Daily Archives: November 4, 2009
Dipnetting 101 — Proposal would institute mandatory dipnetter education
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter The results of the personal-use dipnet fishery on the Kenai Peninsula are a stark contrast in opposites. Tens of thousands of Alaskans fill their freezers with low-cost, healthy salmon meat. At the same time, beaches … Continue reading
Filed under dipnetting, fishing
Plugging in to an ecological idea — Landfill to host electronics recycling
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Technology moves at the speed of light these days. In the blink of the digital time display flashing “12:00” that we never learned to set on our VCRs, that technology is already obsolete. So what … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, technology
Marmots be gone — National Maritime Wildlife Refuge plans for Sud Island rodent eradication
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Few records exist about why a barracks for 15 people was built on Sud Island in the Barrens in 1939. Even less is known about why the hoary marmot suddenly came to live there. What … Continue reading
Chiming in — Dancers make motions toward new styles
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Peninsula Artists in Motion is chiming in with a new dance style for their annual performance this weekend, one that can be heard as well as seen. The women’s nonprofit, community dance troupe is unveiling … Continue reading
Filed under dance, entertainment
Funny business — New play asks audience’s help to solve murder
By Laura Forbes For the Redoubt Reporter What do you get when you take a long-running game show, its ambiguously aged host, a librarian, an outrageous feathered gown and mix them with a live studio audience, played by a live … Continue reading
Filed under comedy, entertainment, theater
Drinking on the Last Frontier: Good beer is smoke, but no mirrors — Alaska revisits old technique with tasty results
By Bill Howell, for the Redoubt Reporter Welcome to Drinking on the Last Frontier. My name’s Bill Howell. I’ve been drinking craft beer and brewing my own for over 20 years, and in this column I’m going to try to … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment
Fit to ride — Still plenty to do before winter snow flies
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter The temperature was hovering in the lower 30s, cold enough to turn noses red and fingers numb if their bodies weren’t in motion. The sun was out, but not high enough to throw its direct … Continue reading
Filed under outdoors, recreation, Tsalteshi Trails
Science of the Seasons: Go with the glacial outflow
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter Our local glaciers and ice fields are no longer melting at the fast rates they were earlier in the summer. However, some have large lakes at their terminus that will continue to … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, glaciers, Kenai River
New job of ‘old men’ — Recruit young hunters
By Steve Meyer, for the Redoubt Reporter Sometimes, when one becomes obsessed with an issue and cannot seem to resolve it, the answer comes only when you least expect it. So it has been for me in trying to figure … Continue reading
Hunting for a fine — Supposed violations don’t pan out as expected
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter Sometimes people can be so certain they are right that they can refuse to notice evidence to the contrary, even when it is placed squarely in front of them. And sometimes, other people, who actually … Continue reading
Refilled — Mugz coffee shop rolls out new menu, same atmosphere
By Jenny Neyman and AdriAnna Newberry Redoubt Reporter As the new owner of Mugz Coffee shop in Soldotna, Diane Hinshaw gives some customers a moment of pause when they walk up to the counter. “They come in and look … Continue reading
Plugged In: Tangible differences in interchangeable lenses
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Mandatory consumer warning: The following article is probably more incoherent than usual — it was written while a sugar-fueled teen Halloween slumber party was in full cry, complete with four teen girls, two … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in, technology
