Daily Archives: April 29, 2009
Scouting out new paths — Boy Scouts evolve, values still the same
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Pushing 100 years old, the Boys Scouts are showing their age, and yet they’re still as youthful as ever. Saturday was Pinewood Derby day for area Scouts, with seven packs from Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling … Continue reading
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Weather doesn’t cool fire fears — Beetle-kill fuels no match for La Nina summer
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter 2008 in Alaska could officially be termed “The Summer the Sun Forgot.” The average temperature from May through August was 52.5 degrees, making it the coolest summer on record since 1982. Overall, 2008 was Alaska’s … Continue reading
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‘Wet Dog’ race makes splash — Personal watercraft riders venture on 2,000-mile Alaska expedition
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Another first for Alaska is coming soon. This time, it’s a race not with dogs or snowmachines or even motocross bikes, but on watercraft in what organizers hope catches on as a worldwide competition on … Continue reading
Letting it ride — Randonneuring sets a course for the peninsula
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Don’t call it a race. It is a serious athletic endeavor — cycling a set course of 200, 300, 400, 600 or even 1,200 kilometers in a certain time limit, no matter how hilly the … Continue reading
Art in the works — Gallery owner takes creativity to new space
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter “I hate drop ceilings with every fiber of my being,” said Zirrus VanDevere, known to many as Marty, the owner of Art Works gallery in Soldotna. Sixteen years working under those oppressive ceilings is enough. … Continue reading
Plugged In: The race is on — are upgrades really worth it?
By Joeseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Over the years, I’ve upgraded my computer systems on a regular basis but I’ve always retained a certain skepticism that any upgrade would make much real-world difference. That’s now changing. Why? Although standard … Continue reading
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Art Seen: ‘49th at 50’
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter This year’s all-Alaska contemporary art exhibit at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center opened with a packed house and an energy-filled reception for the 54 artists invited to respond to the theme “Reflections … Continue reading
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Last Frontier to final frontier — 1950 Kenai grad went on to see the world, and beyond
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter In 1948, when teenagers Anne and Charles Lewis began attending the Kenai Territorial School, travel between Kenai and their home in Kasilof was so difficult they went to see their parents only twice during the … Continue reading
Water, water everywhere — Kenai River fed from many sources
Science of the Seasons, by Dr. David Wartinbee This weekend I was flying over the Kenai River and I couldn’t help but notice how low the water levels were. There were all kinds of gravel bars and spits that directed … Continue reading
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