Stewart McDonald The superintendents of Alaska’s many school districts agree: Kodiak’s superintendent is the best in the state. That honor for Kodiak Island Borough Schools Superintendent Stewart McDonald was announced Monday night at the school board meeting by Lisa Parady, the executive director of the Alaska Superintendents Association, who had these words of praise for his work. “A consistent and …
Read More »Emergency Responder Drills Wednesday at Benny Benson Airport
Once every three years airports need to pass certain tests to prove they can handle commercial air traffic. At Kodiak’s Benny Benson State Airport, that happens Wednesday. Jeremy Woodrow is the spokesman with the Alaska Department of Transportation in Juneau. “The tri-annual drill is a requirement from the FAA to maintain the Part 139 certification for the airport. That’s what …
Read More »Winter Ferry Schedule Published
The state released its winter and spring ferry schedule last week, and despite Alaska’s budget woes, Kodiak residents shouldn’t see much disruption in service, according to Alaska Marine Highway spokesman Jeremy Woodrow. “Really are no significant changes. For over 50 years now, your boat has been the Tustumena, and the Tustumena will continue to run this winter. The Tustumena is …
Read More »KHS Sports in Full Swing
In volleyball, the defending Northern Lights Conference champion Kodiak High School Bears opened the 2016 season with a pair of home losses to the rival Soldotna Stars. The Stars won Friday 25-19, 25-21 and 25-15. Saturday, SoHi won 25-18, 21-25, 25-18 and 25-22. For Kodiak, Ryana Recustodio had seven kills and 22 digs, Zennia Chia had six blocks and Kyla …
Read More »Carbon Credits Keep Private Land Natural, Provides Incentives to Landowners
Trees have value that can be measured in many different ways. They have an intrinsic value for their beauty. Some are turned into log homes, others into lumber and a bunch into paper products. But by preserving a whole stand of them, the value of the trees can grow each year because of their place in nature’s carbon cycle. As …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 18 August 2016
Coming up this week, they’re processing fish in Petersburg, people are wondering if the streams are too hot for salmon in Wrangell, and just how many salmon do you think they’ve caught in 125 of fishing in Bristol Bay? We had help from KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, KSTK’s Aaron Bolton in Wrangell, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and the …
Read More »Kodiak, Panhandle Schools, Turn to ‘Culturally Responsive’ Curriculum
Aaron Bolton/KSTK Four years ago, in 2012, the Alaska Department of Education created cultural standards for Alaska Native education. The five standards aim to guide school districts across the state towards culturally-responsive teaching. Kodiak, along with seven Southeast school districts, are partnering with the Southeast Regional Resource Center – or SERRC – to meet those standards, starting this fall. The …
Read More »Charter Bus Hits Pedestrian on Return from Concert
It was dark and rainy late Saturday night when a bus carrying revelers returning from the Lion Club’s Warm August Nights concert hit and seriously injured a pedestrian a little after 11 p.m. on the road into town. According to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch, 21-year-old Jamie Ponce Cruz was reportedly in the middle of the road when the yellow …
Read More »No Challengers for Davidson or Whiddon in Kodiak City Elections
The Kodiak City Council will have two vacancies to fill come October and will hold its municipal election concurrent with the Kodiak Island Borough. At the city’s filing deadline Monday at 4:30 p.m., only the incumbents, City Councilmen Charlie Davidson and John Whiddon had thrown their hats into the ring.
Read More »Borough Mayor, Assembly, Education and Board Slates Set
As you head to the polls to cast your ballot for the statewide primary election today, you can start thinking about which candidates you might select in the upcoming municipal election in October. Except for mayor. Nobody get to choose the Kodiak Island Borough mayor. That’s because, as is all-too-often the case in both the borough and the city, there …
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