Kayla Desroches/KMXT Galley Tables is a monthly event where members of the community are given seven minutes to share a personal experience with an audience. Some audience members leave the performance inspired to tell a tale themselves, even if it’s just to a friend walking next to them, and an upcoming workshop is for those who want to take that …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak District of Alaska State Parks, like other offices that rely on state support, is trying to figure out how to compensate for budget issues and raise revenue. According to ranger Preston Croes, one way they’ll do that is by implementing a day-use parking fee that’s been in place for many years on the mainland. He says …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Anchorage branch of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs will hold a claims clinic in Kodiak this weekend. Veterans and their family members will be able to meet with Veterans Benefits Representatives, who will help them in making new claims and moving claims along, as well as provide other assistance like answering questions on pending claims. Carrie …

A family at a starring gathering in Afognak village in 1960. Photo courtesy of the Knagin family   Kayla Desroches/KMXT Today is Christmas for the Russian Orthodox Church, and part of that celebration includes carolers who journey from door to door carrying a brightly colored, spinning star. The star, which represents the Star of Bethlehem, is one of the Christian …

Johnsen far right and White second from right. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT     Uncertainty about the future of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center and concern from the public prompted UA President Jim Johnsen to put together a task-force with members drawn from the academic community. The committee will advise administration on what direction to …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT     The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and Kodiak City Council will hold a joint work session tonight to discuss the future of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. While the documents in the agenda packet all express the community’s desire to keep the Center open, including a resolution “urging the University of Alaska …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Once every month, intrepid members of the Kodiak community step onto a stage and tell a story. The project, called Galley Tables, challenges storytellers to shape their tales around a theme, and that often leads to unexpected results. One of the founders, Brianna Gibbs, says not only are the stories surprising, but the storytellers often surprise themselves too. …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Best Western Kodiak Inn and Convention Center will soon build itself a sister hotel just a short distance away. Susan Johnson is the Kodiak Inn’s owner and says the new building will be a separate hotel, but will be an affiliate of the Kodiak Inn. “It was originally a project that my dad was looking at – …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Budget concerns surrounding the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near Island has led to the fear of its closure. That’s one topic that UA President Jim Johnsen and the leader of the task force assigned to the issue will address in Kodiak when they drop by this week to meet with local …

Damaged barn on Coplee Ranch in Pasagshak. Photo by Chris Flickinger Kayla Desroches/KMXT High winds damaged a historic barn on Coplee Ranch in Pasagshak on Wednesday. According to the NOAA daily climate report, the highest wind speed that day was 45 and the highest gust speed was 62, which was enough to bring at least part of the aging structure …