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          As we mentioned last week, Kodiak’s recycling center, Threshold Services, has plans for expansion. A large drive-through structure will be put up at the back of the building on Von Sheele Way. And though it’s a little behind schedule, Threshold Executive Director Ken Reinke says it is coming along, and should be open in the spring.
          Once it is up and operational, Threshold staff will be able to help with on-the-spot sorting of recyclables – something Reinke say will be necessary in order to expand the variety of materials that can be accepted.
           Currently, Threshold only accepts high-grade plastic like water bottles and milk jugs. The other types are currently more expensive to ship to the Lower 48 than they are worth. However, with on-the-spot sorting, all grades of plastic can be accepted.

            However, Reinke says making that change will likely force Threshold to stop accepting plastic at the various public collection sites around town. That's because to be economically feasible, the plastic cannot be intermixed.

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            Fewer Kodiak brown bears were taken during the fall hunting season than in previous years, a situation that is being attributed to a cold fall that sent a lot of bears to den early.
            The fall bear season runs Oct. 25 to Nov. 30.
            According to Alaska Department of Fish and Game records, 59 bears were taken in the Kodiak Archipelago. That compares to an average of about 80 bears.
            The archipelago-wide harvest was 75 percent male.
            Closer to town, 16 bears were killed in the road system hunt, two of which were females.
            Three bears taken on the road system were Boone and Crockett eligible. That means they were big even by Kodiak standards. To achieve Boone and Crockett status the length plus width of the skull must measure over 28 inches.
            Of course Kodiak Island has some of the biggest bears in the world. In fact The World’s Record Brown Bear was taken on Kodiak Island in 1952 by a Roy Lindsley. That bear had a Boone & Crockett score of 30 and 12/16th inches.
            The length of the skull on this behemoth, without the lower jaw, measured 17 and 15/16th  inches. The width measured 12 and 13/16th inches.
            Here's a link to the Boone and Crockett record bears webpage which includes a photo of Roy Lindsley and his record brown bear.

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            The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce is putting on its first “Santa Run” tomorrow (Saturday). It’s a 5-kilometer fun run, with, as the chamber’s Joe Bailor says, a holiday twist.
            He encourages participants to dress up as Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves, reindeer or any other Christmas character and come out and run for charity. The $10 suggested donation will go to needy families this holiday season.
            The Santa Run begins with registration tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at the high school, and the 5-K run starts at 11 a.m.

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            The problem of parking downtown near the processing plants took up much of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly’s time during last night’s regular meeting.    
            The assembly sat as a Board of Adjustment in an appeal of a recent planning and zoning commission decision to deny a local seafood processor a variance to have fewer parking spots than required by code.
            KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more.