Fishing vessel Cape Greig. (Screen grab of video courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard District 17) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The United States Coast Guard medevac’d a fisherman east of Kodiak last week. According to a Coast Guard press release, Discovery Health Partners alerted Juneau watchstanders Tuesday that the man possibly had appendicitis. At the time, the 50-year-old was aboard the fishing vessel …

Radishes. (Photo courtesy of Government of Prince Edward Island / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Two people who consult on food cooperatives dropped into town to meet with the Harvest Food Cooperative board. The local co-op is still in the brainstorming stage and is busy gathering members so that it can build enough funds to launch. Part of what the two consultants …

Emperor Geese. (Photo by James Petts / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The regional body of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council will meet Monday. The regulations surrounding migratory birds have shifted a lot for both hunters and artists this year. In March, the federal government determined the Emperor Goose population had recovered enough to open up limited hunting for the bird. …

Marine debris. (Photo by John Vonderlin / Flickr) This month, a local nonprofit begins a two year beach clean-up along the road system. Island Trails Network executive director Andy Schroeder says this effort will match the constant stream of marine debris that washes up on Kodiak shores. And this one will be on a regular basis. Schroeder says that’s in …

Coming up on this week, Kuskokwim tribes are busy collecting harvest data to help with in-season management. Also, a parcel of land that contains valuable fish habitat on Afognak Island is now safe from future development. We had help from KYUK’s Anna Rose MacArthur in Bethel and KFSK’s Nora Saks in Petersburg.

Draft design plan. Courtesy of Alutiiq Museum Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum is moving forward on a memorial park to honor Alutiiq ancestors and culture. The museum’s governing council had been waiting for Kodiak City Council’s okay before continuing onto the next steps, like community fundraising. The park would be downtown on city land. Last month, the council consented to …

(Left to right) Alyssa Madrid, Margaret Roberts, and Candace Branson, past and present members of the Alutiiq Dancers. Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT The traditional Alutiiq song and dance group, the Alutiiq Dancers, celebrates its 30th year this week. The group formed in 1987, and Margaret Roberts was one of its original members. They took inspiration from …

This stone lamp was found by Calvin Fair at Chief Cove in western Kodiak around 1987. It has been returned to Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum. Photo by Clark Fair Kayla Desroches/KMXT Artifacts sometimes end up in attics or storage boxes miles away from their places of origin. That was the case for one object that started on Kodiak Island and found …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches sits down with members of the Alutiiq Dancers past and present: Margaret Roberts, Candace Branson, and Alyssa Madrid. Original member Roberts shares the history of the group, which formed in 1987, and sheds some light on the significance of its upcoming 30 year celebration.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT One item up for public hearing at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting Thursday is aimed at making more housing options available. The housing ordinance would establish a new zoning district to make it possible for people to build smaller homes. Both the Planning and Zoning Commission and the assembly have so far taken issue with some …