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Poem: Dipnetting
Dipnetting Season By Dee Rusin, Kenai The fish are coming! The fish are coming! Grab your nets and…
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Teen craft nights boost creativity, family ties
A few months ago, I launched a diabolical plan to entice my teenage daughters to spend more time…
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Best Bet ■ Soldotna Progress Days events are Saturday and Sunday at the Soldotna Little League fields on…
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Reeling it in: ‘Snowpiercer’ a thought-provoking ride
“Snowpiercer” SnowPiercer 2 hours, 6 minutes I find it a depressing fact of life, but more and…
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘North of Normal’ an out-of-the-ordinary read
You stopped in the store the other day, and stopped short. In all its electric-colored glory, tie-dye is…
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Events and Exhibits ■ For the month of July, the Kenai Fine Art Center will host an exhibit…
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Reeling It In: New ‘Planet of the Apes’ film impresses
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Twentieth Century Fox 2 hours, 10 minutes One of the…
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The Bookworm Sez: Be patient – ‘Recognition’ will come
What you wouldn’t give to spend one more day. Your loved one has been gone — what? Weeks?…
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Events and Exhibits ■ For the month of July, the Kenai Fine Art Center will host an exhibit…
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Poem
Untitled By Melinda Anderson, Kasilof He’ll never have the chance to walk her down the aisle She’ll never…
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Reeling it in: ‘Echo’ follows in footsteps of ‘E.T.’
“Earth to Echo” Relativity Media 1 hour, 29 minutes I am currently writing from the mountains…
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Skeleton Crew’ digs into unsolved mysteries
You can’t find your keys. Again. It happens every now and then: you get busy, distracted, and you…
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Hands-on learing: Carving project highlights modern aspects of apprenticeship tradition
When Haida carvers Joe and TJ Young were teenagers in Hydaburg 20 years ago, apprenticeship opportunities there were…
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Best Bet ■ On July 4 at 2 p.m., Dave Thompson of Kenai will recite poetry and ballads…
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Reeling it in: ‘Chef’ a perfect dinner in a movie
“Chef” Aldamisa Entertainment 1 hour, 54 minutes One of the incongruous facts about Hollywood is that more money…
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The Bookworm Sez: McMurtry novel moseys through the Old West
Every good thing must come to an end. In some cases, that’s a surprising relief: you can only…
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Homer-area jazz musician leaves for school, branches out
It took five years, a move to New York City and some soul-searching, but Kenai Peninsula trumpet player…
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Poem: Need For Heed
Need For Heed By Norm Olson, Nikiski Speeding down the highway, the wind against my face With my…
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Best Bet ■ The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Young Men’s Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Steven Kronauer,…
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Reeling it in: ‘Jump Street’ sequel in on the joke
“22 Jump Street” Columbia Pictures 1 hour, 52 minutes Comic actor Nick Offerman sums up the concept of…