Megan Pacer

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Beer in Alaska: a love-hate history

About a dozen people took a journey through Alaska’s rich chronicle of breweries and beer Thursday with Kenai Peninsula College adjunct instructor Bill Howell.Howell presented… Continue reading

VA tackles Choice Act issues with pilot program

The Alaska Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a pilot program aimed at fixing the bugs in the Veteran’s Choice Program.The Choice Program, which was… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Artistic Director Tammy Vollom-Matturro leads orchestra members in a run-through of their concert on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Kenai Central High School.

Playing the Classics: Kenai Peninsula Orchestra prepares for concert

Talent, classics and humor awaits those who attend this year’s Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Evening of Classics on Friday. An annual fundraiser for the group, the… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai Peninsula Orchestra Artistic Director Tammy Vollom-Matturro leads orchestra members in a run-through of their concert on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Kenai Central High School.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Workshop participants listen to a presentation on disability services and their relation to domestic violence during a course session on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at the LeeShore Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Local entities shift focus to domestic violence

Local government officials and community organizations are getting on board to help spread the word about Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October. October is Domestic… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Workshop participants listen to a presentation on disability services and their relation to domestic violence during a course session on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 at the LeeShore Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Whitney, Murphy lead in Soldotna City Council races

Soldotna residents voted to stick to what they know during Tuesday’s regular election. For seat A on the Soldotna City Council, long-time community member Fred… Continue reading

Nikiski voters shoot down law enforcement service area

Nikiski area residents shot down a law enforcement service area in Tuesday’s municipal election. Barring any changes after absentee ballots are counted, Proposition 2 failed… Continue reading

None injured in two-vehicle wreck

None injured in two-vehicle wreck

  A collision between two pickup trucks slowed traffic on Bridge Access Road Tuesday afternoon when one driver failed to yield to another. Neither of… Continue reading

None injured in two-vehicle wreck

Service area board candidates talk Nikiski law enforcement

If Nikiski voters pass Proposition 2 during Tuesday’s election, a service area board will be created along with a Nikiski Law Enforcement Service Area. The… Continue reading

Phone scam makes appearance in Soldotna

A Soldotna woman helped her neighbor avoid being the victim of a phone scam this week. Heidi Haberman said her older neighbor, Lorna Bunch, contacted… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Ben Carpenter, a prospective board member for a Nikiski Law Emforcement Service Area, takes questions during a community meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska. Proposition 4 asks voters to approve the service area as well as a five-person board to oversee its direction.

Nikiski residents discuss law enforcement service area

Close to 100 Nikiski residents aired their concerns at a public hearing to address a measure on the Oct. 6 ballot that, if enacted, would… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Ben Carpenter, a prospective board member for a Nikiski Law Emforcement Service Area, takes questions during a community meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center in Nikiski, Alaska. Proposition 4 asks voters to approve the service area as well as a five-person board to oversee its direction.
Jane Fellman (right), coordinator of the Safe Kids of the Kenai Peninsula Coalition, hands out string backpacks at the annual walk to school event.

Walk this way

About 150 Kenai Peninsula School District students braved the cold to walk to their respective Soldotna schools Thursday morning, their breath forming little clouds of… Continue reading

Jane Fellman (right), coordinator of the Safe Kids of the Kenai Peninsula Coalition, hands out string backpacks at the annual walk to school event.

Voters to decide future of CES equipment replacement

Proposition 4 on the Oct. 6 ballot will ask voters to allow the Kenai Peninsula Borough to issue $4.4 million in general obligation bonds. Central… Continue reading

Clinic answers elder law questions

Local residents armed themselves with the legal information they’ll need as they age during an elder law clinic on Tuesday at the Soldotna Public Library.Greg… Continue reading

Voters to decide Nikiski law enforcement issue

Voters will have another shot at taking steps to reduce crime in Nikiski when they head to the polls on Oct. 6. Proposition 2 seeks… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Joann Jeplawy takes a cup of water from Samuel Anders at a relay station on the the Kenai River Marathon route along the Kenai Spur Highway on Sunday Sept. 26, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Jeplawy finished 18th out of the 97 runners in the half marathon race.

Runners battle weather in annual Kenai River Marathon

The streak of sunny weather that accompanied the annual Kenai River Marathon for the last few years ended on Sunday as 272 runners battled the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Joann Jeplawy takes a cup of water from Samuel Anders at a relay station on the the Kenai River Marathon route along the Kenai Spur Highway on Sunday Sept. 26, 2015 in Kenai, Alaska. Jeplawy finished 18th out of the 97 runners in the half marathon race.

Local law enforcement talks big picture with national public safety broadband plan

Law enforcement and emergency response representatives explored the future of public safety at Wednesday’s 911 Advisory Board meeting at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Emergency Response… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Lost Coast bikers inspire interest in water

Travellers shared advice, inspiration and laughter during a Kenai Watershed Forum Lost Coast Presentation. During the Thursday evening event, three presenters chronicled the adventures of… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Lisa Beranek of the Kenai Watershed Forum introduces The Lost Coast Presentation, during which listeners learned what it takes to survive a week-long bike trip, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, Alaska.

Skilak bear’s cubs not found, have chance of survival

The cubs of a brown bear that mauled a hunter from Texas this week have not been found, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game… Continue reading

Bear involved in mauling found dead

The brown bear that mauled a moose hunter near Skilak Lake on Tuesday has been found dead following investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Anglers work the mouth of the Upper Kenai River outlet into Skilak Lake near Doroshin Bay on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. A Texas man was mauled on Tuesday near the Doroshin Bay Cabin during a moose hunting trip.

Texas man recovering following bear attack

A Texas man mauled by a brown bear near Skilak Lake Tuesday night is recovering at Central Peninsula Hospital from what troopers have called serious… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Anglers work the mouth of the Upper Kenai River outlet into Skilak Lake near Doroshin Bay on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. A Texas man was mauled on Tuesday near the Doroshin Bay Cabin during a moose hunting trip.