Daily Archives: May 20, 2009

1st time 1 too many — Program takes community approach to meth abuse

By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Being new parents can already feel like a roller-coaster ride: New experiences that instigate new challenges. Advice coupled with expectations. So much love and joy, underlain with the fear that something could go wrong. That, … Continue reading

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~Robo swimmers~ Robotics makes a splash in science class

By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter “Up! Up! Go Up!” “Turn! No, go back! No, you’re tangled!” “Wait, hey, look out for the thing!” So it went Friday, with a group of 15 Kenai Middle School students backseat driving for each … Continue reading

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Birders watch eagle attack sandhill crane

By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Just as Mossy Kilcher’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival guests were arriving in the morning to view sandhill cranes on her farmed fields May 7, an eagle swooped down and killed one of the elegant birds … Continue reading

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Mounting perspective — Bear of a hike produces nice view, even without intended hunting trophy

By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter I was standing in the Skyline Trail parking lot marveling at the new sign. It had been a couple years since I’d made the hike. Back then, the good ol’ days of 2007, … Continue reading

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Ridgeway unincorporated — No-man’s land between Kenai, Soldotna houses many who opposed incorporation

By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter In 1959 and 1960, the communities of Soldotna and Kenai were busy forging new identities. Kenai, gobbling up as much land as possible in its attempt to become a first-class city, stretched its boundaries south … Continue reading

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New age long ago — Old-time products natural before green was chic

By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter As the “go green” campaign grows, manufacturers are continually coming up with new products, tinkering with old ones and hyping their advertising to put more items on the shelf with the magic buzzwords of “natural,” … Continue reading

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Plugged In: Making sense of digital photography

By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Ever since Kodak and Nikon stopped producing film cameras a few years ago, it’s become evident that digital photography has become the overwhelmingly predominant imaging technology. Recently, though, some photographers still using film … Continue reading

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Art Seen: Students delve into Alaska exhibit

By Zirrus VanDevere for the Redoubt Reporter Debbie Harris has been teaching kids about art by taking them through the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center summer-long exhibits as long as they’ve been exhibiting. She studied discipline-based art education at Kenai … Continue reading

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