Daily Archives: January 4, 2012
Crashing the party — DUI education, enforcement lowering numbers of accidents
By Joseph Robertia Redoubt Reporter In a world of hunters and hunted, those seeking out a good time that involves drinking and driving can expect to have Todd Hamilton, an officer with the Kenai Police Department, on their tail. “DUI … Continue reading
Filed under public safety
Coast line in the sand — Initiative sponsors want to allow local input in coast issues
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Mako Haggerty has an analogy for why citizen involvement is necessary when accidents or plans impact a coastline. On Jan. 25, 1997, a Crowley barge load of 12,500 tons of solid urea capsized in Kachemak … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, government
Corky floats back home — Sea otter found on highway successfully treated and released
By Jenny Neyman Redoubt Reporter Why did the sea otter cross the road? In this case, it was a 21.2-pound, 9-month-old male sea otter found at Mile 5 of the Kenai Spur Highway Highway. What he was doing there is … Continue reading
Filed under ecology
Tsunami debris hits peninsula — Officials ponder how to handle possibly radioactive material
By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune A few beachcombers are reporting they believe they are finding objects along southern Kenai Peninsula beaches that came from a Japanese debris field afloat in the Pacific Ocean. So far, the reports are unconfirmed in … Continue reading
Filed under ecology
Science of the Seasons: Drivers take a shine to some animals’ tapetum lucidum
By Dr. David Wartinbee, for the Redoubt Reporter At this time of the year in Alaska, a drive of more than a couple hundred miles will involve some time during darkness. While heading north to visit friends during the holidays, … Continue reading
Filed under science of the seasons, wildlife
Old Duck Hunter: White carpet for wildlife watching
By Steve Meyer, for the Redoubt Reporter The rabbit (technically hare, but who cares?) tracks in the fresh snow came down the roadside embankment and headed at an angle across the road — and stopped, with no rabbit in them. … Continue reading
Almanac: Making a splash in Seldovia
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story about teachers Rex and Beverly Edwards and the advent of a swimming pool in Seldovia in the early 1970s. Part one introduces the Edwardses and provides some background about the … Continue reading
Filed under Almanac
Drinking on the Last Frontier: January brings annual Alaska beer festival
By Bill Howell, for the Redoubt Reporter Here we are at the start of a new year, and if you are a craft beer lover in Alaska, that can only mean one thing: It’s time to start thinking about Alaska … Continue reading
Filed under Drinking on the Last Frontier
Art Seen: Looks like Kenai — ‘Quintessential Kenai’ shows off area’s quintessential artists
By Zirrus VanDevere, for the Redoubt Reporter An exciting exhibit is opening this Friday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center that involves 20 local artists displaying multiple pieces. It’s exciting for me, especially, because it’s the largest multiple-artist show … Continue reading
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High Lights: Cool views in January
By Andy Veh, for the Redoubt Reporter The starry sky is now at its best with the most prominent stars being-well placed high in the south — blue Rigel and red Betelgeuse in Orion, Sirius beneath it, Procyon to its … Continue reading
Filed under astronomy
Plugged In: To Photoshop or not to Photoshop?
By Joe Kashi for the Redoubt Reporter I prefer digital photography to “digital art,” although that’s purely a personal preference. There’s no single correct style or approach to digital photography and digital arts. I’m thankful that there isn’t. Otherwise, we’d … Continue reading
Filed under photography, Plugged in
