Daily Archives: December 2, 2009
Crash course — Teenager injured in car wreck warns others to avoid his fate
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Ask Drew Shassetz about his life, and you get a fairly typical, teenage-guy sort of answer — brief, light on detail, an ESPN-like recap of the highlights with some “ums” sprinkled in. He grew up … Continue reading
Union, Safeway at odds over health care — Workers’ buttons show support
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Some area Safeway employees are sporting buttons with their uniforms lately that have nothing to do with product promotions or sales events. They say, “I’m Prepared to Protect My Heath Benefits.” The buttons are a … Continue reading
Filed under business
Common ground at play — Playground organizers get kids thinking about community involvement, next generation of fun
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter To adults, the excitement behind designing and building a new playground, all through volunteer efforts and donations, is how it brings a community together, with everyone working toward a goal that all an enjoy. But … Continue reading
Filed under community
Puppies rescued from trash
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Someone apparently feeling no longer able to care for six young puppies went to relatively drastic measures over the weekend to find families for the 9-week-old Australian Shepherd mixes. “All six of the puppies were … Continue reading
Opera reprised — ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ returns to Kenai Central for the holidays
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter As holiday-season traditions go, Kenai Central High School’s performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” is more sporadic than most, happening only once every four of five years or so. But … Continue reading
Drinking on the Last Frontier: Toast to the season — Beermakers have found much to celebrate
By Bill Howell, for the Redoubt Reporter Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we are well and truly into the Christmas season. Whatever reservations you might have regarding the current state of the Christmas holiday in America — too commercial, … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment
Art Seen: Creative critters — Artist brings paint to bear in whimsical dioramas
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter The Gary L. Freeburg Gallery at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus feels like a local wildlife zoo caught in suspended animation. Todd Sherman presents “Cut Out Alaskans,” a theme he’s been working … Continue reading
Common Ground: The lure of reliability — ‘Old faithful’ fishing gear hasn’t failed yet
By Christina Cunningham My ice-fishing tackle box is nothing more than a glorified piece of two-sided Tupperware with enough spaces to fit a seven-course frozen dinner. On one side I keep the hardware (swivels, weights, hooks). On the other side … Continue reading
Filed under fishing, recreation, winter
Science of the Seasons: Lake-bottom muck feeds detrial food web
By David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter The ice was 11 inches thick on a favorite lake in the Swanson River area this weekend so I took some adventurous and cold-tolerant visitors out for a little ice fishing. We drilled … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, science of the seasons
Tooth be told — Homesteaders lucky to have retired dentist in their midst
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter In about 1940, Archie McLane, of Kasilof, had a visitor who traveled from Outside and developed a bad toothache. Because of the remoteness of the location — no roads yet existed between the western Kenai … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, health care, homesteaders, Kasilof
Dying to learn — Nikiski Middle-High has powerful safety message in the body bag
By AdriAnna Newberry For the Redoubt Reporter Ribbons and speeches did not prepare Caitlin Green for seeing her friends in body bags. The school day Oct. 21 at Nikiski Middle-High School had started as they normally do for Caitlin, with … Continue reading
Get creative in boosting child development
By Terese Lipinski Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Every individual, society and culture has its own unique concept of creativity. Creativity manifests itself in a wide variety of thought processes and activities. Creativity can be observed on an individual level … Continue reading
Filed under education
