Ray Legrue, Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant owner. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A kangaroo burger made its debut at Henry’s Great Alaskan Restaurant today. It was one in a series of meats that staff members tried Sunday at the in-house taste-test. Also on the list were boar sausage, elk bratwurst, and water buffallo sausage. Henry’s served its employees a variety of …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The recorder’s office in Kodiak, which certifies property purchases, will likely be one of those closed across the state due to budget cuts. There are 34 recording districts across Alaska and they are served by 11 offices, which will be cut down to five. Elizabeth Bluemink is the Communications Coordinator for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and …

An example of consumer fireworks. Via Steve Harwood / Flickr    Kayla Desroches/KMXT Fireworks and landscapes were among the topics of discussion Thursday evening at the Borough Assembly work session. Complaints of firework noise coming from Mill Bay Beach brought a neighborhood resident to the table. Joanne Shaker says the Mill Bay Beach area is just too populated for fireworks. …

  2014 conceptual drawing of the ocean-going ferry that would replace the Tustumena in the Alaska Marine Highway System. Glosten / Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Tustumena Ferry replacement process is well underway. The Marine Transportation Advisory Board discussed the progress at its meeting yesterday. Alaska Marine Highway System General Manager, John Falvey, says that they …

Members of the Kodiak City Council met at the library Tuesday night. Kayla Desroches/KMXT   Kayla Desroches/KMXT             Kodiak city biosolids will soon end up in a new composting facility, and Kodiak may see a resurgence of one of its fisheries councils. These were both matters of discussion at the Kodiak City Council work session Tuesday night. Julie Matweyou from …

Dana Haynes. Via the Alutiiq Museum  Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum team is a small, but productive one, and it just welcomed another staffer into the fold.  Dana Haynes will be the museum’s new gallery manager. Among her duties will be to oversee the store and reception desk, serve as a liaison between the museum and artists, and lead tour …

Speakers Julie Matweyou and Oliver Holm at a ComFish panel about the Alaska Maritime Workforce Development Plan. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT   Groups across Alaska want to keep the fishing industry strong and steady and increase the number of people who pursue maritime careers.       Industry sectors and state agencies across the state have compiled the Alaska Maritime …

Ted Teske speaks at the Live to be Salty forum. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT  If you’re a fisherman and you fall overboard unnoticed, there’s one thing that might save your life: a personal flotation device. Or, a life-vest. That’s the idea that Ted Teske proposed at the Live to be Salty forum this Thursday at ComFish. Teske is the Health …

Norm Wooten. KIBSD photo Kayla Desroches/KMXT One of Kodiak’s leaders in education will move to Juneau to work for the Association of Alaska School Boards. The AASB is a non-profit that provides administrative guidance and legislative assistance to Alaska school districts, among other services. Norm Wooten will be the new AASB executive director starting May 1. He’s served as AASB …

Marc Van Kerkhoven with his company’s boot product. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Everyone from marine engine-makers to environmental watchdogs gathered at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center today for the annual ComFish Alaska fishery trade show. Businesses set out bowls of chocolate that attractedchildren and fishermen alike. One vendor flew from Belgium for the three-day occasion. Marc Van Kerkhoven represents the …