A fisherman from Seldovia is collecting stories from fellow Gulf of Alaska fishermen, and the oral history audio project will eventually be sent to the Library of Congress. It was in the mid 1990s when Josh Wisniewski landed in Kachemak Bay as an 18-year-old. Today, he’s a set netter and still fishes halibut out of Seldovia; it’s also where the …
Read More »Galley Tables – What’s Cookin’
Listen as seven storytellers share their stories about “What’s Cookin'” in a live performance recorded on November 10, 2017 at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center. The show first aired on KMXT 100.1 FM on Sunday, November 19, 2017.
Read More »Dance Class Brings Ballroom and Swing to Town for a Good Cause
Dance class in progress. MaryBeth Loewen dances with a student on the left. MaryBeth’s parents, Walt and Kate Loewen, stand in the background on the right. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT An ongoing dance class series is raising money for the Kodiak Arts Council and making the town just a little more coordinated at the same time. Fish and Game salmon …
Read More »School Board Praised for Music Programs
Jay Barrett/KMXT A statewide arts education group has selected several Kodiak residents for its annual "Champion of Arts" award. Seven people, in fact: Melissa Borton, Aaron Griffin, Catherine Le, Patrick McElligatt, Katie Oliver, Peggy Rauwolf and Norm Wooten. If those names sound familiar, and they should, they are the members of the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education. …
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