Daily Archives: April 22, 2009
Volcanic verse
Mount Redoubt inspires eruptive show of local creativity Editor’s note: The Redoubt Reporter invited readers to submit photos and haiku poems of and inspired by Mount Redoubt’s eruptions. One photo and one poem were chosen as winners, and those submitters … Continue reading
Filed under art, Mount Redoubt, photography, volcanoes
Rally aiming for firearms protection — Second Amendment takes top priority for local group
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter “If we don’t know our rights, how can we demand them?” Scott Hamman’s question was rhetorical among the crowd it was posed to — a group of about 55 Nikiski and other central Kenai Peninsula … Continue reading
Filed under government
Remembering Roy — School, community team up to honor photographer, teacher, friend
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter There is a phrase of Roy Shapley’s, a local photographer and third-grade teacher at Sterling Elementary School, that has stuck with Sterling Elementary Principal Christine Ermold: An embarrassment of riches, meaning more than necessary of … Continue reading
Filed under art, community, education, photography
Experience needed, just not his kind — Commercial fishing advocacy sinks Johnson as Board of Fish appointment
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter As a nominee for a seat on the seven-member Alaska Board of Fisheries, Brent Johnson, of Clam Gulch, has experience in spades. A lifelong Alaskan, he started fishing in the 1950s, has been a voice … Continue reading
Filed under fishing
Breaking up with normal transportation — Spring thaw brought about some unusual means of getting around
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter Getting their teenage daughter, Terri, to high school was a particular challenge for Stan and Donnis Thompson back in the early 1970s, after they sold their building supply business and stopped shuttling their family back … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, history, homesteaders
No wheat? No problem — New store takes guesswork out of gluten-free shopping
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter In starting a new business, coming up with a product or service that’s needed — not just wanted or novel — is half the battle. For Loretta Paulk, she knows there’s a need for her … Continue reading
Filed under business
Plugged In: Erase paper clutter with PC document scanners
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Converting your business or home to a more efficient, nearly paperless environment has become quite straightforward. That’s because scanning is now an easy, mature technology that greatly increases the efficiency of most businesses … Continue reading
Filed under computers, technology
Momentous music — Jazz musician brings free-flowing set to central Kenai Peninsula performance
By Jenny Neyman Photo courtesy of Barney McClure Redoubt Reporter As Fairbanks musician and composer Barney McClure drove to his daughter’s weekend wedding in Washington state on April 17, he faced some ambiguity — would he be providing musical or … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, music, Uncategorized
Art Seen: Many mediums make for high-quality college art show
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter Very appropriately displaying a variety of mediums, the student show at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus hangs together nicely. What I recognize immediately is the quality of the drawings. Some are still … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Sliding into spring — Avalanche hazard hits Turnagain Pass
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Pete Sprague went for a ride while telemark skiing in the Turnagain Pass corridor earlier this winter. Just not the kind he was intending. He was traversing a 40-degree or so slope at about 2,500 … Continue reading
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Stone cold crazy in love — Stoneflies make most of short life cycle
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter It snowed again this week and spring seems to have been put off again. After a long winter, many of us are ready to see a color change from pure white snow … Continue reading
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