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Voices of the Peninsula: Theaters and pools are vital and need funding

Extraordinary circumstances have compelled us to step forward for our students and our communities

  • May 1, 2023
  • By Bethany Miller, Desiree Traxler, Ginny Johnson, Lisa Stanish, Nita Hollingsworth, Jesse Bolt, William Hubler, Paul Wright, Robert Mabrey and Russell Singleton
  • Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
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Charlie Stephens sits with a copy of his book, "Passion Over Pain" on Monday, May 1, 2023, in the Peninsula Clarion offices in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Telling his story

Local author looks back at cancer and recovery

Charlie Stephens sits with a copy of his book, "Passion Over Pain" on Monday, May 1, 2023, in the Peninsula Clarion offices in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Bank robber Paul Stavenjord was back in the news in big way in the late 1990s. In this KTUU-television images, he is seen here in law-enforcement custody.

Unfortunate Choices: Three lives and a robbery gone awry, Part 4

Upon his release from prison in Lompoc, California, in March 1975, Stavenjord vowed to turn his life around and go straight.

Bank robber Paul Stavenjord was back in the news in big way in the late 1990s. In this KTUU-television images, he is seen here in law-enforcement custody.
Nick Varney

Unhinged Alaska: A message from Kiwi Land

The headquarters of Unhinged recently received some unexpected correspondence from New Zealand

Nick Varney
Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Out of the Office: When is the best time of the year to leave?

When is the best time of the year to leave the Kenai Peninsula? A friend recently chose April for an extended vacation. “April,” I asked.… Continue reading

Canoe Lake on the Kenai Peninsula, April 23, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Beth, played by Lily Sullivan, reaches for the hand of her late sister in "Evil Dead Rise." (Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

On the Screen: ‘Evil Dead Rise’ is fun horror to start the summer season

“Evil Dead Rise” stands confidently among its predecessors

Beth, played by Lily Sullivan, reaches for the hand of her late sister in "Evil Dead Rise." (Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
Oliver Parrish portraying Patrick Star, lifts Jackson Hooper as SpongeBob during a rehearsal of “SpongeBob SquarePants” on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

SpongeBob goes deep

Nikiski’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” musical more than just a cartoon

Oliver Parrish portraying Patrick Star, lifts Jackson Hooper as SpongeBob during a rehearsal of “SpongeBob SquarePants” on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
This meat lasagna includes layers of sausage, ricotta, bechamel and spinach. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Lasagna you can eat all week

Crockpot meals always miss the mark, and there’s only so many times I’m willing to feed my family macaroni and cheese

This meat lasagna includes layers of sausage, ricotta, bechamel and spinach. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Chugiak’s Addison Rains and Kenai’s Kage Adkins laugh together while they compete in the final match of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate State Championship on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Esports Lounge in Anchorage, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Esports: Kenai Smash takes second, makes friends along the way

Watching the final match of the state championship for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Saturday, it would be impossible to tell that the players from… Continue reading

Chugiak’s Addison Rains and Kenai’s Kage Adkins laugh together while they compete in the final match of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate State Championship on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the University of Alaska Anchorage Esports Lounge in Anchorage, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Peninsula reporter Ashlyn O’Hara, Sports Editor Jeff Helminiak and reporter Jake Dye pose with their 2022 Alaska Press Club awards, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Clarion writers win 8 Alaska Press Club awards

The Clarion swept the club’s best arts and culture criticism category

Kenai Peninsula reporter Ashlyn O’Hara, Sports Editor Jeff Helminiak and reporter Jake Dye pose with their 2022 Alaska Press Club awards, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
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Wilderness take 2-0 series lead on Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness took a 2-0 lead in the Midwest Division semifinal with a 2-1 victory over the Kenai River Brown Bears on Saturday in… Continue reading

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Wilderness take Game 1 vs. Brown Bears

The Minnesota Wilderness defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 3-1 in the first game of a best-of-five Midwest Division semifinal Friday in North American Hockey… Continue reading

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A year after the 1971 bank robbery, two of the suspects pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six years in prison, as seen in this Anchorage Daily Times headline from August 1972. The third suspect pleaded guilty a few days later.

Unfortunate Choices: Three lives and a robbery gone awry, Part 3

Even the U.S. attorney himself promoted a sentence shorter than the maximum because of the youth of the three defendants.

A year after the 1971 bank robbery, two of the suspects pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six years in prison, as seen in this Anchorage Daily Times headline from August 1972. The third suspect pleaded guilty a few days later.
Image designed and provided by Ireland Styvar.

Voices of the Peninsula: The future of a better education lies in Alaska’s ability to STEAM things up

Our current standards demonstrate that legislators don’t believe the arts are important enough to keep

Image designed and provided by Ireland Styvar.
Tyler Payment, as Vito Corleone, acts alongside Joe Spady as Johnny Fontane and Jamie Nelson as Tom Hagen during a rehearsal of “The Codfather” on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Kenai Catering in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Sleeping with the fishes

Triumvirate’s “The Codfather” puts Kenai Peninsula spin on Coppola classic

Tyler Payment, as Vito Corleone, acts alongside Joe Spady as Johnny Fontane and Jamie Nelson as Tom Hagen during a rehearsal of “The Codfather” on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Kenai Catering in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
A copy of Daniel Sherrell’s “Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of our World” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion building on Thursday March 30, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
A copy of Daniel Sherrell’s “Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of our World” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion building on Thursday March 30, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
North African Shakshuka is a rich and vibrant dish and great way to use up eggs. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Bringing some chaos to the kitchen

North African Shakshuka is a rich and vibrant way to use up some eggs

North African Shakshuka is a rich and vibrant dish and great way to use up eggs. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
David Rigas

Commentary: A note from the publisher

Beginning May 3, the Clarion will be printed off-site in Alaska, and delivered on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

  • Apr 17, 2023
  • By David Rigas
David Rigas
The Kenai River Brown Bears celebrate a goal by Parker Lockwood on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Wolverines take season finale from Brown Bears

The Anchorage Wolverines defeated the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-3 on Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in the North American Hockey League regular… Continue reading

The Kenai River Brown Bears celebrate a goal by Parker Lockwood on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Trainer Ted Fields, of Anchorage, stands with his search dog, Hite, in Seward in August 1971. (Original photo from the Seward Phoenix Log)

Unfortunate Choices: 3 lives and a robbery gone awry, Part 2

When this part of the story begins, they have been behind bars for one year.

Trainer Ted Fields, of Anchorage, stands with his search dog, Hite, in Seward in August 1971. (Original photo from the Seward Phoenix Log)