Life
Here’s the thing: Living large in a small town
Growing up in a small town had its highs and lows. As a child, I always felt safe.…
Life
Thanks for visiting
Be careful as you drive or fly out of town today now that the excitement at the golf…
Life
Skyline Trail offers early season challenge
A view from the well-traveled Skyline trail on a clear day can be a rewarding sight of the…
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Refuge Notebook: Warm winters and other signs of the Anthropocene
Most Alaskans would likely agree that this has been a winter of very strange weather with very strange…
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An Outdoor View: Wildness
Every so often, I hear the claim that the government owns too much land in Alaska. I disagree.…
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Untimely spring frosts threaten plants; how to prepare
Spring’s last frost — when the mercury takes its final plunge to freezing temperatures until autumn — is…
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Junk
You know exactly where you put your glasses. Well, kind of. You remember that you put them down…
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Golden Years
Golden Years Dolores Rusin You must be kidding! Who came up with that? It must have been someone…
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Behind the torch: amateur glassblower hones craft from garage
Kenai resident Jack Dean has an admittedly modest setup, from which he can turn out 10 simple pipes…
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What’s Happening
Events and Exhibitions ■ The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Juried Student Show is on display at the…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: Paying the cost for seeing ‘The Boss’
“The Boss” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 39 minutes Melissa McCarthy is a brilliant comedienne, but is rapidly…
Life
Vanilla cakes are perfect
Yield: 1 (3-layer) 9-inch cake 2¼ cups full fat buttermilk, room temperature 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 3…
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Adapted from New Recipes for Good Eating
Yield: Enough icing to fill, frost and decorate 1 (9-inch) 3-layer cake ¼ cup, plus 2 tablespoons water…
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Special occasions, think out of the box
On the heels of last week’s exceptional recipe for carrot cake, I hope you’ll forgive me for toying…
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reccipes
BROCCOLI-SALMON DINNER’ This is so easy and so quick! Plan ahead and have broccoli and salmon on hand.…
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Pioneer Potluck: Big bodies of water, whales and bears
North Kenai, now Nikiski, Alaska July 1967 I arrived in Alaska in 1967 with three little kids and…
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Business news
Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon…
Arts & Entertainment
KPC presents ‘An Evening with Author Kim Heacox’
Kim Heacox said the decision to become a photographer was made easy in 1983 when a magazine paid…
Life
Unhinged Alaska: There’s a ghost in my machine
I have experienced very few challenges during my graying-hair life that have bestowed the level of angst as…