Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council will talk public property permits and restaurant designation at its regular meeting tonight (Thursday). Both the Kodiak Garden Club and Kodiak’s Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association have requested use of public property for community events.  The Garden Club will host its annual plant sale and would like to reserve the covered area at Baranof Park. …

Example of labeled trash can in Anacortes, Washington. Photo by Joe Mabel Kayla Desroches/KMXT Artistic trash cans and housing code changes were both topics of conversation at the Kodiak City Council’s Work Session last night. Fishing company owner Bruce Schactler stepped up to propose that the council authorize trash cans with decorative labels on them. They would be wrapped much …

Humpback whale. Via Wikipedia Kayla Desroches/KMXT Humpback whales have had protection under the Endangered Species Act since 1970, after whaling threatened their existence. Now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposes to categorize the humpback whale into 14 distinct population segments, or DPSs, and take 10 off the list of endangered or threatened animals. Kate Wynne is a UAF Marine …

Amateur food historian and SCA Arts and Sciences Officer, Jennifer Hansen (far right), with her two young assistants in the St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church kitchen. Kayla Desroches/KMXT   Kayla Desroches/KMXT   The Kodiak branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism held a festival on Saturday. Members demonstrated their craftsmanship and fencing prowess at lessons that continued between 10 …

Picture of new KATS bus used for current service. Via Senior Citizens of Kodiak Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak may soon get an extended public bus service. Senior Citizens of Kodiak, which administers the Kodiak Area Transit System, conducted a survey from 250 businesses and organizations and received a lot of input and desire for extended service. There has been a public …

Tammy Hansen. Via KANA Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Area Native Association recently passed a rigorous survey to gain accreditation for medical services as well some other specialty services. KANA provides physical and mental aid to the people of Kodiak and Island communities in various capacities. It also maintains Community Health Aides in Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Port Lions, Old Harbor, and …

SCA fencers. Photo by Travis Abe Thomas Kayla Desroches/KMXT If you’ve ever wanted to fence or feast like a character from “ye olden days”, now’s your chance. Jonathon Clary is the local branch president of Kodiak’s Society for Creative Anarchonism, or SCA, which is an international organization that focuses on the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Clary says the …

The SCOK building. Via Senior Citizens of Kodiak Kayla Desroches/KMXT Clients are happy with the programs at a local senior center according to an annual survey from the organization. Senior Citizens of Kodiak Inc. is a nationally accredited senior center and provides a variety of programs to achieve its mission statement: “To enhance the lives of older adults.” One of …

Danielle Ringer, researcher on the Next Generation of Fisherman Study. Via Alaska Sea Grant Kayla Desroches/KMXT The aging of the fishing industry is a source of concern to coastal communities and some employers who wonder where they’ll get new workers when their current ones retire. A research project that focuses on Bristol Bay and the Kodiak Archipelago hopes to analyze …

Graphic via Pick.Click.Give.org Kayla Desroches/KMXT Nine Kodiak nonprofits recently gained more funds for their areas of operation through Pick.Click.Give. The Alaska organization, Pick.Click.Give, partenered with the state department of revenue in 2007 to allow residents to donate part of their Permanent Fund Dividend to their cause of choice. Their pledges grow every year. Cathy Day is the Interim Program Manager …