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This view of Stacy Studebaker's garden illustrates what's "in" for this year: Connecting with nature is a key element in garden trends for 2013, tagged as the Year of Bliss, according to Garden Media Group. Growing your own, raising chickens, harvesting wild edibles and getting outside (and away from the computer) are ways that we are actively seeking joy and meaning in our lives. (Marion Owen photo)
Garden Gate: 2013 is the year of bliss
Don’t worry, be happy: 2013 is the year of bliss. That’s according to Garden Media Group, a trend-spotting agency in Pennsylvania that has designated 2013 as the year when gardeners turn their backs on trouble and strife and more actively seek joy and bliss in their everyday life. “Connecting wi...
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Charges pile up against man in restaurant theft
More charges have piled up against a man linked to the Noodles Restaurant burglary. Casey Brennick, 22, was arraigned on nine felony charges in front of Kodiak district court judge Steve Cole on Friday. Brennick faces one count of second-degree burglary, four counts of second-degree theft, two co...
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Capitol Report: Jan. 21
Hello from Juneau. The first session of the 28th Alaska State Legislature convened on Tuesday, and the work of the various Senate and House committees is well under way. The early days of any session, particularly in the first year of a new Legislature, are marked by state agency and department r...
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Fish Factor: Final push to stop genetically modified fish
Fishing groups, consumers and health organizations are launching a final push to prevent genetically modified fish from getting the nod for American dinner plates. During the holidays, the Food and Drug Administration issued its environmental assessment concluding that the fish, tweaked to grow ...
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Desiree Leech, left, and Alice Aga pick up their food from the Kodiak Island Food Bank, in Larsen Bay on Jan. 18. (Photo courtesy of Natives of Larsen Bay)
Shell helps fly food to Larsen Bay
Royal Dutch Shell PLC continued to aid Kodiak’s rural communities by helping deliver food from the Kodiak Island Food Bank to Larsen Bay last week. Larsen Bay received around 1,200 pounds of food from the food bank on Friday. This is the second time Shell has helped deliver to one of Kodiak’s vi...
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Rural schools winless on road
The Kodiak Emerging Small School’s boys basketball team fell 68-38 to Ninilchik Thursday evening on the Kenai Peninsula. Kodiak ESS concludes its weeklong trip with an 0-3 record. “The way these kids have progressed and our trip over here is just remarkable,” ESS coach Russ Scotter said. “We cou...
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Police arrest man for restaurant theft
The Kodiak Police Department arrested a Kodiak man on Thursday who is accused of being connected to the Noodles Restaurant theft. Casey Brennick, 22, faces one felony theft charge for possession of stolen property. On Monday morning, Noodles Restaurant reported someone broke into the building and...
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James Arnold, seen at Baranof Field Wednesday, was announced as Kodiak High School’s baseball coach this week. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Arnold takes charge of KHS baseball
The thought of becoming a high school baseball coach never crossed James Arnold’s mind until an encounter with Rick Langfitt in 2009. At the time, Langfitt was Kodiak High School’s head baseball coach and Arnold was a Little League coach. Langfitt approached Arnold during a Little League game a...
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