Life
Cookie Maker
Our Mother, Loretta E. McClure 1915 to 1999 On a Farm in Northern Colorado Our Mother was the…
Life
What 2016 will do to your checkbook: food, rent, gas, raises
Wondering how you will fare financially in 2016? Below are what experts think next year will hold for…
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Jim and Betty Harris celebrate 60 years of marriage
On Dec. 29, Jim and Betty Harris will celebrate 60 years of marriage. Jim and Betty met in…
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Unhinged Alaska: A political-free zone for the holidays
The holidays at our cabin by the sea is usually a primo time to kick it back, reinforce…
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Community News and Notes
Granger Nyboer of Soldotna earned a Master of Arts – Special Education degree from the the University of…
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Learning for Life: Healthy and sustainable living gifts
The social network I’m a part of believes in healthy and sustainable living. No wonder most of the…
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Voices of Faith: Go ahead: Brighten somebody’s day!
Recently, friends sent the following anonymous quote to me: “This is the beginning of a new day. God…
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Church News
Christmas Services — The Soldotna Bible Chapel will be having a Christmas concert on Sunday at 6 p.m.…
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‘Accidental fur’: Boston company turns roadkill into fashion
BOSTON — Pamela Paquin’s source for fashion is either “tres chic” or will make you shriek. She creates…
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Refuge Notebook: Public use cabins a legacy of retiring refuge ranger
Have you ever stayed at a Kenai National Wildlife Refuge cabin enjoying the beauty and peace of nature?…
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An Outdoor View: On fish hooks and danger
In 2005, “Forbes” editors, readers and a panel of experts made a list of the 20 most-important tools…
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Avalanche workshop aims to give people tools to survive
JUNEAU (AP) — On a Friday night about a dozen years ago, Tom Mattice, then the owner of…
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How to choose the right chili pepper for your garden
There are hundreds of chili pepper varieties from which to choose for the home garden, so it pays…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Events and Exhibits ■ The Homer-based Whirling Rainbow Foundation and Grandmother Drum International Peace Project will have a…
Arts & Entertainment
The future of Northwest Coast art
At a panel on the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art, young Alaska Native artists talked about issues…
Arts & Entertainment
Poem: My House Without Windows
My House Without Windows By Dave Thompson, Kenai From my house without windows On the river of denial…
Arts & Entertainment
A day in the life of Alaska fishery photographer Chris Miller
Fishermen pick fish. Pollock gasp for air. A lobster trap rises to the light-filled sea surface like a…
Arts & Entertainment
“Krampus” a disappointment, destined to be forgotten
“Krampus” Legendary Pictures 1 hours, 38 minutes Let’s get one thing out of the way. By the time…
Life
Biscuit Tortoni
Yield: 9 to 12 tortoni, depending on the size of cups 3 large eggs, separated (for safety, use…
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Pioneer Potluck: About Christmas trees
1937 Colorado 1967-2015 Alaska When we were growing up on the farm in Colorado, I can only remember…