Brianna Gibbs/KMXT While some Kodiak residents are hanging onto the last moments of summer, others have already set their sights on the prospect of snow-filled mountains come winter. A gathering of these winter enthusiasts showed their allegiance to the prospect of snow by ditching the sunny weather last night to attend a presentation on avalanche safety at the Bayside Fire …
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Grand Opening for Refurbished Track and Turf Tomorrow
Jay Barrett/KMXT While the City of Kodiak is thinking about a dedication ceremony for the newly refurbished Joe Floyd Track and Field at a future date, Kodiak High School athletes intend to make a big deal about its first day of official use tomorrow. Starting at 1 p.m. the high school choir will sing the National Anthem, followed by a …
Read More »Buskin River Coho Bag Limit Reduced
Jay Barrett/KMXT The bag limit for larger coho salmon in the Buskin River drainage is being cut in half because of extremely low escapement. As of Tuesday, the weir count of the silver salmon was only 506 fish, where as the escapement goal is a minimum of 3,200. As a result, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has issued …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report with Jay Barrett
Coming up this week, a lot of sockeye salmon showed up around Haines this y ear, but they get no love. The feds won’t be taking over management around Angoon, and spending 24 hours in a fish tote – adrift on the ocean. We had help from KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak. KHNS’s Margaret Friedenauer in Haines, and CoastAlaska’s Ed …
Read More »Locavores Celebrate the Season with Potluck
Folks line up at the local foods potluck held Wednesday night. Brianna Gibbs/KMXT photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT More than 100 community members gathered last night at the Kodiak High School commons for a potluck dinner celebrating local agriculture. Goers filled their plates with locally harvested salmon, organically grown vegetables, big game chili and other samplings of more than a dozen local …
Read More »Seafood Still Alaska’s Top Export
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A small gathering of staff from the Chamber of Commerce learned about the value of Alaska’s exports during lunch at the Harbor Room of the Kodiak Inn. Greg Wolf is the executive Director for World Trade Center Alaska and said last year Alaska earned $5.2 billion from worldwide exports. He said the dollar amount ranks Alaska 40th among …
Read More »Air Station Kodiak Jayhawk Hoists Ailing Man from Trawler
Jay Barrett/KMXT An Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew spent some long hours in transit to hoist a 43-year-old man from a factory trawler in the Bering Sea Wednesday. The ailing man aboard the 255-foot Alaska Juris was suffering from heart attack symptoms, which were reported to the Coast Guard at about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was …
Read More »Two New Books Soon to be Published by Alutiiq Museum
Brianna Gibbs/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository will dabble into literary works this fall when it plans to sell two different books that celebrate Alutiiq culture and heritage. The first book is a hefty catalog of Alutiiq artifacts. Sven Haakanson is the executive director of the Alutiiq Museum and said the book was a collaborative project with another museum …
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