Thomas and Monique Durham welcomed Matthew Ehren Durham to the world on July 27th, 2018 at 6:44am.
He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long.
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First time angler takes lead in Valdez Halibut Derby with a 283.8 pound halibut
VALDEZ, Alaska – In addition to winning the 1st place daily prize, Bernard Roberge of Quebec won Big Prize Friday with a 11.44 pound silver salmon and took home $500 cash in addition to his daily prizes. In first place overall in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby is Darlene Juve of Decorah, IA with a 14.98 pound silver salmon she reeled in on July 24th aboard the Orion. Lavonne Kennedy of Valdez holds second place overall with an 11.92 pound silver salmon she caught on July 21st aboard the Lady Lavonne. Holding on to third place overall Steve DuBois of Livingston, MT reeled in a 11.44 pound silver salmon on July 26 aboard the Aquila.
As the silvers return to Port Valdez in larger numbers during the coming weeks, expect the size of daily winners to increase. The largest fish on record to win the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby was a 22.14 pound fish. It doesn’t always take a huge fish to win the Valdez Derbies. The smallest silver salmon to win the derby according to records dating back to 1971 is Jim Burzinski of Valdez who reeled in a 15.11 silver to win back in 1971. Visit the Valdez Fish Derbies Silver Salmon Derby “Previous Winners” page for complete list of winners and weights.
Patricia Johnson of Clovis, California got lucky on July 26th, 2018 when she hooked into a 285.8 pound halibut aboard the Harvester putting her into the lead of the 2018 Valdez Halibut Derby. Doug Cranor’s month lead has finally been broken. In an interview with the captain of the Harvester Buddy Scott, he was asked the ten-thousand dollar question: “Is winning the derby a matter of skill or luck?” Buddy responded “I’m going to have to say luck today because we have fished that area several times and just happened to have the ol’ girl swim through.” When asked what putting a big fish on the leaderboard meant to Buddy, he replied: “Up to ten thousand dollars for her and [it] makes me happy because it’s my first year as an actual captain.” Patricia’s catch also landed her first place in the weekly derby putting a little over 100 pounds between her and the second place weekly winner Timothy Schackman of North Pole who reeled in a 185.4 pound halibut on July 23rd aboard the Bold Eagle.
The Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby should bring in some bigger fish, and a lot of lady anglers. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday, August 10th and a closing awards ceremony on Saturday, August 11th. The theme of this year’s Women’s Derby is “Circus” and there will be a group costume contest Friday. Live music and awards are planned for Saturday and derby organizers are expecting another exciting year. CLICK HERE to visit the Women’s Derby registration page atwww.valdezfishderbies.com.
Halibut Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Patricia Johnson Clovis, CA 285.8 lbs. July 26 Harvester
2nd Doug Cranor Valdez, AK 239.0 lbs. June 23 Redhead
3rd Russell Young Fairbanks, AK 226.0 lbs. June 23 Dan Orion
Halibut Derby – Weekly Winners
1st Patricia Johnson Clovis, CA 285.8 lbs. July 26 Harvester
2nd Timothy Schackman North Pole, AK 185.4 lbs. July 23 Bold Eagle
Silver Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Darlene June Decorah, IA 14.98 lbs. July 24 Orion
2nd Lavonne Kennedy Valdez, AK 11.92 lbs. July 21 Lady Lavonne
3rd Steve DuBois Livingston, MT 11.44 lbs. July 26 Aquila
City of Valdez computer systems offline
CITY OF VALDEZ, ALASKA
PRESS RELEASE
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018
4:00 PM
A computer virus that has recently been surfacing across the nation and recently struck the Mat-SU Borough was detected in the computer infrastructure at the City of Valdez early Friday morning. All city computers and servers are currently shut down and city email is unavailable at this time in order to prevent further compromise. The city has met with the FBI Cyber Crimes Unit to help isolate and identify the virus.
All emergency services such as police and fire remain operational and fully functional. The City of Valdez telephone system and website are operational.
Private credit card information is not at risk as personal credit card information is not stored online at the City. The City is continuing to take payment for city services at the front counter at city hall. However, we ask that customers provide a copy of their billing statement for water/sewer bills or a copy of their tax bill to assist us in identifying and properly crediting their account.
The City is continuing to work on restoration of our system throughout the weekend and will provide an update on the restoration progress as it becomes available.
Sheri Pierce, PIO, City of Valdez
Contact: COVsheripierce@gmail.com (temporary email contact)
Office: 907-834-3408
New 2018 Halibut Derby Leader
On July 26th, 2018, Patricia Johnson of Clovis, California reeled in a 285.5 pound halibut aboard the Harvester. Catching this fish put her in first place in the overall standings, putting Doug Cranor in second. She also holds first place in the week ten standings.
Valdez Silver Salmon Derby Underway, Halibut Derby Going Strong
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Silver Salmon derby began Saturday and the largest fish weighed in was a 11.92 pound silver caught by Lavonne Kennedy of Valdez aboard the Lady Lavonne.
Charter Captain Sanoe Deaver said they are picking up a few silvers about an hour and a half out of Valdez by Goose island. “They’re slowly coming in, but they’re out there”, Deaver said.
There are daily 1st and 2nd place prizes in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby as well as a $10,000 first place prize. Lavonne Kennedy took 1st place for opening day and Anne Branshaw was 2nd place for the day with a 11.14 pound silver she caught aboard the Highmark.
In the Valdez Halibut Derby, Doug Cranor of Valdez is still leading the way with the 239.0 pound halibut he caught June 23rd. Weekly winners were William Howe of Fairbanks with a 187.0 pound halibut and Todd Carsten of Valdez with a 145.4 pound halibut. Halibut anglers are doing well. Charters have been able to reach the fishing grounds and have been bringing back numerous rock fish and lingcod in addition to their halibut.
Pink salmon fishing was amazing for the Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. More than 300 fish were weighed in on Saturday. The biggest pink salmon in the derby this year was a 7.80 pound pink caught by Liliana Garcia of Fairbanks. Garcia is no stranger to the Kids Derby having placed 2nd in 2014 with a 5.06 pound fish in the 5 to 7 year-old age division. Garcia also just made it onto the list of anglers catching the Top 10 biggest fish ever caught in the Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. Garcia’s fish took the 10th spot on the list.
The pinks will be around awhile for everyone to catch, but there are also some trout fisheries that have been fun for kids. Ruth Pond and Blueberry Lake were recently stocked with catchable size rainbow trout.
Valdez Fish Derbies is now gearing up for Silver Salmon Big Prize Friday and the 2018 Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby. Big Prize Friday is July 27th and the angler catching the largest silver salmon that day will win $500 in addition to the regular prizes. The Women’s Silver Salmon Derby is Saturday, August 11th with an opening event on Friday, August 10th. The theme of this year’s Women’s Derby is “Circus”. Valdez Fish Derbies Women’s Derby Page on the Valdez Fish Derbies website has all the information.
Halibut Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Doug Cranor Valdez, AK 239.0 lbs. June 23 Redhead
2nd Russell Young Fairbanks, AK 226.0 lbs. June 23 Dan Orion
3rd Tim Ingraham North Pole, AK 214.2lbs. July 7 Jaime Lynn
Halibut Derby – Weekly Winners
1st William Howe Fairbanks, AK 187.0 lbs. July 19 Jaime Lynn
2nd Tod Carsten Valdez, AK 145.4 lbs. July 21 Straydog
Silver Salmon Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Lavonne Kennedy Valdez, AK 11.92 lbs. July 21 Lady Lavonne
2nd Anne Branshaw Valdez, AK 11.14 lbs. July 21 Highmark
3rd Glenna Wiehe Big Lake, AK 10.48 lbs. July 21 Crista June
For more information on the Valdez Derbies, visit: www.valdezfishderbies.com
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