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RECIPES MEXI-CHICKIE POT PIE Oil or butter a 8 inch pie plate and line it with a large…

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skillet brownies

Servings: 8 ¾ cup flour (measure the flour by spooning it into a measuring cup, the leveling off…

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Valentine’s Day – from appetizer to dessert

Last month, when offering recipes from Cook’s Country “Cook It In Cast Iron: Kitchen-Tested Recipes for the One…

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steaks with herb butter

Servings: 4 Why this recipe works Pan-searing a thick-cut steak presents a real challenge: How do you keep…

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Pioneer Potluck: About dad

Born: February 15, 1914 to 1983 From Kansas to Northern Colorado   Dads birthday is the 15th of…

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Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Patrick Michels, 17, smiles shortly after crossing the finish line of a 5K race during the Women's Stud Run on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska. Michels and several other "drag racers" participated in a race that followed the main event.

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Tsalteshi revamps women’s race

When the weather got tough, the Tsalteshi Trails Association got creative with their annual women’s ski event on…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Parker Richards, 8, prepares to test his knowledge with a trivia game during a Harry Potter Book Night event on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Spellbound

Dozens of young muggles flocked to the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library Thursday for the chance to be…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Albertine Joan Garner's family pictures, memorbilia, and scrap books were on display during Family Discovery Day on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Soldotna Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. Garner has compiled 30 scrapbooks of photos and information on her family.

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Tracing roots: Genealogy event held at Soldotna church

In the mid-1800s, Albertine Joan Garner’s great-great-grandfather deserted from the French military, married a can-can dancer — Garner’s…

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Community News and Notes

Litchfield, Wagoner named to George Fox Dean’s List Julie Litchfield of Soldotna, a sophomore biology major, and Brandi…

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Symptons of aging

Last week I wrote about the changes that come with the passing years. Moreover, those years pass faster…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion John Tuttle cuts a celebratory cake after being sworn in as Soldotna's new postmaster on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Post Office in Soldotna, Alaska.

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New postmaster gets stamp of approval

Increased use and reconnecting to the community are some of John Tuttle’s goals as Soldotna’s new postmaster. Sworn…

A brown bear leaves hair snagged on a barbed wire enclosure in June 2010.  DNA from those hairs was used to help estimate the brown bear population on the Kenai Peninsula, a study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management early this year.  (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: How science helps manage the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Scientific research is something all of us were exposed to in school and something we hear routinely in…

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An Outdoor View: Observations on salmon fishing

Author’s note: This column previously appeared in the Clarion June, 6, 2003. I’ve edited it for brevity. —…

In this photo taken Nov. 23, 2015, Associated Press reporter Martha Bellisle takes her first rifle shots during a "Try-It Biathlon" clinic at the West Yellowstone Rendezvous Ski Trails center, in West Yellowstone, Mont. Cross country skiing is a full-body activity that places demands on arms, shoulders, legs, core and lungs, and racers must also master the art of picking the perfect ski wax to match snow conditions. Biathlon requires all of those skills, but adds an 8-pound rifle that's strapped to the skier's back and the discipline to calm everything down in an instant to fire off five shots in between skiing laps. (AP Photo)

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Biathlon combines the speed of skiing with marksmanship

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — It’s 17 degrees outside and I’m lying on my stomach in the snow with…

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Voices of Faith: Every day has potential to be special

Special days. A day designated as a national holiday or a day of observance for something special is…

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Church news

Family Discovery Day at Soldotna LDS church Interested in the history of your own family? Has genealogy been…

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Cooper Landing man missing after trip to Anchorage

The Alaska State Troopers are looking for a Cooper Landing man said to have gone missing after he…

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Earnest

The day you met your dog, it was love at first sight. Those big brown eyes, that silky-sheened…

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Prints by Kaitlin Vadla (left, with salmon), Amy Kruse, and Susan Biggs sit on top a set of drawers exhibiting work by 10 local artists at the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, Feb.1 in Soldotna.

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Pair of Soldotna library projects bring artists to the public, and vice versa

Collections of prints by ten local artists, ranging from miniature watercolors to urban street photography, are on display…