Life
Voices of Faith: Finding calm in the middle of life’s storms
The seasons are changing. Tree leaves show an array of colors from green to a bright range of…
Life
Church News
Blessing of the Animals in Kenai A Blessing and Appreciation of the Animals, jointly hosted by St. Francis…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Celebrate Refuge’s 75th birthday with special event
Celebrate Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s 75th Birthday year with a grand opening art show event on Oct. 8,…
Life
An Outdoor View: Name things you fear
If you were to name the thing you most fear, what would it be? I don’t mean the…
Arts & Entertainment
Bookworm Sez: Cool Nature
The rocks on the ground outside your door are pretty awesome. Just by looking at them, you can…
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Fall auction highlights local artists
A fish surfaces through a milky bath of wax and freezes broadside, the details of its scales and…
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What’s Happening
Best Bets ■ Kenai Fine Art Center invites you to its annual Harvest Auction event Saturday at 6…
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Poet’s Corner: Searching
Searching By Jennifer Williams, Kenai You were searching for the definition of ideal but most of us don’t…
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Reeling it in: Maybe not magnificent, but definitely pretty good
“The Magnificent Seven” Columbia Pictures 2 hours, 13 minutes Full disclosure: “The Magnificent Seven” starring Yul Brynner and…
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Hold the fat when using hamburger for soup
I grew up in a time when fresh parsley garnished everything, so, I use parsley a lot and…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Living to 100 Years of Age
Laura Titera, Charis Assisted Living Kenai, Alaska. 1916 to 2016 We recently had the honor of attending…
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Unhinged Alaska: The dawning of dusk
Once again we find ourselves beyond the autumn equinox where the sunset of summer continues its spiral deeper…
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Voices of Faith: An invitation to boldly go where you may not have gone before
Fifty years ago a TV show started that only lasted 3 seasons, but gave birth to 50 years…
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Church News
Blessing of the Animals in Kenai A Blessing and Appreciation of the Animals, jointly hosted by St. Francis…
Life
Refuge Notebook: Where salmon streams get their water matters
Did you know that the Kenai Peninsula has 1,800 miles of anadromous streams and rivers that flow into…
Life
An Outdoor View: A dangerous word
Author’s note: I took many fishing trips with my friend, Doug Green, who died 10 years ago. This…
Arts & Entertainment
Homer Docfest celebrates lucky 13
After 13 years of picking interesting films for the Homer Documentary Film Festival at the Homer Theatre, owners…
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Author of Alaska bars book makes stop in Kenai
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of author Doug Vandegraft’s last name. If…
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‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ a nice departure from the beaten path
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” The Orchard 1 hour, 41 minutes Over the nearly two decades I’ve been reviewing…
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The Bookworm Sez: Don’t feel sorry about picking up this book
Oh, the things you did in your youth! All those late nights, sneaking out of the house and…