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Parks and Rec: June 29-July 6
June 29-July 6 JULY 4TH HOLIDAY Since Wednesday, July 4, is a holiday and the swimming pool is closed, Morning Program, Afternoon Open and Youth Lessons, normally held on Wednesday, will instead be held Friday, July 6. The Teen Center and administrative office will also be closed. JULY 4TH 10K R...
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Sarah Lind and her daughter, Izetria (Izzy) Grace-Lind, look forward to going to Washington, D.C., where Izzy will participate in the Junior National Youth Leadership Conference, July 21-26. She was nominated for the honor by her teacher, Balika Haakanson. (Mike Rostad photo)
Kodiak Tapestry: 12-year-old heads to DC for conference
Twelve-year-old Izetria (Izzy) Grace-Lind didn’t see herself as a leader, but her teacher begged to differ. The teacher, Balika Haakanson, nominated Izzy as a candidate for the Junior National Youth Leadership Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C., July 21-26. Haakanson cited Izzy’s scholas...
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Keep out environmental terrorists
To the editor: I have one question for the city of Kodiak. I, as a working resident of Kodiak, am very concerned why the city of Kodiak is allowing the terrorist organization known as Greenpeace to harbor its vessel in Kodiak. This is a big mistake. This is a working city, a fishing town. This ...
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Salmon season remains on track
As fishermen across Kodiak Island fan out to take advantage of a sunny weekend, they will find plenty of targets for their hooks. With one-quarter of the salmon season done, Kodiak has so far dodged the king salmon drought plaguing other areas of the state. Early sockeye returns to the road syste...
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Kodiak's local politicos consider redrawn lines
Editor's Note: Several corrections have been made to this story. Rep. Alan Austerman is running unopposed in this fall's elections, not Sen. Gary Stevens, who faces a Democratic challenger from Cordova. Also, under the new district map, Seldovia is no longer a member of House District 35. To ...
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Parnell: Feds need to pay for care plan
JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell vowed Thursday to work to shift back to the federal government costs associated with implementing President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Parnell told reporters that Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the overhaul “should rally Americans to act...
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Veronica Costa-Bolton leads a tai chi class during Saturday’s Yoga Mountain hike on Near Island. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Hikers experience trails and meditation as part of Yoga Mountain
Veronica Costa-Bolton’s voice was as calming as the cloudless sky above her and the waveless water behind her. The only movement found was from the 16 people scattered along a Near Island beach following Costa-Bolton’s relaxing tai chi instructions. A few trail strollers stopped briefly and watch...
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Pebble group weighs in on peer review
JUNEAU (AP) — The group behind the Pebble Mine project wants the environmental data it has covered to be considered by a peer review panel. The panel is being convened to evaluate a draft study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the impacts of mining on the Bristol Bay region. EPA has...
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