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Stress, catch and release
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Stress, catch and release

  • By Switgard Duesterloh
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I slept in until 9:30 a.m. Monday. I only do that maybe twice in a year. When I woke up, the red glow of a brilliant winter sunrise peeked into the bedroom window. It is Martin Luther King Day and I have nowhere to be, nothing that was expected of me before sunrise. My partner already let th…

Start the new year off right by cleaning
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Start the new year off right by cleaning

  • By MARION OWEN
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Last Tuesday, Cindy and Bob (not their real names) participated in an event they called “Tackle Tuesday” where they select a room and clean it from top to bottom. Since they both love to hike, I don’t suppose they would spend a sunny day indoors, but as luck would have it, Tuesday weather wa…

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Regardless of location, we all have access to hope

  • By MAJ. DAVE DAVIS
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Isaiah 57:15 (NLT): “The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this; ‘I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.’”

Achievers

ACHIEVER: Hunter Blair
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ACHIEVER: Hunter Blair

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Hunter Blair’s graduation ceremony from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a Bachelor of Arts in History with Honors was scheduled for May 3. Due to COVID-19, he came home to Kodiak to finish his degree online. He has been accepted into the Secondary Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure…

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Achievers: Jan. 28

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Emily Helenhouse, a 2016 graduate of Kodiak High School, was named to the fall 2019 semester President’s Honor Roll list for Washington State University for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or above.

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Achievers: Jan. 17

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• Kodiak High School graduates Wesley Dumm and Ella Raisley were named to the Montana State University fall 2019 Dean’s List for having a grade point average of 3.5 or above.