loved seeing in the parade will be on display! (Skagway Tourism Depart- Main St. $100 CASH PRIZE! $10 Entry Fee *Only accepting the first 5 contestants, ment & Fairway Market) Sign up ASAP! TEXT 907-612-0100 (The Morning Wood Hotel) *All Proceeds go to 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SIDEWALK CHALK DRAWING FESTIVAL – 3rd Ave & Broad- the Skagway Boosters Club way. BYOC and color something bright and cheerful! (Alaskan Fairytales) 4:00 p.m. HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT – 4th Ave in the AK Mountain Guide housrd 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. POSTCARD WRITING TABLE – 3 Ave & Broadway. Post- ing yard. Sometimes they take the horses out of the shoes first. (Mike Healy & cards & stamps are provided. Take a moment to send a greeting to friends or fam- Smokin’ Joe) ily this July 4th. Let them know Skagway is waiting for them! (Alaskan Fairytales & 4:00 p.m. PINK BANDERA & THE D LIVE @ HAPPY ENDINGS SALOON – 4th Ave Skagway Visitor Department) b/w State & Main St. (Happy Endings Saloon) 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. THE TRAIN SHOPPE – 2nd Ave b/w Broadway & Spring St. 4:00 p.m. CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT – 4th Ave b/w State and Main St. $20 Entry 25% OFF all merchandise, store wide. (White Pass & Yukon Route) fee per team. Sign up at 4 p.m. Tournament to follow immediately after. Winning 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. SKAGWAY MINING COMPANY – 2nd Ave. Celebrating 20 Team receives a $100 gift card to the Station. (The Station Bar & Grill) *All Proyears in Skagway! Store wide 20% off regular priced items. 50% OFF all food. Free ceeds go to the Skagway Boosters Club items with purchase! Stop by for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

5:00 p.m. DUCKY DERBY – Pullen Pond. $10 per ticket. 500 Rubber Duckies Race (Skagway Mining Company) down Pullen Creek and to the finish line for your change to win big! Get your tick11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. GOLD RUSH GIFTS – 2nd Ave & Spring St. 50% OFF all food! ets now! (Skagway Chamber of Commerce) Free items with purchase! Stop by for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. (Gold 7:00 p.m. JUAN SOLO LIVE @ HAPPY ENDINGS – 4th Ave b/w State & Main St. Rush Gifts) (Happy Endings Saloon) 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ELECTRIC BIKE RENTAL SPECIALS – 5th Ave & State St. A 8:00 p.m. KROWD KONTROL LIVE @ HAPPY ENDINGS– 4th Ave b/w State & Main special price of only $17.76 per hour. Must be 16 years old to ride.

St. (Happy Endings Saloon) (Klondike Electric Bicycles) Red, White & Blue Decorating Contest – Decorate your storefront or home! Prizes for businesses, non-profits, houses & apartments. All entries will be entered in a Grand Prize Drawing! Enter a photo of your decorations at: https://skagway. com/thisisskagway/?contest=contest-condition by July 1, 2021 (Skagway Visitor Department)