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Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Central Emergency Services Volunteer Megan Nathe inspects the lights and functions of one of CES's vehicles on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 at the CES Station 6 in Kasilof, Alaska. Nathe, a member of the volunteer program's inaugural class, is also part of the department's resident program, and lives at Station 6 full-time.

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Strength in numbers

Though she describes herself as “organized chaos,” Megan Nathe’s bedroom looks ready to pass the most thorough of…

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Here’s the thing: Just keep moving

January. I’m stuck in between how to make it feel less like a long Monday and that “new…

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Learning for Life: Seeding and growing transplants

The snow and ice are still here, but it is never to early to start planning for next…

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News and Notes

Ali Dusek of Soldotna has been named to the Dean’s Honor List for the fall semester of the…

Sterling Judo Club members earned medals at a recent compeittion. (Submitted photo)

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Sterling Judo Club wins medals

A confident group of mostly Sterling area teens and juniors have represented the Kenai Peninsula in judo competition…

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Ides

I thought I was prepared for last Friday, its being Friday the 15th and all. It was close…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Soldotna resident Abraham Anasogak throws a plant offering into the flames of a Raven Fire Circle during a healing gathering called "You and Me" on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at the Dena'ina Wellness Center in Kenai, Alaska. The gatherings are held periodically to support those affected by suicide or death, and have lavender, sage and sweetgrass available for participants to burn in the healing process.

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Comfort in company

One by one, area residents tossed handfuls of lavender, sweetgrass and sage onto crackling flames outside the Dena’ina…

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Church News

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at the table A Place at the Table is a new…

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Voices of Faith: When you fall …

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai resident Mercedes Tapley, 11, greets a donkey named Dixie before getting to work on a service project on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at the home of Jacque White off of Kalifornski-Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska. Tapley helped clean White's barn with members of the North Wind Riders, a  local 4-H group.

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Cleaning up to comfort kids

Area barns and stables are in for a serious cleaning if the members of the local 4-H club…

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Business briefs

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will not meet this week. At noon on Jan. 26, the chamber…

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Unhinged Alaska: The NFL playoffs, non-fan, awareness guide

For the next few weeks, a huge segment of the population will come critically close to OD’ing on…

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Students share ideas for solving hunger

Editor’s note: All elementary school students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District were invited by the Kenai…

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Learning for Life: Brown bag lunches with style

According to Business News Daily, the average American spends $2,000 on eating lunch out each year. Our wallets…

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Hard to love school these days

Several days ago, our paper ran a news story in which Georgia’s 2016 Teacher of the Year told…

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Voices of Faith: Thriving in life

This is my first newspaper article of the year. If this were published on the internet, it would…

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Church News

Nikiski Aglow begins new study Nikiski Aglow will begin a new study by Graham Cooke called “Life Changers”…

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Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will host its annual chamber awards luncheon at noon…

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Community News and Notes

Clifford and Abby Struffert announce the births of their daughter, Teresa Pearl “Tess” Struffert, on Dec. 3, 2015…

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Learning for Life: Soils workshops for garden and agriculture

Soils are the building blocks for our gardens and are essential for healthy plant growth. This series of…