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Hollywood ruins book characters

Many new movies are based on comic book superheroes, so we have an idea of what the characters…

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Minister’s message: Learn the Word

School is out and summer vacation stretches out before the kids. Graduates marched to receive their diplomas or…

Kenai National Wildlife starts summer program.

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Kenai National Wildlife starts summer program.

On Saturday, June 4, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge kicks off our summer programs with a very special…

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Proposals to change fishing regulations

Having spent a day this week reading through proposals to change fishing regulations, I can say with some…

This image released by Sony Pictures shows the character Red, voiced by Jason Sudeikis, in a scene from "The Angry Birds Movie." (Sony Pictures via AP)

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‘Angry Birds’ a misfire

“Angry Birds” Sony Entertainment 1 hours, 37 minutes It’s become a cliché truism in Hollywood that video game…

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What’s Happening

Best Bet ■ The Kenai Fine Art Center in Old Town Kenai, invites you to two gallery openings…

Plan A fails what do you do

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Plan A fails what do you do

Your family has a good contingency plan. You all know what to do if there’s a blaze or…

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Panamanian Stew, Fried Plantains and Sweet Mango Pudding

With history and a people so diverse, Panamanian cuisine is often fused with that of its neighbors –…

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Pioneer Potluck: About our 10,000 mile trip

Kalispell, Ronan and Hamilton, Montana Sept 20, 2000 After saying goodbye to Bob’s Mom, Shirley Ricks and sister,…

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Fried plantain chips

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It is what it is: In defense of hot dogs

What do you want for dinner? It’s a simple question, but it seems to have become the hardest…

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Community News and Notes

Thornton inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Ashley Thornton of Kenai, Alaska, was recently initiated into The Honor Society…

Sterling Judo athletes fare well at state championships

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Sterling Judo athletes fare well at state championships

The 57th Annual State Judo Championships were held two weeks ago at the Wells Fargo Sports Facility, UAA…

Jars of pickled fiddlehead fern (left) and fireweed are displayed at a Kenaitze Tribe edible plant workshop on Wed. May 18 at the Dena'ina Wellness Center in Kenai. In traditional Dena'ina culture, fiddleheads were eaten raw, boiled, or roasted as a source of vitamin C. Fireweed sprouts were eaten in the spring.

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Local native plants have vitamins, nutrients to make a body healthy

Spring is a good time to start eating plants, according to Dena’ina Wellness Center traditional healer Estelle Thomson.…

Participants in a class to train weed-free forage and gravel inspectors conduct a mock inspection of a Soldotna gravel pit on May 6. (Photo by Heidi Chay)

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Refuge Notebook: Smarter management of invasive plants with weed-free gravel

Last autumn, as I strolled through downtown Anchorage to meet a friend at Snow City Cafe, I gazed…

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An Outdoor View: On running

At the First Annual Running of the Goats, recently held in Coventry, Kentucky, six of the devious critters…

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Voices of Faith: Your focus can determine your reality

Last winter I did something last winter that I would have never expected myself to do: I bought…

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Church News

Dr. Yan Venter will be ministering at Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard (behind the Salvation Army), Soldotna…

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Poet’s Corner: Flavored by Flowers

Flavored by Flowers By Brent Johnson, Clam Gulch About “bee gold” there is an obsession but it isn’t…

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Artist to present 3-D quilting show

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Quilting Guild and the public alike are in for a quirky quilting show…