The Alutiiq Museum’s April Laktonen Counceller does the sign for boiling water. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Language in the Kodiak Archipelago may have included a visual element at different points in history. That includes sign language and symbols – or pictographs – both of which can be traced back to two men in the 19th century, …

Backpack. (Photo by Michael McCullough / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A recent survey of high school students in the Kodiak Archipelago looked at risk behaviors in the student body. That includes things like drugs, suicide rate, and violence. This year, almost 500 of roughly 600 high school students in the Kodiak High School and island community schools answered the Youth Risk …

Megan Ivanoff at her place of work. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT For some students, spring break is a week-long rest from the inside of the classroom and an excuse to enjoy an open schedule. Others would prefer a more active relaxation. The Kodiak Arts Council is hosting a series of art classes to appeal to that …

Coming up on this week’s Alaska Fisheries Report, electronic monitoring is in its first official year as an option for fixed gear fishing vessels in the North Pacific Observer Program. But it has a lot of room to grow. Also, King salmon are getting smaller along the West Coast. A recent study looks at why. We had help from KBBI’s …

Poster for Mary Poppins. (Courtesy of Kodiak Arts Council) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Arts Council production of Mary Poppins is in the middle of its two weekend runs. It played last weekend and will return on Friday. “I watched a lot of Downton Abbey.” That’s Jared Griffin describing how he perfected his English accent for his role of Bert in …

Photo of site on Shuyak Island. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Chadux) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Oil response vessels are still at the site of a spill roughly 50 miles north of the City of Kodiak. The Coast Guard contracted with Alaska Chadux on the response. Last Monday, according to a situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, high …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Jared Griffin and Jessica Paschke join to talk about the Arts Council’s production of Mary Poppins. They play the characters of Bert and Mary Poppins. Also joining is director Lissa Woodbury Jensen.  

Ed Olson and dog, Sarah. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT It can be a struggle for some of Alaska’s veterans to remain independent as they age. Now, advocates are trying to get the word out about a program that can help. The federally funded VOICE program is designed for those in the VA healthcare system who need …

One of the cameras on board Frank Miles’ vessel. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT More and more commercial fishing vessels are using cameras for catch accounting. The cameras record activity that human reviewers then look over and analyze later. Starting in January, electronic monitoring, or EM, became an official option for small fixed gear vessels in the …

Unified Command response teams deploy secondary boom and absorbent materials in the continued oil spill response efforts in Shuyak Strait (Photo courtesy of Alaska Chadux, LLC) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Oil response crews continue to work on the scene of a spill north of the City of Kodiak. Last week, according to a situation report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, …