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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Is it spring yet?

Anyone but me glad it’s March? If the Groundhog is to be believed, in about two weeks we can expect new leaves, rhubarb peeking through… Continue reading

The single track on Tsalteshi Trails offers the chance for snowshoeing and fat biking during the winter while the main trails are open only for skiing. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Five ideas for spring break fun

Next week is the start of spring break, leaving families across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District one week and one day of time to… Continue reading

The single track on Tsalteshi Trails offers the chance for snowshoeing and fat biking during the winter while the main trails are open only for skiing. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
A willow rose on a Barclay willow near the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, February 28. Note in the background a stem from the same willow that was browsed by a moose; the rose gall was not eaten. (USFWS photo/Matt Bowser)

Refuge Notebook: A willow, a fly, and a moose

While traffic rushed incessantly up and down the Sterling Highway on a glorious June day, a male Barclay willow flourished in the full sun on… Continue reading

A willow rose on a Barclay willow near the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, February 28. Note in the background a stem from the same willow that was browsed by a moose; the rose gall was not eaten. (USFWS photo/Matt Bowser)

Homer hoops sweep Houston

The Homer basketball teams swept a pair of Southcentral Conference contests Thursday in Homer. The Homer girls beat Houston 45-20, while the Mariner boys prevailed… Continue reading

Peninsula well-represented in Hall selections

The Kenai Peninsula is well-represented in the 13 individuals selected to be in the Alaska High School Hall of Fame, announced Thursday. The Lifetime Achievement… Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, responds to a reporter’s question at the Capitol in Juneau. Wilson says she has relented and taken required training to prevent harassment and discrimination. She did so after being assured that an updated legislative policy addressing sexual and other harassment would be vetted by a third-party. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP,File)

Lawmaker takes training after policy vetting pledge

JUNEAU — An Alaska state lawmaker said she has relented and taken required training to prevent harassment and discrimination after being assured that an updated… Continue reading

In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, responds to a reporter’s question at the Capitol in Juneau. Wilson says she has relented and taken required training to prevent harassment and discrimination. She did so after being assured that an updated legislative policy addressing sexual and other harassment would be vetted by a third-party. (Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP,File)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday. The rocket is carrying the GOES-S weather satellite. (Craig Bailey /Florida Today via AP)

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western U.S.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched another of the world’s most advanced weather satellites on Thursday, this time to safeguard the western U.S. The GOES-S… Continue reading

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday. The rocket is carrying the GOES-S weather satellite. (Craig Bailey /Florida Today via AP)

Brown Bears wrap up Day 2 of NAHL Prospects tourney

Day two of the North American Hockey League Top Prospects tournament in Plymouth, Michigan, wrapped up with several Kenai River Brown Bears players presenting their… Continue reading

Day 1 scores from Peninsula Conference tournament

Local teams fared well on the first day of the Peninsula Conference tournament in Anchorage, going a combined 3-2 in quarterfinal action. The Cook Inlet… Continue reading

What others say: Time to reinvest in University of Alaska

Last week, a House Finance subcommittee approved an amendment to Gov. Bill Walker’s budget proposal that — if passed — would add $19 million to… Continue reading

Poet’s Corner: The Pigskin Gladiators Face Off

The Pigskin Gladiators Face Off By Hedy-Jo Huss, Soldotna We are the Eagles. Patriots are our prey. It is Super Bowl Five-Two today. We raptors… Continue reading

Clayton Koroll, left, and Peter Anderson, juniors at Kenai Central High School, shadow Luke Thibodeau, owner of The Flats Bistro in Kenai, on Wednesday as part of the job shadow program through the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and the Alaska Job Center in Kenai. Koroll and Anderson both want to open small restaraunts and be their own bosses, just like Thibodeau. (Photo by Delbrian Parfitt/For the Clarion)

Annual KCHS job shadow shows students local industries

On Wednesday, Kenai Central high School Juniors got to answer the question they’ve been asked since they were children during their job shadow program, “What… Continue reading

Clayton Koroll, left, and Peter Anderson, juniors at Kenai Central High School, shadow Luke Thibodeau, owner of The Flats Bistro in Kenai, on Wednesday as part of the job shadow program through the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and the Alaska Job Center in Kenai. Koroll and Anderson both want to open small restaraunts and be their own bosses, just like Thibodeau. (Photo by Delbrian Parfitt/For the Clarion)

Kaplan goal highlights Bears Prospect tourney day 1

The first day of the North American Hockey League Top Prospects Tournament in Plymouth, Michigan, saw five Kenai River Brown Bears get game action. The… Continue reading

Kenai C boys top CIA

The Kenai boys C team topped host Cook Inlet Academy 41-22 on Monday in nonconference action. The Kardinals led 12-7 after one quarter, 21-13 at… Continue reading

Ostrander earns All-Mountain West honors

2015 Kenai Central graduate Allie Ostrander earned All-Mountain West honors for her performance at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championship this past weekend.… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters after delivering an address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Monday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Sullivan: Debate over violence must be broader than guns

JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said violence in video games and movies should be discussed as part of a larger debate on gun violence… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters after delivering an address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Monday in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Boone Theiler wipes out during a sled race at the Boys and Girls Club in Kenai for the Police Athletic League Club on Monday. The club is a sports-oriented opportunity for youth and law enforcement to interact and organizers set-up an Olympics inspired day where the kids competed for medals in different winter activities. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Law enforcement, kids continue Olympic spirit

The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang may have come to a close on Sunday, but the spirit lives on at the Kenai Peninsula Boys and… Continue reading

Boone Theiler wipes out during a sled race at the Boys and Girls Club in Kenai for the Police Athletic League Club on Monday. The club is a sports-oriented opportunity for youth and law enforcement to interact and organizers set-up an Olympics inspired day where the kids competed for medals in different winter activities. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Council to vote on whether Soldotna mayor will sign letter to KRSMA board

The paper trail in response to a state draft water report that highlighted turbidity issues in the Kenai River may get bigger. Soldotna City Council… Continue reading

Editorial: With determination, dedication, glitter turns to gold

Add a splash of hot pink to the red white and blue. And some glitter face paint — lots of that. On Wednesday morning, Alaskans… Continue reading

Op-ed: The empathy deficit disorder

The skeptics among us, and I’m one of them, will say that the White House “listening event” for those directly affected by mass killings was… Continue reading