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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: 2017: We’re all in this together

Happy New Year! Here we are, eight days into the New Year. We’re slowly gaining daylight; the political…

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Notes from the Recycling Bin

— Original recipes by Alaska chefs, farmers and fishermen featuring Alaska Seafood and Alaska Grown produce are available…

Lois Jean Reimer

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Births, News and Notes

Carly and Adam Reimer of Soldotna announce the birth of their daughter, Lois Jean Reimer, on Sept. 17,…

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Learning for Life: : Get back on track after the holidays

January tends to find most people with a few tins of leftover goodies in the pantry, a few…

This undated photo shows a poinsettia flower in New Paltz, N.Y. Poinsettia's true flowers - the small, rounded structures at the very tips of the stems - aren't as showy as its red bracts, but are quite fascinating under a magnifying glass. (Lee Reich via AP)

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There’s more to poinsettias than their showy leaves

Early winter is when poinsettias come into the limelight, showing off their colors in homes and shop windows.…

In this Jan. 2, 2016 photo, Adam Holt, of Bend, rides a fat bike on one of the groomed singletrack trails at Wanoga Sno-park in Bend, Ore. For those who just refuse to stop mountain biking, even when most Central Oregon singletrack is covered in snow - fatbikes are an option.  (Joe Kline/The Bulletin via AP)

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Fatbike tracks make mountain biking a year-round sport

BEND, Ore. — For those who just refuse to stop mountain biking, even when most Central Oregon singletrack…

This map shows that goldeneyes banded in Alaska and the Yukon Territory, Canada, were mostly recovered on the southern Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak. (Data from the National Bird Banding Lab, Patuxent, MD)

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Refuge Notebook: An eye on goldeneyes

During the past two summers, I have had strange encounters with a duck flying through the woods on…

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An Outdoor View: Reader’s quiz

This week, a quiz for Peninsula Clarion readers: 1. Snowy River is (a) a tributary of the Kasilof…

Lucy and Leo wait for Clarion editor Will Morrow on the front porch of Barber Cabin on Lower Russian Lake in Chugach National Forest on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (Photo by Will Morrow/Peninsula Clarion)

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Photo: Dog days of winter

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Voices of Faith: Resolution vs. renewal

Now that the season of Christmas is behind us, we enter into a new year. It’s a special…

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Church News

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets a place at the table A Place at the Table, a new…

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ash, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, in a scene from "Sing." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)

Arts & Entertainment

Reeling it in: ‘Sing’ has chops; ‘Assassin’s Creed’ stumbles

“Sing” Universal Pictures 1 hour, 48 minutes   “Assassin’s Creed” Twentieth Century Fox 1 hour, 55 minutes  …

The Bookworm Sez: Will it really make us stronger? Book aims to find out

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The Bookworm Sez: Will it really make us stronger? Book aims to find out

You might need an extra blanket tonight. Or three, because the temperature doesn’t seem to match your comfort…

Arts & Entertainment

What’s Happening for Jan. 5

Events and Exhibitions ■ The Performing Arts Society announces the return of two favorites in concert. Flutist Tomoka…

Arts & Entertainment

Poet’s Corner: Debbie

Debbie By Brent Johnson, Clam Gulch Could we hear cottonwoods whispering soft? The voice must be Debbie’s somewhere…

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Preserve the past, safeguard the future with heirloom keeper recipes

For the holidays over the past few years, my friend, Lainey Smith, of Bluffton, has baked me a…

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Pioneer Potluck: About filling the memory jar. A sauna story.

Nikiski, Alaska 1986 to 1990 Building Christmas memories Christmas Eve 2016   Memory Number One: We once lived…

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It is what it is: A Christmas wish

It’s the season of giving, but sometimes it feels like we end up giving a little more than…

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Notes for the Recycling Bin

Dry roasting spices in a cast-iron pan over a low flame is a great way to use up…

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News and Notes

Esther Knox, a Senior Accounting major from Ninilchik, was named to the Fall 2016 President’s List at Bob…