Daily Archives: July 28, 2010
Sea of fish heads — Ski team skims up dip-netting garbage
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Snow may be a long way off this time of year, but the Kenai Central High School ski team is still focused on what’s covering the ground. In July at the Kenai beach during the … Continue reading
Filed under dipnetting, Kenai, Kenai River
Kenai reds, more or less — Kenai sonar refigured to correct conversion mistake
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter For sport anglers fishing from the banks of the Kenai River or dip-netters wading into the muddy river mouth, sockeye salmon are easy to count — it’s one at a time, as each fish is … Continue reading
Filed under commercial fishing, fishing, Kenai River
Electrified idea — Good fences make good bears
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Seeing a hungry bear prowling private property seeking pets or livestock for an easy meal can be a shocking experience, but a new cost-sharing program to put up electric fences aims to reduce negative encounters … Continue reading
Filed under bears
Drawing near — Hunters taking aim on preseason practice
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Teeth bared, claws out, it stood on its hind legs not more than 34 yards away, and towered over the tallest hunter in the group. “Look at that bear,” said David Powell, of Sterling, to … Continue reading
Filed under hunting, outdoors, recreation
Cooking up competition — Iron chefs go Dutch for camp cuisine event
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter One hungry onlooker Saturday summed it up best as contestants in the open category of the Alaska Dutch Oven State Championship plunked their cast-iron cook-pot creations down on the judging tables and removed the lids, … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Food, outdoors, recreation
Common Ground: Facebook or fishing? Hook into online fun away from computers
By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter Reuniting with old friends, acquaintances or obscure not-for-profit special interest groups is what Facebook is all about. A yearbook kept in seconds and individualized to our egos can be dangerous, but I can’t … Continue reading
Filed under fishing, outdoors, recreation, technology
Winging It: Birds, bears, belugas — oh my!
By Sean Ulman, for the Redoubt Reporter July 17-18 — Reinforced by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge bio intern recruits, we reaped the statistical rewards of our first four-man crews — doing double-plot surveys and trapping nine birds. We watched two … Continue reading
Filed under birds, Winging it
Ode to old and new — Home is where the art is for poet from Soldotna, Ireland
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter In her poem “August Lament,” Mary Mullen conjures the faces and places and touchstones of her old home in Soldotna — but she does so from her current home more than 4,000 miles away, in … Continue reading
Art Seen: Forming natural art skills — Harper drawing on human shape
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter William Harper was basically in Utah just long enough to be born, and was raised in Alaska, both in Dillingham and then on the Kenai Peninsula. Harper has a very matter-of-fact style to … Continue reading
Almanac: ‘In case I get hit by the bread truck’ — Phrase resonates with Madden family
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter As strange as it may seem, Carroll Knutson, of Kasilof, would not exist today if not for the lore attached to an old family phrase: “In case I get hit by the bread truck.” The … Continue reading
Plugged In: Splish, splash and video with new camera models
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Germany was the center of the professional photography industry for many decades. Perhaps for sentimental reasons, or maybe plain inertia, Germany is still the location of the world’s largest, most important photo gear … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in
