Daily Archives: March 3, 2010
With a wish and a song — Kenai teenager’s cancer recovery advances toward music video
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter The Make-A-Wish Foundation folks came to visit Ivy Howland the day she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a form of childhood brain cancer that usually attacks the central nervous system. The Kenai 14-year-old was in Children’s … Continue reading
Back to school sprinkled with safety — Grace Lutheran School celebrates return to renovated building
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Though the school year is more than halfway over, Grace Lutheran students and staff had a back-to-school feeling Feb. 22. The books were the same, the students and teachers hadn’t changed, school clothes and backpacks … Continue reading
We’ve got spirits, yes we do … Sterling home brewer wins Beerdrinker of the Year
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter As a home brewer, aficionado of craft beer culture, instructor of an Art and History of Brewing class, and a guy who designed his house in Sterling to include a bar complete with brass foot … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment
Drinking on the Last Frontier: Cheers to the seasons
By Bill Howell, for the Redoubt Reporter Living in Alaska as we do, we are all very conscious of the seasons. In spite of our jokes — there are only two seasons in Alaska, winter and road construction — we … Continue reading
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Almanac: Waves to the past — Tustumena trip stirs up memories
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter When George Pollard was 81, he called me to see if I’d be interested in “going up on the lake.” He said he’d seen brown bears feeding the previous week on spawning salmon in Clear … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, history, homesteaders, hunting, wildlife
Pike perspective: Prized or public enemy? — Invasive species a sought-after catch in other areas
By Steve Meyer, for the Redoubt Reporter I love pike. Fast, vicious on the strike, relentless eating machines, these glorious bastards have been a favorite game fish of mine since childhood. My first pike came on a summer night in … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, fishing, outdoors, recreation
Classical birthday — Area music lovers conduct celebration for Chopin’s 200th
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Just like an evanescent finale chord lingers at the end of a well-played Chopin sonata, the Polish composer created a body of music that resonates far beyond his brief 39 years of life. Two hundred … Continue reading
Filed under music
Gushing with support — Oilers bring back celebratory banquet, induct Hall of Fame
By Matt Tunseth For the Redoubt Reporter Once common in the early days of oil exploration, gushers — uncapped wells spewing petroleum hundreds of feet into the air — are now largely a thing of the past, existing mainly in … Continue reading
Filed under Peninsula Oilers, sports
Bulldogs’ wrestling program hits the ice — Nikiski athletics try ice-fishing fundraiser to support season
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter The logic is a little bumpy to follow: The Nikiski Middle-High School wrestling program is grappling with program costs, so area fishermen spent most of the daylight Feb. 13 wrestling fish out of holes cut … Continue reading
Plugged In: And now for something completely different …
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Let’s now turn to how changes in photo technology affect what we can, and do, photograph. I’ll suggest how we can use the spontaneity of new digital technologies to develop a more modern … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in, Uncategorized
