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The US Fish and Wildlife Service boat Arlluk is seen in a sling at Fuller's Boat Yard on Monday morning, Feb. 11, 2013 in Kodiak, Alaska. The $2.5 million Arlluk sank at its moorings in Kodiak's St. Herman Harbor on Friday. (James Brooks photo)
USFWS boat likely unsalvagable
ANCHORAGE (AP) — A federal research vessel that sank while docked in St. Herman Harbor likely will not be repaired because of the high expense, a spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The 63-foot Arlluk, used by two Alaska Peninsula national wildlife refuges, sank last wee...
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Maritime museum plans cellphone harbor tours
The Kodiak Maritime Museum is planning to tell the history of Kodiak’s harbor through interactive cellphone tours. Museum executive director Toby Sullivan announced the new program during the museum’s annual meeting on Friday. The museum hopes to introduce the tours for people with smartphones la...
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Outdoor Kodiak: Air guns for fun and economy
The high cost of ammunition is hitting the wallets of all shooters. Regular shooting practice, much less shooting for the simple fun of it, is becoming cost prohibitive. Reloading your own ammunition is part of the answer, but the costs of bullets, powder and primers have soared. Factor in the ...
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Births: Feb. 12
Gracin Bay Reft was born to Lawrence Movius and Kristeen Reft. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Also welcoming her to the family are Roy, Noah, Ocean, John, Kueirstan, Lwarence and Angelica. Proud grandparents are Mary and Sonny Reft from Karluk and Beth Peterson fr...
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Alutiiq studies assistant professor April Laktonen Counceller stands next to one of the new language signs on the Kodiak College campus, on Feb. 8. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Kodiak College steps beyond bilingual with new five-language signage
Kodiak College is making its campus more inclusive by installing multilingual signs on its buildings. The effort is part of the $1.4 million Alutiiq Studies and Student Support Project, which required the college to add signs in Alutiiq. "There was interest in making the whole campus more cultura...
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Kodiak’s Jerica Nelson dribbles the ball while being guarded by Dimond’s Karenna Liggon during a high school girls basketball game Friday at Dimond High School. (Samuel Towarak photo)
Kodiak girls suffer first loss of season, place third at Lady Lynx Tournament
Dimond ended Kodiak’s perfect season Friday evening.  The Lynx raced to a 10-2 lead and never let up in a 45-30 semifinal gold bracket victory in the Lady Lynx Prep Tournament at Dimond High School. Kodiak had won its first 17 games of the season before running into a tough Dimond squad that even...
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Garden Gate: Harvey's farmer speech the highlight of the Super Bowl
I confess. I didn’t watch Superbowl XLVII. But after learning about one of the ads, I wish I’d tuned in for those two minutes. No more, thank you. The ad featured a segment of a speech made at the 1978 Future Farmers of America convention by Paul Harvey, the late, great radio broadcaster. The ad’...
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Around Kodiak: Feb. 11
The Alaska State Parks, Kodiak District Citizens Advisory Board will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Fort Abercrombie Park Office. All are welcome to attend. The Kodiak Child Advocacy Center and the Cama'i Home Visiting Program are hosting an open house today from 9 a.m. to 5 ...
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