Life
To everyone who made a great winter of recreation possible, thanks
A hike I did on the Carter Lake trail in mid-January is a perfect example of how we…
Arts & Entertainment
Wild kitchen: “The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook” highlights locally sourced food
It’s a scenario that Alaskans know well. A recipe calls for a specific ingredient, maybe fresh chives, but…
Life
It Is What It Is: In a cabin, in the woods
I think we’re starting to get this cabin camping thing down. A few years back, we made our…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: Rescuing Frack and calling 911
In my other life a long, long time ago (1970s and ealy 80s), I rescued a little kitty…
Arts & Entertainment
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Down to the River’ a PI thriller
Something’s wrong. It may look just fine, but you know better. Call it intuition, call it plain-as-day, but…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Events and Exhibitions n The AFS Intercultural Exchange Program’s 38th annual fundraising dinner is Sunday at 6:00 p.m.…
Life
Refuge Notebook: When the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers flowed backward
It must have been an alarming sight to see these two Kenai Peninsula rivers temporarily flow backward into…
Life
An Outdoor View: The fishing deal
Looking back at some of the crazy things I’ve done in the name of fishing in the past…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Keeping up with ‘Jessica Jones’
“Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” Season 2 Netflix series This turned out to be another of those weeks I wasn’t…
Arts & Entertainment
Triumvirate revisits ‘Forrest Guppy’
All the actors in “Forrest Guppy” can turn accents on and off like kitchen faucets. During a rehearsal…
Arts & Entertainment
Stir the pot with “Last Wild Men”
Sometimes, you need to stir the pot. Agitate things, take chances, try something different because change is good.…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Events and Exhibitions n The exhibit the Biennial Juried Show is on display at the Kenai Fine Art…
Arts & Entertainment
Spring Break double feature
I am writing this at the beginning of Spring Break – that time of year that everyone who…
Life
What can I do?
In a recent conversation our friend John Turnbull had on the phone with a lady makes me stop…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: The Winter Olympics Sleep Deprivation Syndrome
It has taken a few weeks but I can finally walk a few steps without falling asleep while…
Life
An Outdoor View: A Winter Olympics dream
Not much has changed since I wrote this column during the 1994 Winter Olympics. Norwegians still dominate most…
Life
What does a 1st-time Alaska visitor read to get ready?
Whether they’re built on John Muir’s journey along the Southeast in a Tlingit canoe, Christopher McCandless’ iconic teal…
Life
Business Briefs
Chambers set schedules n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: Looking back on the 1990s
We have been trying to downsize our many accumulations we have amassed through the 33 years of living…
Life
Monthly Musings: March a month of awakenings, reflection
March is a month of spiritual awakenings and reflection. Daylight Saving Time begins on March 11 — don’t…