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Storis Supporters See Ray of Hope in Saving Cutter

Jay Barrett/KMXT Fans of the retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis have been holding their collective breath all weekend, hoping there might be a way to prevent the scrapping of the ship in Mexico. Documents were forwarded to members of the Storis Museum Saturday morning indicating the ship might contain too much hazardous material to be exported under the federal …

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Third Annual Zombie Run Needs Your Pumpkins

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Halloween is Thursday and many Kodiak door steps are already littered with carved pumpkins, lighting up neighborhoods and enticing soon-to-be trick-or-treaters. But what do folks do with those pumpkins come November 1, when festivities turn toward Thanksgiving, and the ghoulish squash are no longer needed? A group of students at Kodiak College has a suggestion. Emily Abel is …

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Peterson, Chiniak Schools Recieve State Honors

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Two Kodiak schools were recently recognized as some of the highest performing public schools in the state. “Peterson Elementary and Chiniak School are both highest performing schools in their category and then Chiniak School is also a high progress school.” That’s Eric Fry, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development. Fry said the recognition …

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City Takes a Step Toward Park Hours

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It was all business during the Kodiak City Council’s last meeting for more than a month. The council breezed through a dense agenda last night with little discussion or public comment. One item that did generate some dialogue was an ordinance that would create hours of operation for the city’s various parks, including Baranof and East Addition. The …

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‘Queen of the Fleet’ Headed to Mexican Scrapyard

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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis in 2007 when it left Kodiak for the last time. The decomissioned cutter, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, will be towed to Mexico and cut up for scrap metal. US Coast Guard photo Jay Barrett/KMXT The one-time longest serving U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the former Queen of the Fleet, the …

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Haunted Halloween Tradition Resumes at CommSta

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The U.S. Coast Guard has a long tradition of Halloween happenings in Kodiak. For more than 30 years service members have put on elaborate haunted houses in various locations on base, and invited the community to fright and delight themselves in the festivities. Phillip Jordinelli is the operations officer at the Coast Guard Communication Station, also known as …

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Maker Takes New Job With Borough

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough’s only code enforcer took a new job recently. Jack Maker served as the code enforcer for three years, but his new job doesn’t stray too far from his old stomping grounds. “I’m now the assistant planner for the community development department for the Kodiak Island Borough.” Kodiak’s long time planner, Duane Dvorak, retired in …

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UFA Board Meeting in Sitka

Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska The United Fishermen of Alaska’s Board of Directors is meeting in Sitka this week. President Jerry McCune says the board will work on priorities for legislative and government-agency action. “We’re always looking for little tweaks in the (state) Division of Investments or things that would be more helpful to fishermen for their loans, especially with a lot of …

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Park Hours, Animal Control on City’s Agenda Tonight

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Park hours could be coming to places like Baranof Field and East Addition Park in the near future. Tonight the Kodiak City Council will hold a regular meeting and discuss, among other things, whether or not to implement hours of operation for Kodiak’s many public parks. In an effort to better staff the parks, and mitigate potential vandalism, …

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Teen Court Looks For New Members

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kari Millstein was never particularly interested in the legal system. But in eighth grade some members of Kodiak Teen Court spoke in one of her classes, and Millstein decided to see what it was like. Now, Millstein, a senior in high school, is president of Teen Court, a teen judge and looking at the possibility of law school …

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