Broadway Bulletin Board

This Week

• May 20 - Happy Victoria Day to our Canadian neighbors!

• May 21 - Alaska State Rail Plan Open House, 5 p.m. at City Hall.

• May 24-27 - Memorial Day Weekend - Be safe out there and remember those who gave their lives in service of our country.

Public Meetings

• May 20 - Historic District Commission, Recreation Board.

• May 21 - Alaska State Rail Plan

• May 22 - Port Commission.

• May 23 - Special Borough Assembly meeting, Planning & Zoning Commission work session.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Includes above and ongoing meetings and events through June 8, 2013. To get your upcoming events and meetings listed here and in the next print edition, please e-mail us! (Skagway items only, please)

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Proud sponsor of the Buckwheat Ski Classic - 2013 race was Saturday, March 23 - Story and results in March 29 issue! Photo Gallery coming soon!

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Yuletide

See our staff photos from Yuletide 2012, Skagway's holiday celebration.

Fourth of July

See our staff photos from Fourth of July 2012: Skagway Celebrates Its Volunteers.

Breaking News

May 11 • Cochran wins all 3 distance races at Regionals, SHS senior runner Airk Cochran scored a track "hat trick" with wins in the 800, 1600 and 3200 races at the Region V meet in Juneau on Friday and Saturday. He scored the most team points of any athlete at the event. Freshman teammate Trevor Cox also finished 5th in the 800 and 3200 and 7th in the 1600. And Al Weber was 5th in the 3200 and 7th in the 1600 of the girls' races. After graduation on Thursday, they'll hit the road for the State 1A-2A-3A meet in Fairbanks this weekend. UPDATE: Cochran finished 5th in the 3200 at State, and 7th in the 800 and 1600.

May 13 • CBP ramped-up enforcement of foreign pleasure boat rules hits nerve with Yukon boat owners. Skagway Customs and Border Protection port director Mary Nagy presented the new enforcement procedures to about 75 Canada and US boat owners Monday. Nagy said she planned to enforce rules that would require many in the audience to take their boats back out of US waters and re-enter them in order to comply. For smaller boats this would mean taking them 7 miles up the road to the border station; larger ones would have to go 500 miles to Prince Rupert. Boat owners were angry and said other ports are more lenient, suggesting that Nagy's crew should be able to process the paperwork at the Skagway Boat Harbor, where many boats have been located for several years. She said she would take suggestions to her superiors in Anchorage and get back to the group at a meeting in June.

If you have breaking news, please call the newsroom line: 907-983-2354

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COMING SOON!!!

Skagway: City of the New Century (pdf promo)

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Skagway Weather

May 10, 2013 • Vol. XXXVI, No. 8

Golden Ferry Love Affair

Members of the Skagway community greet the MV Malaspina at the ferry terminal on May 5 in honor of the Alaska Marine Highway System’s 50th anniversary.

Photo by Katie Emmets

Top Stories (now posted)

• Summit mayors unite, agree to disagree on road issue.

• Unusual ‘spring’ weather causes problems all over Skagway

• AIDEA unveils more detailed plans for future ore hauls.

• Finlayson quickly learning the rail business

WORLD CLASS – The state champion robotics team from Skagway poses with the emcees at the World Festival in St. Louis after receiving the second place Core Values Inspiration Award. Follow Team Arthridroids’ thrilling adventure in this issue. Greg Clem

OTHER NEWS

• ROBOTICS BLOG: Post from an inspiring week with the Arthridroids in St. Louis.

•ARTSBEAT: SPOTLIGHT ON MUSIC SCENE - Return of Joseph Stephensn's monthly column. Hot Toddies heat up the Station, explain musical backgrounds.

• SPORTS & REC: Cochran, Cox off to fast track start, River Quest sign-up deadline is May 15.

• OBITUARY -John "Pappy" Brodersen.

Next issue is May 10, 2013 (deadline May 6)

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ADVERTISING INFORMATION

• Skagway News 2013 publication schedule & advertising rates (pdf)

• Skaguay Alaskan 2013 Visitor Guide advertising rates & info (pdf)Deadline for 1st edition was April 10; paper appeared May 2 on streets of Skagway and will be inserted in May 10 News. Call 907-983-2354 or email us if you have a new business and want an ad in the second edition (deadline June 25).

You can link to the 2013 Alaskan's list of local attractions and more at the bottom of this page. Watch for our new book of Alaskan historical features and photos, Skagway: City of the New Century, coming later this month from Lynn Canal Publishing! Official launch day will be May 31 at Skaguay News Depot & Books!

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