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Soldotna’s Catholic Church (Our Lady of Perpetual Help), circa 1962.

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Our Sunday best: Early churches of the central Kenai Peninsula — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story first appeared in May 2013 in the Redoubt Reporter. The…

The annual Kenai Kite Festival returned to Millennium Square Park on June 6 for another family-friendly day of colorful kites and community fun. (Debbie Wik/Contributed)

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Kenai Kite Festival soars to success with colorful skies and big crowds

The annual event returned to Millennium Square Park last weekend

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Minister’s Message: The changing seasons of life

This week, we are thankful for the warmer summer days after a cold winter. The seasons are changing.…

Photo courtesy of the Kenai Historical Society
Today’s Russian Orthodox Church, in Kenai, as seen circa 1900, only a few years after its construction.

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Our Sunday best: Early churches of the central Kenai Peninsula — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story first appeared in May 2013 in the Redoubt Reporter. The…

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Minister’s Message: The Parachuting Padre

In the early hours of June 6, 1944, Allied troops descended into Normandy on D-Day. One of the…

By the early 1910s, crossing the Killey River was part of a regular route into moose- and Dall sheep-hunting country, via Skilak Lake. This photo, featuring a hunting guide crossing the river in a collapsible boat, was taken in 1912 and included in Morris L. Parrish’s 1913 hunting memoir.

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The Killey mystery — Part 2

The name “Killey River”—spelled exactly as it is today—first appeared in print, as far as I can tell,…

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Minister’s Message: Sun’s return a reminder of all that is to come

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, with deep exasperation, “It’s been a…

Friday and Rebel stick their snouts deep into pika burrows. Photo courtesy Aaron Wilbur

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Time Capsule: The world according to a dog’s nose

Note: This Alaska Science Forum “Time Capsule” article was originally published on Sept. 28, 2023. You may see…

This section from a 1904 U.S. Geological Survey map is likely the earliest to use the modern spelling of the Killey River.

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The Killey mystery — Part 1

Think of this article as a crowdsourcing exercise.

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Bo ssam, or Korean roast pork wraps, paired with endless side dishes creates a fun food experience.

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Feeding our brains and bodies well

This meal is a hands-on, family style experience.

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Minister’s Message: Volcano watching

Recently, my kids made one of those classic science experiments: a clay volcano. They packed baking soda inside,…

These lemon bars are a bright, sweet and straightforward dessert. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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5 years of recipes shared

This dessert celebrates the fifth anniversary of this column.

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Minister’s Message: How to be humble

Fishing season is nearly upon us. With it comes early mornings and busy streets and long lines at…

Photo courtesy Becky Lindsey
Ned, Kristen and Anna Rozell are photographed at the UAF Gold Ceremony on May 1, where Ned was awarded Science Writer Emeritus.

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This one’s for you, Ned!

It’s been a big spring for now-former Alaska Science Forum author Ned Rozell.

Ralph Soberg, who spent decades working for the Alaska Road Commission, published Bridging Alaska in 1991. In his book, he describes many of the accomplishments of Hawley Winchell Sterling.

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Life-changing moments in the Hawley Sterling story — Part 4

AUTHOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 4, 1918, a young mother named Margaret Sterling left her Nenana home to ride…

Paul Salopek, a writer who has been walking around the world for more than a decade, strides along the bear-footed beachfront near Malaspina Glacier in August 2025. Photo courtesy Ned Rozell

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Meeting deadlines and interesting people

The deadline has been my quietly relentless muse for the last 30 years. She used to give me…

Joseph Sterling, the only child of highway-building pioneer Hawley Sterling, visited Alaska with his wife, Pat, in the summer of 2000 and was interviewed by Homer News reporter Carey Restino, who took this image in Homer.

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Life-changing moments in the Hawley Sterling story — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 4, 1918, a young mother named Margaret Sterling left her Nenana home to ride…

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Minister’s Message: Resurrection and life

It is great to see warmer temperatures and longer days here again. Anticipation of green leaves sprouting out…

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Death notice: Hattie “Elaine” Pate

Hattie “Elaine” Pate, 67, of Soldotna, Alaska, passed away April 21, 2026, in Harrison, Arkansas. She was born…

This whimsical quiche is a dish to cure the spring blahs. Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion

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A few simple ingredients for a lovely dish

The beauty of this zucchini spiral quiche comes from your care and attention to its creation.