Timothy G. Saner, EIT, of Kenai, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Saner is the son of Teresa Saner of Washington and Stan and Shellie Saner of Kenai.

Derek Davis Gibson, of Soldonta, recently received his degree from Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, North Carolina. Gibson, a religion major, delivered the invocation at the ceremony.

Trevor Barber, of Sterling, has been named to the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande for fall term 2014. Trevor is among 518 students to earn this distinction. Qualifying students achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term.

Lydia Ann Hummel Ames has been accepted into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps. She will attend the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut for the Basic Officers Training Course from January-June 2015. She will then be commissioned starting at the rank of ensign to work on NOAA research vessels.

Lydia graduated from high school in Soldotna and earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry at Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon.

Has a new addition to your family just arrived? Where in the world is your military person and what are they up to? Got a new graduate, dean’s list student or an award-receiving youth?

Do you have a news event, activity or fundraiser you need to let the community know about? Send it to us!

Email your community events to news@peninsulaclarion.com, fax it to 283-3299, drop it off at the Clarion office in Kenai at 150 Trading Bay Drive (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or mail your information to us at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai AK 99611.

Events, wedding, engagement and birth submissions may not be older than six months. Wedding anniversary announcements are printed in five-year increments beginning with the 20th.

The Community page is a way to highlight activities and events that happen with a photo. If your group or organization has a photo of an event to share, submit the photo and the following information for print: Who took the photo, who’s in it, when and where it was taken, a brief description of what’s happening, and a name and phone number in case we have questions.

Submissions are printed as space is available. For more information, call 335-1251.