Daily Archives: October 28, 2009
Bear death under scrutiny — Investigation into roadside shooting continues
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Three weeks after seeing a brown bear shot by the side of the Sterling Highway near the Russian River Ferry, Jerry Holly said the incident is still eating at him, and he wants to know … Continue reading
Filed under bears, hunting, outdoors, public safety, wildlife
Baby steps — Girl’s condition improves with brain surgery
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter At 2 years old, Emily Jacobs can count to 14. She can name all the Disney fairies. She can tell you about the sun being up and going down. She can point out a shark … Continue reading
Haunting memories — ‘Nantiinaq’ sightings, spirits led to desertion of Native village
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Malania Helen Kehl, Nanwalek’s eldest resident, is frequently called upon around the village to impart her memories of how life used to be on this southernmost tip of the Kenai Peninsula. Among her remembrances are … Continue reading
Filed under holidays
Cheers to fall — Central peninsula breweries tap into special beers
Editor’s note: Thanks to Kassik’s, Kenai River and St. Elias for kindly sharing their craft, time and knowledge for this story, and to Bill Howell, home brewer and adjunct professor of a beer appreciation class at Kenai Peninsula College, starting … Continue reading
Filed under business, entertainment
Hollowing Halloween — Local sculptor to hone talents on giant pumpkin
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter A jack-o’-lantern won’t do for this job. An extraordinary pumpkin requires an extraordinary design. That’s the attitude Kenai sculptor Joy Falls will use to approach the 319-pound pumpkin she’ll be carving at the Kenai Visitors … Continue reading
Almanac: Ready to rumble — Kenai was grounds for Evel vs. Awful, Peninsula Clarion vs. Cheechako News
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter The comparisons were obvious and understandable. Evel Knievel, famed daredevil motorcycle rider, planned to jump over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho on Sept. 8, 1974. The previously unknown Awful Knawful, on the other hand, … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, history, homesteaders
Science of the Seasons: Winding waterways — Streams don’t stick to the straight and narrow
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter Last week I flew over the Caribou Hills and spent some time looking at the headwaters of Deep Creek and the Ninilchik River. Along the way I took a couple pictures of … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, Kenai River, science, science of the seasons
Catching a break — Now’s the time to smoke, process summer’s bounty
By Mark Conway, for the Redoubt Reporter If you are like me, you may have some leftover fish in your freezer. When it gets toward the end of the season, my wife and I cut up some of our salmon … Continue reading
Filed under fishing, subsistence
Better footing — Rotary, business donations make a difference a world away
By Phellisha Dobson and Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter In a poverty-stricken area of Nicaragua, where owning anything beyond a pair of flip-flops would be a mark of prosperity, school outfits do double duty. If a child attends school in the … Continue reading
Plugged In: High image quality for small budgets
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter A reader recently inquired which cameras and lenses we thought would provide the best image quality without breaking the bank. That’s a very timely topic. We’ve already discussed upper-end cameras, and so this … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in, technology
