Governor Dunleavy’s proposed budget would eliminate the state’s only dairy inspector, making it nearly impossible for up-and-coming dairies like Kodiak Baptist Mission’s Heritage Farms to sell milk commercially. The House passed a workaround to the issue in their version of the bill last week, but it remains to be seen whether that makes it into the final budget. Kelli Foreman, …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Baptist Mission’s food bank has a new director. “I kinda of liken it to being a doctor. You’re kind of always on call.” Joe Buhlig is relatively new to Kodiak and doesn’t imagine he’ll have much time for some of his favorite pastimes, like hiking and fishing. Instead, he’ll spend a lot of time behind the …
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Dutch oven cooking. (Photo by Jeff Harmon / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Baptist Mission will kick off the first of December with a cowboy themed meal and performance. Assistant executive director Kelli Foreman say the event is a nod to Kodiak’s cattle ranching history and the lifestyle of some of its current residents. Foreman says she, like many local …
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Meals can come in all different shapes and sizes. (Photo by jpellgen/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Baptist Mission’s food bank works to get healthy food into the hands of people who don’t always have access to it. Kellie Foreman works at the mission. She says the food bank’s done this for over 13 years and isn’t slowing down. “We serve …
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Baby goat. James Nord / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT Goat yoga is a hot new trend in the fitness world, and it’s coming to Kodiak next weekend. The practice takes a typical class and throws some baby goats into the mix. In videos online, the animals bounce around and climb onto people’s backs. Depending on where they are, they may graze …
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Kayla Desroches/KMXT Preschool in the Kodiak Island Borough began last week and one outdoor program which debuted last year has just opened a class for 3 and 4-year-olds. The expansion at the Kodiak Baptist Mission comes after its success last year with 4 and 5-year-olds. Lead outdoor preschool teacher, Josh Bell, says the outdoor class idea was a dream of …
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