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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A skater makes her way around the ice skating trail at Soldotna Creek Park on Friday, Dec. 29, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The City of Soldotna's Department of Parks and Recreation set up the path in early December for any visitor to the park to enjoy.

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Photo: Right on track

A skater makes her way around the ice skating trail at Soldotna Creek Park on Friday, Dec. 29,…

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Juvenile clams boom on east side

Though the personal use razor clam fishery on the east side of Cook Inlet will remain closed for…

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Kenai Peninsula still struggles to house homeless

Snow blew lightly across the threshold of the Friendship Mission when a knock came on the office door.…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Avery Walden, 9, stands before an ice wall her father set up in the back yard of their home on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 near Soldotna, Alaska. Her father, Chris Walden, had to custom-make her ice cleats from a larger set. "Mountaineering gear for kids doesn't exist, so a lot of times you have to fabricate stuff, weld stuff, make stuff," he said. Avery and Chris Walden, along with a family friend, will embark on an eight-day expedition to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. If they succeed, Avery Walden will be the youngest female ever to summit the 19,341-foot mountain.

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Soldotna father and daughter prepare to climb 2 highest African peaks

There came a moment last spring when Chris Walden had to ask his daughter Avery to pick what…

Marijuana plants are pictured at Croy's Enterprises, a commercial marijuana facility located outside of Soldotna. Two years after voters opted to legalize recreational use of marijuana, the industry has taken root. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

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Six months in, marijuana businesses settling in

“You’re on camera.” Mike Harris nodded up at the corners of the ceiling, where spherical black lenses glinted…

Photo courtesy Dave Remley/The Kenai Peninsula College Historical Photo Repository This 1958 photo by Dave Remley shows the Spencer family's homestead on Beaver Creek, now in Kenai. David Spencer, the first manager of the Kenai National Moose Range, now the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and his family lived on the homestead until they moved to Anchorage in 1968.

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A matter of trust

Step by step, a father outlined the edge of his land every morning. His daughter rode on his…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Comet (right) and Crash (left), reindeer owned and raised by Jenna Hansen of Nikiski, pose for pictures with people who drop by Trustworthy Hardware 2 on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The Hansen family and the reindeer make regular appearances in town around Christmastime. On Friday evening, they'll make a stop at the Klimpke family's Christmas lights display.

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Photo: Party crashers

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Governor’s budget would cut DOT jobs

The proposed cuts in Gov. Bill Walker’s fiscal year 2018 budget would fall heavily across the state, including…

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Former access point to Lower Trail Lake remains closed

Access to a trailhead off the Seward Highway near Moose Pass will stay blocked off because of safety…

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Health insurance enrollment up

Those seeking health insurance for the upcoming year have a little over a month left to get their…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Brody Linton, a student at Soldotna Montessori Charter School, skates around the ice rink during a class skating event Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. The students, some slipping and some gliding, skated around the rink for several hours Monday.

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Photo: Class act

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Plans for history conference advance

Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to show that the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act passed in…

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Serenity House applies for detox center grant

Plans for the central Kenai Peninsula’s first medical detox facility are underway. Over the last several years, opioid…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kylie Villa (left), a second-grader at Soldotna Elementary School, cuts wrapping paper with the help of Dylan Hammerle (right) to wrap the gifts she purchased in the holiday gift shop put on by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization in the library on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Photo: Put a bow on it

Courtesy the Alaska Department of Natural Resources This illustration from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation shows Concept C for a boat ramp facility on the banks of the Kasilof River.

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State issues plans for Kasilof boat retrieval

The public got a first look at plans for a long-anticipated park facility on the banks of the…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Ice clogs the Kenai River near Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. A thin rivulet of river wound its way down the center of the ice, occasionally shifting the ice enough to make an audible grinding noise. Though temperatures on the western Kenai Peninsula hung around and below zero degrees for more than a week, the National Weather Service predicts the temperature to rise into the teens and 20s with snow over the next week.

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Photo: An icy vista

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ACLU sues borough over invocation policy

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is suing the Kenai Peninsula Borough over the borough assembly’s invocation…

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Multiple seats to come open on assembly

There will be three empty seats to fill on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly as 2017 kicks off.…

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Man involved in Nikiski shooting arrested

The man shot during a confrontation with Alaska State Troopers in Nikiski on Dec. 7 was arrested in…

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion In this June 2016 photo, shorebirds search for food on a rainy day during low tide on the mud flats of the Kasilof River in Kasilof, Alaska. The Kasilof River is an important birding area throughout the year.

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Christmas Bird Count set for Saturday

Despite the recent streak of below-zero temperatures, organizers of the annual Christmas Bird Count in Soldotna are hoping…