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Gage Sturman and Ella Mallard rehearse “The Girl Next Door” at Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Looking back at growing up

Triumvirate Theatre stages Joe Rizzo’s “The Girl Next Door.”

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Minister’s Message: Coasting

Winning at work but losing at home is still losing.

The key to this alphabet soup is knife work, and you get extra credit for homemade chicken bone broth. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Reading at the table

We had a great time at dinner picking letters out of our alphabet soup and thinking of words…

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

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Life in the Pedestrian Lane: September song

Summer is winding down.

Loren, editor and publisher of the Cheechako News, sold a lot of ad space during the back-and-forth publicity campaigns by communities striving to become the administrative seat for the Kenai Peninsula Borough. When the campaigns were over, he offered unifying words for the future. (Photo courtesy of the KPC historical archive)

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No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 3

It didn’t take long for the sparks to fly.

The Kenai Marching Band performs during the Second Annual Kenai Marching Showcase at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Marching Band preps for national contest during weekend showcase

The Kenai band will be traveling to Indianapolis in November to compete at the Bands of America Grand…

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Minister’s Message: Seeing the invisible

Jesus is on the lookout for those who walk through life unnoticed.

Harold Pomeroy was the director of Alaska’s Territorial Civil Defense before becoming the first executive of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in 1964. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Digital Archives)

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No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 2

The decision to locate the borough seat in or near Tustumena was termed by the Cheechako as “perhaps…

These chicken wings are sweet, mildly spicy, and fragrant with fresh ginger and garlic. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Small bites of indulgence

These gochujang-braised chicken wings are best enjoyed as a side dish to seasoned vegetables.

Volunteers at Glacier Spit Cleanup in September 2022. Photo provided by Center for Alaska Coastal Studies

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CoastWalk 2025 kicks off this September in Homer

CACS’s annual marine debris cleanup and data collection event will start Sept. 6.

Ceramics by Jenny Nakao are on display through September 2025 at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center

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1st Friday of fall

Fall is in the air and new art is on display in Homer’s galleries.

A photo from July of the backstage at Pier One Theatre. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Out of the office and on the stage

Ruminations on a return to Homer community theater.

Artists in the Homer Independent Living Center's Artability program are photographed with their artwork on display at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge during the 2025 Shorebird Festival in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by the Independent Living Center

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Inclusivity in art

The Homer Public Library showcases work by local high school students and ‘Artability’ group members.

The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Burning Basket project returns for 22nd year in Homer

Build week will begin Sept. 1.

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Minister’s Message: The Lord’s spiritual treasures are available to us all

The Bible says the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hid in Christ.

This 1955 aerial shows a portion of Joe and Mickey Faa’s homestead, including the Quonset hut that was on the property before it was acquired by Howard and Maxine Lee in 1948. The fields and other cleared land now house much of Soldotna’s growing medical establishment. (Photo courtesy of Al Hershberger)

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No Simple Matter: Finding the borough a home — Part 1

Binkley Street was just a gravel-covered Soldotna back road in November 1969.

A piece of the poster for the 2025 Sacred Acre festival in Ninilchik, Alaska. This year's festival will take place Sept. 5-7.

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Alaska EDM festival ‘Sacred Acre’ returns for 4th year

Started in 2022, the annual autumnal festival will be Sept. 5-7.

This healthier version of the kid-approved classic is made with pureed sweet potato that makes the dish a vibrant orange, and nutritional yeast imparts a savory, cheesy flavor. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion.)

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1st day of school mac and cheese

This healthier version of the kid-approved classic is made with pureed sweet potato and nutritional yeast.

A poster from the Pier One Theatre website shows information about the upcoming spring performance. Rehearsals began last week.

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Community choir begins rehearsals in Homer for spring performance

Rehearsals for central peninsula singers will begin after Labor Day.

Promotional flier for “An Evening of Jazz and Swing presented by KDLL 91.9 FM.” (Promotional image courtesy KDLL 91.9 FM)

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KDLL 91.9 FM to host ‘An Evening of Jazz and Swing’ on Wednesday

The visiting band will also put on a jazz workshop in the Soldotna Public Library at 6:30 p.m.