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Fernando Ramos of Soldotna skates along the ice at Daubenspeck Family Park just off Marathon Road, behind Walmart, on Sunday, Jan. 7. A figure-eight course has been maintained on the pond for skating. Ramos moved to Soldotna from Mexico in November to be with his wife, who has lived in the area for 23 years. He said his favorite aspects of the central Kenai Peninsula, so far, are cross-country skiing and skating. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sunday skating

Fernando Ramos of Soldotna skates along the ice at Daubenspeck Family Park just off Marathon Road, behind Walmart,…

Kailey Mucha, left, and April Kaufman search for a beacon in the snow outside of the Kenai Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center during an avalanche training class on Saturday, Jan. 5 in Soldotna, Alaska. Mucha said she was interested in the course after spending some time snowmachining. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Avalanche course treks on despite warm weather

Despite unusually warm weather, Avalanche Observer Alex Mclain wants the community to be prepared. Mclain, who works with…

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Happy New Year!

Well, here we are, a week into the New Year already. The last piece of fudge has been…

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Community News and Notes

News and Notes McDonald named to LeTourneau University President’s List Austin McDonald, a Senior Chemistry major from Soldotna,…

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Notes from the Recycling Bin

Did you know … Around the world, people consume 80 billion (yes, billion) pieces of clothing a year,…

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Tomahawks sweep Brown Bears

The Kenai River Brown Bears were swept by the host Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Tomahawks on Friday and Saturday in…

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Alaskans rise to top at skiing nationals again

Alaska skiers continued to find success Friday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park in Anchorage.…

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Soldotna girls sweep in Kodiak

The Soldotna girls enjoyed a successful trip down in Kodiak this weekend, sweeping the Kodiak Bears in the…

A three-toed woodpecker rattles away on a beetle-killed spruce. The yellow staining is apparent on the tail, wingtips, breast, and throat. The gold cap on its head is the normal coloration. (Matt Bowser, USFWS, Jan 28, 2017)

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Refuge Notebook: A splash of yellow on the winter landscape

A few years ago I received a call about an odd, unidentifiable bird. This is not an abnormal…

Preventing suicide one day at a time

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Preventing suicide one day at a time

Alaska consistently tops the nation in suicides — in 2014 and 2015 the state’s suicide deaths were ranked…

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Planning commission makes marijuana recommendations

The Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended marijuana regulations for the Soldotna City Council to consider as…

Opinion

What others say: With tax bill Republicans linked with economic growth

Tax legislation passed by the Republicans last week does not significantly simplify tax filing, nor does it provide…

Opinion

Op-ed: The 2018 Games

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty much footballed out. The season’s not over yet — we…

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Poet’s Corner: ‘Trouble’

Trouble By Rebecca Langston, Kenai Trouble, trouble, trouble … troubled. Here it comes, MORE then doubled. Once I…

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What others say: Fair trials and federal tricks

It should be obvious: When the U.S. government goes after anti-government protesters, it must follow the highest legal,…

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What’s Happening

Events and Exhibitions • On display in January at the Kenai Fine Art Center is Art Teachers of…

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Ansel Elgort, right, and Jamie Foxx in a scene from “Baby Driver.” (Wilson Webb/Sony/TriStar Pictures via AP)

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Reeling it in: The good and the bad of 2017

2017 was an odd year for all of us. Outside, the world seems more divided than it ever…

Opinion

Op-ed: A righteous campaign against MS-13

Donald Trump is given to lurid rhetoric, and in the MS-13 gang he has finally met a subject…

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Local skiers join National Ski Championship action

Local skiers competed with the country’s best Wednesday at the U.S. Cross-Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park in…

In this August 2013 photo provided by the University of Alaska, excavators work at the Upward Sun River discovery site in Alaska. According to a report released on Wednesday, DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago, found at this site, is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today’s native peoples of the Americas. (Ben Potter/University of Alaska via AP)

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Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans

NEW YORK — DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists…