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The eye of a dead humpback whale is seen Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 in Chiniak. The 40-foot animal washed ashore on Thursday after being killed by a pod of resident Kodiak killer whales. (James Brooks photo)
Dead humpback whale washes up in Chiniak
Chiniak residents are getting first-hand experience with the old saying that nature isn’t always pretty after a 40-foot dead humpback whale washed ashore on Thursday. “It’s an obvious victim of killer whales,” said Bree Witteveen, the marine mammal research biologist for the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. Witteveen visited the animal Thursday and took samples of its skin and blubber for laboratory testi...
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High school football scores: Week 8
Friday East 38, Chugiak 7 Nikiski 57, Barrow 0 Eielson 50, Lathrop 21 North Pole 48, Colony 42 Argonaut, Calif., 27, Thunder Mt. 0 Palmer 41, Wasilla 12 Sitka 38, Ketchikan 7 Saturday South 47, Dimond 0 Eagle River 31, Bartlett 25 West Valley 47, Juneau 28 Homer 38, Houston 7 Monroe beat Seward by forfeit Sunday Kodiak 20, Skyview 14
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Coast Guard aircrews have long, futile trip in search for missing Norton Sound boaters
The unsuccessful search for two missing boaters in Norton Sound last week is the starkest example yet of the challenges facing the Coast Guard as it nears the end of its first summer of Arctic search and rescue. On Monday, David Slwooko, Debra Kimoktoak left Koyuk for Unalakleet, traveling in a 17-foot skiff across Norton Sound with their two dogs. When the pair failed to arrive Monday evening, Alaska State Troope...
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David Mejia of Pacific Seafood weighs and prices frozen sockeye salmon for sale in the processing plant's storefront Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2012. Postseason measurements show Kodiak's salmon season was in line with predictions as pink salmon came in above expectations while red salmon returns were below forecast. (James Brooks photo)
Commercial salmon season wraps up on target in Kodiak
Kodiak had a better than expected return on pink salmon this year. Preseason estimates by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast Kodiak would have an average return of 13.2 million fish. Instead, the department counted more than 16 million pink salmon in its Kodiak management area, making for strong even-year return based on the department’s harvest categories. “We came in a little over 16 million,” Fish ...
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Kodiak’s Cole Christiansen runs ahead of teammate Levi Thomet during a high school cross country meet earlier this season at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park. The two enter Saturday’s state championship meet as the top two runners in the state. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Thomet and Christiansen hope to finish 1-2 at state meet
Kodiak’s Levi Thomet and Cole Christiansen have staged some epic battles this cross country season, finishing first or second in every meet they’ve run. The Bears’ dynamic duo hopes they have one more fantastic finish as they compete in Saturday’s ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 2012 Cross Country Running State Championships on the Bartlett High School Trails. The girls 4A race begins at 12:45 p.m., while the boy...
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An early morning fire caused a substantial amount of damage to the ice rink at Baranof Park, on Aug. 1. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Price tag to repair Baranof Park ice rink climbs above $1 million
The cost of an Aug. 1 arson attack at the Baranof Park ice rink has passed $1 million. On Thursday night, the Kodiak City Council allocated $400,000 for a cost-plus contract with Jay-Brant General Contractors of Homer to complete repairs on the ice rink, which was damaged when a vandal set fire to wooden debris. The blaze spread to the rink’s dasher boards and damaged the building’s roof. When added to substantial...
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Youth leaders Rachel Wyman Dawson, far left, and Matt Dawson, third from right, pose with, left, Kari Wheeler, Anastasia Skonberg, Christian Leithead and Josh Wheeler. Some of the youth group members were not available for the picture. (Mike Rostad photo)
St. Paul youth to share burritos and faith
Some show their philanthropy by writing checks to charities and organizing fundraisers. The St. Paul Lutheran youth group shows theirs by cleaning beaches, repairing boardwalks and handing out burritos to those who‘d like a bite to eat. Under the guidance of youth leaders, Matt and Rachel Wyman Dawson, the St. Paul kids will be giving burritos to hungry folks in the downtown area on Sunday, Oct. 7 after preparing ...
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Afognak Island hosts innovative green forest project
Two conservation groups are cashing in on Afognak Island timber, but they’re not using a saw to do it. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the American Land Conservancy have partnered with London-based CAMCO Global to market what they’re calling the Afognak Forest Carbon Project, producing carbon credits for global markets. It’s a way for the groups to make money without cutting down trees, and it’s the first t...
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In the courts: Sept. 28
Charges dismissed Charges of resisting arrest and fourth-degree assault were dismissed Sept. 19 against Emil Charliaga, 30. Violating conditions of release Emil Charliaga, 30, was sentenced to 60 days in jail (60 suspended) and a $1,000 fine ($750 suspended) after pleading guilty Sept. 19 to charges of violating conditions of release for a 2009 incident. Charliaga is required to undergo alcohol and substance abus...
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11 Bear football players suspended from team
Eleven players have been suspended from Kodiak’s varsity football team for its regular-season football finale Saturday at Skyview.  The suspensions were due to violations of the school’s athletic code of conduct, Kodiak coach Jim Schnick confirmed Wednesday.  The nature of the violations was not released. “A few players may be eligible for postseason play, but none will be eligible to play this weekend,” Kodiak H...
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