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Seattle fish cop under investigation
The top fisheries investigator in the Northwest U.S. has been removed from office and is under intense investigation by the federal government. According to the Seattle Times, which first reported the story, Vicki Nomura, special agent in charge of NOAA’s Northwest Division, is under investigatio...
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Kids play the balalaika during a Friday night performance at the Baranov Museum. (Image courtesy of Baranov Museum)
Kids get dose of Russian culture at summer camp
Russian culture is an important part of Kodiak’s past, and the Kodiak Russian Balalaika Players are ensuring Kodiak children learn about it. Last week a group of children in Kodiak had the opportunity to learn about different aspects of Russian culture, including dance, music and costumes. “This ...
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Hank Pennington
Outdoor Kodiak: Better late than never: Pink salmon appearing in Kodiak waters
It’s time for pink salmon! Right? Not so fast. From what I’m seeing, the run is a little slow in arriving, just as we have experienced with the king salmon and halibut. Normally we’re catching pinks with some regularity the third week in June and often earlier. But I just saw my first pink Sunda...
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Park hosts enjoy Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN (AP) — Daisy takes her role as Alaska State Parks host seriously. With a gentle wag of her plush Saint Bernard tail, she welcomes visitors to the Settlers Cove host cabin from its deck. Daisy and her owner, Bruce Reid, are more than a month into their roles as park hosts, and Reid’s wif...
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Mahle keeps rolling
Kodiak’s Brandon Mahle earned his second victory for the Post 20 Twins Saturday in Kenai. Mahle, a rising Kodiak High School senior, pitched seven innings in the Twins 14-6 thumping of Eagle River in an American Legion baseball game. Mahle struck out two as the righty earned his second consecut...
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Fun run kicks off Fourth of July
Seward might have the famed Mount Marathon race, but Kodiak is not to be outdone on the Fourth of July. The July Fourth 10K Run and Walk begins 10 a.m. outside the entrance to the Coast Guard base and ends in the Food for Less parking lot. Kodiak Parks and Recreation director Ian Fulp said Mond...
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Jig cod B season wraps up
As salmon season continues, another small-boat fishery has come to an end. On Friday, the National Marine Fisheries service closed the Pacific cod B season for jig fishermen in waters around Kodiak. One hundred seventy-one metric tons of cod were available to jig fishermen under a season that op...
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Lt. Cmdr. Paul Salerno, assuming the role as the new commanding office for Communications Station Kodiak, speaks to the crew and their families during the change of command ceremony June 29, 2012. Salerno informed the crew of his expectations and his excitement for working with them in the future. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
Two and a half months after murders, a new boss at Coast Guard Communication Station Kodiak
With a speech referring to April’s tragedy, Coast Guard Cmdr. Peter Van Ness said farewell to the Emerald Isle during a change of command ceremony Friday. He was relieved by Lt. Cmdr. Paul Salerno, who arrived from the Coast Guard Electronic System Support Unit in Boston. Van Ness, who finished h...
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