While grilling the last of last year’s salmon the other day, I got to wondering about what other people did with salmon. Curious, I e-mailed… Continue reading
Globe artichokes have much to contribute to home gardens, from providing thin layers of leathery leaves for delectable dining to serving as flowery backdrops in… Continue reading
It happens to all of us sooner or later. Someone asks us for help and we feel that we should respond. We risk, we reach… Continue reading
“Independence Day: Resurgence”Twentieth Century Fox2 hoursWhen “Independence Day” hit in 1996 it was met with cheers, jeers, and boatloads of cash. It was a huge… Continue reading
Author Alexis Smith recalls how growing up in a homesteading family in Soldotna gave her ample time to explore the surrounding wilderness on her own… Continue reading
We blurt it out without thinking; it’s a common question when someone has died unexpectedly. What happened, where did it happen, why, how…? Knowing the… Continue reading
It’s been several years since I first introduced you to Joan E. Aller’s “Cider Beans, Wild Greens, and Dandelion Jelly: Recipes from Southern Appalachia.” Since… Continue reading
La Salle, Colorado, Here We Come! October 13,14,15, 2000 Sister Elaine and Ted Oster’s place We had a great time in Colorado Springs visiting… Continue reading
■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets today at noon at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. A presentation by Bryan Zak of the Kenai Peninsula Small… Continue reading
Last time I said I’d tell you about Normandy today. Spring is a beautiful time of the year to visit just about any place in… Continue reading
Callie Kant and Kelsey Tachick, both of Soldotna, have been named to the dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. To qualify for… Continue reading
Kale is one of the most nutritious vegetables you can grow in your garden or container garden. Kale contains vitamins A, C, K and B-6… Continue reading
Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets a place at the table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual… Continue reading
Question: Why did Jesus die?Answer: To show us the furious love of God. In the Ragamuffin Gospel Brennen Manning explains, “God is not moody or… Continue reading
As early runs of king and sockeye return to streams of the Kenai Peninsula, they bring more than the roe and milt that brings about… Continue reading
In the 40-some years I’ve been freezing fish, I’ve learned a lot of things, and some were learned the hard way. Here’s some of what… Continue reading
My delphiniums are now in all their stately glory, the 5-foot, blue spires reaching for the sky as they guard the gate to my vegetable… Continue reading
Sam Rotman plays the music of dead men. To be specific, he plays the music of dead men from the 18th, 19th and early 20th… Continue reading
Playing catch with dadDave Thompson, Kenai Playing catch till dark on summer evesAs I not yet a teenThe baseball smacks right in my mittDad pleased… Continue reading
