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Perspective: Visitor from frozen north looks too hard for hardship
As a little girl, I looked forward to the first snow of the year with an excitement that sometimes bordered on the ridiculous. The first moment I saw flakes falling outside of my classroom window, I would rush outside silently and hold my face up to the grey-white sky. I’d dance around happily trying to get the fattest flakes on my tongue before reluctantly sneaking back towards class, the snow turning to raindrop...
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Amazing Nature: Sea stars: the fish that are not fish
Sea stars are once again the stars of science education in the Ocean Science Discovery Lab as Kodiak’s fifth-grade students learn about how to conduct a scientific experiment, measure and record data, make graphs and discuss their results. I have trained myself to call them “sea stars” although for years I thought their name was “starfish.” On an email list of marine educators that I watch closely, there has recen...
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Alutiiq Word of the Week - Limpet
Sawak’iitaq; Spuungqulaq: Limpet Suupaligua Sawak’iitanek: I am making soup from limpets. Limpets (Lottia spp.) are among the intertidal organisms that encrust the rocky shores of Kodiak. The archipelago is home to a variety of these small invertebrates: the keyhole limpet, the tortoiseshell limpet and others. Limpets are grazing animals that form distinctive cone-shaped shells. They feed on algae by moving slo...
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Around Kodiak - March 2
Women in Congo The Fisheries Research and Science Center on Near Island hosts a showing of “Crisis in the Congo” at 7 p.m. today. Babies on Track The Kodiak Area Native Association hosts a Babies on Track gathering at noon Saturday in the A. Holmes Johnson Memorial Library. The Babies on Track program is intended to encourage early learning and healthy activities for children 2 and younger. Pick up a pair of ...
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Former AT&T store manager pleads guilty to stealing $36,000
KODIAK — A former manager of Kodiak’s AT&T store has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $36,000 from her employer. Janice Pasana, 29, will serve six months in jail after pleading guilty Thursday to attempted theft in the first degree, a class C felony. Pasana was charged in August with first-degree theft, a more serious offense, after stealing the money in December 2010 and January 2011, and reached a plea deal ...
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Kenai brewer turns Gummi Bears into beer
KENAI (AP) — Gummy Bears aren't just for kids anymore. Kenai River Brewing Company is turning candy into beer, with the help of Abbey Ale yeast. The new beverage is just one addition in the works at the Soldotna brewery. The other is an expansion to create a new seating area, set to open next week. "It's going to be just a nice sit-down taproom," said Doug Hogue, brewery co-owner. The new taproom will seat about 2...
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ParksandRec - March 2, 2012
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, March 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. ...
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Alaska House committee votes to ban cellphone use by minor drivers
JUNEAU (AP) — The state House Transportation Committee on Thursday approved a ban on cellphone use by minors while driving, sending the measure onto another legislative panel. Previously attempted bans have fallen short, but Anchorage Democratic Rep. Berta Gardner said her proposal in HB128 stands a better chance because she focuses on drivers younger than 18 and only on talking while driving. "I think we can buil...
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Shell files pre-emptive lawsuit to protect oil drilling plan
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Shell Oil Co. is taking the offensive against environmental groups that have put legal roadblocks in the company's path to offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The Houston-based company on Wednesday sued 11 Alaska Native or environmental organizations that have challenged Arctic offshore drilling at various regulatory steps, starting with the sale of leases and continuing through nearly every pe...
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Moose stomp two Alaska women in separate attacks
ANCHORAGE (AP) — Two Alaska women were stomped by moose Thursday as they walked children to bus stops. A woman in Talkeetna, about 100 miles north of Anchorage, suffered injuries to her lower leg. The other woman had injuries to her ribs in a stomping near Willow, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. She was taken to a hospital, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said. No children were hurt in either inc...
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