2010 online editions
Our online editions started with our May 12, 2000 issue. You can link to 2000-2009 issues at the bottom of this page. For a complete print edition or to see stories from issues prior to May 2000, e-mail us: skagnews@aptalaska.net to request the specific issue you want. We have most of our back issues from May 1978 to the present available for purchase at a postpaid cost of $2.00 per issue. Send a check to Skagway News, PO Box 498, Skagway, AK 99840 or call us at 907-983-2354 with a credit card number. Some historical copies of the original Skaguay News (1897-1904) are on microfilm at the Skagway Public Library and at the Alaska Historical Library in Juneau.
June 25, 2010
TOP STORIES - More than 300 sign petition for school funding to the cap; Assembly schedules special meeting, school passes reduced budget for now • Auction a dud: No bidders for Dyea Point lots; Railroad, borough sign MOU to boost port • Rasmuson Health Center open house, dedication Sat.; FEATURE - Reality TV show re-creates Klondike Gold Rush; PHOTO FEATURE - Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay; SPORTS & REC.: Solo Skagway paddler in 2010 YRQ; Rocky start for authentic canoeist; BOROUGH - Assembly chooses Blaine for clerk; New Dyea Flats plan approved with changes; Public disclosure vote off October ballot; FISH THIS!: Triple Trouble; HEARD ON THE WIND - AK ain't Arkansas, y'all ...
June 11, 2010
TOP STORIES - No-shooting boundary line moved to Boulder; Embedded on a ship: Cremata takes first cruise to Alaska; Borough budget passes on 4-2 vote; school cuts retained despite objections; Writers praise Skagway for working magic on first North Words Symposium; Catskinner Coronation: Paul Cyr inducted into Yukon Transportation Hall of Fame; SPORTS & REC. FEATURE: Fran Delisle Walk-a-thon raises $10,500 - plus BOROUGH- State recognizes municipality for safety; Change in Small Boat Harbor fees; SCHOOL - Count waiver denied by DOE; Two-year contract for Thielbar; EDITORIAL: The 'dumbing down' of Skagway; HEARD ON THE WIND -Idiots bear witness to wind....
May 28, 2010
TOP STORIES - Assembly overrides mayor's veto of school cut; Firearms ordinance tabled for possible boundary revisions; Borough budget increases, mill rate lowered; sales tax spending trimmed, port marketing boosted; M. Wilson caps career with two state track titles; Q. Weber, A. Jensen SE champs; Skagway Rec. opens new skate park - plus BOROUGH- Dyea Flats plan passes first reading; Sprinkler requirements extended 3 years.; SCHOOL - Thielbar accepts 98K contract offer, McCormick goes on paid leave; Wilson named Student of the Year, tributes for Coughran, state hoop champs at annual awards ceremony; HEARD ON THE WIND -Searching for the Juan Valdez... FISH THIS! - Cremata goes on Fishing Time; First king of season.
May 14, 2010
TOP STORIES - Borough cuts municipal contribution to school operations by $151,780; Dr. Jefferie Thielbar selected new superintendent; High metal count for Pullen Creek; News selected co-winner of Alaska journalism's Public Service Award; Nearly $11 million could be coming to Skagway from latest session; More ship movements for 2011-12- plus BOROUGH- Assembly listens: backs no shooting boundary extensions, nixes changes to animal control code; Land sale auction June 18; SPORTS & REC - Weber wins two races at first meet; Wilson, Jensen, relay teams on track for State; HEARD ON THE WIND -Paper boy and tour seller capture first wind of 2010.
April 30, 2010
TOP STORIES - No shooting boundary moving north under chief's proposal; Cruise tax reduced after ships drop sui, another ship commits to 2011; School Board trims budget after meeting with borough; Superintendent search down to three; Checking the mail: Brummett heads to Haines, Selmer back to help short-staffed PO - plus Dyea and West Creek Planning: Concerns from P&Z over new Dyea Flats plan; Community weighs in on West Creek management; and BOROUGH- Manager back part-time after heart surgery; $5 million budget introduced, cuts coming; Dyea Pt. appraisals, disposal; SCHOOL- Robotics kids win Judge's Choice in Atlanta; Audit costs more than Pre-School; Count waiver letter sent; OPINION-School has done enough to establish the need. Bowling reports; Outdoor coming events; FISH THIS! - Lakeside Solitude; PHOTO FEATURE - Spring Sweep of Events; OBITUARIES - Tim Arnold, Sheila Brena, Wally Enzi.
April 9, 2010
TOP STORIES - Man cited for shooting dog north of town; Lost in the mail: Little relief yet for understaffed PO; Cuts all around: first draft of school budget presented; Senior citizen increase passes; Hretzay to replace Danielson as new WP&YR president - plus SN Interview with Danielson; and BOROUGH- More clinic needs identified; Assembly writes letters; West Creek surveys in mail; Dyea Point lands soon to be available; SCHOOL- Superintendent search is on; Agreement ratified, tenured staff rehired; SPORTS & REC- Buckwheat Ski Classic; Bowling reports; Outdoor coming events; FEATURE- Old Skagway car finds new home in Fairbanks.
March 26, 2010
TOP STORIES - Lady Panthers State Champs: SHS finishes 29-0, adds song to the dance for school's first state basketball title; Board: no RIF necessary to balance budget; Reduce the tax, see more ships: Skagway delegation involved in big Miami meetings; Hovercraft tour to start, legalities still up in the air; and BOROUGH- Harbor RFP approved, questions about Long Bay boat harbor idea; Dyea Flats Management Plan update; SPORTS & REC- State Tourney Notebook: Lady Panthers capture first state basketball title; GUEST COLUMN- Adventure and rescue on the Juneau Ice Field; OBITUARIES - Gene Zimbrich.
March 12, 2010
TOP STORIES - SE Championship Joy; Found alive and well: Skagway adventurer rescued off Meade Glacier after 3-day search; McCormick resigns: Skagway will advertise for new superintendent; STO submits plan to address possible RIF in high school; Idea for Long Bay harbor meets one-man blockade; Moose on the loose: rare sighting at north end of town; and BOROUGH- Big clinic move on March 18; New tax ordinance wording raises eyebrows; New Fire Chief Jeremy Simmons approved; Skagway gets in on Alaska ACT booth; SCHOOL- Robotics team invited to world festival; DDF team fifth in two events at State; SPORTS & REC- SE Tourney Notebooks: Lady Panthers survive scare from Kake, beat rival Yakutat for region title; SHS boys fall just short of state berth after reaching championship game; OBITUARIES - Wanda Warner, Meliss Schwab.
February 26, 2010
TOP STORIES - • No TIGER grant; mayor urges continued effort for port development; Assembly backs HEW plan for medevac mailer; Lack of students makes for hard choices at Skagway School; RIF notice sent to teachers morning after public form - no plan in place at present; Painting the town LED; complete switch would save money; Whitehorse woman dies in snow machine accident on summit; and BOROUGH- Keep MHT land in state, muni or private hands; Skate park bid award; Fire chief rec, Alaska ACT decision deferred; SCHOOL- DDF team ready for State; SPORTS & REC- Lady Panthers finish regular season undefeated; tourney awaits top seed girls, third place boys after teams pound Kake; LETTER/OPINION - Dickens will miss Skagway; Skagway will miss Dickens.
February 12, 2010
TOP STORIES - • Post Office down to one counter worker, help arrives after 2-day shutdown; School District calls urgent public forum on finances; Dickens staying in Arizona for his health; HEW Committee recommends subscription form for medevacs; and ONLY IN SKAGWAY - Belly Bowl I: Battle at the Brew; PHOTO FEATURE - Skagway carvers 'People's Choice' in Brekenridge; BOROUGH- First teleconference, Borough investments improving; Land exchange priority list, Alaska ACT issues; SCHOOL- Mayo posts big DDF wins in Anchorage, Ketchikan; SPORTS & REC- Skagway girls take command of region, boys go 5-3 on long road trip; J-high teams win divisions in Haines; OBITUARIES - Jack Brown, Vasilis 'Babe' Lavrakas.
January 29, 2010
TOP STORIES - AiDEA wants to extend terminal lease; Medevac insurance meetings mostly positive; Virtual High School demonstrated at school forum, already in use; Second in state for Skagway robotics team; and BOROUGH- Senior tax vote coming; HDC regulations postponed; SCHOOL- Optional math credit passes; No word yet from Dr. Dickens; SPORTS & REC- Panther Power is back; Skagway girls unbeaten, boys on roll; OBITUARY- Bob Dill.