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A Kenai River fisherman and his mother celebrate a successful catch. (Photo by Boo Kandas)

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Refuge Notebook: Kenai River, the river that does it all

I did not fully appreciate the recent history of the Kenai River and surrounding watershed until I read…

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Bird Homestead Golf Report: Course rounds into shape

The weather has been great and the course is looking beautiful. It is the perfect time to drive…

Three Girl Scouts from Troop 210 hold their first Bucket Tree after finishing construction with the help of Davis Block employees. (Photo by Leah Eskelin)

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Refuge Notebook: A bucket list for summer

There’s a perfect marshmallow just waiting for you this summer at the end of a stick. Toasty in…

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Life

Being content with what you don’t know

How’s your negative capability doing?

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Life

Minister’s Message: Has spring sprung in your life?

Christ also offers us an eternal springtime of love, hope and life

Paved sidewalks are trails are maintained at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, after the partial government shutdown ended on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Refuge Notebook: Be nice to nettles!

Editor’s note: This article first appeared May 14, 2004, and is reprinted with minor edits.

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire impairs visibility on the Sterling Highway on Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion

Opinion: Alaskans should prepare for wildfire season

Several past large fire seasons followed snowy winters or unusually rainy springs

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: 1 candidate dined, 47 to go

By Alex Koplin

A hiker takes in the view of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Joseph Suarez/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Let’s go! Camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, EVERYTHING!

Do you feel it? A hum of anticipation has been getting stronger and stronger as the snow piles…

Meredith Harber (courtesy)

Life

Minister’s Message: Spread love in these challenging times

I don’t know about you all, but the world feels pretty rough these days

Installation of culverts in Kelly Lake Road. (Photo provided by FWS)

Sports

Refuge Notebook: More than fins, feathers and fur

In the fall of 2010, I found a job opening listed through USAJobs, with the U.S. Fish and…

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Life

Minister’s Message: It’s all about love

Love is a daily, moment-by-moment action that we choose to be a part of or not.

An orange-crowned warbler is one of the bird species that likes to nest in slash and wood piles. (Photo by Colin Canterbury/FWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Nesting birds can use our help

It’s that time of year when spring cleaning, yardwork and some much-needed sprucing up around our homes and…

Ellis Auto won the A League championship Friday in Kenai. From left to right are Nate Gerke, Miles Jorgensen, Kyle Kornelis, Casey Ellis, Erik Lehmann, Noah Litke and Mike Miller. (Photo courtesy of Vaughn Johnson)

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Ellis Auto, Frames and Things win city league finals

After a two-year hiatus, city league basketball returned to the Kenai Recreation Center with two championship games Friday…

Larry Persily (Peninsula Clarion file)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Santa may be on the ballot, but Palin more of a joke

Just what Alaska needs in Congress: Another set of Twitter thumbs to hitch a ride to likes and…

This photo shows a stack of pocket constitutions at the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall/Juneau Empire file)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: We should be proud and thankful for Alaska’s constitution

Why is our constitution such a good one?

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: Everyone has a right to vote

It’s important that anyone who wants to vote be able to get that opportunity.

YCC Enrollees harvest beetle-killed spruce for a facility enhancement project. (Photo by Nick Longobardi/FWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Youth Conservation Corps: A legacy of hard work and good times

Do you know a local high school student who likes to work hard in the outdoors, doesn’t mind…

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Voices of the Peninsula: 48 candidates and it’s dinner time

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Les Gara, left, is running for Alaska governor; Jessica Cook is running for lieutenant governor in the 2022 gubernatorial race. (Photo provided)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Our vision of a state with better schools, better jobs

We want to move Alaska forward again