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Bears roaming town, but no cause for alarm
At least one brown bear is roaming the streets of East Kodiak, but Troopers and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game say residents need to take no more precautions than normal. "There's no cause for alarm," said Alaska Wildlife Trooper Sgt. Paul Fussey. "They do this every year; they're after o...
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Run the Rock deadline nears
Time is running out to register for Saturday’s KMXT’s Run the Rock. The last day to register for the marathon, half-marathon and 10-kilometer races is Friday. Registration for the 5-kilometer begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bear Valley Golf Course. The race begins at 12:30 p.m. The marath...
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Kodiak nonprofits benefit from Pick.Click.Give campaign
For most Alaskans, the Permanent Fund Dividend is a boon quickly spent on things like heating oil, snow tires, Christmas presents or a new TV. This year, more than a few Kodiak residents made a different choice, pledging more than $33,000 in PFD money to local nonprofits through the annual Pick. ...
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NPFMC approves statement of purpose and need for groundfish rationalization
The North Pacific Fishery Management council has approved a groundfish rationalization motion that includes many of the items sought by the Kodiak Island Borough and city of Kodiak. On Tuesday, the final day of the weeklong fisheries meeting in Anchorage, the council approved a statement of purpo...
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Paula Laird poses Tuesday in front of her new office in the Center Avenue Plaza building. Laird, who worked as a real estate agent for five years with Alaska One Realty, has set up an independent office and is now the Re/Max agent for Kodiak. (James Brooks photo)
Business spotlight: Laird opens her own real estate business
Kodiak's newest independent Realtor is a familiar face to Kodiak home buyers and sellers. Paula Laird, a longtime agent for Alaska One Realty, has left that agency to open her own business, Kodiak Island Real Estate. Laird said her desire to have her own business came about because she wanted a n...
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge celebrates refuge week with daily events
The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is holding events this week to celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week. Refuge wildlife biologist McCrea Cobb kicked off the week with a Tuesday talk about non-native mammals on the Kodiak Refuge. "The animal most people are familiar with is the Sitka blacktail...
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Local Results: Oct. 10
Thursday, Oct. 4 Super Heroes 68, Team Drainage 59 Alec Canete-Hall 36 points, Juwan Sabado 10, Brian Caguing 8, Jerica Nelson 8, Jason Ramos 4 and Christian Tapia 2 for Super Heroes. Reland Cornelio 20 points, Ismael Cortez 14, Morgan Moir 7, Jay R Guevara 6, Sarah Ng 6, Greg Ibabao 5 and Lucky ...
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Ruth Hentges votes for her favorite quilts at the Colors of Kodiak quilt show, at St. Mary's gym on Oct. 6. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Quilters display work at annual Colors of Kodiak show
Kodiak's Bear Paw Quilters Guild showed off their members' best pieces at the Colors of Kodiak annual quilt show on Saturday and Sunday at the St. Mary's Catholic School gym. More than 110 quilts were on display for sale and viewing. Becky Church won the best of show award and was given the membe...
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