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Scratched Iditarod musher credited with saving village child
NOME (AP) — Pat Moon says he didn't do anything that any other Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher wouldn't have done; he just happened to be the guy who scratched. Moon is being credited by a family with saving a child who was severely hurt in a sledding accident in Ruby on Sunday. Moon had just scratched and was headed to the checkpoint in Ruby. "They weren't having any fun," he said of the team, which was beat ...

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Brittany Emerick holds up a finished dentalium shell earring on a piece of blue felt Saturday, March 10, 2012 in the Alutiiq museum atrium.
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Alutiiq Museum hosts shell earring workshop
KODIAK — Two hundred years ago, dentalium shells came to Kodiak on an exhausting kayak-powered trade route from Southeast. They were so highly valued that a pair of the thin white tusk-shaped scaphopods were worth a squirrel-fur parka in trade. On Saturday in the Alutiiq Museum's rotunda, they were far easier to find. As part of a workshop hosted by the museum, about 20 people gathered to craft earrings from the s...

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Sarah and Ken Dunn pose Monday in front of Lily House Bed and Breakfast, the newest B&B in Kodiak.
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Kodiak business spotlight: New bed & (organic) breakfast
By JAMES BROOKS Mirror Editor Ken and Sarah Dunn are proud of the “million-dollar view” from Lily House Bed and Breakfast, but they’re not simply focusing on scenery as they promote Kodiak’s newest bed and breakfast. The pair of new business owners will use fresh, locally grown herbs and vegetables to attract guests to the two bedrooms they have for rent on Lilly Drive, from which the business gets its name. “We l...

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Property tax assessments sent to Kodiak homeowners
KODIAK — Across Kodiak Island Borough, homeowners are opening their mailboxes to an annual unpleasantness. Property tax assessments were mailed Feb. 29, and most should have arrived in island mailboxes by now. While no one likes taxes, this year’s burden may be less of a blow than in past years. Taxes are determined by the borough’s mill rate — set annually by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly — and assessments o...

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Kodiak man arrested in Dutch Harbor bar
KODIAK — Angered over getting ejected from a Dutch Harbor bar, a Kodiak man returned with a pistol and was subdued at the same time a police officer arrived. David Joel Bravo, 22, was arrested and charged with third-degree assault for causing fear of injury with a weapon, and fourth-degree weapons misconduct for possessing the 9-millimeter handgun while intoxicated. Unalaska Department of Public Safety officer Joh...

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Spring hoops
Brandon Ensley drives to the basket during a game at the Spring Break 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Tuesday at the Kodiak Middle School gym. The three-day tournament is put on by the City of Kodiak Parks and Recreation department. The tournament, geared for school-aged players, concludes today. (Derek Clarkston photo)

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Refuge visitor center welcomes Kodiakans to film festival
KODIAK — The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge invites Kodiakans to explore the great indoors tonight through Saturday as it hosts the Far North Film Festival, a traveling exhibition of documentaries. The festival is visiting Kodiak for a third year, but refuge center manager Ava Kahn said this might be the finale for the traveling show. “There very likely will not be a Far North Film Festival next year, largely due...

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State trooper report - March 14, 2012
Friday, Feb. 17 A 57-year-old male from Kodiak was issued a citation for unlawful storage of commercial groundfish pot gear at Izut Bay. He was summoned to appear in the Kodiak District for arraignment on March 23 at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6 At approximately 4:45 p.m. Alaska State Troopers contacted a 47-year-old male of Akhiok, assisting Alaska Adult Probation and Parole by conducting a compliance check of his...

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Public safety blotter -0 March 14, 2012
Thursday, March 8 • At 12:14 a.m. a phone call was received requesting an officer pick up suspected drug paraphernalia from a male on East Rezanof Drive; done. • At 8:44 a.m. an officer removed debris from roadway at Cutoff Road and Rezanof Drive. • At 10:22 a.m. a phone call was received reporting two subjects won’t leave the residence on Selief Lane; all quiet when officer arrived. • 10:29 a.m. a phone call was...

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Floor hockey claims gold
Kodiak’s Special Olympics floor hockey team captured the gold medal at the state winter games Saturday in Anchorage. The team included Derrick Blondin, David Bradbury, Amy Canavan, Harry Dodge, Aharon Dolph, Robert Feldmeyer, Shannon Feldmeyer, Chris Kavanaugh, Dylan Kavanaugh, Matt Kimmel, Bryon Nixon, Ben Stahlhut, Sam Stahlhut and Chloe Wood. Kodiak’s Christopher Bullert and Julia Wiley also won gold medals i...

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