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Grannie Annie’s sister, Ginger, can be seen holding her teddybear in this photo taken in June, 1945. (Photo courtesy Ann Berg)

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Pioneer Potluck: When Dad left Ginger at the church

Chicken lasagna, rice, Hungarian mushroom soup, cornmeal biscuits

<em>Will Morrow lives in Kenai. Email him at wkmorrow@ptialaska.net.</em>

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Rolling through changes

I think my kids are going to come home to find it’s their parents who have changed.

Ann Berg

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Pioneer Potluck: Memories from the past

Sunshine cake, frank fritters, California pork chops and beans, Russian dressing, eggless mayonnaise

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: Sea Side Story: ‘The Rumble’

Well done, September.

Minister’s Message: There is joy in serving others

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Minister’s Message: There is joy in serving others

As Disciples of Christ we are called to serve God and others.

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

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Remembering the airplanes of World War II

Recipes this week: Peanut butter bread, tomato sauce pot roast, carrot pie

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Travel Time

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Travel Time

We visited family and friends, drove back roads, ate out and took advantage of being on vacation.

Pioneer Potluck: How could this happen? It was not even Friday the 13th1

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Pioneer Potluck: How could this happen? It was not even Friday the 13th1

“Grannie” Annie shares a tale of bad luck and recipes for good food.

Pictured is Henry W. Rozell, one of the principal founders of the Kings County Mining Company. Rozell, shown here eight years after the expedition to the Kenai Peninsula, was the group’s treasurer. (Photo from ancestry.com)

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History Lesson: An unusual and difficult journey to the Kenai

New history column kicks off with the story of Kings County Mining Company’s expedition to peninsula.

Minister’s Message: Seeking wisdom in memories

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Minister’s Message: Seeking wisdom in memories

I felt I was led as a child through a dark forest at night while holding tight to…

Reeling ‘Em In: Nick says ‘So long, and thanks for all the feedback, tips and tales’

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick says ‘So long, and thanks for all the feedback, tips and tales’

Nick Varney says farewell to the summer fishing season.

Mary Latham stands by her borrowed blue Subaru Outback on Sept. 16, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. Latham has been touring the United States collecting stories of human kindness to put in a book for people to read in hospital waiting rooms. Alaska is the 48th state Latham has visited since starting her trip in September 2016. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Out of loss, New York writer seeks to find ‘more good’

Her journey started with an act of kindness in the midst of horrible tragedy.

Pioneer Potluck: Saying goodbye to summer flowers

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Pioneer Potluck: Saying goodbye to summer flowers

Not only the humans but the animals, birds, plants and trees are transforming right before our eyes. Sliding…

It it what it is: Gone but not forgotten

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It it what it is: Gone but not forgotten

Let’s just say that the kids’ presence is lingering.

Pioneer Potluck: Clam digging with Leatha

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Pioneer Potluck: Clam digging with Leatha

This week’s recipes: Annie B’s clam chowder, fast-track clam or oyster chowder, seafood macaroni salad

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: White Fang and Balto … Not even close

I figured that after things cooled off the dogs would lay off the drama, but no, not yet.

Minister’s Message: Looking for water in all the wrong places

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Minister’s Message: Looking for water in all the wrong places

“How can we listen for the truth of his work and be still enough to seek his voice?”

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

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Pioneer Potluck: Memories about growing up on the farm

Mom always cooked a nice breakfast for us and had a delicious dinner on the table right at…

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Middle school media

Now you know why I stopped watching the news this summer.

September: Welcome to the shoulder season

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September: Welcome to the shoulder season

Days get shorter, nights longer, there is a chill in the air, leaves are falling, flora changes.