Photo courtesy Tyler Peek Nikiksi resident Tyler Peek takes a break in Lamont, Iowa during his bike trek accross the country through all the Lower 48 states, a distance of 6,850 miles.

Man bikes through all Lower 48 states in 111 days

Like most recent college graduates, Nikiski resident Tyler Peek wanted to embark on an adventure before settling into the reality of the working world. Peek,… Continue reading

Photo courtesy Tyler Peek Nikiksi resident Tyler Peek takes a break in Lamont, Iowa during his bike trek accross the country through all the Lower 48 states, a distance of 6,850 miles.

Dear Abby has a piece of good advice

In September of this year a Dear Abby column ran that really shook me up. Apparently, in an earlier column a woman had written in… Continue reading

Church news

Sterling Pentecostal hosts marriage seminar Sterling Pentecostal Church will have a Marriage Seminar titled “The Marriage Fog” with Reverend Daniel Sirstad today and Saturday from… Continue reading

Boardwalks protect sensitive hot spring pools from foot traffic damage at Changbai Mountain's Julong Hot Springs (USFWS/Leah Eskelin)

Refuge Notebook: Thousands of feet on the ground are a challenge in Changbai Mountain, China

I had the honor of serving as one of six delegates representing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, at the second annual Changbai… Continue reading

Boardwalks protect sensitive hot spring pools from foot traffic damage at Changbai Mountain's Julong Hot Springs (USFWS/Leah Eskelin)

From field to freezer: hunters learn proper care for meat

Some of the 16 students in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Field to Freezer meat processing class Oct. 11 had hunted caribou, moose,… Continue reading

An Outdoor View: Boats

A friend recently told me that he might sell his boat next year. He was doing so, he explained, so he would no longer have… Continue reading

This photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows, from left, Shia LaBeouf as Boyd Swan, Logan Lerman as Norman, Brad Pitt as Sgt. Don Collier, Michael Pena as Trini Garcia, and Jon Bernthal as Grady Travis, in Columbia Pictures' "Fury."  (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Giles Keyte)

Reeling it in: ‘Fury’ a grim but effective war film

“Fury” Columbia Pictures 2 hours, 14 minutes Since “Saving Private Ryan” shook the cinematic world in 1998, WWII movies have been on a steady path.… Continue reading

This photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows, from left, Shia LaBeouf as Boyd Swan, Logan Lerman as Norman, Brad Pitt as Sgt. Don Collier, Michael Pena as Trini Garcia, and Jon Bernthal as Grady Travis, in Columbia Pictures' "Fury."  (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Giles Keyte)

What’s Happening

Best Bet ■ Triumvirate Theatre’s political satire “Lame Ducks and Dark Horses” runs October 24, 25, 31 and Nov. 1 at the Triumvirate Theatre North,… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Local flautist Tomoko Raften performing at Christ Lutheran of Soldotna, Thursday Oct. 17, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Local duo moves audience

A duo of Kenai Peninsula locals, flautist Tomoko Raften and pianist Maria Allison, pieced together an electric performance inside the Christ Lutheran Church of Soldotna’s… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Local flautist Tomoko Raften performing at Christ Lutheran of Soldotna, Thursday Oct. 17, 2014, in Soldotna, Alaska.
The ABC's of the monster world

The ABC’s of the monster world

The nights are getting longer. Dark falls much earlier these days; there are more shadows and more things hiding in corners, beneath, and behind. More… Continue reading

The ABC's of the monster world

Poem: PFD Time

PFD TimeBy Vicki FruichantieHurry, scurry — PFD’sHurry, scurry — all I seePeople running here and thereI feel the excitement in the airOr is it tension… Continue reading

Versatility, popularity pair well in pork tenderloin and butternut squash dinner

Versatile pork tenderloin may be grilled, roasted, sautéed or braised for a meal that is just as welcome at the weeknight supper table, as it… Continue reading

Pioneer Potluck: About what did you say?

Bob and I have had a hard time hearing each other for the past ten years and as the years go by it gets more… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2014
  • By Sue Ade
  • Food
CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT LOVE IS NOT YET A BUSINESS PARTNER - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 photo, Fred Astaire Dance Studio owner Andrea Bisconti, right, poses on the dance floor with instructor Kellie Love, in Willoughby, Ohio. Faced with the prospect of losing Love, who wanted to start her own studio, Bisconti is negotiating to make her a business partner. They are now looking to take over a studio that's up for sale. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Small businesses scramble to keep top staffers

NEW YORK — People are quitting their jobs at a faster clip and that’s pushing small business owners to work harder to hold onto top… Continue reading

CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT LOVE IS NOT YET A BUSINESS PARTNER - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 photo, Fred Astaire Dance Studio owner Andrea Bisconti, right, poses on the dance floor with instructor Kellie Love, in Willoughby, Ohio. Faced with the prospect of losing Love, who wanted to start her own studio, Bisconti is negotiating to make her a business partner. They are now looking to take over a studio that's up for sale. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: The wading pool

The past summer was such a glorious one that it brought back memories of summers when all I had to think about was it being… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Celebrate 4-H

October 5-11 was National 4-H Week. Did you know one of every 7 adult Americans was once a member of 4-H? More than ever, youth… Continue reading

Church news

Peninsula Christian Center hosts Messianic rabbi Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard behind the Salvation Army store in Soldotna, is hosting Messianic Rabbi Dale Cohen… Continue reading

Give thanks for changing seasons

“This is like driving in a beautiful painting!” Pauline exclaimed while we were on one of our annual October color tours. Well said!The brilliant blending… Continue reading

This undated photo shows the dainty flowers of hardy cyclamens growing in a pot in New Paltz, New York. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)

Cyclamen kin are dainty but hardy

For the past few weeks, dainty pink or white butterflies have been hovering above the bare soil in some of my clay flowerpots. They’re not… Continue reading

This undated photo shows the dainty flowers of hardy cyclamens growing in a pot in New Paltz, New York. (AP Photo/Lee Reich)
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge trail crew poses after working on the Tustumena Glacier Trail. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

Refuge Notebook: A day on Tustumena Lake

As I traverse through my daily mountains of permits, paper work, and visitor requests, there is never doubt in my mind that my days in… Continue reading

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge trail crew poses after working on the Tustumena Glacier Trail. (Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)