Unhinged Alaska: Thrasher’s resurrection

Hopefully, as you read this piece you are doing so without a dramatic new body piercing in an ultra sensitive place or a Russian River… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Carolyn Knackstedt of Kenai graduated Cum Laude from Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.Email your community events… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Food preservation resources

It is 8 p.m., you are ready to start canning fish but can’t find your Cooperative Extension Service publication, “Canning the Catch.” And what, the… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion King salmon fishermen ride upriver during the first day of fishing on the late run of Kenai River king salmon on Wednesday July 1, 2015 near Kenai, Alaska.

Fishing report: Slow start for kings, but plenty of other options

The Kenai River opened to sport fishing for king salmon on Wednesday, and despite restrictions on bait and the area open to king fishing, a… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion King salmon fishermen ride upriver during the first day of fishing on the late run of Kenai River king salmon on Wednesday July 1, 2015 near Kenai, Alaska.
Once spruce-covered hills in the Deep Creek watershed on the Kenai Peninsula were converted to extensive bluejoint grasslands in the aftermath of a spruce bark beetle outbreak and the 2007 Caribou Hills Fire.  (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: Common grass has uncommon attributes

Perhaps the most common plant on the Kenai Peninsula is Calamagrostis canadensis, the bluejoint reedgrass. This perennial grass grows in dense colonies near the coast… Continue reading

Once spruce-covered hills in the Deep Creek watershed on the Kenai Peninsula were converted to extensive bluejoint grasslands in the aftermath of a spruce bark beetle outbreak and the 2007 Caribou Hills Fire.  (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

An Outdoor View: Tourist trap

Wikipedia defines “tourist trap” as “an establishment, or group of establishments, that has been created or re-purposed with the aim of attracting tourists and their… Continue reading

In this photo taken on June 16, 2015, a young angler participating in the Next Cast Flyfishers camp ties on a small streamer while preparing to fish for rainbow trout in Shevlin Park pond, in Bend, Ore. (Ryan Brennecke /The Bulletin via AP)

Fly-fishing camp hooks the next generation

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Like a fly-fishing veteran, Branson Broderick set the hook, stripped his line in, then bent down to net the flopping rainbow… Continue reading

In this photo taken on June 16, 2015, a young angler participating in the Next Cast Flyfishers camp ties on a small streamer while preparing to fish for rainbow trout in Shevlin Park pond, in Bend, Ore. (Ryan Brennecke /The Bulletin via AP)

Voices of Faith: Feeding the multitudes

As a young boy attending Sunday school, I remember being fascinated with the Bible story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five loaves and two… Continue reading

Church news

Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard in Soldotna, will be giving away new snow boots for students K-12, July 4 at 1 p.m. Peninsula Christian… Continue reading

'Born to be Wild'

‘Born to be Wild’

You’ll never be accused of missing adventure because you’re too tired. Two, in fact, is just the right amount of tires; because the weather is… Continue reading

'Born to be Wild'

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ Celebrate Independence Day in Kenai. The theme of the day’s festivities is “Honoring Our Hometown Heroes.” The parade steps off at 11… Continue reading

Love unique theaters, different crowds, and even the different concession options

In the past few years I’ve been lucky enough to travel quite a bit, and one of my favorite things about being in a new… Continue reading

Asia Freeman's "Big Blue Bog."

Watermark: Art show about inspiration, collaboration

When two artists join lives together, it’s inevitable that their art also will merge. For Asia Freeman and Michael Walsh, a couple who met through… Continue reading

Asia Freeman's "Big Blue Bog."
Rickey Scott, Bradden Scott and fishing buddy Clayton Hindman pose with the barn door halibut which weighed in at 265.6 pounds. The fish was caught on June 20 and was in first place in the $10,000 Seward Halibut Derby until an angler from Michigan landed a 291.2-pound halibut.
Rickey Scott, Bradden Scott and fishing buddy Clayton Hindman pose with the barn door halibut which weighed in at 265.6 pounds. The fish was caught on June 20 and was in first place in the $10,000 Seward Halibut Derby until an angler from Michigan landed a 291.2-pound halibut.

Fourth of July – relish hot dogs with relish

The Original Nathan’s Famous is still open for business at the very same Coney Island location where Nathan Handwerker, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, founded… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food

Pioneer Potluck: About Fourth of July on the farm

1937 to 1955 North of Fort Collins, Colorado North Kenai (Nikiski) 1967 to 2015   My family and I have celebrated the Fourth of July… Continue reading

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • By Grannie Annie
  • Food

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce next meets today at noon at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. Larry Persily, assistant to the borough… Continue reading

Happy, Jan Bobek's newly adopted Kenai shelter puppy is not happy.  He wanted to meet other dogs at the fair. (Submitted photo)
Happy, Jan Bobek's newly adopted Kenai shelter puppy is not happy.  He wanted to meet other dogs at the fair. (Submitted photo)

Learning for Life: Pest scouts ready to help

Last November I wrote about a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, which would result in hiring four part-time pest scouts who would visit farms and… Continue reading

Youth learn to give back to community

What do you get when mix 15 teenage girls, a Church camping trip, and a hot, muggy day? Girl power is what you get, and… Continue reading