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Marine Debris Awareness Gets Second Symbol

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s been about a year since Ophelia, the marine debris octopus, was built by Kodiak High School art students. The sculpture, which now resides in the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, was constructed using items collected from Kodiak beaches by Island Trails Network employees. She’s become a mascot for marine debris clean up, and a vivid example of …

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Museum Benefits from Fishery Relationships

Jay Barrett/KMXT If you’ve ever passed through Seattle – and really, who hasn’t? – you are likely familiar with Ivar’s, the Puget Sound seafood chain. This week you won’t have to go nearly as far to get some of its famous deep-fried fish and chips or its classic clam chowder, as it’ll all be available at the Kodiak Maritime Museum …

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Long Term Care Contract Finally Passed

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It was two times a charm for a legal services contract up for approval during last week’s borough assembly meeting. After failing to get assembly approval two weeks ago, the contract with Wholforth Brecht Cartledge and Brooking passed 4-2 Thursday night. The firm bid for the contract, which includes legal services associated with the sale of revenue bonds …

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Seattle Fixture Ivar’s Joining Museum at Crabfest

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the most well-known names in seafood – at least in the Pacific Northwest – will have a presence at Crab Fest this week. Ivar’s, which made its name with quick and tasty fish and chips, and clam chowder, is teaming up with the Kodiak Maritime Museum, through a deal brokered by Alaska Leader Fisheries. According to …

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Kodiak Boys Win State Track & Field Title

Jay Barrett/KMXT The Kodiak High School Bears held off a late charge by Anchorage’s Dimond High School to win the state championships in track and field over the weekend. The Kodiak boys racked up 87 points to Dimond’s 84. Chugiak was third, with Lathrop and South Anchorage rounding out the top five. The Bears were led by The Levis, who …

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Millstein Takes Brewers’ Message to DC

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last week a U.S. Senate subcommittee held a hearing about the importance of America’s small brewers to the economy. It was hosted by Alaska Senator Mark Begich, and he spoke with Kodiak’s Ben Millstein afterwards. “It was great. There was about a dozen or so brewers from around the country with the Brewers Association, which is a national …

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Kalakala Quietly Changes Hands; Fate Still Uncertain

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Jay Barrett KMXT The iconic Washington State Ferry that spent 20 years as a seafood processor in Kodiak’s Gibson Cove changed hands quietly late last year. Karl Anderson, a Tacoma business man didn’t buy the Kalakala necessarily to be the next person to try and restore it to its former Art Deco glory. Instead, he acquired it in exchange for …

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‘Dancing Dog’ Spotted Downtown

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Jay Barrett KMXT In larger towns you often see businesses using different gimmicks to lure in customers, but not so much in a small town like Kodiak. Some use balloons or lights or dancing mascots out on the sidewalk. Well, the downtown Wells Fargo branch decided to try the mascot move last week. KMXT’s Jay Barrett caught up with him …

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