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High School football picks: Final week of high school football
The final week of high school football in Alaska is upon us. Last week, Eielson and Soldotna each won state titles in the small and medium school classifications. I picked both of them to win and neither game was close, just as I predicted. I went 3-1 last week to run my season-long total to 63...
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Mike York poses with his son, Hunter, and real estate agent Darlene Williamson as camera crews film the trio for an upcoming episode of the new TV series "Selling Alaska." (Mike York photo)
Kodiak real estate agent featured in new TV show
TV shows have burned hours of video recording Alaska fishermen, Troopers, Coast Guardsmen and outdoorsmen. Now, one new TV series is turning a lens on an unusual subject — Alaska’s real estate agents. “It’s nothing like a ‘Gold Rush’ type of show or even a ‘Deadliest Catch.’ It’s something more r...
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KIBSD strategic planning meetings come to an end
Community engagement was a top priority for the committee of Kodiak citizens who participated in the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s strategic planning meetings. The district uses strategic planning sessions to develop education goals based on community priorities and input. The final mee...
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Playbook: Oct. 19
Today Volleyball: Kodiak at the Service/Dimond Tournament in Anchorage, 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 Football: Kodiak Football League all-stars vs. Chugiak at Joe Floyd Track and Field. Cubs, 11 a.m.; Grizzlies, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Kodiak at the Service/Dimond Tournament in Anchorage, 8:30 a.m. Su...
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Three Kodiakans honored at AFN
Alisha Drabek decided to learn the Alutiiq language because of her close relationship with her grandmother. This week, Drabek will be awarded for that decision as she accepts the Eileen Panigeo MacLean Education award at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage. "It's an a...
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Josue Ramos kicks a soccer ball during Tuesday’s Kodiak High School soccer club practice at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Soccer club kicks into gear
On a blustery Tuesday afternoon, with snow flurries swirling in the air, nine players kicked soccer balls around a cold Joe Floyd Track and Field. The nine were representing Kodiak High School’s soccer club. The club formed last spring and practiced whenever they could. “We practiced in the gym...
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Stage and Screen: Arbitraging Isn’t Just for Money Anymore
“Arbitrage” (2012) is about infidelity and love. “Arbitrage” is about greed and generosity. “Arbitrage” is about dishonesty and honesty. “Arbitrage” is about disloyalty and loyalty. “Arbitrage” is about familial devotion and familial abandonment. “Arbitrage” is about racial prejudice and racial u...
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Public Safety Blotter: Oct. 18
Saturday, Oct. 13 • At 12:10 a.m. and 12:26 a.m., a 911 caller reported a bear on Selief Lane. • At 2:07 a.m., a caller reported a bear sighting. • At 3:17 a.m., a caller reported a bear sighting on Bonaparte Circle. • At 3:37 a.m., 3:42 a.m., 3:52 a.m., and 4:08 a.m., callers reported bear sight...
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