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June Allen Column

Historical Ketchikan... Historical Alaska

  

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June Allen
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Editor’s Note: Longtime Ketchikan historian June Allen passed away on March 9, 2016 from the complications of a stroke at the age of 86. Rather than write a traditional obituary, SITNEWS contributor Dave Kiffer was asked to write a feature article. Kiffer decided to write about June as if she was the subject of one the nearly 100 stories she wrote for SITNEWS over the years. June’s family is planning a public ceremony for June at Bayview Cemetery on August 2, 2016.

93 Remembering Gordon Zerbetz and the old Stedman Hotel
Tuesday - February 20, 2007


92 The Stedman Barbershop to join roster of memories
Friday - September 15, 2006


91 Paul Wingren: Legendary Groceryman...
Sunday - February 12, 2006


90 A Ketchikan 'Auld Lange Syne'...
Thursday - December 29, 2005


89 Alaska's Constitutional Convention: 1955; Honoring its 50th anniversary...
Friday - September 16, 2005


88 Alaskan Chris Leding: 1886-1975; A Norwegian adventurer...
Thursday - April 07, 2005


87 A Personal Tribute to Tom Coyne on St. Patrick's Day...
Thursday - March 17, 2005


86 It's Iditarod Race Year 33! a ghost story of the southern route...
Friday - March 04, 2005


85 Ketchikan's 'Rotary Wheel' Still Turning; Hardworking club celebrates a century...
Wednesday - February 23, 2005


84 Sitka's Pioneer Home Statue; Whose face is cast in bronze?...
Thursday - February 10, 2005


83 L. Ron Hubbard's Alaska Adventure; His long winter in Ketchikan...
Wednesday - January 19, 2005


82 ACS Bids for KPU Telecom: ACS a longtime presence...
Wednesday - January 05, 2004


81 Betty King the Dog Lady; Ketchikan's one-woman humane society...
Wednesday - December 01, 2004


80 Ketchikan, Alaska - Let There Be Light! - Citizens Light & Power and then KPU...
Tuesday - November 16, 2004


79 The State Capitol and Its Marble and keeping the capital in Juneau...
October 20, 2004


78 A Legendary Mountain of Jade; Just one of Alaska's Arctic Wonders..
Tuesday - October 05, 2004


77 John Koel, Baker to Banker; An eccentric philanthropist...
Tuesday - September 07, 2004


76 Harold Gillam: A Tragic Final Flight; Ketchikan remembers the search...
Tuesday - August 17, 2004


75 Ketchikan's 'Fish House Tessie'; She was proud of the nickname...
Wednesday - August 04, 2004


74 Fairbanks: Golden Heart City; A story of its founding...
Tuesday - July 13, 2004


73 Remembering 'Swede' Risland (1915-1991); The town's most memorable logger...
Saturday - June 19, 2004


72 Alaska's Deepwater Highway; A part of Alaska history...
Friday - May 28, 2004


71 Ketchikan's American Legionnaires; Here's to 'the boys' of Post #3...
Tuesday - May 11, 2004


70 Ketchikan's Cruise Ship Industry; A light-hearted look at its origins...
Saturday - April 17, 2004


69 Ketchikan's First City Players; Did you hear that applause?...
Tuesday - March 30, 2004


68 A biography of Alaska's herring: A little fish of huge importance...
Sunday - March 14, 2004 - 12:40 am


67 Nulato AK: a small village but big in history...
Wednesday - March 03, 2004 - 1:00 am


66 Ketchikan's Creek Street Dance Hall; echoes of music from the past...
Saturday - February 21, 2004 - 12:50 am


65 A Story of an Unfriendly Arctic Island And the heroine who survived it...
Monday - February 02, 2004 - 1:00 am


64 Ketchikan's Volunteer Legacy; Buckets to hydrants to hi-tech...
Thursday - January 15, 2004 - 12:50 am


63 Thanks, Ladies, for the Library - From Bookcase to Building(s)...
Thursday - January 01, 2004


62 KETCHIKAN COLD STORAGE and colorful Mgr. Jim Pinkerton...
Tuesday - December 09, 2003 - 12:50 am


61 KETCHIKAN'S NEW YORK HOTEL: Rich history in a small package...
Saturday - November 22, 2003 - 1:15 am


60 THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE NOME; Visit someday if you possibly can...
Thursday - November 06, 2003 - 12:50 am


59 'The Elders' of Mission Street Gone but Not Forgotten...
Monday - October 27, 2003 - 1:30 am


58 OCT. 8: WILLIAM A. EGAN DAY - To honor Alaska's first Governor...
Wednesday - October 08, 2003 - 12:50 am


57 THE STACK FAMILY'S LONG HISTORY; Its roots are deep in the region's past ...
Friday - September 26, 2003 - 1:15 am


56 Alaska's Magnificent Mt. McKinley and the president it's named for...
Sunday - September 14, 2003


55 ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR IS HERE; Readin' and writin' and 'rithmetic again...
Monday - September 01, 2003


54 Memories of a Lifetime in Ketchikan; A story about Ralph M. Bartholomew...
Wednesday - August 20, 2003 - 12:30 am


53 THE 1967 FAIRBANKS FLOOD; A Celebrating State Holds Its Breath...
Thursday - August 07, 2003 - 12:50 am


52
A President's Ill-Fated Trek to Alaska - What did kill Warren G. Harding...
Wednesday - July 23, 2003 - 12:15 am


51 SIX GENERATIONS OF KUBLEYS - Pioneer family spans a century...
Wednesday - July 09, 2003 - 12:45 am


50 THE LEGENDARY BOB ELLIS, BUSH PILOT; A long, full life 1903-1994...
Friday - June 20, 2003 - 12:20 am


49
Where Is Palmer, Alaska, Anyway? Celebrating 'Colony Days'...
Sunday - June 08, 2003 - 11:45 am


48 Barge Salvage Recalls other Attempts: Glitter to gold still lies on ocean floor...
Friday - May 30, 2003 -12:45 am


47
100 Years of Baseball in Ketchikan! Tideflats ball field plat filed May 3, 1903...
Saturday - April 26, 2003 - 12:30 am


46 THE ALASKA-CANADA BOUNDARY DISPUTE(S); Who Drew the Lines and Why...
Tuesday - April 22, 2003 - 12:05 am


45 KETCHIKAN'S UNIQUE TUNNEL The when, where and why of it...
Wednesday - April 09, 2003 - 10:45


44 SEWARD'S DAY MARCH 30: Celebrating the Alaska Purchase...
Friday - March 21, 2003 - 11:00 pm


43 KETCHIKAN'S WELCOME ARCH: One of a kind ...
Wednesday - March 05, 2003 - 12:55 pm 


42 The First Sign of Spring: OOLIGAN - A biography of a special fish ...
Monday - February 17, 2003 - 1:00 pm


41 Legendary Newsman Albro Gregory: A life lived to the fullest...
Tuesday - February 11, 2003 - 12:45 am


40 A STORY THAT 'JUST HAPPENED' - Exploring the Past...
Monday - January 27, 2003 - 11:00 pm


  39 Alaska's First Legislature, 1913: Oh, How Times Have Changed!

Saturday - January 18, 2003 - 12:30 am


38 JANUARY'S BIRTHSTONE, THE GARNET -- They may gleam in your back yard...
Saturday - January 11, 2003 - 12:05 am 


37ALASKA'S OWN VIAGRA: A story of Alaska's reindeer ...
Wednesday - January 01, 2003 - 11:45 pm 


36 REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR: Dec. 7, 1941...
December 06, 2002 - Friday - 12:05 am 


35 UPPER KETCHIKAN CREEK: Homes with a View ...
November 25, 2002 - Monday - 12:15 am


34 A MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF A CITY: The Firebug Bill Mitchell...
November 15, 2002 - Friday - 12:45 am


33 MEYERS CHUCK AK 99903: Ever Been There?...
November 02, 2002 - Saturday - 12:05 am 


 32 The Alaska Highway or, The 'Alcan' - What did it have to do with Ketchikan?...
October 26, 2002 - Saturday - 12:40 am


 31 ALASKA DAY: What We're Commemorating

October 18, 2002 - Thursday - 8:40 pm


 30 MARTIN BUGGE'S BEACH: Part of the 1915 Gold Nugget Claims..
October 09, 2002 - Wednesday - 12:30 am


 29 TEMPERANCE, SALOONS & BOOTLEGGERS - A Vital Part of Ketchikan's History...
September 27, 2002 - Friday - 12:05 am 


28 LORING: Once a Serious Rival to Ketchikan
September 14, 2002 - Saturday - 12:20 am


27 TOURISTS SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS! and make life a little brighter...
September 06, 2002 - Friday - 12:40 am 


26
FISH PIRATES & FISH TRAPS - Ketchikan's Real Melodrama!
August 30, 2002 - Friday - 12:30 am  


25 THE FIRST KETCHIKAN ELECTION: It Was Different Then

August 22, 2002 - Thursday - 3:45 pm 


24 THE OLD CIVIC CENTER and a Historic Neighborhood

August 12, 2002 - Monday - 12:30 am 


23 THE WORLD'S OLDEST PROFESSION...in Ketchikan
August 05, 2002 - Monday - 12:55 pm 


22 THE FISH PIRATE'S DAUGHTER: How Did It Happen?

July 27, 2002 - Saturday - 12:45 am 


21 THE FAIR AT THE PARK and The Little Train

July 19, 2002 - Friday - 12:20 am 


20 CITY PARK... Lighted Fountain and All
July 12, 2002 - Friday - 6:20 pm


19 EMERY TOBIN: Pistol-Packin' Reformer

July 10, 2002 - Wednesday - 12:30 am


18 'DAMMIT' THE DONKEY: A Ketchikan Legend

July 02, 2002 - Tuesday - 11:50 pm


17 PIONEERHAVEN: and Other Glimpses into the Past

June 27, 2002 - Thursday- 12:45 am 


16 THE TOOT 'N' TELL: Herb and Peg's masterpiece

June 17, 2002 - Monday- 11:30 pm 


15 NAME IT SCHOENBAR: What's in a Name?

June 09, 2002 - Sunday - 12:30 am


14 THE FORGOTTEN WAR: June 3, 1942 - August 1943

June 03, 2002 - Monday - 4:00 pm 


13 OUR PIONEERS HOMES: From way back until now

May 31, 2002 - Friday - 12:30 am


12 MEMORIAL DAY: 80 Years of Local Observance

May 23, 2002 - Thursday - 12:45 am 


11 KETCHIKAN'S MYSTERIOUS PIGEONS: Who knew!

May 21, 2002 - Tuesday - 12:30am 


10 RADIO's STORY: from olden to golden days

May 12, 2002 - Sunday - 12:15 am


09 DOLLY ARTHUR: now Ketchikan's poster girl

May 07, 2002 - Tuesday - 12:30 am


08 DOC WALKER: The 'stormy petrel' from Ketchikan

May 01, 2002 - Wednesday - 8:45 pm


07 Bayview: Who's Buried There?

April 29, 2002 - Monday - 10:45 am


06 A Fond Profile: BILL BAKER 
April 23, 2002 - Tuesday - 12:20 am

Bill Baker: Comments From A Reader...
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April 23, 2002 - 8:00 pm

Bill Baker: Comments From A Reader...
---April 30, 2002 - 11:30 pm


05 City Hall - Call It 'Stately' 
April 17, 2002 - Wednesday - 12:45 am


04 A Wealth Of History - Bayview Cemetery 
April 13, 2002 - Saturday - 6:20 pm


03 A Very Special Ketchikan Hotel 
April 9, 2002 - Tuesday - 12:45 am


02 A Ketchikan 'Character' 
April 4, 2002 - Thursday - 3:35 pm


01 Remember The Fireside?
April 2, 2002 - Tuesday - 10:00 pm 

Fireside: Comments From A Reader...
---April 16, 2002 - 11:40 am

 

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