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Kodiak kids host Homer wrestlers
Kodiak’s kid wrestlers hosted Homer’s Popeye club for two days of grappling action last weekend. Homer’s club brought 35 wrestlers and their parents on Thursday evening, and on Friday night and Saturday night, they matched themselves against the members of Kodiak Kid Wrestling, a nonprofit club. “I’ve been here 22 years in Kodiak, and to the best of my knowledge we’ve never had a team come over here like this,” sa...
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Levi Thomet steers the puck past Luke Trifiletti and David Tourmo during the Kodiak Parks and Recreation pond hockey game Friday night in the Baranof Park Ice Rink. The 5-on-5 game was played without goalies, using small wooden goals that forced players to make accurate shots. In the background is Wes Egdorf. (James Brooks photos)
Kodiak Parks and Rec pond hockey
Levi Thomet steers the puck past Luke Trifiletti and David Tourmo during the Kodiak Parks and Recreation pond hockey game Friday night in the Baranof Park Ice Rink. The 5-on-5 game was played without goalies, using small wooden goals that forced players to make accurate shots. In the background is Wes Egdorf. (James Brooks photos) Wes Egdorf takes a drink of water during the Kodiak Parks and...
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Monty Hawver accepts an $8,000 check from Jody Spivey on behalf of the Brother Francis Shelter on March 23 at the Marine Way Wells Fargo branch. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Bank comes to aid of shelter in need
KODIAK — Wells Fargo donated $8,000 to the Brother Francis Shelter homeless prevention program on Friday to assist struggling families in Kodiak. The homeless prevention program has worked to assist families in need for 18 years. The program’s main goal is to help families stay in their homes. “Over the years, 92 percent of the people we’ve helped have been able to stay in their homes,” program executive director ...
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King crab hatchery program gets cash
KODIAK — A project seeking to raise red king crab in a hatchery before introduction to Kodiak Island waters will receive hundreds of thousands in grant money. On Friday, the Alaska Sea Grant program announced it will devote $202,000 to researching why so many king crab die in hatcheries. “A nutritional deficiency has been proposed to explain the source of the bottleneck, and we propose to test this hypothesis,” Gi...
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Fish Factor: Improved treatment of fish reflected in higher profits
Fishermen in the world’s largest salmon fishery at Bristol Bay are getting good grades for improving the quality of their salmon, and it’s boosting their bottom line. Starting in 2008, two projects have tracked fish quality based on specific handling practices, giving individual fishermen scores on their improvements (or not). “The two studies go hand-in-glove. First you get a score and understand where you are,...
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House Finance Committee tackles education funding
JUNEAU (AP) — The House Finance Committee is beginning to delve into one of the biggest unresolved issues of the legislative session this week: education funding. The Senate has passed bills that would implement automatic funding increases over three years and that would tie additional education funding to oil prices. The governor also has proposed $30.3 million in one-time funding to help school districts with en...
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Alaska House prepares to take up education bills
JUNEAU (AP) — The House Finance Committee is beginning to delve this week into education funding, one of the biggest unresolved issues of the legislative session. The Senate has passed bills that would implement automatic funding increases over three years and that would tie additional education funding to oil prices. The governor also has proposed $30.3 million in one-time funding to help school districts with en...
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Senate ironing out oil production tax cut
JUNEAU (AP) — The state Senate Finance Committee is discussing new options for dealing with perhaps the most contentious part of Alaska's current oil tax: progressivity. Alaska's current tax structure has a 25 percent base tax rate and a progressive surcharge that is triggered when a company's production tax value hits $30 a barrel. Industry officials say the surcharge eats too deeply into profits when oil prices ...
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Kids strike it big at Eagle River fishing derby
PALMER (AP) — After pulling the first fish of the day out of Finger Lake near Palmer, Eagle River's Matthew Williams, 10, was asked if he'd like to hang onto the small rainbow trout or turn it loose. Easy question. "Keep it!" Williams said, grinning as an official in the annual Eagle River Lions Kids Fishing Derby measured his catch. It was a good move, as Williams claimed first place in the 9-to-13 age group. Kim...
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Progressivity is heart of Alaska oil tax debate
JUNEAU (AP) — The state Senate Finance Committee is discussing new options for dealing with perhaps the most contentious part of Alaska’s current oil tax: progressivity. Alaska’s current tax structure has a 25 percent base tax rate and a progressive surcharge triggered when a company’s production tax value hits $30 per barrel. Industry officials say the surcharge eats too deeply into profits when oil prices are hi...
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