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Pioneer Potluck: About.. the old cook stove

About on the farm in Northern Colorado 1937 To 1947 Our Mother complied a genealogy-heritage type book that…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion In this March 21, 2013 file photo, Ricky Gease, executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association, former Board of Fisheries member Vince Webster and Karl Johnstone, Board of Fisheries chairman, talk during a break at a Board of Fish meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Johnstone announced his resignation on Tuesday.  Governor Bill Walker appointed Cook Inlet fisherman Roland Maw to replace him.

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BOF head Johnstone resigns

Alaska Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone resigned Tuesday, and a longtime Cook Inlet commercial fisheries advocate has…

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Governor appoints Cotten to Fish and Game position

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday appointed Sam Cotten to serve as commissioner of the Alaska Department of…

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Three local businesses face liquor license protests over unpaid taxes

Three central Kenai Peninsula businesses are delinquent in paying taxes to the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the assembly…

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Native Youth Olympics, Peninsula Winter Games schedules

Friday ■ 5:45 p.m. Opening Ceremony ■ 6 p.m. Scissor broad jump (juniors) and one-hand reach (seniors) ■…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Ransom Hayes, 9, competes against William Wilson, 9, as the two practice for the Native Youth Olympics event the arm pull on Wednesday Jan. 14, 2015 at the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's Yaghanen Youth Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Native Youth Olympics kick off Peninsula Winter Games

Since October, the Kenai Peninsula’s Ggugguyni team has been gearing up for the Peninsula Winter Games and an…

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ALICE training reaches school parents, staff

Training for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s new intruder response procedure has now reached parents and educators.…

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Soldotna’s Davis ready for X Games competition

To be the best means to train with the best. For the last four years Soldotna professional snowmachiner…

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Walker: Nothing off the table in Alaska budget talks

JUNEAU — Nothing will be off the table as the state cuts spending to reduce projected multibillion-dollar budget…

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What others say: A victory for journalism

As the world mourned Monday the Paris bloodshed and debated President Obama’s European absence, a critically important development…

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Cal Thomas: President Obama sings the same old song

Here’s a suggestion for Joni Ernst, the new Republican senator from Iowa, who will deliver the GOP response…

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Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant in…

Local Special Olympic bowlers claim the "Gold" at State tournament

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Local Special Olympic bowlers claim the “Gold” at State tournament

It’s been five years since local Special Olympic bowlers have gone on to the State Tournament and returned…

The Flats Bistro hosts local artist solo show

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The Flats Bistro hosts local artist solo show

As the old year passed and the new one arrived, the art on the walls of The Flats…

Soldotna Chamber holds 56th Annual Awards Celebration

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Soldotna Chamber holds 56th Annual Awards Celebration

Before a record crowd of 215 the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce (SCC) honored local individuals and businesses last…

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Seldovia

15 miles southwest of the Homer Spit — or about an hour and half away by ferry —…

Moose Pass

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Moose Pass

Originally a camp for miners, loggers, and workers on the Alaska Railroad, Moose Pass had by 1928 grown…

A father and son team from Chugia work together to find razor clams.

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Clam Gulch

When people on the shore of Cook Inlet talk about “razors” they may be referring to Schick or…

A Nevada man lets his line out while fishing for halibut just west of the tractor-powered Anchor Point boat launch.

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Anchor Point

In 1787, the British explorer Captain James Cook lost the anchor of a ship to the powerful currents…

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Habitat for Humanity completes 19th home

Central Peninsula Habitat for Humanity has just completed the 19th home in the central peninsula area. Nineteen families…