Life
Here’s the Thing: Growing season
Spring looks like a rough season around here. Everything melts and our area looks a bit apocalyptic. This…
Life
An Outdoor View: Distractions
While mindlessly surfing the Net the other day, I got to thinking about distractions. According to Macmillan Dictionary,…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Spring into Earth Day
It’s spring! I celebrate this fact in the sun warming my back, the drip, drip, drip of water…
Life
Church News
Methodist churches hold joint service The people of North Star United Methodist Church and Kenai United Methodist Church…
Life
When you need someone to hold you
A letter I once received from the Ministries Director of Campus Crusade for Christ concerning the organization’s relief…
Life
53 years ago, I was too young to meet the new Mustang
Today, April 17, was a famous day back in 1964. Ford introduced a new class of car, the…
Life
Rock wall offers new ascent for peninsula climbers
Local climbers gained a new foothold on the central peninsula April 8 with the opening of an indoor…
Life
Church News
Apostolic Assembly celebrates resurrection The Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ is celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection beginning with its annual…
Life
Voices of Faith: Entrance and Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre in describing the despair in our world did so with two words; “No exit!” The philosopher…
Life
Travels, treks and trout
For some avid anglers, even the prolific fishing opportunities in the Last Frontier are sometimes not enough. That…
Life
Edamame in the garden are flavorful and easy to grow
Move over, tempeh, tofu, miso, soy sauce, soy milk and other processed soy foods. Make way for edamame.…
Life
Refuge Notebook: American marten on the Kenai are climate change ‘winners’
I skied Resurrection Trail from Hope to Cooper Landing, a fun adventure that I haven’t done in several…
Life
An Outdoor View: Tomorrow’s charter
Judging by the increasing use of robots, in a few years they’ll be doing pretty much everything. Imagine…
Life
Bikepacking adds a dose of fun to backpacking
By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press PHOENIX — Backpacking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors with the…
Arts & Entertainment
Pioneer Potluck: Easter Dinner
On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937-1955 Easter dinner was always planned at least two weeks ahead of…
Life
Spring’s out, wings out
With the onset of warmer weather, a pair of swans have arrived on the Kenai River Flats on…
Life
Community News and Notes
News and Notes ^ Kuntz named to Eastern Oregon University dean’s list Dylan Kuntz of Soldotna has been…
Life
Learning for Life: Portion distortion
Portion distortion In the last 20 years, portion sizes of food have substantially increased. An average serving of…
Life
How Alaskans fared during the transition of rule
By SHANA LOSHBAUGH For the Clarion The Treaty of Cession, for all practical purposes, left many Alaskans in…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: Officially it’s spring, so now what?
After several weeks of intense sunshine showering the landscape with rays of cold so intense that the official…