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The author with a pair of friends this past summer at Grewingk Glacier. (Photo provided by Megan Pacer)

Out of the Office: Hold my beer while I wade in glacial melt

Last week, the members of my team and I came in absolute dead last at trivia night. I normally wouldn’t share this with so broad… Continue reading

The author with a pair of friends this past summer at Grewingk Glacier. (Photo provided by Megan Pacer)
Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary

This last September we hosted two earthworm experts from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kyungsoo Yoo and graduate student Adrian Wackett. They study how earthworms… Continue reading

Refuge Notebook: An earthworm quandary
Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

Not just another Harry Potter knockoff

‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ brings a fresh take on a familiar narrative

  • Feb 27, 2019
  • By CHRIS JENNESS
Not just another Harry Potter knockoff
Court reports for February 26, 2019

Court reports for February 26, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Timothy R. Bornowski, 56, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective… Continue reading

Court reports for February 26, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and include arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 26, 2019
Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg

Pioneer Potluck: About the cure for the cough and cold

This week’s recipes include Grannie Annie’s chili, Hot German potato salad and Chinese chicken salad

  • Feb 26, 2019
  • By ANN “GRANNIE ANNIE” BERG Pioneer Potluck
Ann “Grannie Annie” Berg
Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 25, 2019
Court reports for February 25, 2019

Court reports for February 25, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Bryan Keith Chunn, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a stalking or sex… Continue reading

Court reports for February 25, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 21, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 21, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 21, 2019
Minister’s Message: Faith is more than a leap

Minister’s Message: Faith is more than a leap

Climbing up a bedroom structure almost three times his height, my three-and-half-year-old son donned in his Superman pajamas quietly and quickly ascended to the top.… Continue reading

Minister’s Message: Faith is more than a leap
The author skis at the Ski for Women earlier this winter. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Tangled up in Blue: Not feeling it

I really do not want to write this. It’s not that I don’t love writing my column, I enjoy it. It’s a fun practice, reflecting… Continue reading

The author skis at the Ski for Women earlier this winter. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula

By DOM WATTS Imagine, if you will, a couple of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists in a seaplane flying over the Kenai Mountains, when… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Wildlife translocations to and from the Kenai Peninsula
Court reports for February 20, 2019

Court reports for February 20, 2019

The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Walter Allen Eldred, 49, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed… Continue reading

Court reports for February 20, 2019
Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias

This week brings one of those highly acclaimed Oscar films that somehow missed us here on the peninsula when it was originally released back in… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2019
  • By CHRIS JENNESS
  • Movies
Now Playing: ‘Green Book’ tells a moving story about looking past bias
Woven squares by Chloe French, left, and Kathryn Rousso are part of the Giving Strength Robe project on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Juneau weaver Lily Hope is organizing dozens of Chilkat and Ravenstail weavers from all over North America to weave 5-inch-by-5-inch squares that will be combined to make one traditional indigenous robe. Once completed, the robe will be given to Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Woven squares by Chloe French, left, and Kathryn Rousso are part of the Giving Strength Robe project on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Juneau weaver Lily Hope is organizing dozens of Chilkat and Ravenstail weavers from all over North America to weave 5-inch-by-5-inch squares that will be combined to make one traditional indigenous robe. Once completed, the robe will be given to Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE). (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Pioneer Potluck: Dropping the connection

This week’s recipes: sauerkraut casserole, lemon ginger salmon, banana split dessert

  • Feb 19, 2019
  • By ANN “GRANNIE ANNIE” BERG Pioneer Potluck
  • Food
Public safety briefs for February 19, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 19, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 19, 2019
Court reports for February 19, 2019

Court reports for February 19, 2019

The following judgment was recently handed down in Kenai District Court: Mae Doris Patrick, 64, of Wasilla, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended,… Continue reading

Court reports for February 19, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 15, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 15, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 15, 2019
Public safety briefs for February 14, 2019

Public safety briefs for February 14, 2019

Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement and public safety records and includes arrest and citation information, not conviction information. Anyone… Continue reading

Public safety briefs for February 14, 2019