THE SKAGWAY NEWS.

Skagway, Alaska's Newspaper of Record: 1897-1904, 1978-2008 and beyond

Published twice monthly (once in January), usually on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Link to schedule in yellow box below.

Web site: www.skagwaynews.com • E-mail: skagnews@aptalaska.net

Annual Subscriptions Outside Skagway and Dyea: $35 second class Alaska, Canada's Yukon, and Lower 48 (slowest method) - $45 first class anywhere in North America (fastest method) - $55 first class elsewhere worldwide

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SLEEPY SPRING SUNDAY

A harbor seal enjoys a morning stretch and yawn on a recent, quiet Sunday morning down by the bay. See what critters are keeping our award winning columnist awake at night in Fish This!

Photo by Andrew Cremata

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Breaking News

May 7 - Skagway River hovercraft parking conditional use permit denied on appeal to Assembly. Vote to uphold P&Z decision to allow parking at end of Seven Pastures road garners just 3 votes. Details in May 9 issue.

If you have news, call 983-2354!

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THIS WEEK

Last week of school!

Monday, May 12

Kindergarten Graduation, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 13

Spelling Bee, 9 a.m.

Friday, May 16

School dismissed for summer at 12 noon

Graduation Ceremonies, 7 p.m.

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OTHER MEETINGS

(see time and place in calendar)

May 12 - Clinic Pre-bid Conference

May 13 - Public Works budgets, USFS meeting on additional TEMSCO landings on Meade Glacier.

May 14 - Finance, Dyea Advisory Bd.,
Parks and Rec. budgets

May 15 - Borough Assembly, Clinic Finance

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2008 Skaguay Alaskan Visitor Guide Ratecard Now Available! Link to the ratecard in the Advertising box further down the page on the left. First edition deadline has come and gone, Second edition deadline is June 30.

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IN EVERY ISSUE

POLICE BLOTTER & CLASSIFIED ADS (May 9, 2008)

NEWS CLASSIFIEDS ARE JUST 40 CENTS A WORD! CALL 907-983-2354

FEATURED COLUMNS

ALASKA'S BEST SPORTS/OUTDOORS COLUMN OF 2006 AND 2007

FISH THIS!: Who's on top of the food chain? - Andrew Cremata column (April, 25, 2008)

HEARD ON THE WIND: First gusts of the season. (May 9, 2008)

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Advertising Booking Deadline May 2 • News and Ad Copy Deadline May 5

(see 2008 ratecard in yellow box below)

There will be an extra week after this paper so the publisher may attend his daughter's graduation. Online issue will be delayed until May 19-20.

Second issue of month will be published May 30 (deadline May 26).

Web version is usually posted toward the end of the week after the newspaper is published. If there is a delay, it means we were just too busy covering stories for the next issue, or we took some extra time in the summer to paddle a nearby river, or in the winter to ski and visit friends and family.

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AIMING HIGH - Doug Breen gears up for the Sister Cities Dart Tournament by practicing his refined and accurate dart throw. Many participants of the tourney discovered that alcohol seldom improves accuracy, but the charitable event was a hit with all sister city residents. Promoter Howard Mallory said he hopes the tourney will become an annual event. See more April event photos above in features.

Photo by Andrew Cremata

Situated on picturesque Broadway Street in the Skagway, Alaska Historic District, our offices are in the 1899 Boa's Bldg., part of The Mascot Group restored by Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. In addition to our news and publishing offices, the building houses Skaguay News Depot and Books. The bookstore features a wealth of Alaska and Yukon titles. This includes books produced by our in-house small press, led by the notorious Alaskan best-seller, Best of the Skagway, Alaska Police Blotter, culled from the pages of The Skagway News. To read a selection, click on our book page: Lynn Canal Publishing.

Read about Skagway in 1978-79 from our Silver Anniversary issues

Historical Features from our annual Visitor Guide, with links to Skagway Historical Timeline, Klondike Highway Log, Events and Attractions • The 2008 Alaskan will be in circulation in early May throughout Skagway, on the ferries and at visitor centers and many major attractions on the roads leading here. It also will be inserted in the May 9, 2008 Skagway News.

a historical novel of the Skagway "Sporting Wars"

by Catherine Holder Spude

$16.95 plus postage

Call our bookstore line at 907-983-3354 to place your order!

PREVIEW OTHER GREAT SKAGWAY BOOKS FROM LYNN CANAL PUBLISHING!

2008 Race Date: Saturday, March 22

2008 FEATURE STORY • RESULTS • GALLERIES

2008 Press Release (pdf) • 2008 BSC Info Sheet (pdf)

AVAILABLE JAN. 2009: Downloadable brochures and entry forms for the 2009 event:

(You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these - make sure you choose the correct one)

• US adult (pdf)• US kids 12 & under (pdf) • Canada adult (pdf) • Canada kids 12 & under (pdf)

Registration forms available by the end of January at the Mountain Shop in Skagway, Coast Mountain in Whitehorse, Lutak Lumber in Haines, and Foggy Mountain in Juneau.

2007 results (pdf) • Andrew Cremata Photos • Feature Story • Jeff Brady Photos

Photo by Chris Helcermanas-Benge, "The Big White"

SKAGWAY REVIEWS

THE APRIL 22, 2006 NORTHERN PREMIERE AT SKAGWAY'S ALASKA FILM FESTIVAL

APRIL 2004 - ACTION SKAGWAY: On the set of "The Big White", Stars are out.

SEPT. 2006: NO MINI-BARS in Skagway