"Fire In the Hole"

Tragedy struck the "Hole In The Wall Recreational Area" on Sunday evening when a fire contained in the approved fire pit under the Gazebo got out of control. Due to the quick response of the three, highly trained volunteer HITW firefighters, the fire station was activated, hose laid out, and pumps applying water pressure within three minutes. They managed to contain the blaze to "bell tower". The superstructure of the Gazebo was not damaged in the fire due to the automatic activation of the water sprinkler system . Other than the total destruction of the "bell tower" the only damaged occurred to the family collection of "yager" decanters. Seven bottles sat on the wall, five fell down but broke only one. One of the firefighters was heard singing the song, "seven yagers sitting on the wall, one fell down, six bottles of yager sitting on the wall, one fell down, etc.
Although alcohol did not contributed to the accident, several valuable lessons were learned. (1) Gasoline should never be used to start a fire in the Gazebo, especially 2.5 gallons of mixed gasoline for the chain saw. (2) Flames in the fire pit should not exceed the safety altitude of 2.8 feet. (3) To activate the the fire hydrant, the pump must be plugged into shore power. (4) In the event of a fire, all present at the scene are considered "firefighters", lawn chairs should not be removed to the outer perimeter of the gazebo so you can have a comfortable chair to watch the fire. (5) Jumping up and down and screaming "FIRE" has no positive affect in getting the fire under control. (6) Getting a bag of marsh mellows from the cook tent and a roasting fork is not considered humerus. (7) When a fire is raging within the confines of the gazebo, it really does not do any good to continuously "ring that damm bell" all present were acutely aware that a fire was occurring. (8) Running around in a circle in the parking lot while screaming the sounds of a fire truck siren is also not required.
Renovation on the "bell tower" commenced on Monday and expected to be completed within the week, dependent on the quantity of moisture laden cloud formations. The one broken yager bottle will need to be replaced, but the tower bell withstood the heat, although blackened, it continues to beckon the greetings to the HITW.

1st Silver Salmon

1st Silver Salmon
Grandson Hunter S. Harrington

Anchor River, Alaska
August 19, 2009
13.5 Pounds

Fourth Generation Of The Harrington Family
Fishing The Anchor River
1954 ~ 2009

Three days prior to the 5th Annual Harrington Memorial Silver Salmon Tournament on the Anchor River, it appears that it is going to take a "big" Silver Salmon to win the coveted title as "Top Rod". Current record holder is 16.5 pounds, if you have not heard the story, I will gladly share it with you. Although, we have seen two big fish the past couple days, fishing would still be classified as "just starting". The secret to successful fishing on the Anchor River right now is the wearing of chartreuse "krocs". To wit, the proud father of Hunter, himself a masterful fishermen failed to land a silver Salmon on this outing.

Tournament time on Saturday, August 22nd is 0400 to 1200. Official scales are appropriately hanging from the new "Moose Wallow". The largest Silver Salmon a.k.a. Coho Salmon wins the Tournament. Winner takes all. High Tide is at 0445 measuring 22.3 feet at Anchor Point. Low tide is at 1045 measuring -3.3 in the event you want to fish for clams. The bell will toll at 0330 as a "wake up" call on the 22nd and make your own damm coffee.

I'm not looking to fill the freezer.

I'm just hoping to catch a fat, mean Anchor River

Coho this coming weekend.

It would be hard to
top what the Eagle brought to
camp last year,


but the biggest out of the
clans present (and
fishing) would suffice.

From the fine city creek
named Campbell ,
(about) FOUR POUNDS OF RAW COHO FURY:

I have had a good start
here in LA - warming up to the feel of silver
lips on the steel of a sharp hook and how to
wrestle them with the cheapest fly rod/reel
set I have, personally, ever witnessed
Freddy's have marked-down sales on.

Derby contestants of the clans,
we are coming down to fish.

Ideal HITW Project

The sloping walls of the HITW are perfect for a new project that I just discovered. Check it out, a few dollars and we would have a year around recreational opportunity. Materials for the project are readily available. At one time we had a "hot tub" candidate but due to some calculated abuse we will need to find another slightly used hot tub. Summer Time: Water Slide or Skate Board Ramp ~ Winter Time: Ski or Snow Board Jump

Going "Hot"

After several years of nursing a substandard electrical power system the Hole In The Wall Recreational Area has developed a individual electrical co-op. Under the watchful eye and often guiding hand of "our own" engineer, underground power was run from the primary distribution center to the secondary distribution center today. Although, it did require working the line crew overtime, individual secondary lines were also run to each individual sites on their own circuit from the secondary distribution center.
On Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon, the site will be reviewed by the inspector and the system energized to "hot" status. Following the final testing of the circuits, a yard sale will be held to sell off the excess extension cords if anyone has the need for 850 feet of extension cords, slightly used.