Life in the Pedestrian Lane: It’s only a movie

I was flipping through channels the other day looking for something to watch and came upon Disney’s “The Living Desert” issued in 1953, on Turner… Continue reading

Remission is a wonderful response to leukemia

Last Monday, my oncologist walked into his examination room to give my wife and me the results of my bone marrow analysis. It had been… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: When you get knocked down …

Standing at the top of the Russian River Falls Trail I could not help but be overwhelmed by the majesty of God’s creation. Despite the… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nels Anderson pours out ready-to-go coals Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska.

Progress Days: Dutch oven competition heats up

Carla and Nels Anderson stooped over two tarnished cylinders set on a Dutch oven stand, and filled to the brim with smoking, hot coals on… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Nels Anderson pours out ready-to-go coals Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Soldotna, Alaska.

From the Mayor: In Soldotna, progress continues

In my last few months as mayor and a physician in the local community I have had a chance to reflect on 33 great years… Continue reading

Business Briefs

Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Kenai Visitor Center. Randall… Continue reading

Business Briefs

Greece

It’s sad to see Greece make headlines for all the wrong reasons. We see its people suffering under financial turmoil and unwise political moves instead… Continue reading

News and Notes

Jonathan and Kelsi Verhelst of DeWitt, Iowa are the parents of a son, Decker Lane, born June 26, 2015 at Unity Point in Bettendorf, Iowa.… Continue reading

Here’s The Thing: The rules of summer

This is the first summer that I’ve given myself rules. They’re not serious rules, just more like personal summertime guidelines. Ones that have really helped… Continue reading

Church news

Vacation Bible School — Birch Ridge Community Church, 33325 Echo Lake Road, will host G-Force Adventure Park Vacation Bible School from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Love your enemies, and your reward from Heaven will be great!

To me, July is “America the Beautiful” month, hands down. I heard a collage of old hymns on the Fourth of July sung by a… Continue reading

Flags are offensive only for their complexity

The knee-jerk reaction to wipe out the Confederate battle flag because of horrible shootings got a few of us to wondering about flags. Specifically, we… Continue reading

Anything Mom and Dad can’t stand

Editor’s note “This column was originally published on March 6, 2011.”Remember when you were old enough to start forming your own opinions about what good… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Community News and Notes

Jonathan and Jennifer Shoemaker of Sterling announce the birth of their son, Logan Garrison Shoemaker, at 1:38 a.m. on June 19, 2015. He weighed 7… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Voices of Faith: Am I really living the dream?

“I am living the dream!” is often heard from people happy about something in life. Often it is tied to going on a dream vacation,… Continue reading

Mike McKinley of Sterling shared this photo of Brimley, a Labrador retreiver, guarding the bird feeder from the squirrel. He writes, "She's patient until the squirrel gets about four feet away, then she can't stand it and has to move. Squirrel, of course, never gets caught ..."
Mike McKinley of Sterling shared this photo of Brimley, a Labrador retreiver, guarding the bird feeder from the squirrel. He writes, "She's patient until the squirrel gets about four feet away, then she can't stand it and has to move. Squirrel, of course, never gets caught ..."
Raymond and Lily Ann Schoessler

Weddings

Sarah Boles and Ross Baldwin were married in an outdoor ceremony on May 30, 2015, at Wolf Oak Acres in Oneida, New York.A reception, dinner,… Continue reading

Raymond and Lily Ann Schoessler

Unhinged Alaska: Thrasher’s resurrection

Hopefully, as you read this piece you are doing so without a dramatic new body piercing in an ultra sensitive place or a Russian River… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Carolyn Knackstedt of Kenai graduated Cum Laude from Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.Email your community events… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Food preservation resources

It is 8 p.m., you are ready to start canning fish but can’t find your Cooperative Extension Service publication, “Canning the Catch.” And what, the… Continue reading