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The crew of the U.S. Army landing craft Malvern Hill secures containers and heavy equipment on the ship's deck Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Lash Dock. The Malvern Hill was scheduled to depart Kodiak today, carrying supplies originally intended to help relocate the village of Newtok away from its eroding Southwest Alaska shoreline. The supplies were originally carried aboard the landing craft Monterrey, which ran aground last month on Humpback Rock.

Army landing craft departs Kodiak
The crew of the Army landing craft Malvern Hill spent the weekend tightening chains, chocking wheels and generally preparing to set sail. The Malvern Hill was scheduled to leave Kodiak's Lash Dock today for Port Angeles, Wash., where it will drop off construction equipment brought to Kodiak by the landing craft Monterrey. Last month, that landing craft hit Humpback Rock, causing the largest diesel spill in the rec...

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Municipal election season begins today
The municipal election season has its unofficial start today as the Kodiak borough and city clerks set out election packets for interested candidates. This year, two city council, two borough assembly and two school board seats are being contested among a variety of service area board positions that will also appear on the Oct. 2 municipal election ballot. Interested candidates must fill out a declaration of candi...

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Michael Remy grins as he directs the Kodiak Middle School beginning band during the playing of "The Night Flight of the Gargoyles" during the borough-wide school band concert Tuesday night, April 24, 2012 in the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium. Students from fifth grade through 12th grade took the auditorium stage to demonstrate their skills for parents and spectators.
(James Brooks photo)

Kodiak says farewell to acclaimed jazz band instructor
Michael Remy, the much-loved jazz band teacher, has left Kodiak, but not without leaving good memories in his wake. Remy resigned from his job with the Kodiak Island Borough School District to fulfill his dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail. During his four years in Kodiak, he impacted the lives of many students with his teaching and musical expertise. Band teacher Dale Lhotka worked closely with Remy, and cre...

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Don Young challenger Sharon Cissna visits Kodiak
Rep. Sharon Cissna, the woman who challenged the Transportation Security Administration over a pat-down search in 2011, traveled to Kodiak last week to meet with locals and attend the coastal management hearing. The trip was part of Cissna’s efforts to reach out to different Alaskan communities and hear from locals. The 70-year-old Democrat will run for Congress against Rep. Don Young in the upcoming August electi...

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State ramps up campaign against ocean-borne invasive species
Most Alaskans have their eyes peeled for tsunami debris from Japan, but a handful of scientists are on the lookout for other things that might be lurking in the water. On Saturday, Julie Matweyou, marine advisory program agent in Kodiak, filled in about a dozen Kodiakans about the dangers of invasive species that might be floating with the garbage from Japan. “At tis time, most of the agencies are worried about th...

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Garden Gate: Keep your rhododendrons happy and healthy
You must admit: This year’s rhododendron displays are fabulous. Large flower trusses, busting with pink, white, lavender, yellow and red add bold splashes of color to our green landscape thanks to the warm weather in June and recent rains. While rhodies, a top-of-the-world plant, seem to be self-sustaining, it pays to give them extra care during the summer. Most of the rhodies you see blooming arou...

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City surplus sale mismanaged
To the Editor: I have two complaints in regard to Friday’s city surplus auction. The first is that the welder was removed from the auction the morning of the auction. I would not have attended the auction had the welder not been advertised. In the future, the city should transfer resources between departments before advertising auction items in order to avoid the bait and switch situation that occurred July 13. ...

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Fish Factor: Fishermen dig deep into Bristol Bay's 'red gold'
The red salmon catch at Bristol Bay is on its way to 20 million fish and will very likely go higher, due to a strong run of more than 30 million fish. The reds were still surging into the region’s five big rivers and should serve to boost the harvest beyond the forecast of nearly 22 million fish. With all the salmon fisheries going on every summer all across Alaska, you might wonder why so much attention is foc...

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Obituary: Emily (Christiansen) Bigioli
Our mother, grandmother, and sister passed peacefully at her daughter’s home on July 10, 2012 with family and friends after a long illness. Emily was sixth sibling from a family of nineteen. She was born Oct. 10, 1935 in Old Harbor to Rolf (Nooken) Christiansen and Alexandria (Sasha) Christiansen. She lived in Old Harbor throughout her childhood until she left to go to school at Mt. Edgecumbe. After returning to...

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Ketchikan nonprofit seeds Southeast Alaska oyster farms with promising growth
KETCHIKAN (AP) — Just a few days old, the tiny oysters growing in tanks at OceansAlaska’s new float in George Inlet represent a big milestone for the Ketchikan-based organization — and huge potential for the mariculture industry in Alaska. Mariculture, also known as ocean farming, focuses on cultivating marine life in its natural habitat. “When you start to think of the big picture, it’s pretty amazing really,” sa...

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