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    Emergency listing sought for Prince of Wales Island wolves
    Emergency listing sought for Prince of Wales Island...
    September 17, 2015 10:21 am

    ANCHORAGE — Six conservation groups have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to use an emergency endangered species listing…

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    Fishermen get hands-on with marketing their harvest
    Fishermen get hands-on with marketing their harvest
    By Molly Dischner • November 20, 2014 11:26 am

    From Sitka to Kodiak, small, independent commercial fishermen are taking an increasingly hands-on role in marketing their own fish. Rhonda…

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    Prices low, but Sitka herring catch strong
    Prices low, but Sitka herring catch strong
    By Cristy Fry • April 2, 2014 1:33 pm

    The 2014 Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery wrapped up last weekend with the fleet of 48 seiners going slightly…

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    Sitka writer speaks
    Sitka writer speaks
    March 5, 2014 5:55 pm

    Sitka writer Brendan Jones presents “Being an Alaskan Writer in a New York Industry” at 6 p.m. March 18 at…

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    Deadline extended for art and writing contest
    Deadline extended for art and writing contest
    December 11, 2013 4:49 pm

    The deadline has been extended to Jan. 18 for the Alaska Statewide Youth Art & Writing Competition. Open to students…

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    Samuel Walden von Rekowski
    Samuel Walden von Rekowski
    October 17, 2013 11:28 am

    Samuel Walden von Rekowski was born at 3:27 a.m. Oct. 9, 2013, at South Peninsula Hospital to Kate and Jeffrey…

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    Chris Bernard stands beside a Haida totem pole at Sitka National Historical Park on visit to Alaska while researching his book. -Photo by Kim  Bernard
    New Alaska book tells story of Alaskans 100...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 10, 2013 6:40 pm

    Publishers Weekly calls C.B. Bernard’s “Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now” a travel book, and…

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    Thanks for HCOA scholarship
    Thanks for HCOA scholarship
    June 26, 2013 5:39 pm

    I would like to thank the Homer Council on the Arts for awarding me a scholarship. Music is my passion,…

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    Gift makes arts camp possible
    Gift makes arts camp possible
    June 5, 2013 5:43 pm

    I would like to thank the Homer Council on the Arts for the generous scholarship I was awarded in order…

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    Fishing vessels  wanted for energy audit pilot project
    Fishing vessels wanted for energy audit pilot project
    By Cristy Fry • April 10, 2013 1:29 pm

    The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation is seeking vessel owners for a fishing vessel energy audit pilot program. The foundation notes…

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    Invasive species bill advances in House
    Invasive species bill advances in House
    By MARK D. MILLER • February 18, 2013 4:54 pm

    A bill requiring the state to create a rapid response and management plan to deal with invasive aquatic species moved…

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    Surfing film to show again Dec. 1 at Homer Theatre
    Surfing film to show again Dec. 1 at...
    November 21, 2012 11:53 am

    “Alaska Sessions,” a film about a month-long surfing trip from Sitka to Homer, shows again at 1 p.m. Dec. 1…

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