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Kodiak first baseman Celeste Chichenoff reaches to tag a Soldotna runner during a high school softball game at East Addition Park Friday. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep softball: Kodiak splits with Soldotna
Friday’s season-opening 11-2 loss to Soldotna was not the way the Kodiak softball team wanted to start the season.  Stars pitcher Serena Prior handcuffed the Bears offensively, while walks and errors did them in defensively.  It was a total turnaround Saturday.  The Bears bounced back for an 11-1...
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Public Safety Blotter: April 30
Thursday, April 25 • At 1:08 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. • At 2:19 a.m., an officer removed debris from the roadway on Hillside Drive. • At 3:46 a.m., an officer removed debris from the roadway on Shelikof Street. • At 10:36 a.m., an officer removed debris from the roadway ...
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School district plans to stretch blanket of teachers between KHS and KMS
Kodiak will hit 16 hours of daylight next week as the sun peeks above the horizon at 6 a.m. Late risers will stretch the covers over their eyes, pulling their blankets up and letting their feet poke out. As spring turns to summer, the Kodiak Island Borough school district is doing some stretching...
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How are schools failing us?
To the Editor: Often it seems that yes, our schools are failing us, but how exactly? Are students not learning? Are teachers not teaching? Society blames the students, parents blame the teachers, and teachers blame the parents. Instead of taking responsibility, we have created a blame game that ...
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We should all help pass the Dream Act
To the Editor: Undocumented aliens are a huge part of America. The nation’s total immigrant population in 2011 reached 40.4 million, and the numbers keep increasing every day. Many immigrants have been here since childhood. Many of them didn’t choose to be here; their parents made the choice for...
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Births: April 30
• Joshua Allen Toivo Nymeyer was born at 1:29 a.m. April 18, 2013, to Luke and Kelly Nymeyer. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. His parents are originally from Kodiak. Proud grandparents are Mark and Susan Nymeyer from Kodiak and Greg and Sandy Berg from Wasilla. • Cla...
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Outdoor Kodiak: Purely for the fun of it
Three of us huddled in the shelter of the building, doing our best to dodge the chill wind while fumbling as we strung line through the guides of fly rods. They were tiny rods, so limber and light in the hand we had little hope they could cope with the wind. The wispy little rods were designed ...
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Fisheries work group discusses group’s scope and upcoming NPFMC meeting
The Kodiak city and borough fisheries work group met Monday morning to continue discussion about a joint resolution defining the group’s scope and authority. The work group has started to reevaluate its role as the group has grown and become more involved in fisheries issues. “This has been discu...
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