Pioneer Potluck: Dad and his birthdays

Pioneer Potluck: Dad and his birthdays

On a farm in Northern Colorado Born in Kansas, Feb. 15, 1914 to1983   Dad always had a story about everything, whether it was long… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2015
  • By Ann 'Grannie Annie' Berg
  • Food
Pioneer Potluck: Dad and his birthdays
This Jan. 19, 2015 photo shows slow cooker pulled chicken Greek pitas in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

10 fresh ideas for using slow cooker pulled chicken and pork

Lots of people love their slow cookers. Just as many folks don’t. We tend to be in the latter group. Not because we don’t appreciate… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2015
  • By ALISON LADMAN
  • Food
This Jan. 19, 2015 photo shows slow cooker pulled chicken Greek pitas in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Feb. 10 at the Soldotna Regional… Continue reading

Tim Lohmer shared this photo of his long-haired Chihuahua, Jolie, reuniting with one of her sons recently. This took place in the lobby of the Main Street Hotel Tap & Grill. Tim writes that they were so happy to see each other again.
Tim Lohmer shared this photo of his long-haired Chihuahua, Jolie, reuniting with one of her sons recently. This took place in the lobby of the Main Street Hotel Tap & Grill. Tim writes that they were so happy to see each other again.

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: You are what you eat

We’ve been to a few dinner events this past month. Like our oldest commented when he asked what we’d been doing and I told him,… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Phoebe Napolitano, of Kenai, a health sciences major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, was… Continue reading

The color guard at the inaugural ball in Kenai Friday. (Photo by Caleb Kuehn)

Having a ball: Hundreds celebrate with governor

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect how organizer Sara Pozonsky characterized Gov. Bill Walker's political orientation. She said he was formerly a… Continue reading

The color guard at the inaugural ball in Kenai Friday. (Photo by Caleb Kuehn)
Bruce Edgerly, vice president of marketing and sales with BCA, a Boulder, Colorado-based company, holds their float avalanche airbag at their exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer Show Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Salt lake City. "It makes you a bigger object. In an avalanche, the biggest objects, like the biggest pieces of debris, end up on the surface." Air bags become more affordable and easy to use in recent years, Edgerly said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry skiers

SALT LAKE CITY — As outdoor recreation companies increasingly cater to skiers and snowboarders who like to venture beyond the groomed slopes at ski resorts… Continue reading

Bruce Edgerly, vice president of marketing and sales with BCA, a Boulder, Colorado-based company, holds their float avalanche airbag at their exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer Show Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Salt lake City. "It makes you a bigger object. In an avalanche, the biggest objects, like the biggest pieces of debris, end up on the surface." Air bags become more affordable and easy to use in recent years, Edgerly said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Hikers in pursuit of the Alaska Dream looking over Doroshin Bay and the Skilak Glacier outwash plain in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Following the Alaska dream

When I was 6 years old, my family traveled the Alcan Highway from California to the Arctic Circle in Alaska. We visited relatives who lived… Continue reading

Hikers in pursuit of the Alaska Dream looking over Doroshin Bay and the Skilak Glacier outwash plain in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

An Outdoor View: Together again

Author’s note: A loyal reader recently noted that it has been two years since I bamboozled readers into learning about fish by slipping a little… Continue reading

Roger Phillips rides down a snowy trail near Eagle, Idaho, Jan. 2, 2014, in this self portrait.   Regular mountain bikes can be ridden on trails with hard-packed snow. Dropping tire pressure by about 5 pounds improves traction. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

Don’t let winter keep you off your mountain bike

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — I used to think winter mountain biking was a stunt you did once to say you’ve done it. That was before… Continue reading

Roger Phillips rides down a snowy trail near Eagle, Idaho, Jan. 2, 2014, in this self portrait.   Regular mountain bikes can be ridden on trails with hard-packed snow. Dropping tire pressure by about 5 pounds improves traction. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

Help for the hurting, love for the unlovable

Have you ever been hurt? Have you ever been attacked when you least expected? Have you ever walked into a room expecting to see an… Continue reading

Church news

The 19th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser will be Feb. 13 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai. Come for a Cajun dinner,… Continue reading

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Frozen River Fest is at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. Defy the winter cold and join… Continue reading

This photo released by Lionsgate shows, Jason Statham, center, as Nick Wild in a scene from the film, "Wild Card." (AP Photo/Lionsgate)

Reeling it in: ‘Wild Card’ worth a roll of the dice

“Wild Card” Lionsgate 1 hour, 32 minutes   My intention this week was to review the current Academy Award Best Picture front-runner, “Boyhood.” This unique… Continue reading

This photo released by Lionsgate shows, Jason Statham, center, as Nick Wild in a scene from the film, "Wild Card." (AP Photo/Lionsgate)

Poem: A Sad Day Coming

A Sad Day ComingBy Mike McKinley What is going to happen to meIn this dark place with a hard, cold floor?I think of how I… Continue reading

America’s Got Talent contestant to perform at local bar

The self-proclaimed Diva of Delirium is coming to the Kenai Peninsula. This Friday night, Palmer based musician LuLu Small will play a one-night only performance… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Enjoy the mayhem in 'Shark Skin Suite'

The Bookworm Sez: Enjoy the mayhem in ‘Shark Skin Suite’

Always be kind to others.Consider the feelings of your fellow humans. Treat them as you would be treated. That’s the Golden Rule, something you learned… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Enjoy the mayhem in 'Shark Skin Suite'
Pioneer Potluck: The end of an era

Pioneer Potluck: The end of an era

Alma Arlene Webb 1917-2015 Beverly, Kansas and Sterling, Alaska   The end of an era closed a chapter of our family history book. After 97… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2015
  • By Ann "Grannie Annie" Berg
  • Food
Pioneer Potluck: The end of an era
Colorful Brazilian Fish Tagine is flavored with coconut milk, an assortment of sweet bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro.

The global magic of fish tagine

It’s been a few years since I’ve written about tagines, which is the name for those spicy, aromatic stews of North African and the cone-shaped,… Continue reading

  • Feb 3, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
Colorful Brazilian Fish Tagine is flavored with coconut milk, an assortment of sweet bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and fresh cilantro.