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Mary Green and Terri Birchfield are the long time Hospice Wine Tasting event organizers.

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Strong support for Hospice of the Central Peninsula

“I think everyone who comes to the Wine Tasting event has a Hospice story, whether it’s here locally…

Tasha, Heather and Brian welcome you to the new Frames & Things on Whistle Hill.

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Framed atop Whistle Hill

Another grand opening atop the new Whistle Stop in Soldotna is happening this Saturday. After nearly two decades…

This Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 photo shows the boilers in the basement of the George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building in Soldotna, Alaska. The boilers are original to the building, dating back to 1971. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Assembly to consider HVAC fix in borough building

The Kenai Peninsula Borough administration plans to ask the assembly for $60,000 to fix the boilers in the…

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Sterling Highway construction to continue in 2018

The state is planning to continue four major road projects on the main highway to and from the…

Boxes of canned pink salmon sit on the shelves at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank waiting to be distributed on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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A look at the Food Bank’s waste reduction efforts

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank feeds hundreds of people per month, both through its diner and pantry. The…

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College invites public to open house

Kenai Peninsula College’s doors are always open, but on Friday they’ll be open a little wider. For the…

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Gravel pit work group lays out plan

After more than a decade of fiery debates about gravel pits operating near homes, the Kenai Peninsula Borough…

Out of the Office: A moveable feast

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Out of the Office: A moveable feast

A meal of the senses isn’t complete without the sweetness, the simple happiness, of dessert. We used to…

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Soldotna OKs relaxed pot regulations

With a tie-breaking vote, Soldotna Mayor Nels Anderson gave retail marijuana businesses some wiggle room to set up…

Catching the perfect picture

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Catching the perfect picture

Rods, reels and gear are the usual checklist, but in order to turn the memories of a day…

ABOVE: Dave Emery’s “Medium Dragonfly” is on display in the Kenai Visitor’s Center in Kenai as part of the Metal Masters winter exhibit. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion) TOP: Scott Hamann’s piece “Raven Moon” depicts a copper raven on an illuminated moon. The piece is hanging in the Kenai Visitor’s Center in Kenai as part of the Metal Masters winter exhibit. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Metal Masters heat up winter at the Kenai Visitor Center

The Metal Masters are heating up the winter at the Kenai Visitor Center in Kenai. The metal stylings…

In this July 2011 file photo, Kenai Spine orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Craig Humphreys discusses how the O-arm machine takes 3-D images as a surgery aid at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. (Clarion file photo)

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Humphreys to lead state Medical Board

A Soldotna physician will step into the leading role on the Alaska Medical Board. Dr. Craig Humphreys, an…

Kate’s Flowers and Gifts florist Kate Mastres arranges a bouquet at the shop on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. Wednesday was a busy day for the shop, with the Valentine’s Day holiday. Mastres said she had been at the shop until 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning preparing for the next day and arrived at 10 a.m. The shop does custom bouquets as well as some pre-designed ones, she said. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Roses are red, violets are blue

Wednesday was a busy day for Kate’s Flowers and Gifts in Soldotna. Florist Kate Mastres, who started the…

Del Otter leads a whittling lesson at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai on Tuesday, guiding a class through the basics of carving a small bird magnet. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Carving out time to learn something new

A beginner whittler is usually timid. “After so many years, you get to know the wood and go…

Anglers try their luck for king salmon on the Anchor River on Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Fishing license sales drop in 2017

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s sportfishing license sales fell last year, even while its revenue from…

In this Dec. 23, 2015 photo, Dr. Michael Merrick talks to a patient about her addiction as she comes in to get her prescription of Suboxone, a medicine used to treat opioid addictions, in Merrick’s office in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file photo)

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Longtime Kenai doctor sells practice to addiction medicine provider

A longtime Kenai doctor has sold his practice to a company operating clinics focused on medically assisted opioid…

A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Soldotna Department of Parks and Recreation recently began grooming the loop trail at Centennial Park for multiple uses, from walking to skiing to biking. The central Kenai Peninsula got a fresh coat of snow Saturday, with more predicted for Sunday night and Monday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out for a spin

A bicyclist makes her way down the path at Centennial Park on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 in Soldotna,…

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Kenai Peninsula loses jobs again in 2017

Employment continued to drop in the Kenai Peninsula Borough through 2017, though at a slower rate than in…

The road to Gray Cliff and Moose Point is a narrow, muddy path, shown on Monday, April 11, 2016 near Nikiski, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough is working on plans to extend a gravel road toward the subdivisions north of Nikiski. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file)

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Borough prepares to put North Road extension out to bid

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Roads Department is working its way through the final hoops before putting the Kenai…

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Starting a legal cannabis grow begins with ‘immaculate conception’ of plants

The recent denial of Alaska Loven It’s license to cultivate cannabis raises a question not often discussed in…