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Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles

The host Nikiski girls basketball team wrapped up a Rus Hitchcock Tip Off Tournament title Saturday by defeating the Dimond JV 49-9. Lillian Carstens, the… Continue reading

Nikiski girls, West JV boys take Tip Off titles
Boaters can be seen on the Kenai River on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy Great Basin Incident Management Team)

Voices of the Peninsula: Sportfishing is critical in Cook Inlet; the state should protect it

There’s a misconception that commercial fishing is business and sportfishing is just for fun.

Boaters can be seen on the Kenai River on Sept. 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy Great Basin Incident Management Team)
Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai

A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change highlighted some work by Dr. Kyle Horton and his colleagues, who figured out how to… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Wintering sparrows find their way to Kenai
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Pigskin pick ‘em: ‘You can’t kill a dead horse’

Everyone knows the NFL is shorthand for “not for long.” That saying is usually applied to the limited shelf life of football players. Carolina’s Luke… Continue reading

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Houston Texans in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Alaska Marijuana Control Board chairman Mark Springer, of Bethel, listens during the board’s meeting in Anchorage. The chairman of the board that regulates legal marijuana in Alaska, who also is a critic of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, said Wednesday, he had received no advance warning that Dunleavy was replacing him. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

State pot board chair being replaced

Springer said he had expressed interest in continuing to serve on the board.

In this May 1, 2019, file photo, Alaska Marijuana Control Board chairman Mark Springer, of Bethel, listens during the board’s meeting in Anchorage. The chairman of the board that regulates legal marijuana in Alaska, who also is a critic of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, said Wednesday, he had received no advance warning that Dunleavy was replacing him. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Photo courtesy Ann Berg Ann Berg and her husband, Bob, can be seen in March 1995 during a -17-degree cold snap.

Pioneer Potluck: Not like the old days

A far cry from the days when we could brave freezing tempatures with no power

Photo courtesy Ann Berg Ann Berg and her husband, Bob, can be seen in March 1995 during a -17-degree cold snap.
In this image made from video released by the Alaska State Troopers, an aerial helicopter view from Jan. 9, 2020, shows a man waving with distress signal “S.O.S.” outside Susitna Valley, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers have rescued Tyson Steele, 30, who survived in a makeshift shelter after his remote cabin burned last month. (Alaska State Troopers via AP)

Fire, SOS, rescue: Man spends weeks in wilderness

He was waving his arms, an SOS signal stamped in the snow that he hoped a passing plane would spot.

In this image made from video released by the Alaska State Troopers, an aerial helicopter view from Jan. 9, 2020, shows a man waving with distress signal “S.O.S.” outside Susitna Valley, Alaska. Alaska State Troopers have rescued Tyson Steele, 30, who survived in a makeshift shelter after his remote cabin burned last month. (Alaska State Troopers via AP)
Area skiers compete in Valley

Area skiers compete in Valley

By TIM ROCKEY Frontiersman HATCHER PASS — Palmer skiers Aila Berrigan and Rosie Whittington-Evans finished in the top two spots at the Government Peak Recreation… Continue reading

Area skiers compete in Valley
Schools briefs for the week of Jan. 13-19, 2020

Schools briefs for the week of Jan. 13-19, 2020

What’s happening this week

Schools briefs for the week of Jan. 13-19, 2020
Suzanne Greenwood. (Photo provided)

Point of View: Disamenity and invention

Jet Skis are not right for the bay

Suzanne Greenwood. (Photo provided)
Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP Former Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth argues on behalf of the Recall Dunleavy campaign Friday, in Alaska Superior Court. The campaign alleges that the state improperly rejected one step of their recall effort. Judge Eric Aarseth ruled that an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy may proceed, a decision that is expected to be appealed. The decision followed arguments in the case and came two months after Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of Elections, rejected a bid to advance the recall effort.

Judge allows effort to recall governor to proceed

Grounds for recall in Alaska are lack of fitness, incompetence, neglect of duties or corruption.

Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP Former Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth argues on behalf of the Recall Dunleavy campaign Friday, in Alaska Superior Court. The campaign alleges that the state improperly rejected one step of their recall effort. Judge Eric Aarseth ruled that an effort to recall Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy may proceed, a decision that is expected to be appealed. The decision followed arguments in the case and came two months after Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of Elections, rejected a bid to advance the recall effort.
Minister’s Message: What is your 2020 plan?

Minister’s Message: What is your 2020 plan?

The Bible speaks a lot about making plans.

Minister’s Message: What is your 2020 plan?
Forum discusses peninsula’s 2020 economic outlook

Forum discusses peninsula’s 2020 economic outlook

Industries gather at forum to discuss growth and opportunities

Forum discusses peninsula’s 2020 economic outlook
Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898

On June 8, 1897, Dr. Walter H. Evans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Benton Killin, a retired lawyer and regent of the Oregon… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: Exploring agriculture of the Kenai, 1897-1898
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Pigskin Pick ‘em: It’s all going exactly as picked

The wild-card weekend went exactly as planned. First, the Minnesota Vikings, led by an all-time clutch quarterback, Kirk Cousins, defeated the New Orleans Saints down… Continue reading

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies

I came up with a handful of good, meaningful New Year’s resolutions but by Jan. 2, I had failed most of them. My resolutions usually… Continue reading

Tangled Up in Blue: Heart’s Invisible Furies
Ann Berg

Pioneer Potluck: Memories of my mom on her birthday

This week’s recipes: banana bread, stir-fried chicken, Mexican fiesta bake, sour cream lemon pie.

Ann Berg
This Monday photo provided by Aaron Merculief shows lava flowing from a vent on the Shishaldin Volcano, as seen from Cold Bay, Alaska about 58 miles North East of Shishaldin. The volcano, in Alaska’s Aleutian Island erupted at 5 a.m. Tuesday. A few hours later, another eruption pushed an ash cloud to 25,000 feet, and the National Weather Service issued a warning for passing aircraft. (Aaron Merculief via AP)

Volcano spews up ash cloud in 2 bursts

Shishaldin Volcano erupted at 5 a.m. Tuesday.

This Monday photo provided by Aaron Merculief shows lava flowing from a vent on the Shishaldin Volcano, as seen from Cold Bay, Alaska about 58 miles North East of Shishaldin. The volcano, in Alaska’s Aleutian Island erupted at 5 a.m. Tuesday. A few hours later, another eruption pushed an ash cloud to 25,000 feet, and the National Weather Service issued a warning for passing aircraft. (Aaron Merculief via AP)
In this Sept. 23 photo, rescued migrants look at a map of Europe aboard the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo | Renata Brito)

Dunleavy agrees to continue accepting refugees

He said the resettlement program is in line with Alaska values.

In this Sept. 23 photo, rescued migrants look at a map of Europe aboard the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo | Renata Brito)
In this May 29, 2019 file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters in his office at the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Working together, Alaskans will come up with long-term budget solutions

Shared sacrifice will be required as we regain our fiscal footing.

In this May 29, 2019 file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters in his office at the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)