Arts & Entertainment
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Hot Sauce Nation’ a spicy read
All the things you love will be on your table this holiday. Steaming mashed potatoes with a dollop…
Life
COOKING ON DEADLINE: Warm Brussels Sprouts Salad
I think this is (possibly) the best Brussels sprouts recipe I have ever made. They are roasted and…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: Different styles of fixing, serving food
The continued stories of holidays and the differences between Northern and Southern style of fixing and serving food.…
Life
The Kitchen Ade: Holiday desserts as easy as pie
Using ready-made pie crusts, canned pumpkin and peeled and sliced fresh apples can make baking for the holidays…
Life
Tomatillo salsa offers fresh approach to poaching salmon
The French love to cook fish by poaching it in a flavored liquid, usually a combination of white…
Life
Notes from the Recycling Bin
— Americans use enough plastic wrap to wrap all of Texas every year. — Every year we create…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: Aw, come on now!
During the last couple of months, certain people were starting to think we were on the verge of…
Life
Community News and Notes
Safari Club awards six scholarships Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Safari Club International wishes to recognize the accomplished…
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Learning for Life: Rodent awareness
Despite the snow and cold many of Alaska’s rodents don’t take a nap in the winter, instead they…
Life
An Outdoor View: Fishing around
A video on YouTube shows Royal Marines helping appreciative locals catch fish in Afghanistan. If you’re thinking, “Good…
Life
Voices of Faith: Something for everyone in world’s greatest book
This is an exciting time in literature! Robert Allen Zimmerman has won the Nobel Prize for this subject.…
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Waiting for the snow: Peninsula recreationists find other ways to get outside
During recent winters on the central Kenai Peninsula, ice has become the new snow. Following the trend of…
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Refuge Notebook: Local high school students monitor fire management
“The GPS says the plots are on the other side of the swamp in front of us. There…
Life
You can prepare the ground now for sowing wildflowers
Wildflowers are among the easiest plants to grow, especially if you copy Mother Nature. For cool climate gardeners,…
Life
Hiker conquers 3 iconic long-distance trails in 252 days
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Jeff Garmire of Vancouver hiked America’s three iconic long-distance routes — the Appalachian, Pacific…
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‘Arrival’ speaks of cooperation, hope
“Arrival” 21 Laps Entertainment 1 hour, 55 mintes Amy Adams, as Dr. Louise Banks, is flying in a…
Arts & Entertainment
Brief histories of everyday objects
Imagine the first person who created a toothbrush. Better yet – imagine life before a toothbrush. Think about…
Arts & Entertainment
Cellist and pianist to play concert
Like chocolate and peanut butter, cello and piano are two great tastes that perfectly complement together. Composers have…
Life
Thankful for pumpkin in cheesecake and flan
I’ve made pumpkin pie from scratch – that is, with a filling that’s made with fresh pumpkin. It’s…
Life
Pioneer Potluck: About Olden Days on Farm Cookstoves
I had many comments of the old cook stove that sat in the corner of the old farm…