Recently in my column I called attention to the Kraft family, which was famously known for operating Kodiak’s huge merchandise store. It was built on the space now occupied by
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Hereâs a salute to all of the mothers out there, living and departed, who exemplified the qualities of motherhood.
This past year weâve said final farewells to amazing Kodiak women who also were fantastic mothers. Weâve also had mothers who bid farewell to their children. The hardship and grief they suffered â realizing that their child would no longer call them âmomâ â is a reflection of the deep love they had for their children.Â
Kathryn Chichenoff, who died last winter, and her husband, the late Sonny Chichenoff, sadly said that final farewell to their daughter Lori Ogle several years ago.
The Kodiak Arts Council presented a Valentine gift to the community with the presentation of âLetters Aloud,â a reading of love letters written by well-known people.
There was a missing correspondence in the play: love letters between Helen Keller â a famous writer who was deaf, blind and mute â and Frederick Stanton Elder, a man who proposed to her.
The author of âLetters Aloudâ didnât have access to those letters, but Kodiak Island resident Kyle Crowe does. Elder was his great grandfather, who was a widower when he proposed to Keller.Â
Croweâs treasure trove of letters provides intriguing insights into both Elder and Keller as they discuss religion, politics and their mutual admiration.