Pioneer Potluck: About being Irish

On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937 to 1955   Our family was the only Irish family in a mostly German-Russian community. Mom drilled into… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2015
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food

Caramelizing onions: delicious and easy

When I first read about “caramelizing” onions in a slow cooker a few years ago, I was skeptical. So, I tucked the notion in the… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Kenai Visitors Center. A… Continue reading

Cakes and treats fill the display case at Gotta Have Desserts on Monday in Kenai.

New business opens for sweet tooths

For Bobbi England and her husband Steve, life is pretty sweet. On Monday, the two owners of Kenai Catering held the grand opening of their… Continue reading

Cakes and treats fill the display case at Gotta Have Desserts on Monday in Kenai.

It is what it is: Puppy love, part 2

E ver since we were snookered into adopting a pug a few years ago, we’ve thought that breed doesn’t quite fit our lifestyle.We like to… Continue reading

Landon Scott Ashkenasy

Community News and Notes

David and Sheena Ashkenasy announce the birth of their son, Landon Scott Ashkenasy at 8:17 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2015. He weighed 8 pounds, 0.04… Continue reading

Landon Scott Ashkenasy
Five Star Realty's plan's for 2015 include quarterly delivery of backpacks. In December 2014 Five Star Realty delivered 15 backpacks filled with hats, gloves, sweatshirts, school supplies and individually packed food items. Above, Sharilyn Erickson, Carey Hart, Heidi Meehan, Matt Davis and Carl Lewis of Five Star Realty prepare to deliver backpacks for the first donation of 2015 for homeless teens to KPBSD.
Five Star Realty's plan's for 2015 include quarterly delivery of backpacks. In December 2014 Five Star Realty delivered 15 backpacks filled with hats, gloves, sweatshirts, school supplies and individually packed food items. Above, Sharilyn Erickson, Carey Hart, Heidi Meehan, Matt Davis and Carl Lewis of Five Star Realty prepare to deliver backpacks for the first donation of 2015 for homeless teens to KPBSD.

Learning for Life: An Alaska Herb Garden

With spring approaching and our green thumbs itching to try something new, the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service has a new publication for the… Continue reading

Kenai Senior Center activities

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of March 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional information. (All activities are held at the… Continue reading

Church news

Stations of the Cross service at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Join Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 222 West Redoubt Ave. in Soldotna,… Continue reading

The best flavors are produced naturally

Sometime in the last couple of years I discovered that I prefer soda made with real sugar. Up to that point, beyond the guilty feeling… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Clams and Kings

Not many years ago, if you wanted razor clams, you simply drove to the beach. Clams were plentiful, the digging was easy, and getting a… Continue reading

The bronze statue of a bull moose at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's new Visitor Center needs a name. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Finding the meaning of the moose

I have a confession. I am terrible with remembering people’s names. I can remember the Latin names of trees, insect, animals, and even recite lines… Continue reading

The bronze statue of a bull moose at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge's new Visitor Center needs a name. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
In this Feb. 1, 2015 photo, Holy Trinity church stands illuminated at Russia's Bellinghausen station on King George Island in Antarctica. Holy Trinity is the world's southernmost Eastern Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Antarctica: Mystery continent holds key to mankinds future

DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica — Earth’s past, present and future come together here on the northern peninsula of Antarctica, the wildest, most desolate and mysterious of… Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2015 photo, Holy Trinity church stands illuminated at Russia's Bellinghausen station on King George Island in Antarctica. Holy Trinity is the world's southernmost Eastern Orthodox Church. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Most revolutionary year in music was 1965

Most revolutionary year in music was 1965

You turned up the volume – again. Surely, the guy in the car next to yours must think you’re weird. There you are, groovin’ to… Continue reading

Most revolutionary year in music was 1965
In this image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Michael Keaton portrays Riggan in a scene from "Birdman." The film has nine Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Atsushi Nishijima)

Reeling it in: The big win went to the smallest of the Best Picture Nominees

“Birdman” 20th Century Fox 119 minutes     The Academy Awards were Sunday night. I don’t know if you watched, but needless to say, the… Continue reading

In this image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Michael Keaton portrays Riggan in a scene from "Birdman." The film has nine Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actor. The 87th Annual Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Atsushi Nishijima)

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Kenai Performers’ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will run Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 at the Renee… Continue reading

Poem: Where’s Our Winter?

Where’s Our Winter?By Bill Lowe, SterlingIs winter not here yet or did it already come and pass?I know it’s too soon to be thinking ‘bout… Continue reading

Sports

Sports

Oilers Baseball The city of Kenai is home to the collegiate baseball team the Peninsula Oilers. Throughout the summer, the Oilers play against fellow members… Continue reading

Sports
Whittier

Whittier

The port town of Whittier sits at the end of Passage Canal, one of the numerous fjords in the Kenai Peninsula’s mountainous east coast which… Continue reading

Whittier