Life
Pioneer Potluck: Bob’s old Ford Escort
1998-99, North Nikiski Bob needed an economical car to go back and forth to work as a carpenter…
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Wild Inside’ will make you howl
Mom always said that you were a wild child. Feral, she said. Uncivilized. The kind of kid for…
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Poet’s Corner: Mushing the Fortymile
Mushing for the Fortymile By John A. Anderson, Kenai Above the hoarfrosted aspens a horned moon casts a…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Goodbye snow
The longer days and sun warming my office have me thinking somewhat disappointingly about trading out my skis…
Life
An Outdoor View: Strange fishing indeed
For some reason, this column doesn’t seem as crazy now as it did when I wrote it for…
Life
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: What day is this?
Well, March came through like a champ. Snow storms, a new Iditarod winner, even an icicle and slush…
Life
Refuge Notebook: A partnership approach to protecting fish habitats
What is being done collaboratively to ensure the Kenai Peninsula’s aquatic habitat remains healthy for fish? The Kenai…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Triumvirate revisits ‘Forrest Guppy’
All the actors in “Forrest Guppy” can turn accents on and off like kitchen faucets. During a rehearsal…
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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.…
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What’s Happening
Events and Exhibitions n The exhibit the Biennial Juried Show is on display at the Kenai Fine Art…
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Spring Break double feature
I am writing this at the beginning of Spring Break – that time of year that everyone who…