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Jennifer Canfield/KMXT The Kodiak Middle School orchestra, band and choir held their winter concert last night to a standing-room only crowd at the Gerald C. Wilson auditorium. Here are some sounds from the performance.

Maggie Wall/KMXT Kodiak sports fishermen have until Jan. 13 to comment on the state’s fish stocking plan that determines stocking efforts on local lakes and rivers.The plan remains largely the same, though there are a few changes among local waters. The state’s fish stocking plan, which includes the stocking of Kodiak’s local lakes and rivers, is open for public comments. …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Kodiak resident Aaron Silva passed away last Wednesday. The 15-year-old succumbed to the cancer he’d been diagnosed with last May. His mother, Gaby Alvarez, says that her son was very aware during his final days.

Jay Barret/KMXT A former Kodiak biologist who has continued to work on fisheries projects here even after moving away, may have found a method that could help fisheries managers predict stock collapses before they happen. Mike Litzow, who sailed with his family to Australia four years ago, says the research he’s been a part of indicates a pattern of instability …

Times for the Total Lunar Eclipse in various time zones. It will be visible in Kodiak, weather permitting, early Saturday morning. Alaska times are in the AST column.

Jay Barrett/KMXT Kodiak House Representative Alan Austerman is gearing up for the next legislative session which starts in January. As he did last year, he wants the state to prepare for the day when oil-based revenue declines.

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT At last night’s work session the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly discussed an amendment to the 2012 budget that would allow for a $500,000 contribution from the borough to the Baranof Park improvements project. Meanwhile, the Kodiak City Council was meeting upstairs. The council appointed Santa Claus as head of the Department of Holiday Celebration. A brief investigation by …

Jennifer Canfield/KMXT Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center is one of the largest employers on the island. Brenda Zawacki is the human resources manager for the hospital. She says they hire four to seven employees per month from outside Kodiak. The hospital keeps four long term leases on places where they can house new employees for up to 30 days. Sometimes …