Monthly Archives: December 2011
Winds wreak havoc — HEA responds to latest in month of storm outages
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Getting angry at the weather is an exercise in futility. Getting angry at the utility service for power outages caused by the weather is just about as productive. Kenai Peninsula residents have had their patience … Continue reading
Windy low-pressure fronts hightailing it out of here
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Anyone wishing for a reprieve from recent windstorms and a return to more normal winter weather on the Kenai Peninsula may just get that wish for Christmas. According to Dave Stricklan, a hydro-meteorological technician with … Continue reading
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Tough row to ho ho ho — Playing Santa not all fun and games
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter Perhaps it was as a child, or it was bringing a child or grandchild as part of a holiday tradition, but it’s likely that most folks have spent time on Santa’s knee, whispering in his … Continue reading
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2,000-mile Alaska jet ski race revs up planning
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Organizers of the 2,000-mile Alaskan Wet Dog Race, planned to be the longest-distance endurance personal watercraft race in the world, are waiting out a public comment period to see if they will get approval of … Continue reading
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Good gravy! Christmas giving offers boatload of rewards
By Jenny Neyman, Redoubt Reporter This Christmas, I’m up that proverbial creek without a boat, much less a paddle. Yes, I am shamelessly shilling for readers’ attention here, since boat woes are as unifying an experience in Alaska as cast … Continue reading
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The fright before Christmas
Hunting, Fishing and Other Grounds for Divorce, by Jacki Michels, for the Redoubt Reporter ’Twas mere days until Christmas, and I gasped at the house! There were droppings all over, then, eeeeeek! I spied the mouse! I know it is … Continue reading
Filed under Fishing and Other Grounds for Divorce
Almanac: Stock up on holiday good cheer
By Clark Fair Redoubt Reporter A series of events that culminated with the playing of “Pomp and Circumstance” began simply enough with a roasted holiday turkey and some after-dinner music. It was a case of “paying it forward,” decades before … Continue reading
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Cheery, chirpy Christmas Bird Count
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Kachemak Bay birders counted 12,395 individuals during the 112th annual Audubon Bird Count on Saturday, a blustery day around Kachemak Bay that ushered in yet another storm and dim visibility. A surprise guest is generally … Continue reading
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Art Seen: Cupp overflows with color, design
By Zirrus VanDevere for the Redoubt Reporter Rick Cupp has a body of work on display at the Kenai Fine Arts Center’s Gallery One this month. I’ve seen most of what he’s offering, here and there — this has been … Continue reading
Family business, easy as pie — Bub’s Pizza endeavor topped by father-son team
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter If Bub Mercier were to accidentally nick himself while slicing and dicing his mountains of veggie prep work, it is quite possible he would bleed marinara sauce. That’s how deep the love of making pizza … Continue reading
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Starvin’ Marvin’s opens pizza factory
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune The only pizza factory in the state of Alaska opened quietly on East End Road recently when the owner of Starvin’ Marvin’s Pizza became the first in state history to win U.S. Department of Agriculture … Continue reading
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Plugged In: You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers
By Joe Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter We’ve received a lot of reader questions of likely general interest over the past few weeks and we’ve got answers, too. Hopefully useful ones. Our most recent question was probably the easiest: One … Continue reading
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