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    Tonight (Friday) the Colorado-based band Salem will take to the stage at the Rendezvous. It’s the first time the band has been to Kodiak, but as singer-songwriter Todd Anders Johnson said, it’s been on the wish list for many years. The band, which formed in 2004, boats an eclectic sound.
    Johnson said the group’s music is definitely a mixture, and attendees shouldn’t be surprised to see some songs cross different musical genres.
    But it isn’t just music that brings the group to Kodiak. In addition to being a musician, Johnson is also an environmental activist. He said he has plans to meet with members of Kodiak Electric Association and learn more about the Pillar Mountain wind farm. His hope is to film the experience and hopefully feature it in some of his other projects from around the state.
    As for the music, Salem will take the stage at 9 p.m. at the Rendezvous.

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    There was a very slight hiccup in the legislative process to name Kodiak State Airport for Alaska Flag designer Benny Benson. Yesterday on the State House floor, the bill passed unanimously and was transmitted to the Senate for its concurrence, however the House Rules Committee inadvertently deleted the word “Kodiak” from the name, proposing simply “Benny Benson State Airport.”
    When the bill came up last night in the Senate, it was pointed out that state regulations require the city’s name be associated with a memorial airport, and was sent back to the House for amendment.
    The move to name the Kodiak airport after Benson comes in the year he would have turned 100.

Coming up this week, the State Legislature throws a commercial fisherman off the Board of Fish, Kodiak’s mayors are upset with Trident, and a new pilot program could help you save money running your boat. All that, and one processor will start the salmon season offering a dollar a pound across the board. We had help from KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs in Kodiak.

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    Last night the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council gathered for a joint work session to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to both governing bodies. One item on the agenda was a fisheries update from Kodiak fishery advisor and a former member of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Denby Lloyd. He spoke about a number of fishery items, including a recent incident involving what has been called alleged “fish stealing.”