When the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ appearance on Ed Sullivan was observed recently, there was much talk of the Fab Four’s being from Liverpool.… Continue reading
Alaska Electric Light & Power Inc. has purchased a piece of equipment — a long-range receiver that mounts to a helicopter — that will make… Continue reading
Hidden talents show takes the stage The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church invites the public to watch a Hidden Talent Show at 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading
An author writes of a close friend and her intriguing encounter. She spent her summers in a small town in Vermont where Paul Newman was… Continue reading
SUNRIVER, Ore. (AP) — “What did you think about ice skating?” I asked my daughter Lucy.“Eh. It was OK,” she replied, distracted by her reading.We… Continue reading
Before we moved to Alaska, my family and I lived two years in South Africa’s Kruger National Park (KNP), where I conducted research on African… Continue reading
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — It was the kind of day where beards sprouted icicles, wearing wool socks was an exercise in wishful thinking, and your… Continue reading
If you live on the Kenai Peninsula, you live either in or near black spruce, Picea mariana.This is a tree that actually prefers acidic soil… Continue reading
Events and Exhibits ■ The Triumvirate Theatre presents “Aladdin,” March 7 and 8 at Triumvirate North, five miles north of Kenai. Shows are at 7… Continue reading
When classical guitarist Valerie Hartzell breaks a fingernail, it’s an emergency — especially if she’s on tour. The sounds she pulls from the five nylon… Continue reading
This week’s trans-Atlantic thriller “Non-Stop” is the slickest and most successful, cinematically anyway, of what will one day be known as Liam Neeson’s “tough guy”… Continue reading
It took an afternoon of judging and a whole host of rejected pieces, but local artist Jim Evenson has selected about 40 pieces from all… Continue reading
The BondBy Huel Waddell, KenaiThe midnight sun so majestic and long,The sun shining so bright it hurts your eyesThen come the snow, how it blowsAnd… Continue reading
■ The Triumvirate Theatre presents “Aladdin,” Feb. 28, March 1, 7 and 8 at Triumvirate North, five miles north of Kenai. Shows are at 7:00… Continue reading
Happy PlaceBy Nancy Whiting, KenaiWhen asked where is my ‘happy place’I thought I did not know.It could be doing needleworkor snowshoeing through the snow. With… Continue reading
“Winter’s Tale”Village Roadshow Pictures1 hour, 58 minutesI’ve never read Mark Helprin’s 1983 novel, “Winter’s Tale,” upon which this week’s big screen romance is based, but… Continue reading
Your neighbor loves heavy rock and roll.He has all the CDs of all the major metal bands. It’s impressive, really, the determination he used to… Continue reading
■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon on Tuesday at Frosos Restaurant. A presentation from Shanon Hamrick, Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, is… Continue reading
North of Fort Collins, Colo., 1947 We moved into our beautiful newly remodeled farmhouse, with two big bay windows in the living room, one in… Continue reading
Seems like Christmas was just yesterday and here we are — at the beginning of the Lenten season and on our way to spring. For… Continue reading