ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 16 - In this photo taken Jan. 17, 2015, curling enthusiasts participate in a curling clinic hosted by the Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department at Southside Park in Bozeman, Mont.. Participants learn the basics of the game and help raise interest in the sport. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez)

Curling surges in popularity

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Bozeman’s hottest up-and-coming winter sport, it turns out, doesn’t have anything to do with mountains.Instead, it’s curling — perhaps best known… Continue reading

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, FEB. 16 - In this photo taken Jan. 17, 2015, curling enthusiasts participate in a curling clinic hosted by the Bozeman Parks and Recreation Department at Southside Park in Bozeman, Mont.. Participants learn the basics of the game and help raise interest in the sport. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez)
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Taron Egerton, left, and Michael Caine appear in a scene from "Kingsman: The Secret Service." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Jaap Buitendijk)

‘Kingsman’ takes the inherent cartoony illogic of James Bond

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ 20th Century Fox 2 hour, 9 minutes British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn isn’t afraid to shake things up when it comes to… Continue reading

In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Taron Egerton, left, and Michael Caine appear in a scene from "Kingsman: The Secret Service." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Jaap Buitendijk)
Make it easy to plan your next party

Make it easy to plan your next party

The campaigning has started already. It sure seems like the last election ended yesterday, but here we go again. So: Democrat? Or Republican? Does policy… Continue reading

Make it easy to plan your next party

What’s Happening

Best Bets ■ The Kenai Performers’ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will run Feb. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and March 1… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ian McEwan sings as Levi in a dress rehearsal for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Kenai Central High School auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Technicolor Dreamcoat to debut this Friday

The Kenai Performers want to share something amazing and colorful. This Friday, the drama company will present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Ian McEwan sings as Levi in a dress rehearsal for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Kenai Central High School auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Trails

Trails

The hiking and biking trails of the Kenai Peninsula offer access to many exquisite natural habitats, often with incredible wildlife viewing opportunities. As with any… Continue reading

Trails
Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Kenaitze Indian Tribe

The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe with nearly 1600 members spanning the Central Kenai Peninsula. Also known as the Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina or… Continue reading

Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Pioneer Potluck: About Dad’s hat and Sunday School

On a farm in Northern Colorado 1940’s to 1955   Our Dad loved to go to Sunday School and Church. He also loved to drag… Continue reading

Unhinged Alaska: The morning after

A great Sunday morning to you — unless of course you read the paper online, then all bets are off because Unhinged usually shows up… Continue reading

Community news and notes

Homer Electric will award a number of academic scholarships in 2015. The scholarships are available for high school seniors, from each of Homer Electric’s three… Continue reading

Sterling Judo Club competes at tournament
Sterling Judo Club competes at tournament

Learning for Life: Winter composting with worms

Composting in the winter is no fun! The weekly long, slow trudge out to the compost pile at 20 F below isn’t even an Alaskan’s… Continue reading

Church news

Celebrate Mardi Gras at Our Lady of the Angels The 19th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser will be today at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic… Continue reading

A few words make a world of difference

Being a person who makes his living by communication, I may more than the average person be a little more “tuned in” to the choice… Continue reading

File--In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, with Mount Bachelor in the distance, from left, Denny Knowles, 29, and his wife Natasha Knowles, 28, enjoy the view from the top of Tumalo Mountain, Ore., during a snowshoe trip.  Snowshoeing does not require as much gear and as many logistics as other wintertime sports such as cross-country skiing or downhill skiing and snowboarding. You basically just strap on the shoes and go. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Andy Tullis, file)

Snowshoeing offers solitude – if you can find snow

BEND, Ore. (AP) — First of all, I must admit that I have never snowshoed simply for the sake of snowshoeing.Until last week, my only… Continue reading

File--In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, with Mount Bachelor in the distance, from left, Denny Knowles, 29, and his wife Natasha Knowles, 28, enjoy the view from the top of Tumalo Mountain, Ore., during a snowshoe trip.  Snowshoeing does not require as much gear and as many logistics as other wintertime sports such as cross-country skiing or downhill skiing and snowboarding. You basically just strap on the shoes and go. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Andy Tullis, file)
Quaking aspen continue to photosynthesize in their greenish-tinged bark even after their leaves have dropped in winter, a season when other deciduous trees are completely dormant. (Photo by E. Bella/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: The lively winter life of quaking aspen

From the warmth of my office, the view includes a magnificent stand of quaking aspens along the ridge near Headquarters Lake. During particularly frosty days… Continue reading

Quaking aspen continue to photosynthesize in their greenish-tinged bark even after their leaves have dropped in winter, a season when other deciduous trees are completely dormant. (Photo by E. Bella/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

An Outdoor View: Dream fishing

A couple of weeks ago, I had a dream about fishing. Upon awakening, I was smiling and feeling good, unlike my usual early-morning feeling. I… Continue reading

After nights of cold, clear weather, hoar frost decorates most surfaces near Peterson Lake Cabin, north of Juneau, Alaska, in this Dec., 2014, photo.  The winter of 2014-15 is not one that has yet brought large amounts of snowfall to Southeast Alaska, but even so, winter outings require attention in areas  where summer outings do not. (AP Photo/Juneau Empire, Abby Lowell)

A winter’s night at a cabin in Southeast Alaska

JUNEAU (AP) — There was a collective sigh of relief as our group reached the Peterson Lake Trail parking lot. A few inches of crusty… Continue reading

After nights of cold, clear weather, hoar frost decorates most surfaces near Peterson Lake Cabin, north of Juneau, Alaska, in this Dec., 2014, photo.  The winter of 2014-15 is not one that has yet brought large amounts of snowfall to Southeast Alaska, but even so, winter outings require attention in areas  where summer outings do not. (AP Photo/Juneau Empire, Abby Lowell)

What’s Happening

Events and Exhibits ■ The Peninsula Art Guild is ‘calling for artists’ to submit up to two of their own original pieces of artwork by… Continue reading

Poem: Mountains to Climb

Mountains to ClimbBy Dee Rusin, KenaiAlways another mountain to climbOnce reached the topYou never can stopAlways another mountain to climbAlways a long valley belowStep by… Continue reading