Bill and Michele Hartline

Hartlines celebrate 40th anniversary

Bill and Michele Hartline were married Aug. 18, 1975 in Anchorage after knowing each other for one month. They honeymooned in Russian Jack Springs Park… Continue reading

Bill and Michele Hartline

Here’s the Thing: Autumn showers

Pluviophile: a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days. Did you know that words exists? I’m thinking there… Continue reading

Stanley Ford sales manager Joe Wink displays some of the donations collected during the dealership's Fill the Focus Event.
Stanley Ford sales manager Joe Wink displays some of the donations collected during the dealership's Fill the Focus Event.

Yogi Berra’s quotes

When Yogi Berra died last week, I lost another of my childhood sports idols. Along with Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Roger Bannister, Edmund Hillary, Johnny… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Experience, good and bad, makes us who we are

My last root canal went great! There was no pain nor even any discomfort. Or at least there was none that I can remember. My… Continue reading

Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s restaurant in Soldotna. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Sean… Continue reading

LNG plant construction a huge undertaking

Alaska LNG project teams played it by the numbers — really big numbers — in a presentation on construction plans to federal, state and municipal… Continue reading

Unhinged Alaska: Fall and my dog Howard

I’m one of those offbeat types who enjoys the early morning hours where the eastern sky has yet to develop its personality and merely glows… Continue reading

What gift does a woman get?

Our wedding anniversary is this coming weekend, and men often ignore such occasions if they have been married that long and feel they can be… Continue reading

Church news

Catholic Church offers workshops Foundations of Faith Community nursing, a course offering registered nurses advanced training in care of the Spirit, will be held at… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Mastering the fundamentals

You know it as well as I know it, you have to build a strong, stable foundation in order to build a strong, stable house.… Continue reading

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: School days

Granddaughter No. 6 is off to college this month. After visiting several schools outside over the past couple of years, she chose UAF. She is… Continue reading

Church Briefs

Annual day of service upcoming On Saturday, the four Central Kenai Peninsula congregations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have planned several… Continue reading

Face your fear: Why not expect the best?

Nearly thirty-five years ago, I prepared a manuscript for a book titled “Lord, I’m Afraid,” and sent it to a publisher of some of my… Continue reading

It is what it is: Puppy love, continued

My dog is smarter than me.That’s not a high bar to clear, I’ll grant you, but I have recently discovered that Lucy, our 10-month-old yellow… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Are you ‘eating the rainbow’?

Juicy red tomatoes, cheerful yellow squash, crisp green beans, crunchy orange carrots ... these are just a few of the colorful and delicious vegetables we… Continue reading

Church news

Kenai New Life to simulcast Beth Moore presentation Lifeway Christian Resources is slated to simulcast Bible teacher and author Beth Moore live on Saturday, 9:30… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Stay awake and be prepared

Americans have always been a “Stay awake, be prepared” people. I think of our forefathers and what they went through, the trials and tribulations of… Continue reading

Business briefs

Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon Tuesday at the Soldotna Sports Center, with… Continue reading

Business briefs

Everything on black and white tv

My grandchildren can’t stand that I love to watch old movies. One even calls them “white movies” because, I suppose, it’s too much work to… Continue reading