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A selfie with Alba Olzabal and Jose Manuel Valesco posted to Facebook. (Courtesy of Alba Olazabal) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A man was found dead in Kodiak earlier this month, floating in the water downtown. Jose Manuel Velasco has been a member of the community for more than 20 years. He’d fallen on hard times, but those who knew him remember him …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Last week the Rasmuson Foundation in Anchorage announced a round of grants to organizations around the state, including $1.1-million for three projects in Kodiak. KANA received $100,000 for upgrades to its dental clinic, the city got $500,000 towards the new library, and the Brother Francis Shelter got a half-million dollars to expand its building, which serves Kodiak’s homeless …