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Kodiak’s Coast Guard Air Station celebrated its 46th Santa to the Villages program this December, delivering the children of Kodiak’s villages toys, fruit and a visit from Santa and his elves. KMXT’s Kavitha George followed them out to Larsen Bay and Karluk, and has this story. Coast Guard volunteers get ready to visit children in Karluk. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) …

Saturday is the 37th annual Stiles-Clark auction, hosted every year by the Coast Guard Spouses Association. The ‘20s-themed auction boasts all sorts of items from local and mainland businesses. “We have a lot of stuff this year. It’s fabulous,” said Anne Hasenstaub, who’s chairing the event, listing work from local artists, a Seahawk Air flight, fishing charters, and tons of …

Elf Erin Simone hands James Nelson a gift at Port Lions Priority School in 2013. (Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings/Coast Guard/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT Next week, Santa and some of his helpers will be dropping by villages around the Kodiak Archipelago with the help of the Coast Guard. The Santa to the Villages program has been around for …

Santa waves to the community of Danger Bay, AK, before landing to bring gifts to the children on Dec. 13, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Coast Guard flew out to the Kodiak communities again this winter for its Santa to the Villages program. The Coast Guard Spouses’ Association of Kodiak …