Monthly Archives: December 2009
Costly count — Brown bear census worth the trouble?
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter At 800 or more pounds, with jaws that can snap a moose leg and claws able to slice skin with a mere graze, brown bears inevitably command attention, especially when there’s one rummaging through neighborhood … Continue reading
40 going on timeless — Santa is Kenai man’s Christmas tradition since teenage years
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter After 40 years of playing the big guy in the red suit, Kelly Bookey has his Santa routine down. He knows how to coax answers out of the reluctant, and to not expect miracles when … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Family enjoys present of son’s health — Swimmer having seizure created near-grave incident
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Since he was a little kid, Liam Leach has loved doing two things — swimming and climbing trees. Out of the two endeavors, Liam’s mom, Vicki Leach, of Soldotna, figured the tree climbing would be … Continue reading
Filed under health, public safety
Homing in on goal — Soldotna graphic designer launches fundraiser to build art school in Philippines
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Sometimes, home is a choice. Other times, especially for kids, home is an imposition. Growing up, Les Nelson’s home was by his parents’ choice on the central Kenai Peninsula, with a house in Soldotna and … Continue reading
Meet me on the Internet — Online social networking Web site facilitates face time and screen time
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories examining social technology use on the central Kenai Peninsula. By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter In Alaska, the great outdoors still has the mystique of being a realm beyond technology, … Continue reading
Filed under outdoors, technology
Once in a blue moon — Phenomenon has nothing to do with color, everything to do with time
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune While a blue moon consistently gives poets fodder and feeds the imagination of stargazers, its presence is simply a scientific marker for a rotating Earth that, by its own clock, ignores the Julian calendar. And … Continue reading
Filed under science
Poker play — sometimes ice fishing success isn’t in the cards
By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter There was a blizzard warning in effect for Cooper Landing when we got to Hidden Lake just before first light. My buddy loaded the sled while I made sure I had plenty of … Continue reading
Filed under fishing, recreation, winter
Science of the Seasons: Pure case solved: Peninsula does have caddisflies
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter Even with the cold weather we have been having lately, a few streams still have open water. These open-water stream sections are usually close to the outlet of a lake and that … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, insects, science of the seasons
Almanac: Building happier holidays — Communities rally around Megargels left homeless after holiday season fire
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter When Joe and Ruby Megargel came home on Christmas night, 1959, after celebrating with their friend, Carl Spetz, at the home of John and Inga Berg, they had no idea that their small Cohoe cabin … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, history, homesteaders
Art Seen: Hot topic — KPC students take inspiration from climate change discussion
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter Students of Celia Anderson’s surface design classes are having a part to play in something big, which in turn is about something really, really big. Specifically, climate change and its effects. Originally funded … Continue reading
Plugged In: Last-minute warnings for holiday computers
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter This week’s column on last-minute computing was, appropriately, written just before deadline. Cutting a Christmas tree, wrapping presents and making a run to the landfill all somehow seemed more pressing earlier today until … Continue reading
Filed under computers, Plugged in, technology
Anti-social technology? — Screen time competes with face-to-face time in today’s wired world
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories examining social technology use on the central Kenai Peninsula. Next week’s story will focus on social networking Web sites that facilitate in-person meetings. By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter High … Continue reading
Filed under computers, education, technology
