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It’s late May and I have seedlings with roots poking through the bottom of the containers. They need to get into the ground, but it’s chilly at night. What should I do?
Occasionally your seedlings will outgrow their containers before you are ready...
May 20, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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National Maritime Day on May 22 is a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America’s seagoing industry. It marks the day when the SS Savannah set sail from Georgia on the first trans-Atlantic voyage by a steamship.
As celebrations are unde...
May 17, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
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The other day a fellow Norwegian had the urge to share his obligatory “Sven and Ole” joke. It had something to do with the guys burying their friend, Thorvald, at sea with a shovel.
Lest those outside our circle form their opinion about Norskies t...
May 14, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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I’m tired of waiting!
The winter was long, and it’s time to start catching Dolly Varden in rivers.
I can’t be sure they’re leaving their winter lakes yet, headed downstream to the ocean. But they should start any day and I plan to be on the river ...
May 13, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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Between 60 and 70 percent of Alaska’s seafood is exported to customers around the globe, and the strength of foreign currencies against the US dollar plays a big role in annual sales. Tracking by the Juneau-based McDowell Group for the Alaska Seaf...
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Kodiak boys win 4A state track title by Hawks97
May 18, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
Kodiak's boys captured the school's third state track and field title with a 3-point victory over Dimond at the state championships Saturday at a cold Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. Kodiak finished with 87 points to win its first state team title since 2007. Sophomore Levi Thomet won three e... | 2 | 
State track: Boskofsky, Thomet win titles by Hawks97May 17, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
A pair of Kodiak Island athletes captured state titles at the track and field championships on a snowy Friday in Fairbanks. Port Lions' Raissa Boskofsky won her third straight high jump 1/2/3A state title with a mark of 5 feet, 2 inches, while Kodiak's Levi Thomet led a Bears sweep of the 4A 3,2... | 2 | 
Friday diamond recap by Hawks97May 17, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
BASEBALL Kodiak split a doubleheader with Palmer and Houston Friday at Baranof Field. In the first game, Palmer rode the bat of Kevin Christopher to an 11-9 nonconference victory. Christopher's two-run home run in the fifth inning gave the Moose the lead for good at 8-6. He added a two-run doub... | 1 |
Southcentral Conference baseball standings by Hawks97
May 14, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
After 10 games in the Mat-Su Valley over the weekend, here is how the Southcentral Conference standings look: Kenai (4-1) — Beat Soldotna, Houston, Kodiak and Palmer; lost to Homer. Colony (2-0) — Beat Kodiak and Homer Kodiak (3-2) — Beat Soldotna, Homer and Wasilla; lost to Colony and Kenai ... | 1 |
Saturday baseball: Kodiak swept by Kenai and Colony by Hawks97
May 11, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Kodiak was on the losing end of a pair of walk-off finishes Saturday in the Mat-Su Valley. In the opener, Kenai plated the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to upend Kodiak 6-5. In the nightcap, Colony hit a walk-off grand slam for a 12-0 thumping of Kodiak.... | 1 |
Track and Field: Kodiak boys win eighth Region III title by Hawks97
May 11, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Kodiak boys track and field team won their eighth consecutive region title Saturday at the Region III Championships at Niksiki High School. Kodiak won eight events to top the six-team field with 168 points, 45 ahead of runner-up Colony. Sophomore Levi Thomet was a quadruple winner, taking the 80... | 1 |
Friday baseball: Kodiak sweeps doubleheader by Hawks97
May 10, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Kodiak's baseball team showed no signs of rust in a Southcentral Conference doubleheader sweep of Homer and Wasilla Friday in the Mat-Su Valley. In the opener, the Bears pounded out 15 hits in a 12-5 victory over Homer at Wasilla Fields. In the nightcap, Kodiak worked 10 walks in the final two i... | 1 |
Thursday softball: Kodiak 6, Bartlett 5 by Hawks97
May 10, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Kodiak's 6-5 softball win over Bartlett Thursday evening in Anchorage was a costly one. Leading 5-2 in the fifth, pitcher Kaia Yatsik was drilled in the knee with a line drive. She came out of the game and was taken to the hospital Friday morning for x-rays. Head coach Sam Catt said the x-rays d... | 1 |
Wednesday's diamond recap by Hawks97
May 09, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Baseball Homer opened its season with a 4-1 Southcentral Conference win over Kenai Wednesday evening. The Kardinals fall to 0-2 in the conference. Read about it in the Clarion . Since two weeks of the baseball season was lost to unplayable field conditions, the eight schools in the conference h... | 1 |
Tuesday's softball recap by Hawks97
May 08, 2013 | 0 | 1 |
Soldotna continued its romp through the Northern Lights Conference on Tuesday. The Stars swept Houston in a doubleheader, 16-0 and 9-8, to improve to 6-1 in the NLC. Houston dropped to 0-2. Homer played its first NLC game of the year on Monday, earning a 14-1 win over Skyview. The Panthers are ... | 1 |