Public Radio from Kodiak Island Alaska. http://www.kmxt.org Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:01:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.kmxt.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.kmxt.org Public Radio from Kodiak Island Alaska. http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1565&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100208.healthy_mix.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Healthy Tomorrows Coalition meets this week to work on its 2010 action plan. The group, which is made up of several local agencies, has just been awarded a sizable grant to help carry out that plan. Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center's Public Relations and Communications Coordinator Borghy Holm explained how the multiple-agency coalition came to be. News - Latest Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:44 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1564&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/sirens_8_feb.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) A series of alarms raised alarm in Kodiak on Friday. In the early afternoon, the city tsunami warning sirens went off several times leaving residents wondering if it was the real deal. As it turns out, it was a false alarm; several false alarms in fact. A battery problem caused the alarm to go off on its own a number of times before it was fixed. The Kodiak Police Department was inundated with calls Friday, from people trying to figure out why the sirens were sounding. Lieutenant Ray Ellis said that the high number of phone calls presented the police with another problem as they attempted to deal with the sirens. News - Latest Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:37:59 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1563&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/loran_feb_8.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Once, the cutting edge of navigation technology, signals from the LORAN system will soon fade into history. Most of Alaska's Long Range Aids to Navigation or LORAN stations, which began broadcasting in World War Two, will be turned off on Monday. News - Latest Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:31:15 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1562&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100205.wild_things.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Arts Council's biggest fundraiser takes place this weekend. The council's executive director, Tom Quass, explained what's in store on Saturday. The art auction takes place on Saturday at The Golden Anchor on the Coast Guard base. Doors open at 6 p.m. News - Latest Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:04:30 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1561&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100205.rescue.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted a 40-year-old man from a fishing boat in the Bering Sea yesterday . Coast Guard spokesman Jonathon Lally said that Chad Smith was suffering from severe chest pains while at sea. News - Latest Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:56:06 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1560&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100204.alaska_fisheries_report_4_feb_mono.mp3 On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report, Emily Schwing reports from the Board of Fish meeting in Fairbanks on the Yukon River King Salmon situation, Matt Lichtenstein brings us the halibut quota for 2010, and Marcia Lynn takes us on a tour of the bustling Homer Harbor. News - Latest Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:41:30 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1559&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100204.tagalog.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) This weekend Kodiak College plays host to its first Tagalog language film festival. One of the festival organizers is Dr.Jared Griffin, assistant professor and English Department chairman. He talked to KMXT's Diana Gish about this weekend's event: News - Latest Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:14 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1558&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100204.murdermystery.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) This first week in February concludes with another activity-packed weekend in Kodiak. One of the most unusual events taking place is the staging of an interactive, murder mystery game by Hope Community Resources. The Friday night benefit is planned to promote fun and funds. Hope Community Resources state-wide Development Director Ginger Jackson is in town from Anchorage to support the event and the local Hope chapter. News - Latest Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:56:30 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1557&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100203.weeds.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) When is a weed something other than just a nuisance in the garden? When that weed is also an invasive species. So what's the big deal about invasive species? Invasive plants coordinator Blythe Brown of Kodiak's soil and water conservation district explains: News - Latest Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:03:19 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1556&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/pyramid_feb_2.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) A group of hikers got into difficulties coming back down Pyramid Mountain Sunday night. Around 7:30 p.m. the mother of two of the hikers reported that the group had not returned from a day hike. Their last known location was at the ridge between the North and South Bowl of Pyramid, several hundred feet below the peak to the north. State Troopers, the Coast Guard Fire Department and Military Police, and several search and rescue volunteers responded to the call. After getting some help finding their way in the dark, the six made it down the mountain safely after midnight. News - Latest Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:06:23 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1555&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/bears_feb_2.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Fish and Game wildlife biologist Larry VanDaele returned recently from Sweden where he was invited to speak to a group of film makers about bears. As a result of that trip, Van Daele was not in Kodiak to offer a response to the recently introduced curb-side trash collection proposal. That proposal was presented to members of the Kodiak Island Borough during a recent work session. Since his return, Van Daele offered his view of the plan through a letter to members of the borough assembly. He spoke with KMXT's Diana Gish about his opinion and his hope for a positive outcome to the much discussed issue of trash collection in Kodiak. News - Latest Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:55:33 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1554&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100201.baranov.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Baranov Museum has been awarded a grant from the Rasmussen Foundation's Art Acquisition Initiative. The funding will be used to purchase four works by Kodiak artist Alf Pryor. Museum director Katie Oliver talked about the acquisition: News - Latest Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:42:04 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1553&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100129.meth.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Around 100 people gathered at Kodiak High School last night for a parent and community forum about meth. Others joined the event via live video conferencing. According to substance abuse counselors, the illegal drug is considered to be even more addictive than cocaine and heroine and its presence in the community is raising some alarms. The forum was the result of a cooperative effort between local agencies. Providence hospital, KANA, the Suunaq tribe, Native Village of Afognak, the Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center, the school district, and local law enforcement were some of the groups participating and presenting at the forum. One of the most powerful presentations was by a woman named Chrissy who shared her story as a former meth addict. Her poignant story of addiction and recovery kept the audience's attention as she recounted the story of her life from a violently abused young girl to meth addict and drug runner. News - Latest Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1552&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100129.tap_kids.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Teacher and life-long dancer Lisa Hopkins is the director, choreographer and co-creator of the show, Tap Kids which comes to Kodiak Saturday night. Hopkins, who danced and taught dance in New York, is originally from Toronto. She spoke about the show from her home in Vermont. News - Latest Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1551&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100130.jotr_clarkston_kelly.mp3 The gang talks Kodiak High School Basketball and what happens when games are cancelled by fog; the NFL playoffs, All-Star Game and Super Bowl; and who is on the first ESPN college football poll. Joining Ron and Jay is the increasingly regular Derek Clarkston, and Casey Kelly phoning in from Juneau. News - Latest Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:25:15 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1550&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100129.brother_mule.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) As part of the continuing KMXT Concert Series, we are bringing to town Brother Mule, a self-described blue grass power trio. Brother Mule will be performing Sunday at 7 p.m. in El Chi's. Tickets are available there, at The Treasury on the Mall and at the KMXT studios, where special family-priced packages are also available. News - Latest Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:59:09 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1549&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100128.alaska_fisheries_report_jan_28.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Coming up on this week's edition: The Fish Board is meeting this week in Fairbanks; Target just says no to farmed salmon, and the emotional and financial toll of once being a Prince William Sound herring fisherman. We had help this week from KUAC's Dan Bross in Fairbanks, KCHU's (http://www.kchu.org) Erik Wander in Valdez, APRN's (http://www.aprn.org) Steve Heimel in Anchorage, and KUCB's (http://www.kucb.org) Anne Hillman in Unalaska. News - Latest Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:38:03 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1548&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100128.boe.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) At this week's regular meeting there was a changing of the guard on the Kodiak Island Borough School Board. Outgoing Coast Guard representative Sam Jordan stepped down after two years on the board. Saying he, never passed up an opportunity at the mic, Jordan offered closing comments to the board Monday night. He said that the opportunity to serve on the board is a unique one and that the presence of the Coast Guard on the board speaks well of cooperation within the community. News - Latest Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:33:34 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1547&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100128.myers.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Kodiak's Jeremiah Meyers returned recently from a trip to Puerto Rico where he took part in an effort to support earthquake victims in Haiti. Meyers is a leader in Lions Club International. News - Latest Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:19:00 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1546&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100126.kodiak_population_decline.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Does it feel like you have just a little bit more elbow room here in Kodiak? It's not your imagination. KMXT's Jay Barrett has more. News - Latest Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:40:04 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1545&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100127.meth.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:Diana.Gish@kmxt.org) A town forum about methamphetamines will take place tomorrow night at the Kodiak High School commons. The event will be hosted by several Kodiak agencies, according to Heidi Barrett-McMerney, a substance abuse counselor at KANA. News - Latest Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:30:34 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1544&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100127.career_fair.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) On Friday, Kodiak students and the general public are invited to take part in the 2010 Kodiak Career and College Fair. The event will take place during the day for Kodiak High School students, then the rest of the community is invited to attend an evening session. News - Latest Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:21:18 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1542&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100126.totr_meth_meeting.mp3 In advance of Thursday's community forum on methamphetamines in Kodiak, Heidi Barrett-McNerney of KANA and Steve Doerkson of the school district were host Diana Gish's guest on Talk of the Rock. News - Latest Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:49:36 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1541&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100126.kikkan_randall.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The leader of the U.S. Olympic Cross-Country Ski Team is getting ready for the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Vancouver, but Anchorage's Kikkan Randall took a few minutes to call into KMXT's Jock of the Rock on Saturday to discuss her journey to becoming America's best skier. News - Latest Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:33:26 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1540&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100126.spaghetti.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) A strong turn-out at Friday's Spaghetti feed helped the students and staff of East Elementary School raise 4,500 dollars for the Caribbean Red Cross and Unicef Haiti. One of those who helped prepare and serve the meal was Chris Provost who is a reading teacher at East. He said that the school staff served 550 meals. News - Latest Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:21:57 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1539&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100126.trash_talk_.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) At last week's Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting the assembly heard from local residents concerned about the proposed curbside trash pick-up plan. While the plan is still under discussion and was not on the agenda of the regular meeting, its clear that the issue is on the minds of many people. The following are excerpts of some of the comments the assembly heard on Thursday. The first speaker was Marsha Oswalt. News - Latest Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:06:02 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1538&Itemid=2 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) An accident this morning resulted in minor injuries for one driver. According to Lieutenant Kyle Valerio, Kodiak Police received a call shortly before 8 o'clock this morning about an accident that occurred near Saint. Paul's church. A driver on Rezanof was heading away from town when the hood of his truck flew up, obstructing his view. Valerios said that the driver then crossed over the center line and side-swiped a vehicle that was heading the opposite direction. The driver of the second vehicle was taken to the hospital with what Valerio said appeared to be minor injuries. He said that the driver of the truck was not injured.Kodiak police and the Kodiak Fire Department responded to the accident. News - Latest Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:11:46 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1537&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/xguards_jan_25.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The availability of school crossing guards is always in flux but the need for them remains the same. Currently, volunteers from local non-profit groups take morning and afternoon shifts at key intersections to insure that students get across the road safely. Each time a volunteer fills a shift; their non-profit organization earns 10 dollars. The program is administered by the Salvation Army which receives an annual donation from the borough for their efforts. Captain Cathy Quinn talked about the Salvation Army's role in program. News - Latest Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:40 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1536&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100125.gooberdebatemoves.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) This election year Alaskans will go to the polls to elect a governor. Traditionally, the very first debate among gubernatorial candidates is held during Com Fish in Kodiak, and exclusively deals with fisheries issues. However, since the last time a gubernatorial election was held, the state legislature was mandated by the people to conduct its business in 90 days, and now, the end of session coincides with Com Fish. News - Latest Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:11:24 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1535&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100123.jotr_kikkan_randall_special.mp3 On this very special edition of Jock of the Rock, Alaskan Olympic crosscountry skier Kikkan Randall joinsRon, Derek and Jay. Then to top it all off, Frances Sandin calls in to say hi. News - Latest Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:23:57 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1534&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/assembly_jan_22.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) It didn't take long for the subject of trash to surface at last night's regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly. Several public comments were made by citizens who are worried about the proposed plan to adopt curbside trash pick-up in Kodiak. Because the trash pick-up issue was not on the agenda, the assembly members listened to the public comments but no action was taken on the plan. The curbside trash pick-up plan was unveiled last week at the assembly's work session. A public hearing was held for an ordinance that would amend the borough budget to reflect changes such as: projects that came in over budget, new projects, the acceptance of grant funds and the movement of funds between projects. During the hearing there were no comments made about the changes. The borough manager's report included several items including a new population count for Kodiak as explained by manager Rick Gifford. News - Latest Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:43:50 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1533&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/trash_two_jan_21.mp3 Diana Gish/IKMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) As a part of the Kodiak Island Borough's solid waste management plan, the Anchorage-based company Alaska Waste was contracted to carry out a study about curbside trash pick-up in Kodiak. At the assembly's work session last week, the plan was unveiled to the public. At that meeting, several people were present to hear the proposed plan and to comment. One of those who commented at the meeting was Nick Szabo who is a member of the borough's solid waste advisory board. He sat down with KMXT's Diana Gish to share his perspective on the trash issue. Szabo stressed that he was speaking as a private citizen and not as a SWAB member or spokesman. His view is that parts of the curbside collection plan creates more problems than it solves. Before any further action is taken, the issue of curbside trash pick up in Kodiak will be discussed again at next month's assembly work session. News - Latest Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:35:17 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1532&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100122.threshold_survey.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) It's not just the Kodiak Island Borough that's considering curb-side pick up of ... stuff. The assembly got its first look at the curbside garbage pick up plan last week, a day before Threshold Recycling had a survey inserted into the Kodiak Daily Mirror asking about curbside recycling pick up. As Threshold's new executive director, Ken Reinke points out, they are completely different programs. News - Latest Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:40:47 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1531&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/jv_tourney_21_jan.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Kodiak's J-V basketball teams will get their time in the spotlight this week during the Subway J-V Basketball Tournament. The tournament, which features boys' and girls' teams from three visiting schools, begins this Thursday afternoon. Bears Boys basketball coach Amy Fogle offered some background on the event. News - Latest Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:47:09 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1530&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/haiti_jan_21.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The devastation in Haiti has inspired the staff and students at East Elementary school to lend a hand. On Friday the school is hosting a spaghetti feed to raise funds for victims of the January 12th earthquake. East Elementary principal Paul Kubena said that the decision to join the relief effort came about spontaneously. News - Latest Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:40:05 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1529&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100121.alaska_fisheries_report_21_jan.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Coming up on this week's show, a disaster declaration for the Yukon River; fisheries may have a tough time in this year's state legislature, which just convened, and how safe is your boat? Also, the Alaskan Leader Foundation (mailto:kozak@alaska.com) is taking applications for this year's grants. We had help this week from KSKA's (http://www.kska.org) Ellen Lockyer in Anchorage, Fish Radio's (http://www.fishradio.net) Laine Welch in Kodiak, and KUCB's (http://www.kucb.org) Anne Hillman in Unalaska. News - Latest Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:55:52 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1528&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/garbage_jan_20.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) On KMXT's Talk of the Rock show on Tuesday, the subject was the borough's proposed plan to start curbside trash collection with Alaska Waste. Two members of the Solid Waste Advisory Board; Cindy Harrington and Marion Owen were guests on the show. They talked about why they think its important to give curbside pick-up a try. News - Latest Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:42:40 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1527&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100120.fishermanrally.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) At last week's Kodiak City Council meeting, store owner and fisheries activist Rhonda Maker told the council of her plans to attend a rally in Washington D.C., protesting the growth of the catch share quota system of managing the nation's fisheries. News - Latest Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:11:15 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1525&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100119.totr_garbage_plan.mp3 On this week's edition of KMXT's Talk of the Rock, host Diana Gish speaks with Cindy Harrington and Marion Owen of the Kodiak Island Borough Solid Waste Advisory Board about the borough's proposed plan to provide curbside pick up of garbage on a pay-as-you-go plan in much of the town. News - Latest Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:22:57 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1524&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100119.fishingsafety.mp3 The Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet, homeported in Ketchikan, conducted a boarding on the Kodiak-based fishing vessel Topaz 14 miles east of Cape Chiniak near Kodiak Island Jan. 14, 2010. The crew found a lack of survivial suits on board and terminated the fishing vessel's voyage. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy cutter Acushnet) Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Last week the Coast Guard Cutter Acushnet terminated the voyage of the Kodiak trawler Topaz during a boarding 14-miles southeast of Cape Chiniak. The Ketchikan-based Acushnet was on routine patrol and conducted boardings of four other boats near Kodiak Island. The Topaz was conducting a test trawl to ensure all its gear was in working order, but according to Lieutenant Kirk Fistick, operations officer on the Acushnet, the trawler did not have any survival suits onboard at all. Coast Guard rules require an immersion suit for each crewmember whenever the boat is underway. The boarding crew stayed aboard for eight hours and escorted the Topaz back to Kodiak where the survival suits were stored. The Topaz was allowed to get back underway the next day. The incident highlights how seriously the Coast Guard takes fishing boat safety. Members of the Guard in Kodiak and Unalaska have been conducting dockside inspections for the last month for both the Bering Sea Opilio season and the Kodiak Tanner fishery. On Thursday, Petty Officer First Class Darryl Harvey conducted an exam of the fishing vessel Major at the docks in Kodiak. News - Latest Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:50:05 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1523&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100119.maritimemuseum.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Maritime Museum held its annual meeting last week, and Executive Director Toby Sullivan said it was the largest turnout he's ever seen. About 50 people gathered in the conference room at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center downtown for an update on the organization's finances and a slideshow by Kodiak fisherman Bill Harrington, who escorted three yachts from here to Japan this summer. News - Latest Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:42:40 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1522&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/johnson_jan_19.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The general manager of the Best Western Kodiak Inn has made Alaska's Top Forty Under 40 list. Susan Johnson was honored by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and Alaska Journal of Commerce as one of the state's top young business professionals. Johnson said it was a great honor to be selected for the award. News - Latest Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:08:24 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1521&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/arts_council_jan_15.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Arts Council goes to great lengths to bring quality entertainment to The Rock. At least as far as New York City. The council's performing arts coordinator, Molly Miller, just returned from The Big Apple where she attended the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. News - Latest Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:28:16 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1520&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/transportation_jan_18.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is moving forward on an island-wide transportation feasibility study. A consulting firm has been selected from a group of candidates that submitted proposals. At last week's assembly work session, borough Manager Rick Gifford announced the name of the company that was selected to carry out the study. News - Latest Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:20:41 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1519&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100118.kicvb_update.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) There's been a lot going on at the Kodiak Island Convention and Visitors Bureau lately. Executive Director Janet Buckingham gave an update on the organization's activities to the Kodiak City Council on Thursday night. The city provides partial funding for the KICVB's mission. News - Latest Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:48:04 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1518&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/garbage_jan_15.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) At last night's Kodiak Island Borough Assembly work session, assembly members and a room full of residents heard a presentation by Jeff Riley of Alaska Waste, an Anchorage based waste management company. Riley came to Kodiak to present a proposal for curbside garbage collection in Kodiak. A few things became evident during the discussion that followed Riley's presentation: one is that people in Kodiak are giving a lot of thought to the subject and the other is. that they're divided over whether or not they think it will work. News - Latest Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:41:48 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1517&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100114.fema_kodiak.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in Kodiak this week examining the aftermath of the big storm that battered the city in October, and estimating how much money it will cost to make permanent repairs. KMXT's Jay Barrett has more. News - Latest Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:41:31 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1516&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/bomb_jan_14.mp3 A photo of Diamond Jim's with what appears to be the bomb next to it (red circle). Photo- grapher unknown Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) Residents near Salonie Creek may have heard a big boom Wednesday afternoon. If so, it was the result of a World War Two bomb that was set off by the Explosive Ordnance Detail of Fort Richardson. The soldiers arrived in Kodiak Wednesday after hearing about the bomb through the volunteers of Kodiak's Military History Museum. Before it was detonated, the museum's Kurt Law talked to KMXT's Diana Gish about the ordnance and how yesterday's explosive event came about. The ordnance was exploded shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday night. Pictures of the explosion and a piece of Da Bomb will soon be on display at the Military History Museum. News - Latest Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:13:37 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1515&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/assembly_preview_jan_14.mp3 Diana Gish/KMXT (mailto:diana.gish@kmxt.org) The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is charging into the new year. Tonight'sAssembly work session agenda is a full one as borough manager, Rick Gifford explained to KMXT's Diana Gish Tonight the assembly meets in a work session in preparation for its regular meeting on January 21st. News - Latest Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:02:13 +0100 http://www.kmxt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1514&Itemid=2 /images/stories/mp3/100114.alaska_fisheries_report_jan_14.mp3 Jay Barrett/KMXT (mailto:jay.barrett@kmxt.org) Coming up in this week's edition: more on limited entry for the halibut charter fleet; cod fishing in Cook Inlet opens, and how many opies live after being tossed back? All that, and could you be paying less at the fuel dock later this year - coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from KFSK's (http://www.kfsk.org) Matt Lichtenstein in Petersburg, KBBI's (http://www.kbbi.org) Marcia Lynn in Homer, Deckboss Blogger (http://deckboss.blogspot.com) Wesley Loy in Anchorage, and KUCB's (http://www.kucb.org) Anne Hillman in Unalaska. News - Latest Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:58:07 +0100