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Sara Loewen-Danelski holds her recently published book "Gaining Daylight" Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 at the Kodiak College library. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Kodiak woman publishes book about life on two islands
Sara Loewen-Danelski never thought the essays she wrote for a graduate class would turn into a book, but that’s exactly what happened. Loewen-Danelski recently published a book called “Gaining Daylight” that details her experiences growing up on Kodiak Island, living in a remote set net camp with...
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Kodiak High School's Tsunami Bowl team will head to Seward to compete in the competition this weekend, on Feb. 5. From left, Switgard Duesterloh, Chellene Medina, McKenzie Barnett, Hannah Christian, Deborah Bitanga and Jane Eisemann are pictured standing, with John Roy in the front. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Sharp ocean brains head to Seward’s ‘Tsunami Bowl’
Five students from Kodiak High School will travel to Seward today to compete in the 16th annual Tsunami Bowl. The Tsunami Bowl is an annual regional ocean sciences competition in Alaska, which is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The bowl begins on Friday and runs through Sunday. Each tea...
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Report: Three in four seafood workers nonresident
A new state report has found three in four Alaska seafood processing workers are not Alaska residents, the highest percentage of any Alaska industry. Last month, the Alaska Department of Labor released its annual “Residency of Alaska Workers” report, which showed 20.1 percent of Alaska’s 414,000 ...
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Around Kodiak: Feb. 7
Where can you fly off in a hot air balloon, crash land on a deserted island, battle giant crabs, chickens and bees and meet Captain Nemo? Why, in Ray Harryhausen’s magnificent adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel: Mysterious Island. Come see it in the public library at 7 p.m. tonight. Admiss...
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Frank Ulatan
Achievers: Feb. 7
Editor’s note: Last week’s Rotary achiever note provided by Kodiak Middle School for eighth-grader Frank Ulatan contained several errors. A corrected notice is printed below. • Frank Ulatan, son of Marlynne Fangonilo, is an eighth grader at KMS and being recognized through Rotary for not only his...
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Don't trust Obama's gun control plans
To the Editor: Obama is not to be trusted over gun control. He has already showed his colors. Why — and I repeat — why did he not do what he is doing now in his first term? If he would have, he would not be around today. He knew that. His “army” is all lined up. Mayor Bloomberg or Mayor Rahm Eman...
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Kodiak girls move to No. 2 in state rankings
Kodiak’s girls zoomed past Dimond in the latest Alaska Association of Basketball coaches rankings. The Bears (15-0) moved up a spot to No. 2 in the rankings that were released Wednesday. Wasilla remains the top team in the girls 4A rankings, while Dimond slipped from No. 2 to No. 3. Colony and ...
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Prep hoops: Kodiak boys look to rebound after loss
The short week couldn’t have come at a better time for Kodiak’s boys basketball team. Coming off a heartbreak defeat to Colony, Kodiak is back on the court at 7:30 p.m. today in a nonconference game at Chugiak. “It is good to come right out of those games and get right into the next games,” K...
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