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Photo courtesy Dave Atcheson Good fishing etiquette includes handling fish properly.
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Tight Lines: River etiquette

My reasons for fishing vary. Sure, sometimes it’s utilitarian, to fill the freezer, but more often than not it’s about the experience, and escaping the… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Dave Atcheson Good fishing etiquette includes handling fish properly.
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal performs at Riot Fest & Carnival in Douglas Park in Chicago. Hughes was scheduled to perform, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, with the band at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where patrons were taken hostage. The band says they are home safe after the Paris attacks, but they "are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France." The band released a new album last month and was on an European tour when the attacks occurred. They said all shows are on hold until further notice. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)

Eagles of Death Metal is safe, ‘horrified’ by Paris attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Members of the Eagles of Death Metal band say they’re home safe after the Paris attacks and “are horrified and still… Continue reading

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal performs at Riot Fest & Carnival in Douglas Park in Chicago. Hughes was scheduled to perform, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, with the band at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris where patrons were taken hostage. The band says they are home safe after the Paris attacks, but they "are horrified and still trying to come to terms with what happened in France." The band released a new album last month and was on an European tour when the attacks occurred. They said all shows are on hold until further notice. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)

Remember

Poem RememberMarilyn E. Wheeless, KenaiNot every Muslim is a terrorist..Not every Irishman is a drunk..Not every black man is a mugger..Not every Frenchman is a… Continue reading

This image released by Disney Theatrical Productions shows Jelany Remy as Simba in the Broadway musical "The Lion King. The Disney stage blockbuster on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, released 360-degree footage of its opening song "Circle of Life" that lets users look left, right, up, backstage and at the audience even when sitting on a couch. (Joan Marcus/ Disney Theatrical Productions via AP)

Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ pushes into virtual reality

NEW YORK — “The Lion King” on Broadway is offering fans a view of the musical that even the very best seat in the theater… Continue reading

This image released by Disney Theatrical Productions shows Jelany Remy as Simba in the Broadway musical "The Lion King. The Disney stage blockbuster on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, released 360-degree footage of its opening song "Circle of Life" that lets users look left, right, up, backstage and at the audience even when sitting on a couch. (Joan Marcus/ Disney Theatrical Productions via AP)

Cookies for beer drinkers

Although you’ll find classics like Oatmeal Cookies, Nana’s Molasses Cookies and Russian Tea Cakes in Jonathan Bender’s “Cookies & Beer: Bake, Pair, Enjoy,” this newly… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
This Oct. 5, 2015 photo shows harvested vegetables in Concord, N.H. For food safety reasons, Thanksgiving leftovers should be cleared from the table and refrigerated within two hours of being served. Once refrigerated, they should be consumed within three to four days. Leftovers can be frozen for three to four months. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Take the mystery out of Thanksgiving math

Thanksgiving math actually isn’t all that hard. You just need to use a few basic equations. For example, to estimate the amount of wine you’ll… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By J.M. HIRSCH
  • Food
This Oct. 5, 2015 photo shows harvested vegetables in Concord, N.H. For food safety reasons, Thanksgiving leftovers should be cleared from the table and refrigerated within two hours of being served. Once refrigerated, they should be consumed within three to four days. Leftovers can be frozen for three to four months. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Veterans’ day fresh in our minds

At the Cabins North Nikiski, Alaska 1986-87   Former attempts at getting the stinky barrel out of the yard ended in failed missions. Plan #5… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2015
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food

Silicone baking mats are new

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Winter Stars are poerfully sweet and spicy

“With winter stars, it’s like you’re an archaeologist on holiday, who happens to uncover beautiful spiced almonds beneath a meringue-like layer of royal icing. These… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, NOV. 15 - In this photo taken Nov. 5, 2015, Tonia Reeser takes a dog named Bella across an obstacle course created by her nephew Eagle Scout Jeremiah Reeser behind the Central Nebraska Humane Society in Grand Island, Neb. (Andrew Carpenean/The Independent via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Scouts help Humane Society.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — When a woman who works at the Central Nebraska Humane Society knows of a need and her nephew is looking… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, NOV. 15 - In this photo taken Nov. 5, 2015, Tonia Reeser takes a dog named Bella across an obstacle course created by her nephew Eagle Scout Jeremiah Reeser behind the Central Nebraska Humane Society in Grand Island, Neb. (Andrew Carpenean/The Independent via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Thoughtless drivers, shoppers and patients

Last week, I wrote about life’s little situations that try my patience and make me wish I were more tolerant of rude, thoughtless people –… Continue reading

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Payback …

We’re all familiar with the Karmic mantra “What goes around, Comes around.”In fact, each of us has probably intoned it more than once; sometimes in… Continue reading

In this undated photo, In fall, bright yellow quince fruits call out to be harvested from among the small tree's craggy stems in New York. (Lee Reich via AP)

Quince: Grow and taste the ‘forbidden fruit’

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the “forbidden fruit.” Commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was actually a quince.The quince’s Mideast origin, as… Continue reading

In this undated photo, In fall, bright yellow quince fruits call out to be harvested from among the small tree's craggy stems in New York. (Lee Reich via AP)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area Manager Jeff Selinger collars a caribou from the Kenai Mountain herd in 2003. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Radio, GPS collars help manage moose, caribou on the Kenai

Opportunities to view wildlife around our neighborhoods on the Kenai Peninsula are one luxury we often take for granted. Whether it’s a moose in your… Continue reading

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area Manager Jeff Selinger collars a caribou from the Kenai Mountain herd in 2003. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

An Outdoor View: White kings

Author’s note: Readers with little or no taste will be overjoyed to see that I’m still working on my romance novel, featuring a hunky river… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF NOV. 14-15 AND THEREAFTER -FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, packrafters hike up Youngs Creek Pass on a trip through Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness. Marshall, the co-founder of the Wilderness Society, was an early crusader for wilderness protections and the Wilderness is named after him. (Erin Madison/The Great Falls Tribune via AP, file) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES

Photographer retraces Bob Marshall’s wilderness trek

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Bob Marshall hiked 288 miles over eight days through the northwestern Montana wilderness in 1928.Marshall would average 36 miles a… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF NOV. 14-15 AND THEREAFTER -FILE - In this July 24, 2014, file photo, packrafters hike up Youngs Creek Pass on a trip through Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness. Marshall, the co-founder of the Wilderness Society, was an early crusader for wilderness protections and the Wilderness is named after him. (Erin Madison/The Great Falls Tribune via AP, file) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALES

Voices of Faith: Spreading the Word

The largest organism on earth stretches more than 100 acres and lives in Utah. It has a name, “Pando” (that is Latin for “I Spread”)… Continue reading

Matt Murphy (center) and Seth Bodine (right) play in the bass section of the University of Alaska Anchorage Wind Ensemble. The group will make its annual stop in Kenai on Friday at Kenai Central High School.

All about that bass: University Wind Ensemble concert highlights tuba

Most people don’t see the tuba as a lead instrument. But on Friday, the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Wind Ensemble plans to put the big… Continue reading

Matt Murphy (center) and Seth Bodine (right) play in the bass section of the University of Alaska Anchorage Wind Ensemble. The group will make its annual stop in Kenai on Friday at Kenai Central High School.

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ Kaladi Brothers will be showing the work of the “Aqua4” watercolor artists during the month of November at their Kobuk location.… Continue reading

Book review: “Duplicity: A Washington thriller”

Never send a boy to do a man’s job.That’s an old saying that can be altered a dozen ways in our PC world. Bottom line:… Continue reading