 07/01/09 There's no excuse for sitting home July Fourth weekend. Especially not with so much fun to choose from in Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Homer and Seldovia. Starting Friday and lasting through the weekend, the southern Kenai Peninsula offers plenty of opportunities to celebrate the nation's birthday.
 06/18/09 A team of 16- to 18-year olds from Omaha, Neb., spent a busy three days last week helping bring the St. Augustine's Episcopal Church to completion.
 06/18/09 Brian Hirsch, the Homer resident who has represented District 3 on the Homer Electric Association board of directors since 2007, announced June 11 that he is stepping down.
 06/18/09 Everyone knows the economy's been a little rocky lately, with many houses going into foreclosure. Th...
 06/15/09 Every year, thousands of fishing fans flock to Homer to drop their lines in the waters of Kachemak Bay, hoping to land the big one in the self-proclaimed halibut capital of the world.
 06/15/09 When talking to clients about living in Beaufort, I am always interested to learn the various reason...
 06/04/09 If you're a busy physician's assistant based in Homer, working part-time in Seldovia and you're renting out your house on Bishop's Beach, where do you stay when you're on the Homer side of Kachemak Bay? Boat owner Sue Christiansen has found a perfect solution for her occasional nights in Homer: the Sheldabue.
 06/04/09 THE next Maritzburg Music Club (MMC) evening at the Red Door features the legendary and tireless Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters. Well known to Pietermaritzburg audiences and veterans of the KwaZulu-Natal music scene, the Hairies can be relied upon to lighten your spirits and bring a tap to your toe.
 06/04/09 Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories exploring changes southern Kenai Peninsula residents are making, why they're making them and what those changes may mean.
 06/03/09 As Sen. Lisa Murkowski hobbles around Capitol Hill after having surgery for a skiing injury, she's making new friends in both parties and being educated on health issues, Politico reports.
 05/31/09 The Family Wellness Warriors Initiative is a training program that targets the ongoing epidemic of abuse, neglect and violence within Alaska Native families. It teaches how to build healthy relationships through techniques rooted in storytelling.
 05/20/09 Tenancy at will is a type of informal rental agreement that is similar to a month to month agreement...
 05/15/09 It seems as if just about everyone has an opinion about the proposed Pebble Mine. Some do not support it at all because of fears it will affect the fishery in Bristol Bay. Others seem to be ready to turn loose the heavy equipment tomorrow for the jobs and economic opportunity it could bring. And in between these positions stand many like us. We remain neutral about the project while intrigued by ...
 05/13/09 Ken Kell, the Canadian who in 2002 nearly killed himself in a base-jumping stunt off the Mackay Building in downtown Anchorage, is planning to sail around the world -- with plenty of stops for adventure sports.
 05/13/09 A sandhill crane was on the menu for an eagle whose violent attack startled guests at the "Cranes and Croissants" event during Homer's Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival last week.
 05/11/09 How did a paleontologist, a writer/environmental activist, a softwear designer and a geologist end up running a jewelry business in northeast Minneapolis?
 05/09/09 Athabascan people once made containers by sewing fish skins together. But by the time Audrey Armstrong was born few remembered the skill.
 05/08/09 Life as a recently retired basketball coach is taking Ward Romans on a trip down memory lane, an avenue lined with state championship banners won during a 20-year reign as Alaska's premier Class 3A girls basketball coach.
 05/08/09 [ It sounds like it might be right out of a Henry David Thoreau novel, but Alaska's Sadie Cove Wilderness Lodge has literally carved quite a niche for itself.
 05/07/09 With the World Health Organization declaring a Phase 5 Pandemic Alert for the current international outbreak of swine flu, the Homer PanFlu Work Group held a meeting Thursday afternoon at the Homer Volunteer Fire Department to update and activate the city of Homer Pandemic Influenza Emergency Response Plan. In the event of a major pandemic, the fire hall would be the city's emergency operations ...
 05/05/09 Sylvia Ross, 89, died April 19 at Mat-Su Regional Medical ?enter surrounded by her loving family and with her husband at her side. A service was held April 24 at Evergreen Memorial Chapel in Anchorage with the Rev. Robert Lee officiating. Interment will be at Angelus Memorial Park.
 05/05/09 The Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Viewing Trail isn't your standard trail -- a beginning, an end and a twisty dirt path in between. Think of it instead as a necklace of 65 viewing sites linked by roadways. Hiking trails, roadway pull-offs and state refuges are all included.
 04/18/09 Palmer resident Florence Sawby, 94, died unexpectedly March 31 in Buckley, Wash., while on her way to dinner with family members. She was returning to Alaska after a winter sun break in Arizona. |