A season of expectant waiting: what in the world can that mean? All of us are waiting for Christmas. That’s a given. And for the… Continue reading
Best Bets ■ Christmas in the Park is Saturday at Soldotna Creek Park. Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, the tree lighting and a screening of the… Continue reading
“Moana”Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures1 hour, 43 minutesThe holiday season brings with it risky Oscar-bait ventures that studios hope will connect with audiences despite not… Continue reading
Ode To A Christmas TreeBy Trish Thomson, KenaiEach year at the start of the Christmas Season I begin to wonder about where to get a… Continue reading
Homer might be as cold as Moscow this winter, but when it comes to the annual production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, citizens, we’re not talking the… Continue reading
Was your old high school history teacher wrong?You can’t imagine so; she taught you all about World Wars I and II, America’s past, and British… Continue reading
Even as we move deeper into the holiday season, after nearly a week of Thanksgiving leftovers, many of us wouldn’t mind turning the calendar back… Continue reading
Northern Colorado 1940’S This last Sunday, part of a sermon by Craig Fanning, about chopping down a tree for Christmas, was reminder of how we… Continue reading
Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. The installation of the new Soldotna Chamber… Continue reading
— Recycling is important. Every day we throw away things that are empty, broken, used or unwanted. Recycling transforms these old things into brand new… Continue reading
Every holiday season I try to adopt an attitude that will keep me afloat. It’s my version of wearing a life jacket of sanity. When… Continue reading
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
Dec. 1, 6:00p — Mark & Miaya’s Christmas ChoncerDec. 6, 1:00p — Stamping Class with Kimberly & Donna; 3:00p — Christmas Tea & Cookie ExchangeDec.… Continue reading
'One Small Candle,' 'The Way He Came' at Apostolic Assembly Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Sunday School Department will present the play, “One Small Candle,”… Continue reading
Black Friday. It sounded sinister and somber, like Black September or something similar. Relief came in learning it is a good day for shoppers finding… Continue reading
Did you know that Trumpeter swans have been surveyed on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge since 1957? Six decades ago, when only 20 pairs were… Continue reading
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Jan. 24, 2003. I’ve edited it for brevity. — LP The Atlantic cod fishery, on… Continue reading
SEATTLE (AP) — I can recall vividly all of my friends who have ridden on a snowmobile, because all — and I mean every single… Continue reading
Don’t leave your soil nude this winter. Or, at least don’t leave it nude and smooth. You don’t see Mother Nature cavorting around in this… Continue reading
“Homestead Kitchen” was born out of the same kind of connection that started the Kilcher family’s reality television show — a Facebook message to Eivin… Continue reading