St. Nick up on the firetruck

St. Nick up on the firetruck

Hundreds of folks turned out on the day after Thanksgiving to kick off Christmas Comes to Kenai in a traditional celebration that goes back to… Continue reading

St. Nick up on the firetruck
Small Business Saturday is a smach for Holiday shoppers

Small Business Saturday is a smach for Holiday shoppers

Following Black Friday it was National Small Business Day and in Soldotna it was a big day at The Market (where the red mushrooms grow)… Continue reading

Small Business Saturday is a smach for Holiday shoppers
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Dave Caswell, portraying Santa Claus, poses with children during Soldotna's Christmas in the Park event on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Soldotna Creek Park. A crowd gathered in the park after sunset on Saturday to socialize around campfires, sing carols, light the park's artificial metal Christmas tree, and watch the Christmas film "The Polar Express."

Photo: ‘Tis the Season

This caption has been changed to correct the name of the man portraying Santa Claus. Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Alan Auxier, portraying Santa Claus,… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2016
Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Dave Caswell, portraying Santa Claus, poses with children during Soldotna's Christmas in the Park event on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Soldotna Creek Park. A crowd gathered in the park after sunset on Saturday to socialize around campfires, sing carols, light the park's artificial metal Christmas tree, and watch the Christmas film "The Polar Express."

Vendors, swamped boats, drop-off fee discussed at Kenai dipnet meeting

Editor's note: This story has been changed to show that Glenn Arundell did not himself propose a 50 horsepower motor limit on dipnetting boats to… Continue reading

The Sm'algyax Language Learners group sings a Christmas carol in Sm'algyax, the language of the Tsimshian people, on the one-year anniversary celebration of the group's beginning. Standing is Nancy Barnes, one of the group's organizers.

Sm’algyax group celebrates year

A year ago this time, the students in the Sm’algyax Language Learners group in Juneau were reviewing vocabulary in the language of the Tsimshian people.… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016
  • By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN
  • Schools
The Sm'algyax Language Learners group sings a Christmas carol in Sm'algyax, the language of the Tsimshian people, on the one-year anniversary celebration of the group's beginning. Standing is Nancy Barnes, one of the group's organizers.

Kenai Peninsula College: Around campus

KPC is offering a six hour, non-credit, non-shooting course that offers basic fundamentals, skills and rules for safe handling of firearms. Jason Gahm, NRA certified… Continue reading

School News for Dec. 5

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

NOAA officer’s truck damaged by snowballs in Seward

A federal worker got dragged into a one-sided snowball fight near Seward on Black Friday, resulting in damage to his truck. At approximately 11:15 p.m.… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

Photo: A little winter sun

Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and… Continue reading

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Two people walk their dog across Bishop's Beach on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Homer, Alaska. Homer got several inches of snow between Wednesday and Saturday, and while the clouds broke Saturday to provide a little sunshine, the wind was preparing to roll in across Kachemak Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the wind will keep blowing in the area for the remainder of the week, with winds about 20 knots on Monday, according to the NOAA marine forecast.

State drops most jobs since 1980s recession

New statistics reveal the state of Alaska’s job market is in the worst shape since the recession of the late 1980s.In a report released Friday,… Continue reading

JPD: Man shot was unarmed

A 38-year-old Juneau man is in serious but stable condition in a Seattle hospital after being shot by a Juneau Police Department officer Saturday morning.According… Continue reading

Kenai students preparing spaghetti feed

Those hungry for spaghetti this weekend will be able to satisfy themselves in the name of charity at the Kenai Central High School leadership class’s… Continue reading

Minimal changes for hatchery harvest

Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association won’t have to make any major changes to its cost recovery harvest operations in Resurrection Bay, at least for now. Meeting… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A woman crochets a teal hat during a session of the Wildwood Correctional Complex's inmate crochet program Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the complex's pretrial building in Kenai, Alaska.

Crocheting together help, hope

In the fiber art of crocheting, yarn gets connected together by making loops with a hook — “crochet” means “small hook” in French. Loop enough… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A woman crochets a teal hat during a session of the Wildwood Correctional Complex's inmate crochet program Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the complex's pretrial building in Kenai, Alaska.

Troopers arrest man reported missing

Alaska State Troopers on Friday arrested a Port Graham man reported missing at sea on Wednesday afternoon near Passage Island south of Homer. Troopers found… Continue reading

Alaska announces new vendor for student tests

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska education department has chosen a new vendor for its statewide student tests after glitches earlier this year prompted cancellation… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016

Red Cross hosts training this weekend

The American Red Cross of Alaska will host a two-day training session this weekend for Kenai Peninsula residents interested in volunteering. When disaster strikes, members… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into the McLane Commons for a presentation on Alaska Native languages and linguistics during Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the college in Soldotna. Kari discussed the revised second addition of "Shem Pete's Alaska," which includes hundreds of Alaska Native place names.

Photo: What’s in a name?

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion James Kari, a linguist and professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, speaks to a large crowd packed into the McLane Commons for a presentation on Alaska Native languages and linguistics during Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at the college in Soldotna. Kari discussed the revised second addition of "Shem Pete's Alaska," which includes hundreds of Alaska Native place names.

Assembly both helps, hinders affordable housing battle

The Juneau Assembly recently took one step forward and at least half a step back in its fight to make housing more affordable in the… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2016
  • By Sam DeGrave

Fish and Game recommends lower goals in Lower Cook Inlet

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is reevaluating many of the sustainable escapement goals it has set around the state using a new method… Continue reading