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Nominate someone for First Lady's Volunteer of the Year Awards
To the Editor: Wherever I travel in Alaska, I meet volunteers with big hearts and helping hands. I know you see their positive impact in your community. Please take time to nominate an outstanding volunteer for the First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards. Nominations are due by March 1. Details...

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Local gardeners gathered last weekend for the annual Seed Swap at Judy Hamilton's house to share seeds, stories and food.
(Marion Owen photo)

Garden Gate: Gardeners swap seeds
When it comes to spring gardening, Kodiak gardeners are pushing the envelope. Gone are the days when we waited until Memorial Day weekend to sow carrot seeds and transplant seedlings. Thanks to cold frames and plastic covered hoophouses and raised beds, growers can sow crops outside with confiden...

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Kodiak's Salalau Sega escapes the hold of Palmer's Brian Thompson in the 285-pound finals of the Alaska State High School Wrestling Championships Saturday in Anchorage. Sega won the match 6-5. ( AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Prep wrestling: Sega wins state
Never count Leo Sega out. After finishing a disappointing fifth-place finish at the Northern Lights Conference championships last week, not many people thought Kodiak’s heavyweight wrestler would do much at the 4A state championships. Sega proved the critics wrong. The junior plowed his way th...

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Margaret Dale McLane
Wasilla resident Margaret Dale McLane, 64, passed away with her loving husband, daughter and son in-law at her side on Jan. 19 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A celebration of life in honor of Margaret will be held in the spring. Maggie’s cremated remains will be scattered at a remot...

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Capitol report: Feb. 4
Hello again from Juneau. The first session of the 28th Alaska Legislature is heading into its fourth week, and the pace of work is busy as lawmakers continue to delve into many issues. As is the case every year, the budget will be driving much of the discussion between now and our April 14th adjo...

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Alutiiq Museum store manager Marya Halvorsen, left, and executive director Sven Haakanson hold "The Alutiiq Orthography: Kodiak Dialect" in Kodiak, Feb. 1. (Nicole Klauss photo)

Alutiiq Museum publishes new book
The Alutiiq Museum is expanding its campaign to promote the Alutiiq language with a new book detailing how to write in Alutiiq. “The Alutiiq Orthography: Kodiak Dialect” was written by museum language program manager April Laktonen Counceller and linguist Jeff Leer. The book is a 100-page paperba...

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Fish Factor: Volunteers wanted to test money-saving energy audits
Volunteers are needed to test drive some new money-saving methods for ‘do it yourself’ energy audits on fishing boats. “Just as with a home audit where you try and understand where your energy is going, you can learn how your vessel is consuming energy and find places where it might be wasted or...

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Kodiak's Megan Pyles takes a shot over Palmer's Taylor Blake during a girls high school basketball game Friday at Kodiak High School. (Derek Clarkston photo)

Kodiak girls sweep Palmer, remain perfect
In a weekend that was supposed to be a test for Kodiak, the Bears basketball team passed with flying colors. Kodiak continued its undefeated season with a pair of dominating Northern Lights Conference basketball victories over a 10-win Palmer team at Kodiak High. Friday’s game was over by halft...

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