A Bakersfield welding and construction company has been ordered to pay back wages to workers who a federal investigation found were denied overtime pay.
The barge-turned-gift-shop next to the Tanana Chief Sternwheeler didnât exactly sink. When the Chena River was low, it became frozen to the river bed. When breakup came, and the water rose, the Chena River swallowed it.
âThis was a unique year, and the water just came over everything,â said Craig Ketzler, president of Greatland River Tours. âIt melted fast.â
A recovery effort is in progress, but the Tanana Chief is expected to be closed to river tours for a second summer. Last summer, they were closed due to Covid-19.
Ketzler arrived from California, where he was working, on Sunday to oversee the barge recovery. He had been kept informed of the situation by Roger Burggraf, his stepfather and business partner.