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“The success of last year’s inaugural fireworks show demonstrated the strength of our community spirit,” Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson wrote in a press release. It’s the second year in a row for the local display after over a decade-long hiatus.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTThis week we hear about Pacific Seafood finalizing purchasing Kodiak's largest seafood plant, KIBSD will decide whether to close a school in January, the Board of Fisheries tweaked some regulations for Prince William Sound pollock, Dunleavy proposed increasing funding for ASMI, and a small landslide struck near Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks with the director and cast of Kodiak Arts Council's production of the beloved holiday tale: A Christmas Story.Performances are Friday and Saturday (Dec. 6 & 7) at 7pm, and Sunday (Dec. 8) at 2pm, at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Brian Venua/KMXT)This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Davis Hovey of KMXT reports that the Governor plans to fund the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute next year, Brian Venua, also from KMXT, tells us that Trident's Kodiak plant has officially changed hands, Southeast crab fisheries open February 17th, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, and Ashlyn O'Hara reports that Kenai has finally banked fishery disaster money after years of waiting.
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