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Teague Vanek barbecues salmon during Industry Appreciation Day festivities at the Kenai softball greenstrip in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Industry Appreciation Day celebrates ‘pioneers’ of local economy

Hundreds gathered on the Kenai softball greenstrip Saturday

Hayley Vest portrays Rat and Joe Spady portrays Mr. Toad in a rehearsal for Treefort Theatre’s “The Wind in the Willows” at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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New players on the scene

Treefort Theatre to debut with ‘The Wind in the Willows’ next weekend

A sign points to the Kenai Art Center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Art Center seeking donations for annual art auction

The Harvest Auction exhibition will open with a reception on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m.

The Kenai Peninsula College Main Entrance on Aug. 18, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Open house to kick off KPC semester

Classes start for the fall semester at Kenai Peninsula College on Aug. 28

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sockeye slow, coho improving

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for Aug. 16

A man fishes in the Kenai River on July 16, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion/file)

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Single-hook restriction on Kenai River extended

The extension is intended to continue protection of late-run king salmon

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at the Kenai Classic Roundtable at Kenai Peninsula College on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Annual roundtable to discuss king salmon, energy development, federal funding

The roundtable will open with a keynote address by Rep. Mary Peltola and close with Gov. Mike Dunleavy

The crowd can be seen from the main stage at Kenai’s Industry Appreciation Day at the Kenai Park Strip on Aug. 24, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Industry Appreciation Day to bring free food, fun to Kenai on Saturday

The event started more than 30 years ago and is “a free picnic” at its heart

The Sterling Highway crosses the Kenai River near the Russian River Campground on March 15, 2020, near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Russian River Campground closes Wednesday

The road is set to be reopened on May 29

A Pacific walrus pup rests his head on the lap of an Alaska SeaLife Center staff member after being admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center Wildlife Response Program on Aug. 1, 2023. Walruses are highly tactile and social animals, receiving near-constant care from their mothers during the first two years of life. To emulate this maternal closeness, round-the-clock “cuddling” is being provided to ensure the calf remains calm and develops in a healthy manner. (Photo courtesy Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center)

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Rescued walrus calf dies of ‘multiple complications’

The calf had earned national attention for its unique prescription of “round-the-clock” cuddling

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Runners, bikers race for animals

Race Like an Animal was a joint event hosted by Tsalteshi Trails and the Alaska Wildlife Alliance

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Soldotna takes ‘emotional’ win over Lathrop

None of the Stars playing this year had previously beaten the team

Jamie and Clara Nelson take a well-deserved rest on a couch during the Brewery to Bathroom .5K at Kenai River Brewing in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Working up a sweat discouraged in the search for a cure

Brewery to Bathroom benefits American Cancer Society

Kenai’s Bobby Hayes runs with the ball, closely pursued by Kodiak’s Jet Jered Mendoza during a season opening game at Ed Hollier Field in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central lands strong opening night victory over Kodiak

Kenai handily won the night with a putting a 37-0 win

Participants of the 34th Annual Kenai Peninsula Violence Free Community Run set out in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Racers come out ‘for a good cause’

The LeeShore Center provides services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

Silas Luke Jones performs on the Ocean Stage at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, Alaska, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Peninsula Fair brings festivities in defiance of rainfall

Rain or shine, the fair will be running through the weekend

A sockeye salmon rests atop a cooler at the mouth of the Kasilof River on Monday, June 26, 2023, in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sockeye salmon fishing slowing

Northern Kenai Fishing Report for Aug. 10

John “Gus” Knox, right, holds a salmon he caught during the Kenai River Junior Classic in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Smiles and salmon

Junior classic takes kids on the river

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Iannaccone competes at triathlon nationals in Wisconsin

He competed in the 2023 USA Triathlon National Championships

April O'Neil, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael gather around a cell phone in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." (Photo courtesy Paramount)

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On the Screen: ‘Turtles’ reboot a fun and fresh take on familiar story

The Turtles don’t exactly have a sterling reputation on the silver screen