Looking Back: Sept. 8

55 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 8, 1971 — Kodiak's fantastic shrimp fishery continues its upward spiral in catches. Kodiak shrimp landings have increased over 23% compared to last year. Landings, cumulative to Sept. 1 last year totaled 53,718,300 pounds, which is 9,964,400 pounds above the 43,753,900 pounds for the same period in 1970. — A salute to Spaceage Technology. AIRLIFT! Never has this word meant so much to the people of Kodiak. Hurting because of the current west coast longshoremen's strike, housewives and Kodiak's burgeoning seafood industry have teamed to find relief from these hurts. Kodiak housewives have found their champion in one Kodiak merchant — O. Kraft & Son, and a number of local seafood processors have come to the rescue when grocery shelves were 40% of normal, an airlift was on to provide a minimum load of 50,000 pounds per trip from Seattle to Kodiak. — As reported in the Kodiak Daily Mirror: Miss Ellen Rena Horn made her own dress and veil for her wedding Sept. 2 to Kenneth Ray Lester at the St. James Episcopal church. The Rev. Hugh Hall performed the double ring candlelight ceremony. White gladioli decorated the altar. Miss Sonja Severson, friend and classmate of the bride from the University of Alaska, was the maid of honor. Miss Christy Lorenson was the bridesmaid and Mrs. Dennis Huey was the matron. Miss Susan Horn, 11, was her sister's junior bridesmaid. Best man was Jim Fleming of Anchorage and ushers were Gary Lester, brother of the groom and two brothers of the bride, David and Steven. The new Mr. and Mrs. Lester welcomed about 200 guests at a reception in the Elks Lodge. FIVE YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 — Two veteran teachers are currently undergoing training as the Kodiak Island Borough School District launches a new Gifted and Talented program, according to Damon Hargarves, the district's federal program director. 'We're moving into a mode where we can make a concerted effort to meet the needs of our gifted and talented students,' Hargraves said. 'We're in the middle of training to deliver necessary tests we need to qualify students.' The district defines gifted and talented students as those who perform or have the capacity to perform at higher levels than others of the same age, experience and environment in one or more subjects. — Dave Conrad, the Borough's facilities director and administrative officer, has been named acting interim manager after Borough Manager Michael Powers was terminated last Friday following a 4-3 vote by the borough assembly. Voting to not terminate Powers were assembly members James Turner, Joe Delgado and Julie Kavanaugh. Voting to terminate Powers were members Scott Arndt, Dennis Symmons, Geoff Smith and Aimee Williams. — Runners from Kodiak, West Valley and Dimond raced during the Kodiak Invitational at Fort Abercrombie State Park. Ayla Baker was Kodiak's top finisher in 11th followed by sophomore Cassidy Foster in 13th. Kodiak's coach Ashley Mortenson said 'Ayla ran a great race and she is still learning how to race in these big high school races. She is bringing the girls' team along with her.' Log InKeep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.Now, more than ever, the world needs trustworthy reporting—but good journalism isn't free.Please support us by subscribing or making a contribution. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. President Donald Trump said Wednesday in Washington, D.C., that he will travel to Alaska to campaign on behalf of incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who appears to be facing a close race against Democratic challenger Mary Peltola. The Alaska Department of Revenue announced on Monday that Alaska's K-12 public schools will receive an additional $115 million in state funding this year, prompted by a boost in oil revenues driven by the U.S. war on Iran. On the morning after he became one of four finalists in the race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat, Libertarian candidate Jim McDermott had to apologize.