 Now, the freezers and pantries were packed when the cannery, burdened by debt, closed just before salmon season. So the company gave the food away to the community. Hash browns? Oh, yeah. Oh, it smokes, yeah. Okay. Jalapenos? Yep. Those are my favorite. Ernie Newman is 65 years old. The lifelong fisherman just retired. And like most folks in town, he's a company man. I fished for Pete Brent all my life, tendered for him.