Monthly Archives: October 2010
Fish or cut bait? Aquaculture association casting for new directions
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter When the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association was established in 1976, the purpose, potential and parity of funding for the organization was a simple, straight line to follow: Commercial fishermen would voluntarily contribute 2 percent of … Continue reading
Filed under commercial fishing, Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association, fishing, salmon
Parody in person — Surprise guest gives dose of reality to election satire
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Part of the humor in a good satire piece is being able to emulate those you’re skewering. For Triumvirate Theatre’s election-season campaign spoof, “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses,” that meant Chris Jenness growing a Joe … Continue reading
Filed under comedy, entertainment, politics, theater
Gotta get your goat — Hunter goes to great heights, lengths for a shot at successful stalk
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter A moose hunt is challenging, especially if success comes far from transportation and the meat must be carried out. Bagging a bear has difficulties, as well, particularly when the quarry takes to hillsides and brushy … Continue reading
Naturally bookish — Author pens text for Natural Geographic book on Alaska
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter Local writer Dave Atcheson already has a solid résumé of authorship — his own book, “Fishing Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula,” and freelance contributions to Alaska Magazine, Outdoor Life and Boys Life¸ among others — but early … Continue reading
Common Ground: Going to the dogs — 4-legged companion makes hunting that much better
By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter I was staring at about a thousand ducks sitting on the water when my hunting partner suggested we get closer to the lake. We’d been sitting behind the only cover for an hour … Continue reading
Night Lights: High standards — November a good time to look up
By Andy Veh, for the Redoubt Reporter Compared to October, astro-nomical objects visible in the night sky have shifted somewhat toward the east in November, with Hercules on the northern horizon. Prominent constellations and stars are the Big Dipper (part … Continue reading
Filed under astronomy, Night Lights
Almanac: Soldotna’s big screen — Town’s 1st movie house takes on new character
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part story told in reverse — the unusual history of the metamorphosis of the Soldotna structure known today as Beemun’s. Part one covered the history from the current time back through … Continue reading
History in the making — Senior center club dresses its best in fashions from the past
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter When members of the Fashions of the Past club get together for their monthly dinner outing they dress like queens — or actually as queens, in some cases — in elegant finery spanning not only just … Continue reading
Filed under entertainment, seniors
Plugged In: Big punch in little packages — Large-sensor compacts worth a look
By Joseph Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Until a few months ago, Panasonic and Olympus essentially owned the large-sensor compact camera market, with both vendors selling a variety of excellent cameras that use Panasonic’s 12-megapixel, Four-Thirds sensor. Since then, two … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in
Please fence me in — DNR approves Kasilof beach structure, seeks input on area’s management
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter A decision by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to allow fencing to be installed around sensitive beach grass-covered dunes on the south shore of the mouth of the Kasilof River and to initiate a … Continue reading
Not many problems a’bruin — Peninsula sees few bear issues this summer
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter As fall comes to a close and brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula start settling into their dens for winter, they do so without a lot of fanfare, not having been the subject of near … Continue reading
Air apparent — Youth go big in skate, BMX bike challenge
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter The scene looked like a cross between a shoot for a John Hughes film, an energy drink commercial and an X Games competition. Teens dressed in fluorescent-colored clothes, oversized sunglasses and trucker hats swigged back … Continue reading
