Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kaidence Shaeffer, one of the skaters who will perform in the annual "Christmas Lights and Holiday Nights" skating recital, runs through one of her routines at the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The recital, scheduled for Dec. 17 at 1:15 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, will feature a number of holiday ice skating performances, followed by a free public skate from 5-7 p.m. The organizers will also be accepting donations of holiday dinner items. The donations will go to families in need of a holiday dinner.
Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kaidence Shaeffer, one of the skaters who will perform in the annual "Christmas Lights and Holiday Nights" skating recital, runs through one of her routines at the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The recital, scheduled for Dec. 17 at 1:15 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, will feature a number of holiday ice skating performances, followed by a free public skate from 5-7 p.m. The organizers will also be accepting donations of holiday dinner items. The donations will go to families in need of a holiday dinner.

Board of Fish extends Ninilchik king season

King salmon anglers on the Ninilchik River will get a little more time to target hatchery fish in the summer.The Ninilchik River, which flows across… Continue reading

Commercial cod fishermen get more space in Kachemak Bay

Commercial groundfish fishermen in Kachemak Bay will get more space to operate after the Board of Fisheries redefined the closed waters in the area.In Lower… Continue reading

Birdsall, watercolor painter of Alaska scenes, dies

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Byron Birdsall, a prolific painter who spent decades capturing Alaska scenes in watercolors, has died. He was 78.Birdsall died Sunday, his stepdaughter,… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016

Fights over oil taxes and the fiscal cliff

The incoming Alaska Legislature is going to face the same daunting fiscal issues as its predecessor, but the Walker administration is hoping the impending session… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016
  • By ELWOOD BREHMER

Investigator: Missing Palmer teen was beaten, shot to death

ANCHORAGE (AP) — A missing Palmer teenager was pistol-whipped by an acquaintance, driven to a remote location and shot to death, according to an Alaska… Continue reading

  • Dec 5, 2016
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
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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.