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Weddings
Jenna Redford and Ben McPhail were married in an afternoon ceremony Dec. 22, 2015 on the Kenai bluff…
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Sterling Judo prepares for state championship
Lots of judo yells (kias), straining bodies and enthusiastic attempts at throwing, holding and obtaining submission from practice…
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Community News and notes
Megan Neill of Soldotna was inducted into the Harding University circle of Omicron Delta Kappa on April 17.…
Life
My parents knew more than I gave them credit for.
The other day in a grocery store, I pored over shelves crammed with oddities. “Are these things on…
Life
Refuge Notebook: The story behind Earth Day
Today is Earth Day! It’s celebrated every April 22, the first time in 1970 by 20 million Americans.…
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An Outdoor View: More on wildness
As I mentioned in this column last week, I like the fact most of Alaska’s lands are owned…
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Birch tapping for the beginners
With three weeks gone in the season, Kenai birch sap is still streaming on the central Kenai Peninsula,…
Life
Voices of Faith: Eye has not seen, ear has not heard
The other day, I saw in a magazine a photo of a really wealthy oil sheik’s property on…
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Church news
Russian Orthodox Church offers Palm Sunday services This weekend marks the beginning of the Russian Orthodox Holy Week…
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Tight Lines: Early spring means fishing options abound
The early spring weather, likely a symptom of climate change, has me, on the one hand, worried. As…
Arts & Entertainment
The blackbirds flock together
You and your girls are birds of a feather. You flock together, preen together, share your nest when…
Arts & Entertainment
KPC sculpture studio offers something new
When sculptor Cam Choy became an art professor at Kenai Peninsula College in 2013, he had little opportunity…
Arts & Entertainment
Reeling it in: You haven’t seen this ‘Jungle Book’ before
“The Jungle Book” Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 1 hour, 45 minutes I must admit that I’ve…
Arts & Entertainment
What’s Happening
Best Bet ■ Pale Blue Dot: Music, Poetry and Art Celebrating Our Place in the Universe takes place…
Arts & Entertainment
Poet’s Corner: A Romantic Love
A Romantic Love By Brett Van Sickle, Kenai Sometimes I think I’m dreaming, thinking about me and you.…
Life
Party Kentucky-style with Burgoo, Strawberries Derby… and Mint Juleps
The website for the 142nd Kentucky Derby, at www.kentuckyderby.com, is a very exciting place. There you will find…
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Pioneer Potluck: About remembering olden days
Like the 40s and 50s ! Co-author Dolores Wik Recipes from sister Elaine Oster Remember in the olden…
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Business briefs
Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce is planning a Social Mixer today at 5:30 p.m.…
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Learning for Life: Animal health the topic of workshop
A Kenai Peninsula animal health workshop is planned for April 30 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Soldotna…
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Community news and notes
Shera and Eric Burg of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Laura Delilah Burg, at 8:47 a.m.…