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Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Pioneer Potluck: About words we used and fun sayings!

I grew up with all kinds of fun sayings. Our Dad had some that I am sure he made up! Grandpa Cogswell had some that… Continue reading

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails to justify its existence

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails to justify its existence

There are certain movies that I think we can all agree are just unnecessary. That doesn’t mean that they are bad or good, just that… Continue reading

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ fails to justify its existence
Recycling Bin: Rethink, Rearrange, Revisualize

Recycling Bin: Rethink, Rearrange, Revisualize

Rethink, Rearrange, Revisualize Diamond is one of the hardest known materials. Diamond can tolerate high levels of radiation and does not trigger an immune response.… Continue reading

Recycling Bin: Rethink, Rearrange, Revisualize
Ponders from an old, semi-benchwarmer

Ponders from an old, semi-benchwarmer

Now that major feasting has morphed into refrigerator raids on leftover stashes left unguarded and not frozen into future homemade TV dinners, it’s time to… Continue reading

Ponders from an old, semi-benchwarmer
‘Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey’ — a helpful primer on giving thanks

‘Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey’ — a helpful primer on giving thanks

A great big bear. That’s what you’ve sounded like all week: a growl here, a snort there, grump, grump, snarl. Everything that could go wrong… Continue reading

‘Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey’ — a helpful primer on giving thanks
<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News</span>                                Christine Kulcheski wears a 1980s era jacket by Linda Skelton at the 2018 Wearable Arts last Saturday.

‘Time Traveling’ shows Wearable Arts of past, present and maybe future

The Homer Fiber Arts Collective and Bunnell Street Arts Center powered up its time machine last Saturday for the 2018 Wearable Arts show. Titled “Time… Continue reading

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News</span>                                Christine Kulcheski wears a 1980s era jacket by Linda Skelton at the 2018 Wearable Arts last Saturday.
‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece

If I really stop to think about it, Joel and Ethan Coen are probably my favorite all around filmmakers because I’ve never seen a movie… Continue reading

‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ — a gorgeous, nearly unwatchable masterpiece
A measuring cup full of bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is seen in the kitchen of Erin Anais Heist on Oct. 14, 2018. (Erin Anais Heist | For the Juneau Empire)

Pioneer Potluck: How times change

1937 TO 2018 I was born on a small farm at the end of the Depression in 1937. My first memories are sitting in a… Continue reading

A measuring cup full of bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is seen in the kitchen of Erin Anais Heist on Oct. 14, 2018. (Erin Anais Heist | For the Juneau Empire)
Kenai Elks Lodge’s Veterans Winter Clothing Drive donation

Kenai Elks Lodge’s Veterans Winter Clothing Drive donation

Kenai Elks Lodge #2425 donated three large boxes, a large container, and several bags of winter clothing to the Kenai Vet Center on Wednesday, Nov.… Continue reading

Kenai Elks Lodge’s Veterans Winter Clothing Drive donation
Heritage Place residents wrap holiday boxes with Samaritan’s Purse

Heritage Place residents wrap holiday boxes with Samaritan’s Purse

Heritage Place partnered with Samaritan’s Purse and to wrap shoe boxes with love and prayers for Samaratin’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. The wrapped boxes are… Continue reading

Heritage Place residents wrap holiday boxes with Samaritan’s Purse
Voices of the Peninsula: Time to give up the invocation fight

Voices of the Peninsula: Time to give up the invocation fight

How much more money is the Kenai Peninsula Borough willing to spend on defending a discriminatory and unconstitutional prayer policy? The answer from some Assembly… Continue reading

Voices of the Peninsula: Time to give up the invocation fight
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ never quite rocks you

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ never quite rocks you

“We Will Rock You.” “Another One Bites the Dust.” “Bohemian Rhapsody.” These are the hits by the rock band Queen that everyone knows. They’ve worked… Continue reading

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ never quite rocks you
Bookworm Sez: ‘National Geographic Almanac 2019’ — Addicting and brief dive into anything and everything

Bookworm Sez: ‘National Geographic Almanac 2019’ — Addicting and brief dive into anything and everything

You know? Of course you do, because you’re no dummy. You’re on top of things, ear to the ground, you make it your business to… Continue reading

Bookworm Sez: ‘National Geographic Almanac 2019’ — Addicting and brief dive into anything and everything
True Tales Told Live to cap Startup Week

True Tales Told Live to cap Startup Week

The first True Tales Told Live of the season will cap off Startup Week at 6 p.m. Friday at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna. True Tales… Continue reading

True Tales Told Live to cap Startup Week
Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

The Greatest Generation: Part II

1930s to 1960s I stated last week I was born in 1937. Families did not have much money and worked hard to put food on… Continue reading

Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

KPC Campus Corner

2019 spring semester public registration opens Nov. 26 Registration for the 2019 spring semester for currently admitted, degree-seeking Veteran students opened on Nov. 9. Priority… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Elodea partnership recognized

Refuge Notebook: Elodea partnership recognized

By JOHN MORTON In August, at the 2018 Industry Appreciation Day in Kenai, the elodea partnership on the Kenai Peninsula was acknowledged for Outstanding Fish… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Elodea partnership recognized
Laurie Lamm takes an exercise break on her lunch hour along the Airport Dike Trail on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

As the daylight dips, how not to bottom out

I keep this graph in my office. On the Y-axis (the vertical one, if you don’t remember high school science and math) the hours of… Continue reading

Laurie Lamm takes an exercise break on her lunch hour along the Airport Dike Trail on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ — Passable family entertainment for the holidays

Let me get out of the way at the outset that this week’s “Nutcracker and the Four Realms” is not a great movie by any… Continue reading

2017 Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Bookworm Sez: ‘Dracul’ — a terrifying take on a horror classic

Bookworm Sez: ‘Dracul’ — a terrifying take on a horror classic

It was just a little scratch. You wouldn’t have even noticed it, except for the blood — and there was a lot of that. A… Continue reading

Bookworm Sez: ‘Dracul’ — a terrifying take on a horror classic