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M*A*S*H Opens This Friday

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT This weekend folks can have a look at what life might have been like in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. Friday is the opening night for M*A*S*H, a play directed by Mike Wall and Jared Griffin, and featuring more than 46 local thespians. M*A*S*H may sound familiar to those who watched the TV series, …

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Air Station Kodiak Sets Up Cold Bay Location

Jay Barrett/KMXT Air Station Kodiak has moved one of its MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters to Cold Bay in anticipation of the winter fisheries in the Bering Sea. The crew arrived on Monday, and will rotate with relief crews from Kodiak. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will also be on patrol from aboard a cutter during the winter as well. Air Station Kodiak …

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Paralells to Alaska Issues at World Fish Congress

Jay Barrett/KMXT Long-time Alaska fisheries journalist Bob Tkacz recently attended the second annual World Congress of Mariculture and Fisheries in Hangzhou, China. The theme this year is “promoting sustainable fishery development.” “The way these kind of events work here, the first one is usually kind of a dry run or dress rehearsal. You can go back on their web site …

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City Postpones Pier I MOA With State

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Last week the Kodiak City Council postponed a vote on a memorandum of agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The agreement dealt with the construction and ownership of a new Pier I, the pier where the state ferry Tustumena typically docks. City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski said the idea to replace the pier came about …

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No November Meetings for City Council

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Kodiak City Council won’t be having very many meetings this fall. Last Thursday the council unanimously approved the cancellation of all its November meetings, which City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski recommended due to scheduling conflicts the whole month. “The holidays approach and it’s more difficult for us to get together and have meetings and November has proven to …

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Bering Sea Crab Season Opens Today – For Some

Lauren Rosenthal/KUCB At noon today, the Bering Sea crab season officially opens. But the vast majority of fishing boats will be stuck in port, because the federal employees who issue their permits have been furloughed. Vessels that are set up to harvest community development quota, or CDQ, will be able to start fishing on time, though. That’s because the State …

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A Hot Pink Summer Leaves Experts Awestruck

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Alaska Department of Fish and Game made it official late last week – this summer’s salmon harvest was the best ever, thanks to a record pink salmon run. The season was also the second most valuable harvest ever. The total number of salmon harvested was 272-million, powered by 219-million pinks. With $691.1-million in ex vessel value, the …

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Bears Sports Weekend Wrap

Jay Barrett/KMXT Volleyball As we all know, Kodiak’s bears are the larger cousins to grizzly bears, and that lesson was reiterated in Anchorage over the weekend when the Kodiak High School Bears defeated host Grace Christian in the championship match of the Lady Grizzlies Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The Bears were the only large school at the dozen-team tournament, and played …

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