Monthly Archives: January 2012
Trials of the trail — Mushers will tackle new T200 route
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter As the 28th running of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race prepares to get under way this weekend, it is shaping up to be a race of champions, with five past T200 champs signed up … Continue reading
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T200 volunteers take to the trail
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter For Kasilof resident James Banks, being a volunteer for the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race seems more like fate than a choice. Growing up in Michigan, dogs were a part of his daily life for … Continue reading
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Pike take a hike — Fish and Game applies to treat Stormy Lake with Rotenone
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Invasive northern pike have been served with an eviction notice at Stormy Lake north of Nikiski, to be enforced this fall if the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s application for a pesticide use permit … Continue reading
Dealing with freeze-up — of the brain
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter I graduated from high school. I swear. And college. With those fancy tasseled ropes and everything. I bought a house. I’ve read Ayn Rand. I can hold my own in pinochle. Really. I put that … Continue reading
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Straw’s hats, fuzzy feelings — Teacher creates warm connection with students
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Shaya Straw, a third-grade teacher at Soldotna Elementary School, spends her workdays trying to fill her students’ heads with math skills, vocabulary, science concepts, proper spelling, good behavior and the like. “It’s great. They’re a … Continue reading
Old Duck Hunter: Derby a chance to reel in a good time
By Steve Meyer, for the Redoubt Reporter “I think maybe this year I’ll focus on just one species.” This is a quote from my fishing partner/Trustworthy Ice Fishing Derby contestant, who, for the previous four years has entered the “Flush” … Continue reading
Comedy takes flight — Movie spoof travels highway to the fishing zone
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter When writing a movie parody script, it’s helpful to choose a flick that’s already ridiculous, so the jokes don’t have as far to go to be funny. But as with wearing mirrored sunglasses indoors and … Continue reading
Filed under comedy, entertainment, theater
Low-bow comedy — Bass, cello duet inject notes of humor into performances
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Classical music as it’s usually presented can feel like a test — for the musicians to perform it as perfectly as they can, and for the audience to sit and listen as quietly and respectfully as … Continue reading
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Where to sit the seat of government? Borough Building starts from gravelly beginning
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a multipart story about the origin of the Borough Administration Building and the establishment of Soldotna as the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. This week’s article reveals, in part, how the … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac, history, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Soldotna
Plugged In: Stopping the shakes takes good focus
By Joe Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter If not correctly focused and held steady, the world’s best lens is no better than the bottom of a Coke bottle. However, visible camera shake is even more common than bad optical focus, … Continue reading
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Board OKs aerial wolf kills — Peninsula packs will be targeted to boost moose
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Starting as early as March of this year, wolves on the Kenai Peninsula will be subject to extermination from above, as the Alaska Board of Game on Monday voted unanimously to approve predator control measures … Continue reading
Remission, not submission — Soldotna girl gets good news of bone marrow match in cancer fight
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter A year ago, a bad hair day was something for Cheyenne Stettler to complain about. Today, even a no-hair day — having lost her long, lustrous blond locks to chemotherapy — isn’t worth getting worked up … Continue reading
