Voices of Faith: How to be ‘strange’ and live like a ‘stranger’

According to an American survey in The Washington Post “the fear of strangers” made it into the top five fears people face. While there are… Continue reading

Kenai Fire Marshal Tommy Carver takes a turn using a fire engine to put out a simulated aircraft fire during an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting drill on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 at the Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services Training Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Beating the heat

After getting the signal to start over the radio, Kenai Fire Marshal Tommy Carver swung a 3,000 gallon fire engine around to face a mass… Continue reading

Kenai Fire Marshal Tommy Carver takes a turn using a fire engine to put out a simulated aircraft fire during an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting drill on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 at the Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services Training Center in Kenai, Alaska.

Business News

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer today at 5:30 p.m. at St. Elias Brewery in Soldotna. Talk to local brewers and… Continue reading

Activists push for more detox beds in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Community activists are pushing for more detox beds in Anchorage, where only 14 are available in a city of 300,000.The Alaska Dispatch… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Lincoln Johnson of Kenai, junior, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois. To qualify… Continue reading

Unhinged Alaska: Better to be on the Love Boat than under it

My, my, here we are, once again, in the cuddle clime of Valentine’s Day.This “special” period should have rolled in as no surprise to any… Continue reading

Church Briefs

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets A Place at the Table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual… Continue reading

Are you and your spouse still Valentines?

“Doesn’t anybody stay together anymore?” asked a once popular song. Sadly, it’s a question that’s still in tune with today’s marriage miseries. Home breakups are… Continue reading

Photo by Lee Kuepper/courtesy of City of Soldotna In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2015, crowds draw closer to the bonfires as the Frozen River Festival winds down at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska.

Frozen Riverfest returns to Soldotna

Soldotna will take a second swing at the winter version of one of its most popular summer celebrations when the Frozen River Fest returns this… Continue reading

Photo by Lee Kuepper/courtesy of City of Soldotna In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2015, crowds draw closer to the bonfires as the Frozen River Festival winds down at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion file photo In this photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, debris covers the ground where a house once stood on Lilac Lane in Kenai, Alaska. Two homes exploded and another two caught on fire after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Kenai Peninsula on Jan. 24.

Cause of gas explosions investigated

Last month, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook the peninsula and created a hole in a 1 1/4-inch gas line in a residential area of Kenai.… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion file photo In this photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, debris covers the ground where a house once stood on Lilac Lane in Kenai, Alaska. Two homes exploded and another two caught on fire after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Kenai Peninsula on Jan. 24.

Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation by Melanie Dufour with Alaska Coastal Studies… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Parker Richards, 8, prepares to test his knowledge with a trivia game during a Harry Potter Book Night event on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska.

Spellbound

Dozens of young muggles flocked to the Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library Thursday for the chance to be witches and wizards for a day during… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Parker Richards, 8, prepares to test his knowledge with a trivia game during a Harry Potter Book Night event on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska.
Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Albertine Joan Garner's family pictures, memorbilia, and scrap books were on display during Family Discovery Day on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Soldotna Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. Garner has compiled 30 scrapbooks of photos and information on her family.

Tracing roots: Genealogy event held at Soldotna church

In the mid-1800s, Albertine Joan Garner’s great-great-grandfather deserted from the French military, married a can-can dancer — Garner’s great-grandmother — and sailed to a new life… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Albertine Joan Garner's family pictures, memorbilia, and scrap books were on display during Family Discovery Day on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Soldotna Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. Garner has compiled 30 scrapbooks of photos and information on her family.
Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Patrick Michels, 17, smiles shortly after crossing the finish line of a 5K race during the Women's Stud Run on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska. Michels and several other "drag racers" participated in a race that followed the main event.

Tsalteshi revamps women’s race

When the weather got tough, the Tsalteshi Trails Association got creative with their annual women’s ski event on Sunday, adapting it into a hybrid race… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Patrick Michels, 17, smiles shortly after crossing the finish line of a 5K race during the Women's Stud Run on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna, Alaska. Michels and several other "drag racers" participated in a race that followed the main event.

Community News and Notes

Litchfield, Wagoner named to George Fox Dean's List Julie Litchfield of Soldotna, a sophomore biology major, and Brandi Wagoner of Kenai, a junior nursing major,… Continue reading

Symptons of aging

Last week I wrote about the changes that come with the passing years. Moreover, those years pass faster the further we get from the neonatal… Continue reading

Church news

Family Discovery Day at Soldotna LDS church Interested in the history of your own family? Has genealogy been a mystery for you? Visit The Church… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion John Tuttle cuts a celebratory cake after being sworn in as Soldotna's new postmaster on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Post Office in Soldotna, Alaska.

New postmaster gets stamp of approval

Increased use and reconnecting to the community are some of John Tuttle’s goals as Soldotna’s new postmaster. Sworn in at the Soldotna Post Office on… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion John Tuttle cuts a celebratory cake after being sworn in as Soldotna's new postmaster on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 at the Soldotna Post Office in Soldotna, Alaska.

Voices of Faith: Every day has potential to be special

Special days.A day designated as a national holiday or a day of observance for something special is a good thing. This is especially true for… Continue reading

Cooper Landing man missing after trip to Anchorage

The Alaska State Troopers are looking for a Cooper Landing man said to have gone missing after he went to Anchorage to run errands.Doug Korman,… Continue reading

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