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Alutiiq Museum store manager Marya Halvorsen, left, and executive director Sven Haakanson hold "The Alutiiq Orthography: Kodiak Dialect" in Kodiak, Feb. 1. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Alutiiq Museum publishes new book
The Alutiiq Museum is expanding its campaign to promote the Alutiiq language with a new book detailing how to write in Alutiiq. “The Alutiiq Orthography: Kodiak Dialect” was written by museum language program manager April Laktonen Counceller and linguist Jeff Leer. The book is a 100-page paperba...
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Fish Factor: Volunteers wanted to test money-saving energy audits
Volunteers are needed to test drive some new money-saving methods for ‘do it yourself’ energy audits on fishing boats. “Just as with a home audit where you try and understand where your energy is going, you can learn how your vessel is consuming energy and find places where it might be wasted or...
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Kodiak's Megan Pyles takes a shot over Palmer's Taylor Blake during a girls high school basketball game Friday at Kodiak High School. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Kodiak girls sweep Palmer, remain perfect
In a weekend that was supposed to be a test for Kodiak, the Bears basketball team passed with flying colors. Kodiak continued its undefeated season with a pair of dominating Northern Lights Conference basketball victories over a 10-win Palmer team at Kodiak High. Friday’s game was over by halft...
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Bill proposed to rename Akhiok runway in memory of dead pilots
If one new bill passes the Alaska Legislature, a rural runway will soon memorialize two pilots killed while flying over Kodiak. Among the Kodiak bills in the Legislature this year is Senate Bill 31, which will name the Jim Andie and Robin Starrett Memorial Runway in Akhiok. The bill was introduce...
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Supreme court rules in favor of Leisnoi in long-running payment case
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Leisnoi Inc. in a long-running dispute between the Native corporation and its former attorney. On Friday, the supreme court ruled that a fee agreement between Leisnoi and the law firm of Merdes & Merdes is invalid, and Merdes must return more than $6...
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Kodiak Blockbuster manager Lyle Phillips holds up a Blockbuster membership card Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. All 15 Alaska Blockbusters are staying open, bucking the closure of 300 stores nationwide by Blockbuster's parent company, Dish Network, earlier this month. (James Brooks photo)
300 Blockbuster stores are closing nationwide, but none are in Alaska
In the Lower 48, Blockbuster membership cards are becoming about as common as pay phones. Here in Alaska, while video rental stores may be suffering from competition, they’re still hanging on strong. Last week, Dish Network — parent company of Blockbuster — announced it will close about 300 store...
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Kodiak’s Andrew Caballa, top, wrestles a Chugiak wrestler during the Robin Hervey Tournament Nov. 30, 2012, at Kodiak High School. Caballa is one of 12 Kodiak wrestlers at today’s 4A state championships. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Prep wrestling: Caballa eyes repeat
Like most good athletes, Kodiak High’s Andrew Caballa learns from his mistakes. Granted, he hardly ever makes mistakes on the wrestling mat. A year after winning the 106-pound state championship as a sophomore, Caballa has put together a 31-3 record entering today’s 4A state championships at Bar...
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Judge Joel Bolger
Former Kodiak judge appointed to Alaska Supreme Court
On Jan. 25, Gov. Sean Parnell elevated Judge Joel Bolger, a man who spent more than 20 years working in Kodiak’s justice system, to the Alaska Supreme Court. Bolger was elevated from the Alaska Court of Appeals to become the court’s 23rd justice in history, following the retirement of Justice Wal...
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