This May 18, 2015 photo shows grilled green beans with honey, feta and dill in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

The healthy dish to balance out all the July 4 indulgences

This is the easy side you need to serve on July Fourth in order to feel virtuous. Which is to say, this is the side… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2015
  • By ALISON LADMA
  • Food
This May 18, 2015 photo shows grilled green beans with honey, feta and dill in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
FILE - This Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, shows soft drinks for sale at K & D Market in San Francisco. San Francisco officials are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for soda pop. Supporters and opponents say San Francisco would be the first place in the country to require warnings on ads for soda, which is linked to rotting teeth and obesity. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

San Francisco considers health warning on soda advertising.

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for a favorite drink of children and a bane of… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2015
  • By JANIE HAR
  • Food
FILE - This Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, shows soft drinks for sale at K & D Market in San Francisco. San Francisco officials are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for soda pop. Supporters and opponents say San Francisco would be the first place in the country to require warnings on ads for soda, which is linked to rotting teeth and obesity. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
This April 20, 2015 photo shows sweet and spicy grilled lamb chops in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Lamb chops for Father’s Day

The hardest thing about grilling lamb chops is buying them. Because once you get them home, the rest is easy.My favorite style of chops resembles… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2015
  • By ELIZABETH KARMEL
  • Food
This April 20, 2015 photo shows sweet and spicy grilled lamb chops in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Carlile drivers Justin Walunga, Kamuta Taomi, Brad HInkes, Randy Eyth, Donny Radcliff, Tasi Toala, Mike Steger, John McDonald, and John McCoy recently participated in the  Alaska Trucking Association Truck Driving Championships. (Submitted photo)

Carlile takes top honors at truck driving competition

Carlile demonstrated its on-the-road expertise at the Alaska Trucking Association’s 2015 Truck Driving Championships, with a Carlile driver winning the Grand Champion title for the… Continue reading

Carlile drivers Justin Walunga, Kamuta Taomi, Brad HInkes, Randy Eyth, Donny Radcliff, Tasi Toala, Mike Steger, John McDonald, and John McCoy recently participated in the  Alaska Trucking Association Truck Driving Championships. (Submitted photo)

Learning for Life: Elodea eradication project update scheduled

Interested in what is happening with the Elodea Eradication Project in Stormy, Daniels and Beck Lake? There will be a Community Meeting on Thursday at… Continue reading

Redford, McPhail engaged to be married

Redford, McPhail engaged to be married

Vince and Jan Redford of Soldotna are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Redford, to Ben McPhail, son of Don and Ruth… Continue reading

Redford, McPhail engaged to be married

Unhinged Alaska: Mungo bites it and a king’s revenge

Before I get rolling, I’d like to publicly admit that I’ve finally seen the light, especially after last year’s series of fishing safari debacles that… Continue reading

News and Notes

Carla Pherson, a Junior Piano Pedagogy major of Ninilchik, was named to the Dean’s List at for the spring semester at Bob Jones University in… Continue reading

Church News

Vacation Bible School — Sterling Pentecostal Church will present “Everest,” a Vacation Bible School program June 10-14 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The games,… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: On salmon fishing

You can spend a lot of time, effort and cash in pursuit of the wily salmon, and you can have years of experience, but none… Continue reading

In this picture taken on Friday, May 29, 2015, female Iranian slackliner Samaneh Hasanzadeh balances on a slackline while she is watched by her sister, left, and instructor Hamed Heidari in a sports club in Tehran, Iran.  (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Extreme sport of slackling gains a foothold in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Kiavash Sharifi can hardly describe the feeling of tip-toeing across an abyss on a thin ribbon of webbing that bends ever… Continue reading

In this picture taken on Friday, May 29, 2015, female Iranian slackliner Samaneh Hasanzadeh balances on a slackline while she is watched by her sister, left, and instructor Hamed Heidari in a sports club in Tehran, Iran.  (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

What’s Happening

First Thursday ■ Two new exhibits will be on display for the whole month of June at the Kenai Fine Arts Center: “Portrait Photography” by… Continue reading

King salmon fishing continues to pleasantly surprise

Anglers on the central Kenai Peninsula have been pleasantly surprised with opportunities to catch a king salmon.“We’re still right at beginning stages on the Kasilof,… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Mike Matheny, of Kasilof, tries to see his fish as Matt Buta, of Soldotna, runs around him to keep a hold of his own as the two fished the Kasilof River on Tuesday June 2, 2015.

Tight Lines: Fish on! on the Kasilof

Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday as the last of the suns rays bounced off of the Kasilof River, an hours-long lull in fishing broke when… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Mike Matheny, of Kasilof, tries to see his fish as Matt Buta, of Soldotna, runs around him to keep a hold of his own as the two fished the Kasilof River on Tuesday June 2, 2015.
Photo courtesy Mongrel Media  Alicia Vikander as Ava, in Ex Machina.

Ex Machina a philosophical look at artifical intelligence

“Ex Machina”DNA Films1 hours, 50 minAs computers get faster and the internet connects more and more of the world at faster and faster speeds, the… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Mongrel Media  Alicia Vikander as Ava, in Ex Machina.

Summertime

SummertimeBy DVicki FruichantieSummertime – and the joy it bringsWe love to hear the robin sing!Grandchildren playing in the sandBuilding castles, and sayingGramma, I need a… Continue reading

Sunday dinner with pork roast

Sunday dinner with pork roast

In our house, Sunday dinner is eaten around 3 p.m., and it is our main (and perhaps only) meal of the day. When I was… Continue reading

  • Jun 2, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
Sunday dinner with pork roast

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets today at noon at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. A presentation from Dave Casweel, state director… Continue reading

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Socially acceptable?

Every where you look these days, so-called “social media” is present. Every news broadcast is Twittering, most newspapers have Facebook pages and even entertainers (maybe… Continue reading

Sterling Senior Center

JUNE SCHEDULE• SALMON CLASSIC KICK OFF DINNERSaturday, June 27, 5p.m., $25 per personReservations Required ~ 262-6808Tickets may be purchased at the Sterling Senior Center or… Continue reading