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Minister’s Message: Memento mori

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Bulgogi kimbap is a favorite lunchtime staple and easy travel meal. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Kimbap when craving Korean food

Bulgogi kimbap is a favorite lunchtime staple and easy travel meal.

Emmett Krefting, age 6-7, at the Wible mining camping in 1907-07, about the time he first met King David Thurman. (Photo from the cover of Krefting’s memoir, Alaska’s Sourdough Kid)
King Thurman: An abbreviated life — Part 4

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This is part of the intake data entered when, in 1913, King David Thurman began his 50-day sentence in the Seward Jail for violating Alaska’s game laws. A 1911 attempt to nail Thurman for such a violation had failed.
King Thurman: An abbreviated life — Part 3

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There are two ways to make this complex and lovely sauce, which pairs sweetly with ice cream. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Dulce two ways

This dessert sauce can be eaten by the spoonful, but it’s best over ice cream.

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Minister’s Message: Considering the saints

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Photo from the L.H. Peterson Collection, Lot 8749, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Simon Wible’s mining camp on Canyon Creek, August 1911, four years after the summer in which Emmett Krefting met King David Thurman here.
King Thurman: An abbreviated life — Part 2

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Minister’s Message: The ‘Unholidays’

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Roasted pumpkin seeds are packed with healthy fats and antioxidants and are a perfect snack for fueling growing brains and bodies. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Seasoned seeds to snack on

Roasting pumpkin seeds reduces food waste and creates a perfect treat for fueling growing brains and bodies.

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Minister’s Message: Yet, I will rejoice!

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Simon “Sam” Wible came to Alaska to mine for gold in the 1890s. Soon, he had a large hydraulic-mining camp on Canyon Creek. King David Thurman, at some point prior to 1907, was one of Wible’s employees. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Foundation)
King Thurman: An abbreviated life — Part 1

A probate court met in Seward on Jan. 28, 1915, to determine… Continue reading

The hardest part of making this classic Halloween treat is getting started, and maybe not burning your fingers. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Building confidence to do hard things

Although candy making is intimidating, it’s not impossible.