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Swimmers shine in sprints
Four Kodiak Kingfishers were the top swimmers in their age groups at the Southcentral Sprint Championships held May 4. Alison Narog (girls 8 and under), Max Cook (Boys 8 and under), Devon Cummiskey (girls 10 and under) and Marina Cummiskey (girls 13 and 14) all were the high-point swimmers in th...
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Playbook: May 16
Thursday, May 16 Baseball: Kodiak vs. Palmer at Baranof Field. Junior varsity, 3 p.m.; varsity, 6 p.m. Friday, May 17 Baseball: Kodiak vs. Palmer, noon, and Houston, 5 p.m., at Baranof Field. Softball: Kodiak vs. Houston, 4 p.m., and Eagle River, 5:45 p.m., at East Addition Park. Track: Kodia...
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The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Tustumena makes its inaugural visit to the city of Old Harbor on Monday night, April 23, 2012. According to a draft schedule released by the marine highway on Wednesday, the Tustumena will resume its Old Harbor visits after it finishes maintenance this summer. (Photo courtesy Old Harbor Native Corporation)
Ferry fares to rise after state budget cuts
Taking the ferry will soon get a little more expensive. On Tuesday, Alaska Marine Highway System leaders told the state’s public advisory board that the ferry system will end discount programs and consider raising rates in response to a trimmed operating budget approved by the Alaska Legislature ...
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Kulluk hearing scheduled for Monday in Anchorage
The public will get its first glimpse into the Kulluk investigation on Monday — but Kodiak residents are out of luck if they want to listen in. The Coast Guard will hold a formal marine casualty investigation hearing at noon Monday at Anchorage’s Loussac Library. Coast Guard spokesman Petty Offic...
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Kodiak High School’s Steven Bradley beats a Skyview player during a soccer match in Skyview May 7. Kodiak’s Benita Hafeman, right, and Paul Guerra look on. (Photo courtesy of Eric Waltenbaugh)
KHS soccer club goes 2-1
Kodiak High School’s first soccer excursion was a successful one. The Bears’ soccer club went 2-1 during its three-day swing through the Kenai Peninsula that concluded last Wednesday. Kodiak’s co-ed club beat Skyview 5-3 and Homer 2-0 but fell to Nikiski 4-0. Coach Eric Waltenbaugh said the fi...
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Viola Jean Johnson
Lifetime Kodiak resident Viola Jean Johnson passed away May 9, 2013. She was preceded in death by her mother Vi Johnson and her daughter Viola Michelle. She is survived by her son David Gilbert, her father P. G. Johnson and her sister Mary Johnson. All her friends are invited to a memorial servi...
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Downscaling marries high-resolution data from local weather stations on temperature and precipitation (left) with coarse data on global climate change (right) can make more precise predictions for a certain area. (US Department of Energy)
Alaska Science Forum: Predicting the future: where do climate projections come from? or Using climate data to predict snow in Alaska
In Alaska, our lives revolve around the weather. When it comes to predicting conditions like temperature, snow and rain, the best glimpse into the future comes from climate models. But standard climate models are very broad — looking at how global climate will be affected by things like escalatin...
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Around Kodiak: May 15
Exhibit designer Sarah Asper-Smith visits the Baranov Museum at 6 p.m. tonight for a public meeting to share ideas about new exhibits for the museum. The public is invited to attend. The planning and zoning commission meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the borough building on Mill Bay Road. The Kodi...
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