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With no snow forecast, cleanup set to go Saturday
After snow postponed last weekend’s community cleanup, Kodiak is ready for a second try. At 9 a.m. Saturday, volunteers will gather at Kodiak High School to pick up trash bags and assignments for the annual project to spruce up Kodiak. “We normally go unless it’s blowing 40 (knots),” said Kodiak Chamber of Commerce director Trevor Brown. Last weekend, it was three-quarters of an inch of snow, not wind or rain, tha...
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Parks and Rec schedule: May 10-May 17
May 10-May 17 YOUTH SOCCER Saturday, May 4 Soccer Weather Hotline: Please call 486-8669 after 3 p.m. on the assigned game or practice day to receive field and weather updates for that day. Schedule: Following is this week’s schedule; games are preceded by their time and field number. Saturday, May 11 No Practices due to Earth day Triathlon Monday, May 12 Baranof Football Field Micro-1 Girls/Boys 6 p.m. — F-1, The...
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Port Lions’ Emma Nelson, center, leads Kodiak’s Shannon Armstrong and Sonja Reed in the 100-meter dash at the Kodiak Invitational May 3 at Joe Floyd Track and Field. (Derek Clarkston photo)
Kodiak boys in line for eighth Region III track title
There is no reason to believe Kodiak’s boys will not win their eighth consecutive Region III track and field title. The Bears have dominated the competition this season and possess the premier distance runners in the state. Coach Marcus Dunbar isn’t ordering championship shirts just yet; he won’t breathe a sigh of relief until the final event concludes Saturday afternoon at Nikiski High School. On paper, Kodiak...
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Kodiak baseball prepares for sprint to the finish
After two weeks of canceled games, the Southcentral Conference baseball season has been condensed into a two-week sprint. That sprint begins this weekend with 10 games involving all eight conference teams.  The Bears play Wasilla and Colony and will make up their games with Homer and Kenai. The Homer and Kenai games were canceled last week due to unplayable field conditions on the Peninsula. Because there are only...
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Public Safety Blotter: May 10
Wednesday, May 8 • At 12:21 a.m., an officer asked a sleeping man to leave a property. • At 1:19 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Chichenof Street. • At 1:28 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Simeonoff Street. • At 1:45 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. • At 8:21 a.m., a woman was given 24 hours to provide KPD with proof of insurance. • At 8:29 a.m., a man received a citation for speedi...
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Coast Guard Blotter: May 10
Sunday, May 5 • The Coast Guard assisted the sole fisherman aboard the fishing vessel Amelia Rose, which was taking on water in Prince William Sound. The crew of the 32-foot Anchorage-based gillnetter reported to Coast Guard Sector Anchorage he was taking on water and intended to beach the vessel on Goose Island. The Coast Guard diverted an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from an area familiarizat...
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Another Day in Paradise: Time for change
One of the most impressive sights to me was many years ago on a visit into Washington, D.C. While my friends and I were touring the Smithsonian museums and the many monuments throughout our capital city, we made our way over to Arlington and watched the changing of the guard on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The changing of the guard at the tomb is flawlessly carried out at regular intervals every day, and whil...
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My Asian supreme fogs up the deli container and fills my car with a mouthwatering aroma. I wonder what the fortune inside my cookie will say ... (Photo by Suzanne Bobo)
Island Flavor: Safeway deli’s Asian supreme saves the day
At the Safeway deli, a $7.99 Asian supreme special turns into a $40 expense. But it’s not a bad thing. It’s an effective way to meet the demands of the day. I have a present to send to my mother, and there’s a postal service center inside the Safeway foyer. But I’d like to find a greeting card to go with the gift, and Safeway has a nice selection. While I’m there, I’ll pick up a card for a friend who deserves a “H...
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Sierra O'Quinn, left, Jacob Sickafoose, Cece Pfeiffer, Jazmyne Mesey,  Matthew Horn, Hannah McCarty have a special lunch with North Star principal Janel Keplinger. (Photo courtesy of North Star)
North Star principal retiring after 31 years
When North Star principal Janel Keplinger retires this year, many of her students will remember her, but not for her 31 years with the Kodiak Island Borough School District. They will remember her because of a tradition she started that gave each student at North Star the chance to eat a special lunch in the principal’s office. Keplinger came up with the idea when she first took over as principal, and it stuck. “W...
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Amazing Nature: How fish see the world
Fish, crab and octopus see the world in a different light Looking at a day’s catch of fish triggers a variety of reactions and emotions in onlookers. This week, a group of students from Anchorage on a field trip to Kodiak were treated to the sight of a fish hold sporting freshly caught cod, halibut and red and black rockfish. The most intriguing part of a dead fish are — no doubt — its eyes. Large and bulging, wi...
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