World War II commando from Emmaus recalls combat - Allentown Morning Call
27 May 2012, 4:30 pm
After a mission to kiska in the Aleutians to oust the Japanese, who had fled the island just before the force's arrival, the commandos landed in southern Italy. They made a celebrated cliff-side assault on German troops holding a mountaintop ...

Tom Mountain: A tribute to local heroes who never returned home - Abington Mariner
23 May 2012, 3:24 pm
His brother John had gathered flowers from kiska for the occasion. Along with their third brother Brad, the now elderly men stood on the deck of their research vessel, and in a solemn ceremony tossed the flowers into the sea to honor their father ...

Rescue crews search for missing Kailua diver - msnbc.com
20 May 2012, 2:44 pm
The Honolulu County Fire Department contacted the Coast Guard's Sector Honolulu Command Center for help with the search at about 11 p.m. Authorities said the crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter kiska and at motor life boat will continue to search ...

Annual Niska Day Parade kicks off - WXXA
19 May 2012, 4:47 pm
One of the longest running community festivals kicked off in Niskayuna Saturday. One of the major highlights was the Niska Day parade that began on Upper Union Street. The floats were judged for general excellence and most artistic. This was the 34th year ...

Robert Schmidt - Bismarck Tribune
19 May 2012, 1:38 am
For the remainder of the war, he served on the heavy cruiser USS Portland during the time it bombarded Japanese fortifications on kiska, Aleutian Islands in July 1943. The Portland also participated in the Gilberts and Marshall Islands campaigns ...

N. Ind. man gets life term for stabbing neighbor - Wave 3
18 May 2012, 8:49 am
The Goshen News and Elkhart Truth report jurors convicted Halliburton of murder for the attack on Sheena kiska that authorities say happened when kiska found Halliburton burglarized her family's apartment for the second time in about a month. The judge ...

Upcoming events at Lehigh Valley area schools - Allentown Morning Call
17 May 2012, 9:43 pm
Dieruff High School will hold the Husky Community Fun Fest Carnival Friday, May 18. The kiska Banquet will be held Wednesday, May 23, at the Palace Center, Hanover Avenue. Those who have earned a varsity letter and completed a fundraiser ...

Tiglax gets tied up in first sign of federal budget cuts - Homer Tribune
16 May 2012, 1:52 pm
Last year, in a budget cut, the refuge already slashed one camp. That was a study on rats and auklet populations at kiska Island. It, too, will not be picked back up this year. “The problem is you miss out on understanding how something has changed over time.

Midwest Fishing Report: Rivers around Chicago fishing - Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
14 May 2012, 6:55 pm
with drop shots and noodle worms. Dam No. 2-  Pike are biting 20 yards under the dam behind current breaks.  Dan kiska reported a photo of a healthy 33inch northern pike from that section during the weekend rains.  Downtown Des Plaines- Large schools of ...

Vancouver auction house unveils a stellar sale - The Vancouver Sun
11 May 2012, 5:47 pm
But there are two war artist paintings in this sale — Heffel is also selling E.J. Hughes’ After a Movie, on kiska in 1943. The black-and-white graphite-on-card work is estimated at $25,000 to $35,000. “The story I heard, I think from Hughes ...