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Soldotna Library activities

Staff at the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library put on an array of family-oriented events during the summer…

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Just Kidding Summer Camps

This camp will be for girls and boys who are in first through sixth grade and is an…

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Pool schedules and activities

Lap swim — 6:30-7:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday Independent water aerobics and lap swim — 7:30-10 a.m., Monday-Friday…

Burger recipe

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Burger recipe

I thought I knew how to make the perfect burger. Now I know better. I still stand by…

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Kids’ summer activities

Coed high school basketball open gym is for teens in ninth through 12th grade and goes from 5-7…

Free meals for kids

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Free meals for kids

Even when school is out there are still mouths to feed. When parents head to work in the…

Programs promote physical activity

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Programs promote physical activity

When classes finish it means a chance to finally stretch legs that have been folded under desks during…

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Thursday prep soccer roundup

The host Nikiski soccer team was able to notch a 1-1 tie against Wasilla on Thursday to move…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna residents Cassandra Boze, left, and Becca Satathite share a laugh just before their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2016 in the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. Boze graduated with a Associate Degree of Appied Science in Nursing, and Satathite with an Associate Degree of Applied Science in Paramedic Technology.

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Photo: Pomp and circumstance

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Progress made with play-based preschool

Enrollment for next fall is now open for the Nikiski community’s newest preschool. Parents forming the play-based cooperative…

This photo take through a car windshield shows smoke rising from a wildfire rages outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents. (Mary Anne Sexsmith-Segato/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Wildfire in Alberta now 85,000 hectares in size

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — A massive wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta grew to 85,000…

The Kenai Conservation Society, whose conservation activities helped establish Kenai Wilderness, on an outing to Surprise Creek Trail in 1967. (Photo by Will Troyer)

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Refuge Notebook: Marge Mullen – cherished friend of the refuge for 69 years

Marge Mullen, a delightful 95-year-old homesteader still going strong in Soldotna, has a very unique relationship with the…

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An Outdoor View: Salmon skin

On “Chopped,” the Food Network TV show where four chefs battle to see who is best, salmon often…

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Voices of Faith: Mothers and memories

Mother’s Day moves most of us into long range memory mode. Childhood events come to mind, racing then…

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Church News

Speaker to address issues facing Israel Special speaker Randy Neal, representing Christians United for Israel, will be presenting…

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Time to study up on the budget

Here’s a little homework assignment before school lets out for the summer and Kenai Peninsula residents turn their…

Next generation of Cowans returns to take over Birch Ridge Golf Course

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Next generation of Cowans returns to take over Birch Ridge Golf Course

The next generation of Cowan’s may have put to rest the fears of the Birch Ridge links in…

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Wednesday: Kenai soccer battles with Houston

The Kenai Central soccer teams rolled to a sweep of the Houston Hawks Wednesday at Ed Hollier Field…

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Bird Homestead golf report: Gardner dominates Men’s Night

As summer is approaching, there is very little free time left before the kids get out of school.…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lee Leadens, 11, takes a selfie with James Adox, a children's librarian dressed as Darth Vader from "Star Wars," during an event called May the Fourth be With You on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Kenai Community Library in Kenai, Alaska. Dozens of area kids swarmed the library during the event's inaugural year, said Ryanna Thurman, library assistant for information technology.

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Photo: The Fourth is strong with this one