Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2014, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, speaks at a campaign rally in Anchorage Alaska. Over the last five years, Parnell has left his mark on education, oil tax policy and efforts to advance a long-hoped-for natural gas pipeline project. He made the scourge of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska part of the public conversation through the "Choose Respect" initiative. It is a legacy he is proud of, one he hopes endures after he leaves office Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Parnell says serving was honor

JUNEAU — Over the last five years, Gov. Sean Parnell has left his mark on education, oil tax policy and efforts to advance a long-hoped-for… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer
FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2014, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, speaks at a campaign rally in Anchorage Alaska. Over the last five years, Parnell has left his mark on education, oil tax policy and efforts to advance a long-hoped-for natural gas pipeline project. He made the scourge of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska part of the public conversation through the "Choose Respect" initiative. It is a legacy he is proud of, one he hopes endures after he leaves office Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Sarah Spencer tries on a skirt at the Black Friday Holiday Bazaar at the Kenai Challenger Learning Center on Saturday, Nov. 29.

In on the deals: Peninsula shoppers keep merchants hopping

The Kenai Peninsula was full of opportunities for bargain-seeking residents this weekend. While chain stores in Walmart and Fred Meyer attracted crowds with Black Friday… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By BEN BOETTGER and DAN BALMER
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Sarah Spencer tries on a skirt at the Black Friday Holiday Bazaar at the Kenai Challenger Learning Center on Saturday, Nov. 29.

On the decline: School district sees decrease in disciplinary action

Reported crimes on Kenai Peninsula Borough School District campuses are on the decline. The Quarterly Discipline Report for the 2015 school year shows the annual… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Linx Robertia was apprehensive taking a picture with Jenna Hansen's reindeer, Scene of the Crash and Comet, at Christmas Comes to Kenai November 28, 2014, in at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Kenai, Alaska. Her parents, Joseph Robertia and Colleen Robertia, said Linx Robertia recognized the animals right away, because they were in her alaphabet book. When Linx Robertia was standing in line to see Santa Claus she kept saying "caribou, caribou," Joseph Robertia said.

Kenai welcomes Christmas

Christmas came to Kenai before the snow did this year. As Santa rolled into the parking lot of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2014
  • By IAN FOLEY
Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Linx Robertia was apprehensive taking a picture with Jenna Hansen's reindeer, Scene of the Crash and Comet, at Christmas Comes to Kenai November 28, 2014, in at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Kenai, Alaska. Her parents, Joseph Robertia and Colleen Robertia, said Linx Robertia recognized the animals right away, because they were in her alaphabet book. When Linx Robertia was standing in line to see Santa Claus she kept saying "caribou, caribou," Joseph Robertia said.

EPA fishing vessel discharge exemption still in limbo

The fishing vessel exemption to existing Environmental Protection Agency vessel discharge regulations regarding is due to expire in December, and Alaska’s senators are supporting differing… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By Molly Dischner

Verbatim: Looking forward helps keep things positive

In the past week, I discovered that I enjoy looking forward to Thanksgiving more than the holiday itself. Before, I was thinking about how much… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2014
  • By Chloe Kincaid
  • Schools

Injured musher won’t race in the Iditarod this year

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Iditarod musher injured by a sport utility vehicle that crashed into her team on a training run quickly turned her… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2014

Governor-elect Walker sees tough days ahead

JUNEAU, Alaska — Bill Walker is coming into the governor’s office faced with high expectations for a renewed spirt of bipartisanship in Alaska politics and… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2014
  • By Becky Bohrer

Troopers release more details on Thanksgiving Day plane crash

A Soldotna man and a juvenile from Kenai were identified by Alaska State Troopers as the two people injured in a Thanksgiving Day plane wreck… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Dalton Goodnight serves up mashed potatoes at Charlie's Pizza in Nikiski for free meals the restaurant delivers to residents on Thanksgiving day Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, in Nikiski Alaska. Owner Steve Chamberlain said Felix Martinez, owner of M & M Supermarket in Nikiski, donates a dozen turkeys every year for the holiday.

Early Thanksgiving dinner brings longtime friends, generations of memories to senior center

The Kenai Senior Center hosted an early Thanksgiving potluck “dinner” Thursday morning. Locals who attended have been celebrating the fall holiday on the central peninsula… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • By Kelly Sullivan
Dalton Goodnight serves up mashed potatoes at Charlie's Pizza in Nikiski for free meals the restaurant delivers to residents on Thanksgiving day Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, in Nikiski Alaska. Owner Steve Chamberlain said Felix Martinez, owner of M & M Supermarket in Nikiski, donates a dozen turkeys every year for the holiday.

Kenai Senior Center gets extra funding from the state

This year the Kenai city council expected to recieve a state grant of $169,584 for funding the Kenai Senior Center. Instead, the state gave Kenai… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Meal organizers Jeannie Fanning and Paul Canevan at the Salvation Army Community Dinner on Nov. 27

For the 13th year, Salvation Army opens doors, kitchen for Thanksgiving

At 3 a.m on Thursday morning Jeannie Fanning went to the kitchen beneath the Kenai Salvation Army church to began preparing turkey for the Kenai… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Meal organizers Jeannie Fanning and Paul Canevan at the Salvation Army Community Dinner on Nov. 27

Alaska Airlines adds inauguration day flight to Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines will be adding a flight to Juneau to accommodate the number of travelers who will be attending the upcoming… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2014

Two injured in Thanksgiving Day plane crash near Cook Inlet

A plane went down on the west side of Cook Inlet sometime before noon on Thursday, according to Alaska State Troopers. Two people were rescued… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney
Photo courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Department The highlighted property at the corner of Ciechanski Road and Virginia Drive is a gravel pit owned by Sean Cude. Property owners in the Diamond Willow-Fairfield subdivision have petitioned the borough for a local option zoning district that would change the rural district to single-residential that requires all parcels to be subdivided into within 50 percent of the mathmatical mean of each pacel in the district.

Pit burdens neighborhood

After extensive discussion, the Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly postponed an ordinance that delayed the rezoning of a Kalifornsky neighborhood to address a gravel pit that… Continue reading

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER
Photo courtesy Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Department The highlighted property at the corner of Ciechanski Road and Virginia Drive is a gravel pit owned by Sean Cude. Property owners in the Diamond Willow-Fairfield subdivision have petitioned the borough for a local option zoning district that would change the rural district to single-residential that requires all parcels to be subdivided into within 50 percent of the mathmatical mean of each pacel in the district.
Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion  Lori Nelson Anchorage  What are you most thankful for? "Family, friends and good health."  What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory? "Probably late elementary. We always had a big gathering with extended family and played bingo with my grandmother."

Giving thanks

With Thanksgiving in mind, Peninsula Clarion staff spent some time asking members of our community what they’re thankful for, and their favorite Thanksgiving memories. Here’s… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2014
Ian Foley/Peninsula Clarion  Lori Nelson Anchorage  What are you most thankful for? "Family, friends and good health."  What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory? "Probably late elementary. We always had a big gathering with extended family and played bingo with my grandmother."

Assembly debuts video streaming

A full house took in Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting in Soldotna that debuted an online video stream. The assembly members were each equipped… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2014
  • By DAN BALMER

Walmart shooter sentenced

A woman who chased and fired a gun at a car in the parking lot of the Kenai Walmart last year was sentenced to seven… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney

Students celebrate culture through food

With the rich aromas of fry bread, Indian pudding, ham and moose soup permeating the hallways of Kenai Peninsula College, as so often happens when… Continue reading

  • Nov 26, 2014
  • By Rashah McChesney