Life
An Outdoor View: Bragging rights
I’ve seen the term “bragging rights” used many times, and I recently got to wondering about it. You…
Life
Oregon weighs whether all kids should get outdoor education
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. — Each year, thousands of Oregon parents hug their kids goodbye and send…
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Gardening: Eat fruit at peak flavor
Pick up an apple and hold it to your ear. Can you hear it breathing? Of course you…
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Voices of Faith: Simple prayers
Prayer is our life line to God. I remember as a new father when my son started to…
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Church news
Kenai New Life celebrates with Harvest Carnival Kenai New Life Church would like to invite kids and their…
Arts & Entertainment
Triumvirate Theatre’s ‘Lame Ducks and Dark Horses’ pokes political fun
Though there’s plenty of fodder for a few jokes in the Alaska political scene this time around, the…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: A Friend of Sixty Years
A Friend of Sixty Years By Gloria Lesher I have a friend of 60 years, who often helps…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Odd twists in ‘Valley of Violence’
“In a Valley of Violence” Focus World 1 hour, 44 minutes October is just not turning out…
Arts & Entertainment
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Ugly’ tells a beautiful story
You already have a name. Your parents gave it to you when you were born. It might’ve meant…
Life
Comfort food for family and friends – pot roast for supper, a Bundt for dessert
For many, comfort food doesn’t get much better than pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. Cooked stovetop,…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Trick or Treating
On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937 to 1955 and in North Kenai, Alaska 1967 I always smile…
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Business News
■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon today at noon at the…
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Unhinged Alaska: Halloween came early this year
I’ve always been a big fan of October. I’m certainly not an art connoisseur but when nature paints…
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The Recycling Bin
— Plastic bags in the oceans kill over 1 million sea creatures a year. — Over 25 trillion…
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Learning for Life: Deja vu or deja food?
Let’s face it, leftover foods get a bad rap. What if those leftovers were reimagined and turned into…
Life
Voices of Faith: Who am I?
Often times I meet new people, as all of us do, either at work, school or just out…
Life
Church News
Kenai New Life celebrates with Harvest Carnival Kenai New Life Church would like to invite kids and their…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Yes, earthworms are changing the Kenai
Last month when I stepped into the woods after a day’s work on Stormy Lake I saw a…
Life
An Outdoor View: Big fish, big fight
Author’s note: For various reasons, most big halibut are caught by anglers fishing from charter boats. This story…
Life
Falconers hired to discourage other birds from eating crops
Frustrated growers tired of seeing wild birds devastate their fruit crops are turning to raptors to patrol their…