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Frozen Moments: King of the Skies
A Bald Eagle flies above the Taiya River in Dyea.
Fran Delisle Cancer Awareness Walk
I had the perfect plan – look straight ahead and act like a cold-hearted reporter. Nobody likes cold-hearted reporters, right?
Duff’s Skagway Marathon
Duff’s Skagway Marathon – an annual, grueling challenge – was held on June 10.
Frozen Moments: Lion Around
A sea lion bull hangs out. Taken at the sea lion rookery on the east side of Lynn Canal during a Skagway School Track team trip to Juneau.
Next Issue: June 14
Skagway News Headlines
Borough manager moving to Rifle, CO
Borough Manager Scott Hahn will soon be departing for a city manager position in the town of Rifle, Colorado – a move that will end his four-year tenure in Skagway.
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget approved on third reading
Skagway’s municipal budget for Fiscal Year 2019 was approved by the Borough Assembly on June 21; it included money for a number of heavily-debated community funding requests, as well as capital improvement projects like the Molly Walsh Restroom expansion, incinerator control upgrades and a new garbage truck.
Borough Briefs July 13
This week in Borough Briefs, the Assembly discusses opting into a class action lawsuit and the memorandum of agreement with the SDC receives approval.
Municipality looks at three options for fixing housing shortage
A trio of steps have been put into motion by the Borough Assembly to work on Skagway’s housing crisis.
Borough Briefs June 29
This week in Borough Briefs, CLAA releases a draft schedule for 2019 cruise ships, the Sales Tax Holiday is expanded and the Assembly talks about a memorandum of agreement with the Skagway Development Corporation.
Chilkat Challenge Triathlon enters second year
With nearly double the participants of its first year, the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon is set to pit racers against the rugged, beautiful Alaska landscape on July 1.
Skagway secures summer medevac, leaves winter healthcare in question
Medevac Alaska will be stationing a light twin-engine emergency aircraft in Skagway until the end of September.