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Kodiakans in Mayor’s Marathon
Kodiak High School teacher Lindsey Glenn led a Kodiak contingent of runners at last Saturday’s Mayor’s Marathon and half-marathon in Anchorage. Glenn finished the marathon in 5 hours, 1 minute, 32 seconds to place 196th in the women’s division. Renee Sullivan was 205th (5:03:10) and Heather Lew...
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Summer Solstice champs
Team Precheese won the seventh- and eighth-grade boys division of the Summer Solstice 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament June 23 at Baranof Park. Front: Jay Miranda. Back, left: Lucky Ibaobao, Darwin Lacaste and Bryan Mangrobang. (Photo courtesy of Kodiak Parks and Recreation)
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This artist’s conception shows the proposed third launch pad at the Alaska Aerospace Corporation’s Kodiak Launch Complex on Narrow Cape. On the launch pad is a Lockeed Martin Athena III medium-lift rocket. The aerospace giant’s pick of Kodiak for its new rocket has allowed Alaska Aerospace’s long-dreamed plans for a medium-lift launch pad to move forward. Construction is expected to begin this summer. (Image courtesy Alaska Aerospace Corporation)
New Kodiak launch pad waits on Lockheed
Alaska has played its cards. Now it’s Lockheed’s turn at the table. Earlier this spring, the Alaska Legislature, at Gov. Sean Parnell’s urging, approved $25 million for a new launch pad at the Kodiak Launch Complex. The approval came after aerospace giant Lockheed-Martin picked Kodiak as the West...
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Coast Guard helo rescues stranded hovercraft
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircraft crews operating out of Cordova flew to the rescue of a disabled hovercraft on the Copper River and rescued six people Monday night. The Coast Guard received a distress call from a friend of the hovercraft operator stating the hovercraft’s propeller was dama...
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Trevor Dunbar
Dunbar runs for Olympic spot tonight
For many Kodiakans, it’s no surprise that Trevor Dunbar has a chance to qualify for the London Olympics tonight. The 21-year-old runner has long been thought of as Kodiak’s future Olympian. “On the surface, it’s obvious that Trevor is an exceptional athlete,” former Kodiak teammate Karsten Schi...
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Biotechnician and crew leader Heidi Helling and seasonal volunteers Eric Torvinen and Ian Petkash work on a mountain goat study in Kodiak. (Image courtesy of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge)
Kodiak wildlife refuge volunteers add valuable research hours
While the federal government ponders massive budget cuts, science has taken a hit. At the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, that’s meant finding creative ways to keep looking into nature’s mysteries. This summer, the refuge has been able to continue research projects with the help of 16 seasonal v...
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Achievers - June 28, 2012
• Alaska Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dianne Blumer approved Trident Seafoods Corporation’s Kodiak Plant for the Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program renewal as a result of outstanding employee safety and health programs. “The SHARP program was o...
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Iver Malutin, chairman of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, and Lt. Cmdr. Michele Shallip, commanding officer of the Coast Guard cutter SPAR, stand Sunday with plaques commemorating the SPAR’s addition as an honorary ship of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis photo)
Sun’aq Tribe gives unique honor to Coast Guard cutter
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter SPAR received a unique honor Sunday as they became the first Coast Guard unit to be named an honorary member of a Native tribe. The Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak honored the Kodiak-based buoy tender and its crew in an elaborate ceremony to thank them for helping memori...
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