Daily Archives: June 29, 2011
Dip nets aweigh, return light on fish — Kasilof personal-use fishery off to slow start
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter The Kasilof River dip-net fishery opened at midnight Friday, and while many came expecting a flood of fish over the weekend, they instead found a slow drip of salmon hitting their hooped nets. “It’s been … Continue reading
Filed under dipnetting, fishing, Kasilof
Catch kings if you can — Fish and Game levies restrictions, changes reporting on early run info
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter To call up the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s informational recording giving the sonar count estimates of salmon returning to Cook Inlet rivers, or to look at the counts printed in the Peninsula Clarion … Continue reading
Filed under fishing, Kenai River, salmon
Almanac: Prospects for a lively pioneer life — Secora’s security came crashing down
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part story about Tustumena miner and trapper Joe Secora, who lived a mostly solitary life on the lake for several decades. Last week’s story discussed the type of man Secora was and … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac
Fledgling views — Gull colony bustling with life
Photos by Clark Fair, Redoubt Reporter The flats near the mouth of the Kenai River host one of the largest, if not the largest, colony of herring gulls in Alaska. At the end of the breeding season, it is not … Continue reading
Common Ground: Bananas on board? Better not
By Christine Cunningham, for the Redoubt Reporter An inventory of international good-luck symbols is a list like none other: laminated clovers, pennies, alligator teeth, rabbit feet, plastic replicas of patron saints, red Chinese lanterns, horseshoes, wishbones, stray eyelashes, fuzzy dice, … Continue reading
The Green Beet: Garlic goof good for gourmets
By Jen Ransom, for the Redoubt Reporter Each spring, I try to grow something I haven’t experimented with before. Sometimes it is successful, such as the kalrabi last season, and sometimes it is a complete failure, such as the tomatoes … Continue reading
Filed under gardening
Completely funny — ‘Abridged’ format isn’t short on laughs in ‘Hollywood’ show
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Summer ’tis the season for Hollywood blockbusters. The shell-shocking spectacle! The deafeningly familiar score (because you’ve heard basically the same songs in previous years’ crop of summer movies)! The broad-brush script! The special effects (that … Continue reading
Filed under comedy, entertainment, theater
Drinking on the Last Frontier: Brewing US history
By Bill Howell, for the Redoubt Reporter Independence Day has always been one of my favorite holidays, even as a kid. Sure, you don’t get presents like Christmas, but the weather’s nicer. No turkey, a la Thanksgiving, but I like … Continue reading
Filed under Drinking on the Last Frontier
Art Seen: ‘Intersecting Journeys’ worth a trip
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter This is the first year that the summer visual arts show at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center was juried rather than invitational, and also the first time informational displays have been incorporated … Continue reading
Filed under Art Seen
Plugged In: Focus on priorities in choosing cameras
By Joe Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter There’s always a lively debate about which new camera is best for you. It’s a bit like buying a car — nearly everyone has an opinion, usually strongly held and vigorously asserted. Preferring … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in
