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Bird Homestead golf report: Early season fun

With the wonderful weather we have been having, Bird Homestead has had a wonderful outcome at the golf…

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Tyonek fire burns 3 structures

Firefighters have determined the 1,500-acre Tyonek fire had consumed, officials reported on Wednesday. The fire destroyed a cabin…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Chris Casares and Tralessa Mahan helped to clean and organize classrooms for outgoing Skyview High School teachers on the last day of school Wednesday May 21, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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End of the year

As smoke from the fire burning south of Soldotna filled the sky Wednesday, smiles and laughter from students…

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Residents ask for action

A discussion about high groundwater issues flooded the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday night. Public comment about…

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna High graduate Malyq McElroy shows pictures of his mother he put on the back of his cap at his graduation at the Regional Sports Complex Monday. His mother passed away when he was nine and his grandmother has raised him since.

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Humor characterizes Sohi 2014 class

The Soldotna High School class of 2014 had one more good-natured prank for their Principal Todd Syverson at…

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Kenai council debates legislative process

An ordinance that would have changed how the Kenai City Council and city administration handle the legislative process…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion   The sky above many portions of Kasilof glowed orange Wednesday May 21, 2014 as the Funny River Fire continued to burn a more than 10 mile strip of land stretching from Funny River Road in Soldotna down to Tustumena Lake. Firefighters estimate that more than 20,000 acres have been burned in the blaze.

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Funny River wildfire doubles to 44,000-acres

It has been three days since the first report of a five acre wildfire on a horse trail…

Opinion

Rich Lowry: Warning – literature ahead

The latest politically correct fashion on college campus is just insipid enough to catch on. It is the…

Opinion

What others say: Racism, sexism need different prism for viewing

Now and then, we choose the most convenient prism through which to view our most serious social problems,…

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Kai Lamprecht tests reels at Trustworthy Hardware after breaking his own on a lake fishing trip Wednesday May 21, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. Lamprecht said he was fishing for trout on Kelly Lake in Soldotna when he hooked something larger, he thinks it was a pike, and managed to damage his reel.

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King season starts slow

The season is starting off slow, but anglers targeting king salmon are making their way down the Kenai…

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For those uninterested in kings, options abound

Trout Fishing for rainbow and Dolly Varden trout on the Kenai River between the mouth of the river…

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Business news

The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon Tuesday at noon at the Kenai…

Arts & Entertainment

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ Local nature photographer Laurie Johnson is showing her work at Kaladi Brothers Coffee on…

Arts & Entertainment

Poem: Still Deeply In Love

Still Deeply In Love By Brett Van Sickle, Kenai Each week spent together, I still find in my…

This December, 2013 photo provided by pet photographer Lori Fusaro shows her 'clients,' Chevy and Chase, in front of the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles. Fusaro is set to publish a book called "My Old Dog" in the spring of 2015. She's shot thousands of photos for Los Angeles Animal Services, which puts old (and young) dogs on their website in hopes they will attract exactly the right owner. (AP Photo/Lori Fusaro)

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Families turn to pros to capture canine memories

LOS ANGELES — It takes more than a squeaky toy and a camera to capture memorable pet portraits.…

This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "Godzilla." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

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Reeling it in: ‘Godzilla’ back with a vengeance

“Godzilla” Warner Bros. 2 hours, 3 minutes   Godzilla, as a character, has been around a long time.…

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Graduates take Wings

Salena Pena was not done with school just yet. Included in her graduation ceremony, was her final assignment…

Kalee Brusven "just did it," graduated from Kenai Alternative High School in Kenai on Monday, as her mortarboard says. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/PeninsulaClarion

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Graduating class is ‘family’

Forty-two students sat together with their family Monday evening in the Kenai Alternative High School gym in Kenai.…

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/Peninsula Clarion Smoke plumes fill the sky along the Sterling Highway near Kasilof on Tuesday from a wildfire that started near Funny River Monday evening.

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Wildfire has not jumped Funny River road

A wall of dense smoke engulfed portions of the Kenai Peninsula Tuesday as a fire that started near…

Life

Pioneer Potluck: About what ifs

1940’s to Now   Several years ago I was given a little book from my grandson, Michael and…