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🌱 How new Arctic cutters will reshape life and jobs in Kodiak.

Kodiak, Alaska Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Kodiak! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new Arctic cutters will reshape life and jobs in Kodiak.
  • Why hundreds of gray whales are suddenly flocking to Kodiak waters.

Also on today's calendar: Expressive Drawing and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A few showers, with a high of 48 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Rain; windy and chilly, temps: high: 48, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. Coast Guard Names Kodiak, Seward as Homeports for New Arctic Security Cutters (gcaptain.com) — Kodiak has been chosen to homeport the first two of the Coast Guard’s new Arctic Security Cutters, bringing major federal investment in housing, infrastructure, and long-term operations to the island starting in 2028. The move positions Kodiak at the center of U.S. Arctic security and icebreaking efforts, with expanded crews, support facilities, and national attention on the community’s strategic role in the far north.
   

• Kodiak waters could be offering gray whales a rare lifeline (kmxt.org) — Kodiak’s nearby waters, especially around Pasagshak Bay, are drawing unusually large numbers of gray whales and may be one of the few places where the struggling species is still finding enough food. Local tribal and federal scientists say whales here appear healthier than in many other regions, suggesting Kodiak could be a rare bright spot amid widespread strandings and population declines.
   

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  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for McDonald's STARTS AT $16/hr openers, closers, dayside, overnights Anchorage, Kodiak, ER, Airport, Palmer, Wasilla in Kodiak. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company Inc. posted a job opening for Fresh Cut Produce Clerk in Kodiak. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kodiak here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kodiak

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kodiak

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