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Just as the bears are starting to wake up and come out of their dens, local author Stacy Studebaker’s new book is also beginning to make an appearance around town. “Hey Bear Ho Bear,” is Studebaker’s first stab at a children’s book, but the desire to write one first surfaced almost two decades ago. In the early 1990s Studebaker’s folk band, Waterbound, wrote and produced the album, “Alaska Animal Tales and Tunes.”
“Hey Bear Ho Bear is the lead song on that CD and over the years people kept saying, ‘Stacy the lyrics of that song you should turn into a children’s book.’ So I thought about it and thought about it. And then I joined the Kodiak Bear Unified Sub Committee group, the group that works on bear education here in town, bear management. And about two years ago we were talking about outreach and how we could better get our message out to the public and someone said you know we need a children’s book, and I said hmm.”
Studebaker has a strong background in writing for children, and not just in songs. During the 90s she also produced an award-winning radio show at KMXT called “My Green Earth.” The program was picked up nationally, and ultimately went on to air in about 60 countries all over the world. The show, which was catered toward kids, focused on environmental topics. Studebaker hosted the program, but as the character Lila Liverwort, who resurfaces in the pages of “Hey Bear Ho Bear.”
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The first session of the 28th Alaska Legislature wrapped up on Sunday and Kodiak’s Senator Gary Stevens said in a newsletter that he is looking forward to returning to Kodiak for the interim.
During the 90-day session Stevens passed three bills through the legislature. One bill adds a member to the Marine Transportation Advisory Board. The seat is intended for a representative from Southcentral Alaska and seeks to serve the communities Old Harbor, Kodiak, Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Homer and Seldovia. The hope is to give these ferry-served communities a greater voice on Alaska Marine Highway System issues.
Also passed this session was the renaming of two Kodiak area airports. The community of Akhiok requested the village’s airport runway to be renamed the Jim Andie and Robin Starrett Memorial Runway in honor of two pilots that were killed in plane crashes in recent years. The Kodiak airport will also be renamed. The soon-to-be Benny Benson Kodiak State Airport will serve as a tribute Alaska’s flag designer, who had a long history in aviation in Kodiak.
That last bill passed by Stevens, who chaired the Senate Education Committee, involves early literacy interventions for children in kindergarten through third grade. The hope is to improve literacy and increase resources to help Alaskans learn to read at an early age. Another part of the bill changes when a school district needs to notify a teacher of layoffs. The delay will help districts get a better picture of funding situations after the legislature ends, and make layoff or nonretention decisions accordingly. The March 16 notification date is now set as May 15.
The bills now head to the governor for a signature.
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The city of Seward and a Western Alaska CDQ group are working on a plan for a new harbor in the Southcentral community that could shelter a Bering Sea fishing fleet. As KSKA's Ellen Lockyer reports, the innovative plan is designed to keep more fishing related income in Alaska, and help revive Seward's seafood processing industry.
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With a fast-paced legislative session wrapping up on time Sunday, Representative Alan Austerman says Kodiak fared very well in this year’s capital budget, despite much lower spending than last year. Austerman said in his newsletter that state capital spending this year will be at least $737-million less.
Some of the highlights Austerman pointed out is $3.3-million for the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association, $4.5-million for a leachate treatment plant at the expanded Kodiak landfill, and the same amount for airport improvements in Old Harbor. The Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport will receive $27.6-million in federal pass-through funds for continued improvements.
The governor had requested $900,000 for maintenance at the Kodiak Launch Complex, but the legislature slashed that by more than half to $400,000, while another $165,000 Parnell requested for unspecified modernization was zeroed out completely.
Port Lions and Ouzinkie both received funds for dock projects, which Austerman said will allow them to finish the improvements. Also in Ouzinkie, $1.8-million has been provided for repair and replacement for the ailing Mahoona Lake Dam. The Akhiok water system also got nearly a million dollars for critical repairs to its water and sewer system.
In all, Austerman’s House District 35 will receive $56.7-million in capital improvements in this year’s budget. More than half - $30.6-million – is federal funds, with $26-million coming from state funds.
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Fishermen needing their boats taken out of the water for work at the still-young and growing City of Kodiak Shipyard on Near Island will be paying higher fees – but not nearly as high as they could have been.
The Kodiak Ports and Harbors Committee had suggested boosting the fees 60-percent, according to City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski.
“Their first proposal was the first year a 40 percent increase and a second year a 20 percent increase and miscellaneous increases," she said. "And they reconsidered and came back and recommended a 20 percent increase each year for three years and miscellaneous increases.”
But after discussion with the council, the increase was lowered substantially.
“Based on the discussion at that meeting the re3solution itself that’s now in public hearing reflects the city council’s intent and preference which was one 20 percent increase to the lift and lay days, and miscellaneous fee increases if they could understand some of the rational behind what was being recommended.”
The council held a public hearing on the increase, but there was no comment. Neither was there discussion or debate among the councilmembers before they unanimously passed the one-year, 20-percent increase.
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