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Alaska Science Forum: Cleaning up after NASA rocket parts come down
by Ned Rozell
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
VENETIE — The cozy log structure smells of coffee, gasoline, and spruce logs burning in a stove made from a 55-gallon drum. Inside the building that serves as the Village Council headquarters for Venetie, Josh Bundick explains a new policy that re...
Outdoor Kodiak: Set your sights on better muscle tone, breath control
by Hank Pennington
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The weather has been hard on everyone’s shooting practice over the last couple of months. Though I usually spend lots of time in the field with a gun in February, it has been a challenge this year just to get out of my driveway! Even if you’re wi...
Fish Factor: AMSEA: Federal budget cut to commercial fishing safety unfair
by Laine Welch
Feb 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s a mixed bag in America in terms of bankrolling “the best available science” for our nation’s fisheries. Based on the preliminary federal budget released last week, funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went from $4.7...
Garden Gate: Greatest veggie hits for growing up north
by Marion Owen
Feb 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
When Robert E. Peary prepared for his final attempt to reach the North Pole in 1909, his provisions included an astounding list of supplies: 16,000 pounds of flour, 10,000 pounds of sugar, 10,000 pounds of “biscuit,” 100 cases of condensed milk, 3...
Another Day in Paradise: Riding out the storms of life
by Maj. John Quinn
Feb 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
One of my favorite viewpoints in Kodiak is through my porthole window in my office. Maybe it’s one of my favorites because it is one of my most frequent views as I come and go inside our building and always pause and look out the window. On a calm...
Senior Life
Senior Life: Senior center offers exercise, high tea in January
Computer classes are ready to begin Jan. 9 with a new teacher — Bobby Ivanoff taking over from Kathy Wischer. Beginning classes are Tuesday and Thursday 10:45 a.m.-noon. Advanced classes are held Monday and Wednesday 10:45 a.m.-noon. It’s a first...
Jan 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Life: Chief Petty Officers luncheon moved
One of the biggest holiday events for seniors is the annual Chief Petty Officers’ Luncheon at the Coast Guard base. Please note that in the December newsletter the event was originally scheduled for Dec. 9, but that date has been changed to Dec. 1...
Dec 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Life — Nov. 18
Seniors Serving Seniors will take place at noon today at the center. This special event, where Kodiak High School seniors serve the seniors at the center, has been going on for more than 30 years. The high school jazz band will entertain and a del...
Nov 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Life: Senior center hosts bazaar, jazz band
Computer classes continue through December at the senior center. Beginning and advanced classes are taught by Kathy Wischer. Call the center to find out more information about the popular classes. Exercise is every day but Friday at 9:30 a.m. On ...
Nov 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Life: Holiday bazaar coming in November
Senior Citizens of Kodiak Inc. will hold its annual holiday bazaar Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booth spaces are now available for sale. Senior’s cost is $25 and non-seniors is $50 per table. Call the center to be sure you get a booth...
Sep 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kodiak Blogs
NLC hoops: Colony girls 36, Palmer 32 by Hawks97
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Colony's girls basketball team defeated Palmer 36-32 in a Northern Lights Conference game Wednesday evening at Colony. What does this mean for Kodiak? A lot. Kodiak (4-4) drops to third in the North Division, while Colony (5-4) slides into second.   Kodiak, though, still holds the inside tra...
NLC weekend roundup by Hawks97
Feb 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
With one week left in the regular season, Wasilla's basketball squads have already clinched the top seed in the Northern Lights Conference North Division with 9-0 records. It is wide open after that. On the boys side, Colony (5-3) is in second, followed by Palmer (4-3) and Kodiak (2-6). The...
Kodiak basketball runs past Homer by Hawks97
Feb 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Kodiak's basketball teams knocked off Homer in a Northern Lights Conference co-ed doubleheader Saturday at Homer. Kodiak's girls rolled past Homer 49-15 to even their NLC record to 4-4. Sarah Ng led the Bears with 12 points, while Ila Hughes added 10. Kodiak (8-8) finishes the regular season n...
Kodiak sweeps Skyview by Hawks97
Feb 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Kodiak basketball registered a co-ed doubleheader sweep of Skyview Friday evening at Skyview HIgh School. The Kodiak boys earned their first Northern Lights Conference victory of the season by beating Skyview 58-46. The game was tied at 22, before Kodiak (1-6 NLC, 7-12 overall) outscored Skyvie...
Newest prep basketball rankings by Hawks97
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
4A Boys 1. Dimond 2. Wasilla 3. Bartlett 4. Service 5. Palmer 4A Girls 1. Wasilla 2. Dimond 3. West Valley 4. Palmer 5. Soldotna 3A Boys 1. Monroe Catholic 2. Anchorage Christian 3. Barrow 4. Sitka 5. Seward 3A Girls ...
Kodiak boys fall to Colony by Hawks97
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Kodiak's string of close Northern Lights Conference losses continued Thursday. The Bears fell to Colony 66-63 in a boys basketball game at Colony High School. The loss sends Kodiak to 0-6 in the NLC, 6-12 overall, while Colony is 4-2, 10-7. Jesse Swearingin continued his strong season with ...
Upset alert: Homer boys top Kenai by Hawks97
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Big upset on the Peninsula Tuesday night when Homer beat Kenai 55-41 at Kenai. Despite the loss, the Kardinals remain the top team in the South at 4-2, while Homer stays at No. 3 with a 2-4 record. In other action, the Soldotna boys beat Skyview 63-35. Soldotna is 4-2 and is in No. 2 in the S...
NLC weekend scoreboard by Hawks97
Feb 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The Wasilla boys lost for the first time in the state Saturday, falling to Monroe, the state's top 3A team, 52-50. Wasilla is now 13-2 — its other loss was to an Alabama school. Girls North Wasilla (6-0, 17-1) Beat Juneau twice 37-26 and 54-34 and Thunder Mountain 71-34. Palmer (2-2,...
Kodiak boys snap skid, girls fall in OT by Hawks97
Feb 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
An Austin Frick 3-pointer with 45 seconds left put Kodiak ahead by one and the Bears went onto snap their seven-game skid with a 57-51 victory over Kenai in a nonconference basketball game Saturday at Kodiak High School. Frick ended with 11 points, while Jesse Swearingin poured in a career-high...
Kodiak s Tony Will gets the ball in the post during a high school boys basketball game against Kenai Friday at Kodiak High School. (Derek Clarkston photo) Kenai sweeps Kodiak in NLC games by Hawks97
Feb 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
The Kodiak boys and girls basketball squads fell to Kenai in Northern Lights Conference action Friday night. In Kodiak, the Kenai boys held on for a 43-42 victory to hand Kodiak its seventh consecutive loss. In Kenai, the Kenai girls posted a 51-40 win to hand Kodiak its fifth consecutive loss...
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