Mitch Borden

Alaska Fisheries Report – May 10, 2018

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, Salmon opens in a week, we’ll have predictions, forecasts, and prices. Bristol Bay’s sac roe herring season is all but over. A new report shows Community Development Quotas in Western Alaska are unfairly low, and no more loosey-goosey vessel registrations. All that and more coming up on this week’s edition of the …

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A new book by a local author focuses on the perspectives of middle-aged and elderly women

Leslie Leyland Fields reads an essay from her new book at the Kodiak Public Library. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Kodiak author Leslie Leyland Fields just released an anthology of essays focusing on the lives of women over 40. KMXT sat down with Leyland Fields and discuss what went into curating and editing this book and has this report. Leslie …

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Daniel Mckenna-Foster joins the Kodiak City Council

Daniel Mckenna-Foster is sworn in as a member of the Kodiak City Council. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak City Council was left with a seat to fill after councilman Gabe Saravia submitted his letter of resignation in April. He left big shoes to fill since he had served on the council for the past 15 years, but …

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City Council refuses to share why Kodiak’s deputy city manger was dismissed

Matthew Van Daele holding his daughter on Pillar Mountain. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Van Daele) Mitch Borden/KMXT The main topic of discussion at the Kodiak City Council regular meeting last night wasn’t on its agenda. Instead, it was the firing of the city’s former deputy city manager, Matthew Van Daele. Last week, he was notified of his termination abruptly with …

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Local dancers take to the stage to perform a pirate ballet

Ballet dancers practicing for their performance of Le Corsaire. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Hundreds of dancers will show off their moves in Kodiak this weekend when the curtain rises on Next Step Dance Kodiak’s production of the ballet Le Corsaire. KMXT stopped by a rehearsal and has this report. Dancers dressed in colorful costumes gracefully move across the …

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Local Archaeologist makes new discoveries on Afognak Island

Museum archaeologist Patrick Saltonstall and helicopter pilot Keller Wattum documenting a petroglyph site on Afognak. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Saltonstall) Mitch Borden/KMXT A local researcher took to the air to do a survey on Afognak Island, but what was meant to be a routine assessment of known historical sites turned into a day full of surprises. Patrick Saltonstall usually travels …

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Koniag announces new benefit for elders

Kodiak elders gather at the Afognak Native Corporation building for Koniag’s annual elder luncheon. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT On Saturday, people gathered at the Afognak Native Corporation building to celebrate the contributions of Kodiak’s Alutiiq elders. Koniag Incorporated, Kodiak’s native regional corporation, hosted the event and got to make a particularly exciting announcement at this year’s elder luncheon. …

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