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Alutiiq Word of the Week: Oct. 12
SaRayaq : Shed_ Tuntuq saRayami inimauq. : The reindeer is hanging in the shed. Outbuildings have been a part of Alutiiq communities for thousands of years. In studies of ancient Alutiiq settlements, archaeologists find smokehouses, storage sheds, and a variety of small structures that illustrate how people used the space outside their homes. Historic sources tell us that Alutiiq families also built small dwellin...
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We are alaska
On Monday we were scheduled to leave on the morning jet for Anchorage, where we have Officers Councils this week. Officers Councils is our pastoral retreat where all of the officers in The Salvation Army across Alaska gather for some business, some fellowship, some teaching and some much-needed R&R. We were excited to go, and so we waited with everyone else as the Era flight was cancelled and the Alaska Air fligh...
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Walker officially takes City Council seat
The Kodiak City Council officially welcomed Rich Walker during a brief meeting Thursday night in which the Kodiak Football League president took the oath of office and assumed the position of outgoing councilman Mark Anthony Vizcocho. "It was a good battle," Vizcocho said as he turned over his office. Vizcocho, vice president of the Filipino-American Association of Kodiak, said he will spend more time with that or...
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The Beginnings of Life in the Ocean
Life is such a marvelous thing. It is within us, and all around us in its myriad different forms, large as the blue whale in the ocean depth and small as the invisible bacteria on the countertop, your fingertips, and even in the air we breathe. While we have wondered about life’s origin since the days human brains are complex enough to ask such a question, we have not solved the mystery of what created that first ...
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AAC to seek capital support and operational funding
The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is again seeking state support as it tries to cover a gap in its launch schedule. Last winter, the Alaska Legislature approved $8 million in operational support for the state-owned aerospace corporation. This winter, the corporation hopes to gain capital support as well as operational funding. While a major expansion of the Kodiak Launch Complex is planned in the next few years, no...
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Kodiak goes pink for tonight’s match against Palmer
Kodiak is set to play its first home volleyball match in 34 days. The Bears host Northern Lights Conference power Palmer tonight and Saturday at Kodiak High School. Tonight’s match begins at 7:30 and is designated a Dig Pink match to raise awareness for breast cancer. A dessert auction in the KHS foyer will coincide with the match. The team is also selling pink shirts. Proceeds from both go to the Side-out Found...
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High school football picks: Two titles on the line Saturday
Alaska’s high school football season is down to the final two weeks. On Saturday, the small-school and medium-school divisions will crown champions, while the large-school classification concludes next weekend. I nearly tossed a perfect week in the first round of the playoffs by going 7-1. The only game I misfired on was West Anchorage’s win over North Pole. That runs my season total to 60-11, good for a .845 w...
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Kodiak man gets five years for sexual assault
A Kodiak man will spend five years in jail for sexual assault. Jeremy John Rogers, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault on Sept. 18. Rogers originally faced three additional counts of first-degree sexual assault, but his charges were reduced in a plea deal. Rogers received 15 years, with 10 years suspended, and a fine of $12,500, with $10,000 suspended. He will be on probation for 10 yea...
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Perspective: Dengue fever is a serious problem in Central America
At the beginning of the Bristol Bay season in Dillingham, I went for a final walk on shore before we put the boat in the water for the summer. It was a warm day with little breeze, and I followed the road as it wound lazily from the harbor to the airport, past intermittent houses and long tracts of tundra. In a copse of trees, a path peeked out shyly and I took it on a whim, wanting to get off the main road. I plu...
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Playbook: Oct. 12
Today Swimming: Kodiak at the Palmer Invitational at Palmer High School. Volleyball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Kodiak High School. C squad, 4 p.m.; junior varsity, 5:30 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Running: KMXT Run the Rock at the Bear Valley Golf Course. Half-marathon and 10-kilometer, 10 a.m.; 5-kilometer, 12:30 p.m. Marathon begins at 8 a.m. on Near Island. Swimming: Kodiak at the Palmer Invitatio...
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