FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2002 file photo, The Grateful Dead, from left, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir have joined forces with John Mayer to form the band, Dead & Company. They will perform a show on Oct. 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Grateful Dead members, John Mayer band up for Dead & Company

NEW YORK — Members of the Grateful Dead are coming back to life in a new supergroup with John Mayer.Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob… Continue reading

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2002 file photo, The Grateful Dead, from left, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart perform during a reunion concert in East Troy, Wis. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir have joined forces with John Mayer to form the band, Dead & Company. They will perform a show on Oct. 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Flank Steak Frito pie fit for feeding a summer crowd.

This is one of those recipes that feels a little trashy, but it’s so good you won’t care. In case you haven’t heard of it,… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By J.M. HIRSCH
  • Food

Made with love, packed with care

Although we may not have thought about it for a while now, the needs of those going back to school are inching towards the front… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food

Pioneer Potluck: About another “Traveling with Bernie” story

1992 Nikiski, Alaska Have you ever had a dear friend that is such a delight to be around? Have you ever flown with a friend… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food

Enjoy cold salad for lunch

Lettuce, rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces Slices of cheese and meat of choiceOlivesHard-boiled eggRaw vegetables, cut up, optionalHalved cherry tomatoesFresh basil leaves, tornVinaigrette… Continue reading

A storage tank,  wooden whiskey barrels and cider cans are displayed at the Downeast Cider House home office Friday, July 24, 2015, in Boston. The company expects to produce 17,000 barrels of cider this year, more than doubling overall production compared to last year. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Hard cider that is worth drinking

BOSTON — There was a day not so long ago when this country had squat to offer as far as hard ciders. And for those… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2015
  • By J.M. HIRSCH
  • Food
A storage tank,  wooden whiskey barrels and cider cans are displayed at the Downeast Cider House home office Friday, July 24, 2015, in Boston. The company expects to produce 17,000 barrels of cider this year, more than doubling overall production compared to last year. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Best homemade white cake around if you ask me.

Yield: Three 8 x 2-inch layers3¼ cups (375 g) cake flour, sifted1 tablespoon, plus 1 teaspoon baking powder¾ teaspoon salt2¼ cups (450 g) superfine sugar¾… Continue reading

Business news

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week. For more information, call 262-9814.■ The Kenai Chamber of Commerce meets at noon Wednesday… Continue reading

Charlie is an autism service dog in training

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Animal lover and trainer Julie Shaw wants you to meet Charlie, a 10-week-old Australian Labradoodle bred for calmness — not because he’s… Continue reading

Glynn Moore: My car is too unsophisticated to hack

Driving has always been scary, from trying to keep your Model T right side up to holding your Ferrari below 200 mph. Now you have… Continue reading

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of August.

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of August 2015 call for 283-8211 for additional information (All activities are held at the… Continue reading

Sterling Senior Center Activities happening in August.

Sterling Senior CenterAugust 2 Pancake Breakfast9am-11am$10 Adults $5 children 12 and underAnnual quilt raffleHazel Robinson has once again made a lovely quilt for our annual… Continue reading

Soldotna Senior Center activities for the month of August

Soldotna Senior Center197 W. Park Ave Phone: 262-2322AUGUST 2015Weekly Activities:Mondays: Art class 10-3, line dancing 10:30-11:30, clogging 11:30-noonTuesdays: Board games 1pmWednesdays: Music at noon, craft… Continue reading

Tanya Updike, left, and Jerri Braun, right, local members and organizers of the Autism Society of Alaska, receive a donation from the Tri The Kenai Triathlon, presented by race director Tony Oliver, center. The Autism Society was the charity focus of this year's triathlon. (Submitted photo)
Tanya Updike, left, and Jerri Braun, right, local members and organizers of the Autism Society of Alaska, receive a donation from the Tri The Kenai Triathlon, presented by race director Tony Oliver, center. The Autism Society was the charity focus of this year's triathlon. (Submitted photo)
Rustin Hitchcock and Becca Ford

Ford, Hitchcock marry

Becca A. Ford and Rustin D. Hitchcock were married on July 3, 2015 in Kasilof. Pastor Randy Parshall of Christ Lutheran Church presided. Becca is… Continue reading

Rustin Hitchcock and Becca Ford

Unhinged Alaska: Shake, rattle and go

What a long strange week it has been.Sunday and Monday were near normal except for a mild frenzy associated with my wife’s departure on Tuesday… Continue reading

Katie Ford

Community News and Notes

Connor and Alicia Barry of Soldotna announce the birth of their son, Sam Edward Barry, at 1:51 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015 at Central… Continue reading

Katie Ford
Sockeye salmon returning to Bear Creek are one of those special events in nature that occur every season in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: The Kenai Peninsula rediscovered

Browsing through my grandfather’s stack of In-Fisherman Magazines as a boy was the first time I had ever heard of the Kenai River. At the… Continue reading

Sockeye salmon returning to Bear Creek are one of those special events in nature that occur every season in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

An Outfoor View: Jenna talks habitat

Author’s note: In yet another attempt to teach readers about fish and fishing by baiting them with a steamy romance novel, here’s yet another chapter… Continue reading

In this Aug. 3, 2014, photo, a grizzly bear walks through a back country campsite in Montana's Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park officials recommend that hikers stay in groups on all of the Glacier trails and make noise in grizzly country. (Doug Kelley/The Spokesman-Review via AP) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Follow bear safety rules to prevent trouble for everybody

SPOKANE, Wash. — Following guidelines for camping in grizzly country can prevent trouble for everyone, including the bears.A Spokane man experienced a good case in… Continue reading

In this Aug. 3, 2014, photo, a grizzly bear walks through a back country campsite in Montana's Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park officials recommend that hikers stay in groups on all of the Glacier trails and make noise in grizzly country. (Doug Kelley/The Spokesman-Review via AP) COEUR D'ALENE PRESS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT