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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Christmas in the Park is Saturday at Soldotna Creek Park. Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, the…
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Poem: Ode to a Christmas Tree
Ode To A Christmas Tree By Trish Thomson, Kenai Each year at the start of the Christmas Season…
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The Bookworm Sez: Book filled with fascinating historical nuggets
Was your old high school history teacher wrong? You can’t imagine so; she taught you all about World…
Life
Greet the season – with tomatoes and basil dishes
Even as we move deeper into the holiday season, after nearly a week of Thanksgiving leftovers, many of…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About chopping down the Christmas Tree
Northern Colorado 1940’S This last Sunday, part of a sermon by Craig Fanning, about chopping down a tree…
Life
Business Briefs
Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna.…
Life
Notes from the Recycling Bin
— Recycling is important. Every day we throw away things that are empty, broken, used or unwanted. Recycling…
Life
Here’s the thing: Find a way to keep yourself afloat
Every holiday season I try to adopt an attitude that will keep me afloat. It’s my version of…
Life
Learning for Life: Pantry pests, the univited guests
Sometimes we open up food products to find the surprise of uninvited guests wiggling in what we had…
Life
Kenai Senior Center December Activities
Dec. 1, 6:00p — Mark & Miaya’s Christmas Choncer Dec. 6, 1:00p — Stamping Class with Kimberly &…
Life
Voices of Faith: Black Friday
Black Friday. It sounded sinister and somber, like Black September or something similar. Relief came in learning it…
Life
Church News
‘One Small Candle,’ ‘The Way He Came’ at Apostolic Assembly Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Sunday School Department…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Where do our Trumpeter swans go in the winter?
Did you know that Trumpeter swans have been surveyed on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge since 1957? Six…
Life
An Outdoor View: Fishing in the days of sail
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Jan. 24, 2003. I’ve edited it for brevity.…
Life
What a ride: First time on a snowmobile filled with thrills
SEATTLE (AP) — I can recall vividly all of my friends who have ridden on a snowmobile, because…
Life
Soil needs some kind of protection for winter
Don’t leave your soil nude this winter. Or, at least don’t leave it nude and smooth. You don’t…
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Kilcher cookbook depicts delicious life
“Homestead Kitchen” was born out of the same kind of connection that started the Kilcher family’s reality television…
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What’s Happening
■ Annual Christmas Comes to Kenai events are Friday. At 10 a.m., the doors open for the Kenai…
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Poet’s Corner: Recovery Road
Recovery Road By Bonnie Marie Playle, Soldotna This road called Recovery, what a road it can be, with…
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Reeling it in: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ missing the Potter magic
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Warner Bros. 2 hours, 13 minutes After years of discussion and…