An atkuk is a type of traditional Alutiiq clothing. “The snow falling parka is what these are sometimes known as and when someone is dancing, wearing it, you see the ermine tails just sort of sway and it really does look like snow falling,” said Amanda Landcaster, the curator of collections at the Alutiiq Museum. The new Atkuk was made …
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Talk of the Rock: Juvenile justice and Kodiak Teen Court
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin talks about juvenile justice with members of Kodiak Teen Court: Fernando Escobar, President of Kodiak Teen Court’s Board of Directors Payton Callahan, Vice-president and judge Tessa Davis, Secretary and attorney Andrew Ott, legal advisor and KTC instructor Listen here:
Read More »Midday Report October 17, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The large number of unfilled jobs in Alaska is about demographics, according to new data. The Service High School jazz band jammed with members of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday. And an effort is underway to renovate the oldest standing building in the Municipality of Anchorage. A crowd watches as the …
Read More »Cost Savers bought by Native Village of Afognak and Sun’aq Tribe
Kodiak’s wholesale store, Cost Savers, was sold last week to the Native Village of Afognak and the Sun’aq Tribe. The joint venture was announced in a press release on Oct. 12. It’s the latest move in improving food security on the island. The deal was in the works for about two months before it was announced. The Native Village of …
Read More »Midday Report October 16, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks ordained and installed its seventh bishop, Father Steven Maekawa, last week. Anchorage Mayor Bronson says they are ready for extreme snow this year. And mushers are signing up for the 45th Kuskokwim 300. Katie BasileMushers head down the chute at the start of the Kuskokwim 300. Jan. …
Read More »Midday Report October 13, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage Assembly has approved a new, temporary homeless shelter for the winter. Unalaska may be getting its first legal cannabis dispensary. And the State DOT will spend millions making the route safer for 95 foot long, 80-ton double trailer rigs that will haul ore through Northwest Alaska. One of the 95-foot …
Read More »“Trusty Tusty” is offline for repairs for up to a week
The Tustumena, a ferry that shuttles passengers between communities like Homer, Kodiak, and Unalaska, is laid up in a shipyard in Seward for repairs. “(It’s) not something that we can fix while it’s in the water,” said Sam Dapcevich, a public information officer for the Alaska Marine Highway System. “So they’re going to haul it out in Seward and evaluate …
Read More »Midday Report October 12, 2023
On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: El Nino conditions are forecast to persist through the winter. Rural Alaska could see drone deliveries in its future. And a humpback whale calf known as Tango that washed up dead near Auke Bay earlier this summer was killed by a large boat. An unmanned delivery drone in Alaska.
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