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Kodiak fire chief Rome Kamai directs firefighters as they respond to an apartment fire at 1614 Mill Bay Road about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. "Seven or eight" people were displaced by the fire, Bayside fire chief Bob Himes said, and are being sheltered by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (James Brooks photo)
Fire guts apartment on Mill Bay Road late Thursday
KODIAK — A fire gutted an apartment on Mill Bay Road about 10 p.m. Thursday night, leaving a handful of Kodiakans homeless and in the hands of the Red Cross. Shortly before 10 p.m., the Kodiak Fire Department received a 911 call reporting a fire in the beige building at 1614 Mill Bay Road. When firefighters from the Kodiak city and Bayside departments arrived, they found dense smoke pouring from a second-floor apa...
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Josh Bezona, left, Jesse Swearingin and Tony Will are playing in their final home games for Kodiak’s boys basketball team tonight and Saturday against Palmer.(Derek Clarkston photo)
Swearingin leads seniors into home finale
Late Monday night, Jesse Swearingin and Tony Will put on a show for the City League volleyball players filtering into the Kodiak High School gym. For a good five minutes, Will repeatedly bounced a basketball off the backboard, while Swearingin soared off the court, plucked the ball out of the air and attempted to flush it through the hoop with two hands. None were successful, but all were close. The two Kodiak...
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Kodiak City Council picks Mark Anthony Vizcocho to fill vacant seat
KODIAK — The Kodiak City Council chose Mark Anthony Vizcocho to join its ranks Thursday and fill a vacant spot on the governing board. Vizcocho was chosen from among three candidates in two rounds of voting. Tracy Craig and William Kersch were the other two candidates. “I just want to say thank you,” Vizcocho said after being sworn in by city clerk Deb Marlar. “I’m pretty excited by this. Kodiak is my home, and I ...
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Playbook: Feb. 24
Today Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Kodiak High School. C squad, 4:30 p.m.; junior varsity, 6 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Palmer High School. C squad, 4:30 p.m.; junior varsity, 6 p.m.; varsity, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Kodiak High School. C squad, 1 p.m.; junior varsity, 2:30 p.m.; varsity, 4 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodia...
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Parks and rec: Feb. 24-March 2
ADVISORY BOARD The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, regularly scheduled for the first Thursday in the month, is postponed one week. It will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 8, in the Baranof Park office. The agenda is as follows: 1. Roll Call; 2. Public Testimony on Non-Agenda Items; 3. Approval of Agenda; 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes; 5. Discussion Items; 6. Director’s Report; 7. Board Comments; 8...
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Another Day in Paradise: Getting ready for the journey
This summer, we will be taking a trek south. Part of the trip involves family and vacation time, and part of the trip involves business. As Shakespeare would say, “Aye, there’s the rub.” We have places and dates that we cannot miss, so we build in flexibility to ensure the mystery we call “Kodiak weather” doesn’t prevent us from missing something important. We learned that early in our appointment here. After we a...
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School budget woes dividing community
To the editor: I am writing in support of SB171 and any other possible sources of funding for Alaska schools. We moved to Kodiak 20 years ago intending to stay for two years. The quality education we saw in Kodiak is one of the primary reasons we have stayed in Alaska. I have three children in the Kodiak Island Borough school district. The oldest is graduating this year and has been accepted to five colleges. All ...
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Alutiiq Word of the Week - Feb. 24, 2012
Ukanumk: Chirikof Island Ukamuk yaqsigtuq gwaken: Chirikof Island is far from here. Chirikof is an isolated, windy island at the far southern end of the Kodiak Archipelago. This 11-mile long, pear-shaped piece of land lies about 100 miles southwest of Kodiak Island. Archaeological data indicate the island has long been a crossroads, a place where Alutiiq and Aleut people visited for over 4,000 years. An Alutiiq s...
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Around Kodiak - Feb. 24, 2012
Chiton preparation The Alutiiq Museum, with Elder Florence Pestrikoff, hosts the next Alutiiq foods workshop at noon today. Pestrikoff will teach a class on how to clean and prepare chitons, mollusks commonly found in the intertidal region. The museum continues to seek ptarmigan for another workshop lesson. Dance and potluck The St. Innocent’s Academy Family Dance and Potluck begins at 5 p.m. today at Peterson El...
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Kodiak girls have shot at NLC second seed
First-year Kodiak girls basketball coach Stephanie Dandliker never envisioned her team could be the second-best team in the North Division of the Northern Lights Conference. The Bears, though, can seal the North’s No. 2 spot with a sweep at Palmer High School today and Saturday. Tonight’s game tips at 7:45 p.m., while Saturday’s starts at 2 p.m. Kodiak can also clinch second with a split against Palmer and a Col...
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