Daily Archives: February 16, 2011
Ocean Beauty pulls out of inlet
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Ocean Beauty Seafoods, a major salmon buyer on the Kenai Peninsula both on the Homer Spit and at Nikiski, has ceased all its Cook Inlet operations. Ocean Beauty sent the news out in letters to … Continue reading
Filed under business, Cook Inlet, fishing
Competition spices up winter — Chili chefs put heart, heat into efforts for annual area cook-offs
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Eating chili is more of an experience than just a meal. The heat of the spices is as much felt as tasted, warming not just the mouth, but the whole body on a cold winter … Continue reading
Filed under Food
Eschew being inside — Snowshoes good way to get around in early spring snow
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter One certainty of life, especially in Alaska, is uncertainty. You don’t always know where the universe, much less your own feet, may take you. Case in point: Brian Beard, of Sterling, who on Saturday afternoon stared … Continue reading
Filed under outdoors, recreation, winter
Better safe than sorry to lose a friend — Even stable slopes stand to slide
From a Trail Called ‘Life’ By Dante Petri, for the Redoubt Reporter We’ve all at one time in our lives felt the pain of losing a friend who’s turned their back on a formerly close relationship. Sometimes we part ways … Continue reading
Filed under outdoors, recreation, skiing, winter
Almanac: Doctor’s order — hold on tight
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story about a local airplane crash in 1967. Part one introduces the key individuals involved and describes the crash scene. Next week, part two will describe the crash itself, the rescue … Continue reading
Art Seen: Lighthearted heavy metal
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter The Kenai River Council on the Arts has done a nice job putting on exhibits at the Kenai Fine Arts Center that add to the sense of it being a higher-end art gallery … Continue reading
Plugged In: Reformat for the slow of speed, not faint of heart
By Joe Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter Better late than never, even with this column, although our “Redoubtable” editor is certainly entitled to a different opinion. My excuse, of course, is that the computer ate my homework. Well, not exactly … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in, technology
