To follow us in the news please consider adding one of our social networking tools!check us out on the front page of the friday addition of the Ketchikan Daily news http://www.ketchikandailynews.com/ Pellet mill to openA Ketchikan mill is slated to begin producing wood pellets this winter. As Deanna Garrison reports, Tongass Forest Enterprises is hoping to capitalize on a recent surge in interest in processed wood heating products in Southeast Alaska. http://www.krbd.org/2011/12/23/pellet-mill-to-open/ By Abby Lowell Instead of muskeg, I smell cedar. Light filters where only shadows crept before and the crackle from a neat wood stove offers a warm welcome to an otherwise chilly fall day. http://juneauempire.com/stories/102910/out_727786912.shtml Kids Build Tugs and Barges  March 02, 2009 Monday Ketchikan, Alaska - Point Higgins' kindergarten students from Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Thomas' classes toured Tongass Forest Enterprises at Ward Cove recently. During the tour of the facility, the students had a hands-on opportunity building wooden models of tugs and barges. In preparation for the tour, Ketchikan High School woodshop students had fabricated tugboat and barge kits and then assisted the younger students in building the models. http://www.sitnews.us/0309news/030209/030209_woodshop.html Annual Expo Event Offered Something For Everyone By Marie L. Monyak April 04, 2006 Tuesday  The Expo is the first sign of spring, right up there with skunk cabbage and daffodils. It's the first big, city-wide event that allows residents to get out of their homes, get re-acquainted with neighbors, renew friendships with those they haven't seen for months and schmooze with fellow Ketchikanites. More importantly, the Expo is an opportunity for our local businesses and organizations to come together under one roof and display their merchandise or services. Some businesses were competing with one another. Service organizations were enticing new members. Newer businesses were getting the word out about who they are and what they offer. In the midst of all this the food vendors were keeping everyone fed and quenched... http://www.sitnews.us/0406news/040406/040406_expo.html |
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