Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Several kids played tag in the empty bleachers during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on March 28, 2015 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several kids played tag in the empty bleachers during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on March 28, 2015 at the Soldotna Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Eran Moskovitz demos a Brilliance New York Diamond Iron hair hair styling took for Bailey Balzer, 13, of Soldotna, during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show at the Soldotna Sports Complex on Saturday March 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Eran Moskovitz demos a Brilliance New York Diamond Iron hair hair styling took for Bailey Balzer, 13, of Soldotna, during the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show at the Soldotna Sports Complex on Saturday March 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Hundreds attended the opening day of the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on Saturday March 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Hundreds attended the opening day of the 36th Annual Kenai Peninsula Home Show on Saturday March 28, 2015 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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