Pioneer Potluck: About more bears in the neighborhood

North Nikiski, Turnbull Residence   AUGUST 2014 John and Nikki live on the top of a hill that over looks a beautiful lake. They live… Continue reading

  • Aug 26, 2014
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food
Aspen Rose Aponi of Sterling shared this photo of Sweetheart Rose (Rosie for short), posing in her winter duds last December. Rosie is a 3-year-old Teddy Roosevelt terrier.
Aspen Rose Aponi of Sterling shared this photo of Sweetheart Rose (Rosie for short), posing in her winter duds last December. Rosie is a 3-year-old Teddy Roosevelt terrier.
Community news and notes

Community news and notes

Sam Tilly and Tessa Rhyner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Atlas Indira at 3:32 a.m. June 21, 2014. She weighed 7 pounds,… Continue reading

Community news and notes

Learning for Life: Flavored vinegars from wild berries and garden herbs

Flavored vinegars add variety to your meals and they are simple to make. The only ingredients you need are vinegars, herbs or berries, spices, and… Continue reading

Church news

Mass schedule to change at Our Lady of Perpetual Help As of September 1, the weekend Mass Schedule will change for Our Lady of Perpetual… Continue reading

Aerial view of the Bluff Point Landslide taken at a recent minus-5.3-foot low tide. The slide originally extended to the edge of the boulder field, but has eroded back 400-600 yards to the present beach bluff.  (Photo by Ian Reid of Eagle Eye Gallery)

Refuge Notebook: Geologists determine age of Bluff Point Landslide

Many Homerites remember when they first came down the Sterling Highway and stopped at the Baycrest Overlook. The view of Kachemak Bay, the mountains and… Continue reading

Aerial view of the Bluff Point Landslide taken at a recent minus-5.3-foot low tide. The slide originally extended to the edge of the boulder field, but has eroded back 400-600 yards to the present beach bluff.  (Photo by Ian Reid of Eagle Eye Gallery)

An Outdoor View: Wondering what fish want

Besides the question all men have, “What do women want?” another question keeps nagging at me. What do fish want?Right up front, I confess that… Continue reading

Jared White paddles his packraft through a rapid on the South Fork Flathead River, in Mont. Packrafts allows adventurers to float wilderness rivers without needing a pack string to carry a full-sized raft, said Jared White, the Wilderness Society's regional communications manager in Bozeman. (AP Photo/The Great Falls Tribune, Erin Madison)  NO SALES

Packrafting sees boom in popularity

BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS, Mont. — As Scott Bosse launched his packraft in Youngs Creek, it felt as if gravity disappeared.“I find it tremendously liberating,” Bosse… Continue reading

Jared White paddles his packraft through a rapid on the South Fork Flathead River, in Mont. Packrafts allows adventurers to float wilderness rivers without needing a pack string to carry a full-sized raft, said Jared White, the Wilderness Society's regional communications manager in Bozeman. (AP Photo/The Great Falls Tribune, Erin Madison)  NO SALES

The preacher and the president

“What are we going to do about the president?” asked my minister friend.His question took me by surprise. And though many years – and presidential… Continue reading

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank’s annual fundraiser, the Soup Supper and Auction will be held on Saturday at Kenai Central High School… Continue reading

Reeling it in: The bad and the not so bad on the big screen

“Sabotage” Open Road Films (II) 1 hour, 49 minutes   “Ragnarok” Fantefilm   This weekend saw the big release of “The Expendables 3,” but I… Continue reading

Business announcements

■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Aug. 26 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

You are your dog’s only pack. And the pack is happy.A trip to the corner store started it all: you said “Go for a ride?”… Continue reading

The Bookworm Sez: Why do we love dogs? Author hits the road to find the answer

Poem: “If only”

“If only ...’’By Tom AbrosimovaIf I could write what’s really importantThe whole world would change.If only the love was importantAs it is right away.If I… Continue reading

Celebrate a remarkable life, with a Robin Williams favorite: Classic Pot Roast with Caramelized Onion Gravy

If you read the front inside flap of 2004’s “Star Palate: Celebrity Cookbook for a Cure,” you will discover that cookbook author, Tami Agassi, “was… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food

Pioneer Potluck: About the big brown bear in the blueberry patch

The Ricks Ranch 1999, North Nikiski, Alaska   “I’m going up to see if the blueberries are ripe. Be right back,” I told Bob. I… Continue reading

  • Aug 19, 2014
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food
Xander Kinsfather

News and Notes

Births Kinsfather family welcomes early arrival Derek and Danielle Kinsfather of Nikiski announce the birth of their son, Xander Lorenzo Kinsfather, at 3:37 p.m. on… Continue reading

Xander Kinsfather

Schrodinger’s cat dined on hamburger – or spaghetti

As I got ready to go home one recent afternoon, I called my wife. She said that she had a package of ground beef and… Continue reading

Learing for Life: Ways to enjoy garden-fresh vegetables

I planted seven zucchini plants in my high tunnel; what was I thinking? Actually I was thinking Food Bank, friends, and freezer. One of the… Continue reading

Here’s the Thing: Back to school time means changes

School is here. I’m a stay-at-home mother with two kids going into school this week. As tame as the subject sounds, it’s my life and… Continue reading