Skipper Mike Hansen of Boat Miss
Arctic-Success At Early Age
By Karl Armstrong
One of the youngest skippers
in the Kodiak King Crab fishing
fleet is 23-year old Mike Hansen,
who, with his father, owns the
trim 44-foot Miss Arctic.
Hailing originally from Ashland,
Oregon, Skipper Mike has lived
in Kodiak for the past ten years,
attended school here, and regards
Kodiak as his home.
Mike came by his fishing ca
reer quite naturally—having ac
companied his fisherman father
in the quest for salmon as a young
boy and up until he was 17 years
of age.
At 17, Mike was already a vet
eran and experienced salmon fish
erman and skilled boatman and
was entrusted with skippering his
IT' ■ ■
own fishing rig. In every salmon
season since then Mike has acquit
ed himself well, always catching
his share of the season’s take...
and then some.
Like many a Kodialt salmon
fisherman, young Mike caught the
King Crab bug and has all but
completely forsaken salmon seek
ing, preferring the year-round and
more reliable King Crab quest.
In previous years Mike put
away his crab pots and lines and
loaded his salmon seine and brail
er in time to make “opening day’’
of the summer salmon season.
This year, during the slack sea
son of King Crab fishing, Mike is
busying himself with repairing his
crab gear and re-readying his Miss
Arctic for the summer King Crab
season which should begin about
the middle of May or first of
June.
The Deisel-powered Miss Arctic,
which Mike keeps neat and sharp
as a clamdigger’s whistle, has a
capacity for about 1500 crab in
her tanks.
Skipper Mike operates the Miss
Arctic’s crabbing venture with a
crew of one... the one being 21
year old Danny Valley, an old
school chum who often accompan
ied him during salmon fishing
seasons in years past.
A man approached the window at
a horse racing track in Fort Erie,
Ontario, mumbling how he’d like
to bet five. The clerk, too busy to
waste time, punched out number
five. The man then explained he
merely wanted to bet five dollars—
but on number 12. He was stuck
with the ticket—but number five
won and paid $103.20.
-----1
SO Days Required On All Orders Received After April 1st
(No Exceptions) Order Now!
WHEN YOU GET
A GOOD TROPHY
REMEMBER WHERE
YOU GOT IT.
---' ' \
FLOWERS BY ELAINE
Express Your Love To Mother Through
A Gift Of Lovely
FLOWERS
Mother’s Day is May 13th ... so now is the time to place yonr
order for cut flowers, a corsage, or a potted plant.
Every Mother loves the beauty of fresh, living flowers . . . it’s
a gift you can be certain will please her.
So, gift your Mother with flowers
YOU CAN DEPEND ON US
1
Local Delivery, of course-And by wire, ANYWHERE
Phone 486-5225 - % City Market
----
Norge Wringer Type Washer
Norge Wringer Type Washer
Westinghouse Washer
Norge Washer
Westinghouse Dryer
Westinghouse Dryer
Norge Dryer
Norge Refrigerator
Norge Refrigerator
Norge Freezer
Westinghouse Stove
was $158.05
was $146.90
was $238.15
was $232.35
was $192.45
was $230.55
was $316.69
was $206.67
was $384.90
was $234.20
was $306.95
now $120.56
now $ 111.91
now $181.90
now $177.36
now $147.46
now $175.55
now $241.70
now $157.68
now $293.65
now $179.44
now $237.03
EASY TERMS ARRANGED
ALSO
3-Remington Rand Typewriters
Portable Travel Writers With Case
Were - $89.79 Now - $72.00
Donnelley & Acheson Co.