Parson Brown

We were relaxing on a decidedly un-Decemberly day, the kind we have most of each December, when there was a knock at the door.I opened… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Portion distortion

In the last 20 years, portion sizes of food have substantially increased. An average serving of french fries today contains 400 more calories than it… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Community News and Notes

Adam and Kerry Kunkel of Nikiski announce the birth of their daughter, Fallon Shea Kunkel, at 5:26 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2015. She weighed 8… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Here’s the thing: A new appreciation for the season

Imagine you’re part of Team Christmas, but while everyone is busy being merry, you’re stuck on the bench. Welcome to my Christmas experience. Early December… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: ‘The light has come’

Throughout the ages and the world’s vast geography the presence of light has regulated how people live and is even used to describe how one… Continue reading

Church news

— North Star United Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway in Nikiski, has Christmas Eve services with a children’s service at 6… Continue reading

What 2016 will do to your checkbook: food, rent, gas, raises

Wondering how you will fare financially in 2016? Below are what experts think next year will hold for financial matters close to home: Raises, rent,… Continue reading

Jim and Betty Harris

Jim and Betty Harris celebrate 60 years of marriage

On Dec. 29, Jim and Betty Harris will celebrate 60 years of marriage.Jim and Betty met in Valdez in 1954. Jim arrived from Utah in… Continue reading

Jim and Betty Harris

Unhinged Alaska: A political-free zone for the holidays

The holidays at our cabin by the sea is usually a primo time to kick it back, reinforce family bonds and strengthen ties with friends… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Granger Nyboer of Soldotna earned a Master of Arts - Special Education degree from the the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, during fall… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Healthy and sustainable living gifts

The social network I’m a part of believes in healthy and sustainable living. No wonder most of the gifts my friends and I exchange this… Continue reading

Church News

Christmas Services — The Soldotna Bible Chapel will be having a Christmas concert on Sunday at 6 p.m. The concert will feature the adult choir,… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Go ahead: Brighten somebody’s day!

Recently, friends sent the following anonymous quote to me:“This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as… Continue reading

Tune into Christmas shows

Elsewhere in today’s newspaper (the Television page), you will find a story about the proliferation of TV movies having a Christmas theme. My wife enjoys… Continue reading

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Letters

It’s time to make that difficult decision again this year: Do I write a Christmas letter or not? I don’t write one every year. It… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Pantry pests, the univited guests

Sometimes we open up food products to find the surprise of uninvited guests wiggling in what we had hoped to consume. These insects and their… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND DEC. 12-13, 2015 AND THEREAFTER - In this Nov. 27, 2015 photo, Juneau-Douglas High School student Noah Spengler holds up two of his silk-screens at his home in Juneau, Alaska. Spengler is a 17-year-old with a business he's created by hand. Spengler paints and draws, keeps sketches in a notebook and paintings on the walls of his family's home. Earlier this year, he found a way to get his artwork out into the world, and customers' closets, when he started a silk-screening business. And though it's just getting started, he's shipped t-shirts and sweatshirts with his designs as far as the United Kingdom and Australia. (Mary Catharine Martin/Capital City Weekly via AP)

Kid businessman

JUNEAU, Alaska — Noah Spengler is a 17-year-old with a business he’s created by hand.It began with his creative outlet — Spengler paints and draws,… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND DEC. 12-13, 2015 AND THEREAFTER - In this Nov. 27, 2015 photo, Juneau-Douglas High School student Noah Spengler holds up two of his silk-screens at his home in Juneau, Alaska. Spengler is a 17-year-old with a business he's created by hand. Spengler paints and draws, keeps sketches in a notebook and paintings on the walls of his family's home. Earlier this year, he found a way to get his artwork out into the world, and customers' closets, when he started a silk-screening business. And though it's just getting started, he's shipped t-shirts and sweatshirts with his designs as far as the United Kingdom and Australia. (Mary Catharine Martin/Capital City Weekly via AP)

Church news

Soldotna Bible Chapel plans Christmas events “This Hope” will be performing at Soldotna Bible Chapel on Monday at 7:00 p.m. The Soldotna Bible Chapel will… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Let nothing keep you from the greatest gift

Here is an old riddle for you to ponder.“What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the rich need it, the poor have… Continue reading