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Teresa Carlsen
Kodiak ladies part of revival fire in the north
The Arctic tundra is ablaze with spiritual renewal, ignited by zealous women who carry a burning love for God and a desire to liberate those enslaved by addiction, abuse, guilt and a myriad of other woes. Some of the women in this spiritual movement, known as Tundra Fires, had been caught up in destructive lifestyles themselves. Like the mythical phoenix rising from the ashes of death, they rose above their ensl...
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The impact of sequestration on Alaska
To the Editor: We would like to take a minute to point how sequestration will impact us here in Alaska. News reports about sequestration in the last several weeks have predicted everything from gloom and doom to minimal effects on the American people. Though the impact of the sequestration will be felt statewide, we will focus on how these cuts will affect Kodiak. As everyone here knows, we are on an island. That ...
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Kodiak boys finish at Nikiski
Kodiak’s boys basketball team takes a four-game winning streak into its final regular-season games at Nikiski. Today’s game tips at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday’s contest begins at 3 p.m. Both are nonconference games. “I’m hoping we come out of there with two wins and nobody gets hurt,” Kodiak coach David Anderson said. “We are going to be down a little bit as a couple of our players are going to stay home and nurs...
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Playbook: March 1
Friday, March 1 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Nikiski at the Nikiski High School. Junior varsity, 4:30 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodaik vs. Dimond at Kodiak High School. Junior varsity, 6 p.m.; varsity, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1 Boys basketball: Kodiak vs. Nikiski at the Nikiski High School. Junior varsity, noon; varsity, 3 p.m. Girls basketball: Kodaik vs. Dimond at Kodiak High School. Juni...
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Kodiak nursing home among five best in Alaska
As workers prepare to break ground on a new borough-owned nursing home, Kodiak’s existing 40-year-old long-term care facility is getting top marks from the federal government. This month, U.S. News and World Report named the Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center’s long-term care facility one of the best nursing homes in the United States. PKIMC received a five-star rating from the federal Centers for Medicare an...
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Kodiak wrestlers Ashley Benton, left, Krystal Fabricante, Sarah Carino, Jenny Valdez, Yuri Ahn and Zoe Bigley are participating in the Alaska USGWA Girls State Championships Saturday at Service High School in Anchorage. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Kodiak girls take to the mats
By DEREK CLARKSTON Mirror Writer Five Kodiak wrestlers will test their skills Saturday at the USGWA Girls State Championships at Service High School in Anchorage. This is an unofficial high school girls state championship since the Alaska School Activities Association does not have a separate tournament for girls. “It is probably the only time of the year that they get to wrestle just girls. It is not as high p...
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Alaska State Troopers: Feb. 28
Tuesday, Feb. 19 A 51-year-old Kodiak man was cited by Kodiak Wildlife Troopers for commercial tanner fishing in closed waters in the Southeast section of the Kodiak district. The man will be arraigned at the Kodiak district court on March 8. Monday, Feb. 25 • At 1:30 a.m., the village public safety officer in Akhiok responded to a disturbance involving a fourth-degree assault. A suspect was identified and charge...
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Film crew documenting life of Ted Stevens
A film crew documenting the life of Sen. Ted Stevens is visiting Kodiak this week to meet with people in Kodiak’s fishing industry. Paul Brown, project manager and owner of Arctic World Media in Alaska, is co-producing a documentary about the life of the former senator with API Arts and Outreach, Inc. in New York City. Brown said he hopes to talk to people in Kodiak who worked with Stevens or knew him personally. ...
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Jhun Daniele (J.D.) Agonoy
Achievers: Feb. 28
Kodiak Middle School teachers have chosen the Rotary students of the month for February 2013. In sixth grade, the honorees are Nicole Osborne and Kevin Maramba. In seventh grade, Jhun Daniele (J.D.) Agonoy and Abbie Senda are the picks. For eighth grade, Sarah Quiliza and Frankie Guevara were chosen. Sixth grade • Nicole is an intelligent, thoughtful and kind sixth grader at KMS. Her intelligence is daily evident ...
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The 2013 Crab Festival logo was designed by Coast Guardsman Sean Lawler.
Crab Festival poster and logo winners announced
This year’s Kodiak Crab Festival is “Powered by Nature,” and the new logo unveiled by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce will use Kodiak Electric Association’s wind turbines to get people charged about the upcoming celebration. “I think it’s good that the poster and logo both feature the turbines and KEA’s effort to Kodiak energy,” said Summer Wood, Crab Festival coordinator for the chamber. Wood said the chamber had...
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