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In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, Steve and Kathy Muench ride the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall, Idaho. Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air pressures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)

Snow fun: Clunky bikes with fat tires catching on

MCCALL, Idaho (AP) — You’ve probably seen these in a bike shop, in a bike rack, or even hanging from the ceiling of a bar… Continue reading

In this Feb. 6, 2014 photo, Steve and Kathy Muench ride the trails at Jug Mountain Ranch near McCall, Idaho. Fat bikes sport oversized balloon tires run at low air pressures that are specially designed to ride on packed snow and other surfaces. (AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips)
In this image released by G.C. Media, Victor Mooney, right, stands inside his custom built row boat "The Spirit of Malabo," as he prepares for the Goree Challenge, his fourth attempt at crossing the Atlantic to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, on Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 in Maspolamas, Gran Canaria.  (AP Photo/G.C. Media,Handout)

Sunk, but undefeated, NYC man faces Atlantic again

NEW YORK — A tenacious New Yorker who has been trying for nearly a decade to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but has been… Continue reading

In this image released by G.C. Media, Victor Mooney, right, stands inside his custom built row boat "The Spirit of Malabo," as he prepares for the Goree Challenge, his fourth attempt at crossing the Atlantic to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, on Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 in Maspolamas, Gran Canaria.  (AP Photo/G.C. Media,Handout)

Tight Lines: Mark your calendar

■ Beginning Fly Fishing Class: Kenai Peninsula College offers a one-credit beginning fly fishing class, which includes equipment selection and casting, and is geared toward… Continue reading

Tight Lines: For a great summer fishing trip, start planning now

It was early July and as the floatplane ascended, wings waving in farewell as it headed back to Dillingham, I tried to ignore the slight… Continue reading

Business news

Chambers set shedules ■ On Tuesday, the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Clare Henry, a student from Cook Inlet Academy, waits for a fish to bite Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 during the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's ice fishing day, part of its Salmon in the Classroom curriculum, on Sport Lake in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Clare Henry, a student from Cook Inlet Academy, waits for a fish to bite Wednesday Feb. 19, 2014 during the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's ice fishing day, part of its Salmon in the Classroom curriculum, on Sport Lake in Soldotna, Alaska.
Republican Alaskan Congressman Don Young speaks to about 100 people at Wednesday's Kenai and Soldotna joint chamber luncheon. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

Young talks states’ rights, oil and gas development

Republican Congressman Don Young spoke to a full house at Wednesday’s Kenai and Soldotna joint chamber luncheon.He addressed attendees about the lack of “positive action… Continue reading

Republican Alaskan Congressman Don Young speaks to about 100 people at Wednesday's Kenai and Soldotna joint chamber luncheon. Photo by Kaylee Osowski/Peninsula Clarion

The event will go on, the ride may not

Warm temperatures that plagued the Kenai Peninsula in January, melting snow and ice, have raised concerns about whether the Way Out Women snowmachiners will ride… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses reporters during a news conference following her speech to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Murkowski blasts federal rejection of refuge road

JUNEAU — The Interior Department’s rejection of a road through a national wildlife refuge that could aid patients in a small Alaska village is emblematic… Continue reading

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski addresses reporters during a news conference following her speech to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Feds: No more false starts on Alaska gas pipeline

JUNEAU — Federal agencies are ready to work on an Alaska liquefied natural gas project but don’t want another false start, state lawmakers were told… Continue reading

Supreme Court affirms pipeline value decision

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday handed Alaska municipalities a victory in a dispute over the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline, affirming that… Continue reading

Voice of Alaska: School nurses perform duties with integrity

I am compelled to respond to the article in the Clarion last week in which attorney Peter Ehrhardt, in defense of a client, disparages school… Continue reading

Lowry: The UAW’s worker problem

The activist Florence Reece wrote the union ballad “Which Side Are You On?” in the midst of Kentucky’s so-called Harlan County War in the 1930s.… Continue reading

What others say: Congress running on accomplishments?

Raising the nation’s debt ceiling should be routine. This allows the federal government to pay its bills — obligations substantially imposed by Congress.But this has… Continue reading

What’s Happening

■ The Triumvirate Theatre presents “Barefoot in the Park,” 7 p.m. Feb. 21 and 22 at Triumvirate Theatre in the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna.… Continue reading

This image released by Columbia Pictures shows Joel Kinnaman in a scene from "RoboCop." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Kerry Hayes)

Reeling it in: A new ‘Robocop’ – what could go wrong?

“Robocop”Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer1 hour, 57 minutesMan, last weekend was like a 1980s revival filmfest. Not only was there a new version of 1987’s “Robocop,” but also on… Continue reading

This image released by Columbia Pictures shows Joel Kinnaman in a scene from "RoboCop." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Kerry Hayes)

Midwest squad notches win at Top Prospects

The Midwest squad, with three Kenai River Brown Bears, notched a 4-1 win over the North on Tuesday in the final day of the North… Continue reading

Iron Dog reaches Nome

The Iron Dog reached its halfway point in Nome on Tuesday, with race leaders Mike Morgan of Nome and Chris Olds of Eagle River reaching… Continue reading

Fuzzy Predator 11K set for Sunday

The Tsalteshi Trails Association will host the first-ever Fuzzy Predator 11K race Sunday at the trails behind Skyview High School.The race will be done on… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Ben Griess hangs a ribbon upon which he wrote "Gone Home" on a bicycle Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014  in the lobby of the  Soldotna Nazarene Church where a memorial for Floyd Murphy was held in Soldotna, Alaska. Murphy Thursday after a swimming accident.
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Ben Griess hangs a ribbon upon which he wrote "Gone Home" on a bicycle Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014  in the lobby of the  Soldotna Nazarene Church where a memorial for Floyd Murphy was held in Soldotna, Alaska. Murphy Thursday after a swimming accident.