Becca A. Ford and Rustin D. Hitchcock were married on July 3, 2015 in Kasilof. Pastor Randy Parshall of Christ Lutheran Church presided. Becca is… Continue reading
What a long strange week it has been.Sunday and Monday were near normal except for a mild frenzy associated with my wife’s departure on Tuesday… Continue reading
Connor and Alicia Barry of Soldotna announce the birth of their son, Sam Edward Barry, at 1:51 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015 at Central… Continue reading
Browsing through my grandfather’s stack of In-Fisherman Magazines as a boy was the first time I had ever heard of the Kenai River. At the… Continue reading
Author’s note: In yet another attempt to teach readers about fish and fishing by baiting them with a steamy romance novel, here’s yet another chapter… Continue reading
SPOKANE, Wash. — Following guidelines for camping in grizzly country can prevent trouble for everyone, including the bears.A Spokane man experienced a good case in… Continue reading
— Kasilof Community Church, next to the Kasilof Mercantile, will host Camp Kilimanjaro Vacation Bible School, an epic expedition through Proverbs from 10 a.m.-1:00 pm.,… Continue reading
I ask the question to many people only to receive the same response by either a stare that says “you’re crazy” or words to that… Continue reading
ESTES PARK, Colo. — No adjectives can do Rocky Mountain National Park justice. The jagged snow-draped peaks, rocky tundra, green valleys, and roaring waterfalls render… Continue reading
It’s the final week of July, and on the central Kenai Peninsula, that means sockeye and king salmon.The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on… Continue reading
Tom Pelfrey, WasillaPelfrey, and a group were dragging a cooler of sockeye salmon up the shore toward Cunningham Park after a guided personal use fishing… Continue reading
Caribou ChiliDee Rusin, KenaiOne cold and wintry nightCaribou chili hit the spotSo how do you make itThis answer I gotAny real Alaskan womanKnows just what… Continue reading
“Trainwreck”Apatow Productions2 hours, 5 minutesThere are times I feel out of touch with the mainstream of film criticism. More so lately than usual. Most of… Continue reading
■ Salmonfest is Friday through Sunday at the Ninilchik fair grounds, see story.■ The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Summer Music Festival’s chamber concert with the Madison… Continue reading
No matter the source, home garden, farmers market or your favorite grocery store, there’s no better time to enjoy zucchini, a variety of summer squash,… Continue reading
Anchorage Airport, 1996 We had stayed so long on the ground in Denver, because of a lightening, thunder, rain storm, our arrival time in… Continue reading
Nicholas Russell and Laurie Booth of Soldotna announce the birth of their daughter, Aveline Faye Russell, at 5:08 a.m. on June 10, 2015. She weighed… Continue reading
I was flipping through channels the other day looking for something to watch and came upon Disney’s “The Living Desert” issued in 1953, on Turner… Continue reading
Last Monday, my oncologist walked into his examination room to give my wife and me the results of my bone marrow analysis. It had been… Continue reading
There’s never enough space in your closet. So maybe it’s time to purge, to donate things that don’t fit anymore. That’d make a lot of… Continue reading