Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: The Last Rose of Summer
The Last Rose of Summer
Life
A different kind of stash
A few weeks ago, my bride picked up a chest cold that was so nasty her coughs and…
Arts & Entertainment
‘UFO’ — If you’re looking for engaging sci-fi, look elsewhere
I’ve always been a big science fiction fan, but lately I’ve been really into a subset of that…
Food & Drink
Pioneer Potluck: About memories of Grandpa and Grandma Cogswell
Grandma Freda Cogswell was my mother’s Mom. She was born in 1895 and died in 1976. Her birthday…
Life
There is a Word for It
Visiting with my friend the other day, she used the word “slumgullion” to describe what she had fixed…
Food & Drink
Pioneer Potluck: About your very first day at school
I was five years old when I started school, no pre-kindergarten, no kindergarten, no preschool. (And that was…
Life
Best Bets
Everyone talks about the Ides of March, but does anyone care about the Ides of September? That would…
Arts & Entertainment
An intimate view of the Burning Basket from formation to flames
The image came via text in early June: a lilac-painted 1972 Volkswagen van set against a picturesque backdrop…
Arts & Entertainment
‘The Nun’ — a rollercoaster of scares
This time of year, heading into the Halloween season always makes me think about my own relationship to…
Life
Monthly musings: September, the harvest month
September is the ninth month of the year and is called the Harvest Month. This month is the…
Life
Minister’s message: How to take a break
A quote that is attributed to Aristotle observes that “nature abhors a vacuum.” He based his conclusion on…
Life
Lull between silver salmon runs on the Kenai, plenty of pinks
Kenai Peninsula local’s process for catching pink salmon:
Life
Tri the Kenai donates $1,000 to Freedom House
The Tri the Kenai 2018 Triathlon/Duathlon donated $1,000 to its charity of choice, Soldotna’s Freedom House. Freedom House…