Tarryn Zerbinos shows one of her paintings to be displayed in June at Grace Ridge Breweing. (Photo provided)

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Art, Alaska lure Zerbinos back to her roots

Zerbinos markets work through social media with novel products like stickers.

Blueberry buckle conjures warm memories of family. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the strawberry patch: Blueberry buckle, made with love

Our family gathered at the banks of a very special river to celebrate the life of our departed…

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Ed Back, left, and Bill Gross chat with Ridgeway homeowner Betty Karsten as they install a natural gas hookup to her home in 1961. Betty and Emmett Karsten became Alaska’s first civilian consumers of natural gas.

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Fortune and misfortune on the Kenai — Part 1

Sometimes timing is everything

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Minister’s Message: Spring forth

The Bible talks about water springing forth

This potato salad recipe incorporates eggs, apples and Greek yogurt into the classic barbecue fare. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Setting the summer table

Fill out your barbecue spread with this creative potato salad

Will Morrow (courtesy)

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Safety first

“My DIY projects have been drawing less and less blood over the years”

The 10 participants in season 9 of “Alone,” premiering on May 26, 2022, on the History Channel. Terry Burns of Homer is the third from left, back. Another Alaskan in the series, Jacques Tourcotte of Juneau, is the fourth from left, back. (Photo by Brendan George Ko/History Channel)

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Homer man goes it ‘Alone’

Burns brings lifetime of wilderness experience to survival series

Thes chocolate chip cookie require no equipment, no pre-planning, and are done from start to finish in one hour. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the strawberry patch: Forever home chocolate chip cookies

This past week I moved into my first forever home

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: This purge won’t be a movie sequel

What’s forthcoming is a very rare occurrence and, in my case, uncommon as bifocals on a Shih Tzu…

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Being content with what you don’t know

How’s your negative capability doing?

A copy of “The Fragile Earth” rests on a typewriter on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Seeking transformation in the face of catastrophe

Potent words on climate change resonate across decades

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Local Tlingit beader Jill Kaasteen Meserve is making waves as her work becomes more widely known, both in Juneau and the Lower 48.

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Old styles in new ways: Beader talks art and octopus bags

She’s been selected for both a local collection and a major Indigenous art market

Gochujang dressing spices up tofu, lettuce, veggies and sprouts. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the strawberry patch: Healthy life starts with healthy food

Gochujang salad dressing turns veggies and tofu into an exciting meal

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Minister’s Message: Has spring sprung in your life?

Christ also offers us an eternal springtime of love, hope and life

A headstone for J.E. Hill is photographhed in Anchorage, Alaska. (Findagrave.com)

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Night falls on the Daylight Kid — Part 2

“Bob,” he said, “that crazy fool is shooting at us.”

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Spring Fever

“OK, Boomer” is supposed to be the current put down by the “woke generation”

Eggs Benedict are served with hollandaise on a bed of arugula and prosciutto. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the strawberry patch: Honoring motherhood, in joy and in sorrow

Many who have suffered this loss believe they must bear it in silence for the sake of propriety

Page from Seward daily gateway. (Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, A.K.)

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Night falls on the Daylight Kid — Part 1

Night Falls on the Daylight Kid—Part One By Clark Fair

Meredith Harber (courtesy)

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Minister’s Message: Spread love in these challenging times

I don’t know about you all, but the world feels pretty rough these days

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Artist Amber Webb starts works on a new drawing at Bunnell Street Arts Center. Her work will be on display at the gallery through the month of May.

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Where the waters mixed

Artist uses art to explore the blurred boundaries between sorrow and celebration, hardship and healing