Benjamin Alan Breakfield and Kamrie Le’Ann Riley announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Grace Breakfield, at 4:29 a.m. on Dec. 2, 2015. She weighed… Continue reading
It’s a New Year and your houseplants are hoping for some help surviving the long dark winter.In addition to providing water and light Cooperative Extension… Continue reading
The great thing about the holidays, as you know, is when the family, or families, get together to cook and eat and open presents and… Continue reading
At least once in recent memory, the spirit moved you. It moved you to babble more than normal, glad-hand a little too much, and generally… Continue reading
Events and Exhibitions ■ The Lucretia Carter Memorial “Small Fry Original” display will be at the Soldotna Public Library from January to February of 2016.… Continue reading
By Almost universally, Alaskans share a “sense of place.” I think this is borne out of a special pride associated with living in one of… Continue reading
This is about the jig and jigging — not the lively dance with the leaping moves, but the artificial bait that’s jerked up and falls… Continue reading
Page through any of the freshly arrived seed catalogs and you’ll note the words “new” and “improved” splashed across many of the tomato varieties available… Continue reading
“What is your greatest or most distressing problem?” If your answer to this question is the same as the majority of those responding to it… Continue reading
Hanging from the ceiling of the Homer Council on the Arts, a 4-foot wide, multifaceted sculpture looks like a temple from a cosmic fantasy. Based… Continue reading
The holiday season brings more than jolly old elves and visions of dancing sugar plums. It’s also the time when Hollywood delivers the flood of… Continue reading
Hard as it may be to grasp, 2015 is coming to a fast end. If you’ve followed this column over the years, you already know… Continue reading
Be Somebody Who Makes Everyone feel like Somebody The First to Apologize Is the Bravest The First to Forgive Is the Strongest The First… Continue reading
■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week. For more information, call 907-262-9814. ■ The Kenai Chamber of Commerce will not meet… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Events and Exhibitions ■ The Lucretia Carter Memorial “Small Fry Original” display will be at the Soldotna Public Library from January to February of 2016.… Continue reading
