SOUTHEAST LOG 6-5-21

 

SOUTHEAST LOG 6-5-21


Time for fisticuffs?

KITIMAT - A donnybrook may be brewing as the KItimat District Council is split over whether to allow a second semi-pro hockey team in the community. Four members supported the proposal from the Greater Metro Hockey League for a Kitimat team, while three voted no because Kitimat already has a team in the Central Interior League, the Ice Demons. No word on when the gloves will come off. THE KITIMAT NORTHERN SENTINEL


Local grapplers top state


WRANGELL - Ryan Rooney and Liana Carney are state champion wrestlers. Rooney won the 160-pound class and Carney won the 135 title. It was Carney's second state title. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL


ATM crash kills teen


TERRACE - Officials are investigating the crash of an ATV that killed a teenager last week. RCMP says that officers saw three people riding an ATV without helmets and tried to stop the ATV but that the ATV eluded them. Later in the evening the ATV was involved in a crash that caused the death of one of the riders. THE TERRACE STANDARD


Longtime piano tuner retires


SITKA - After more than half a century of tuning and repairing pianos throughout Alaska, Virgil Hale is retiring.  Hale, 81, says it is finally time to stick closer to his home in Missouri. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL


Class holds normal graduation


PETERSBURG - The Class of 2021 graduated in a traditional ceremony before friends and family, but it was also live streamed. Officials say that 20 of the 28 graduates plan to attend college. THE PETERSBURG PILOT


State of emergency extended


WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Provincial Government has extended the COVID 19 state of emergency for the rest of the summer. The previous extension would have run out on May 31, but last week the government added another 90 days to the state of emergency. THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR


Assembly no longer 'Zooming'


WRANGELL - The borough assembly is done with Zoom assembly meetings. Members voted unanimously last week to go back to in person meetings. THE WRANGELL SENTINEL


From Cuba to Smithers?


SMITHERS - Smithers may not seem like a first choice for world class Latin music, but it's just fine for Alex Cuba who has lived in the community for nearly 20 years. Cuba - a Cuban-Canadian singer songwriter - is the winner of a Latin Grammy Award. His wife was born and raised in Smithers. THE SMITHERS INTERIOR NEWS


No more mad motoring on Mitkof!


PETERSBURG -Tim Koeneman is hoping that his nearly 20-year investment turns out to be a good one when he sells it this summer. In 2003, Koeneman purchased a 1967 Shelby American GT 350. He has had the car completely restored to what it would have been like coming out of the factory.  Similar cars have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years. THE PETERSBURG PILOT


Vaccinations approach 70 percent


TERRACE - Officials say that 69 percent of the adults in the community have been vaccinated for COVID 19. Vaccinations for teenagers have begun. THE TERRACE STANDARD


Salmon derby returns


SITKA - After a year off because of the pandemic, the SItka Salmon Derby has resumed. It started last week and concludes this weekend. THE DAILY SITKA SENTINEL


No more speeding, eh?


WHITEHORSE - Things are apparently slowing down in The Wilderness City. Officials are looking at lowering the average speed limit in town from 50 kph to 40 kph. That's from 31 mph to 24 mph. School zones will remain at 30 kph (18 mph). THE WHITEHORSE DAILY STAR


Access project ends in October 


PETERSBURG - The long awaited Kake "access" road will be completed in October, officials say.  The 39-mile road will almost connect Kake with Petersburg, but it will bring access to Twelvemile Creek on Kupreanof Island. THE PETERSBURG PILOT


She asked "do you" 420 times!


TERRACE - Marilyn Soules says she has the "happiest" job in Terrace. A provincial Marriage Commissioner, Soules has performed 210 marriages in the past six years. THE TERRACE STANDARD




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