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Bike path plan gets no traction on cost, construction issues
Kodiak residents packed a conference room Tuesday night to speak loudly for and against a proposed bike path from Pier 2 to Deadman's Curve. The project is mostly paid for by a federal grant, but the city of Kodiak is on the hook for 9 percent of the project's cost. Early estimates indicated the path would cost $2.9 million to build, and the city obtained $384,000 from the Alaska Legislature to cover its 9 percent...

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Man accused of possessing heroin
A Kodiak man has been accused of possessing heroin and marijuana. Gregory Pruitt, 24, faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one in the fourth-degree and one in the sixth-degree for allegedly possessing the drugs. The fourth-degree charge is a class C felony. According to court documents, an Alaska State Trooper pulled over a vehicle for traveling 10 miles over the speed limit around 10 p.m. Oct...

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Sorto earns all-state honors
Kodiak’s Fredy Sorto earned all-state recognition for his performance at wide receiver this season for the Bears. The senior was voted onto the medium-schools all-state second team. He was the only Kodiak player to be recognized. Sorto had 380 receiving yards and caught four touchdowns in Kodiak’s five Northern Lights Conference games this season. “Fredy has always had that potential,” Kodiak coach Jim Schnick ...

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Local Results: Oct. 24
Little Dribblers Tuesday, Oct. 16 Eagles 12, Family Pride 9 Edgee Ocampo 4 points, Maxwell Farmer 4, Ethan Bartz 2 and Nate Lightle 2 for Eagles. Keith Bruce 8 and Joshua Barnett 1 for Family Pride. Brechan 20, Grizzlies 10 Ian Rocheleau 8 points, Ryan Walker 8 and Tyler Skonberg 4 for Brechan. Elizaddre Valdez 4 points, Jaxon Mims 2, Elijah Calderon 2 and Gavin Brown 2 for Grizzlies. Coastal Contracting 23, Minec...

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Scott Snider watches his bowling ball roll down the lane during the local Special Olympics bowling tournament Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at Tropic Lanes. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Special Olympics bowling
Scott Snider watches his bowling ball roll down the lane during the local Special Olympics bowling tournament Sunday at Tropic Lanes. Special Olympics president Dan Canavan said 30 athletes and partners participated in the tournament that started last week. The team is taking 20 to the Special Olympics state tournament beginning Nov. 16 in Anchorage. (Derek Clarkston photo

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A bear shot by Doug Pedersen is seen Sunday evening near his Otmeloi Way home. The troublesome bear was attacking a residential chicken coop and is one of several that has been spotted in urban Kodiak since Oct. 1.
(Photo courtesy Pedersen family)

Bear shot to death while raiding chicken coop
Chicken feathers were flying late Saturday night as Doug Pedersen took careful aim and with one shot brought down an 8-foot Kodiak bear raiding a chicken coop on Otmeloi Way. “It just killed him stone dead,” Pedersen said. The bear is one of several that have been spotted roaming urban Kodiak since Oct. 1, rummaging through garbage dumpsters in one last eating binge before hibernation. On Monday, two days after Pe...

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Follow your heart when voting
To the editor: Obama and Hillary Clinton have been negotiating three or four treaties with the United Nations. One was about global gun control, but our Senate would not ratify it; they are trying to pass it in another way. One was about the sea act giving foreign nations the royalties from our oil wells in the ocean. Don't know where the United Nations will be in charge of redistribution of our wealth. To all th...

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Educate children on gun safety
To the Editor: On Sunday, Oct. 21, my husband took my two young sons to Cliff Point to walk around and explore. Around 30 minutes after arriving, my 7-year-old son found a loaded handgun. Thank goodness, my husband has been diligent about gun safety and began teaching our children at a very young age to never touch a gun for any reason. I would like to remind the community that a gun is not something you lose … i...

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William “Bill” Clayton (Cummings) Barkhoefer
William “Bill” Clayton (Cummings) Barkhoefer Bill was born in Great Falls, Mont. on May 6, 1941. The family moved to Kodiak in 1949. Bill loved the Alaskan outdoors and was an avid hunter and sport fisherman. He graduated from Kodiak High School in 1960 and attended both the University of Montana and the University of Alaska. Bill was the manager of Sutliff’s Hardware Store in Kodiak for several years. He married...

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Kodiak Island babies: Oct. 23
Mia L. Montuya was born at 10:17 p.m. Oct. 16, 2012, to Brendo J. Montuya and Elizabeth L. Montuya. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, and measured 19.75 inches long. Mia’s parents are originally from the Philippines. Her father works at Trident Seafoods and her mother works at Ocean Beauty Seafoods. Also welcoming her to the family are Elbren, Byran and Kate. Proud grandparents are Federico and Adelina Librado from ...

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