CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT LOVE IS NOT YET A BUSINESS PARTNER - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 photo, Fred Astaire Dance Studio owner Andrea Bisconti, right, poses on the dance floor with instructor Kellie Love, in Willoughby, Ohio. Faced with the prospect of losing Love, who wanted to start her own studio, Bisconti is negotiating to make her a business partner. They are now looking to take over a studio that's up for sale. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Small businesses scramble to keep top staffers

NEW YORK — People are quitting their jobs at a faster clip and that’s pushing small business owners to work harder to hold onto top… Continue reading

CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT LOVE IS NOT YET A BUSINESS PARTNER - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 photo, Fred Astaire Dance Studio owner Andrea Bisconti, right, poses on the dance floor with instructor Kellie Love, in Willoughby, Ohio. Faced with the prospect of losing Love, who wanted to start her own studio, Bisconti is negotiating to make her a business partner. They are now looking to take over a studio that's up for sale. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: The wading pool

The past summer was such a glorious one that it brought back memories of summers when all I had to think about was it being… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Celebrate 4-H

October 5-11 was National 4-H Week. Did you know one of every 7 adult Americans was once a member of 4-H? More than ever, youth… Continue reading

Church news

Peninsula Christian Center hosts Messianic rabbi Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard behind the Salvation Army store in Soldotna, is hosting Messianic Rabbi Dale Cohen… Continue reading

Give thanks for changing seasons

“This is like driving in a beautiful painting!” Pauline exclaimed while we were on one of our annual October color tours. Well said!The brilliant blending… Continue reading

In this Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 photo, Riley, a 3-year-old German shepherd, nudges an exercise ball toward a goal at the Teamworks Dog Training arena in Youngsville, N.C. The German sport came to this country about four years ago and is slowing catching on. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Fans of German dog sport ask, ‘Who needs sheep?’

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. — With shouts of “point” and “drive” from her handler, the 3-year-old German shepherd charges into the triangle of brightly colored rubber orbs,… Continue reading

In this Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 photo, Riley, a 3-year-old German shepherd, nudges an exercise ball toward a goal at the Teamworks Dog Training arena in Youngsville, N.C. The German sport came to this country about four years ago and is slowing catching on. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Midnight Son opens new worship center

Midnight Son opens new worship center

Sept. 20 was a day of celebration for the Midnight Son Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kenai as they opened their new worship center. Mayor Pat… Continue reading

Midnight Son opens new worship center

Business news

■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Tuesday at the Kenai Visitors Center. A forum with… Continue reading

Guilty pleasure

There’s a fat-tire bike on its way with my name on it — but I have mixed feelings about this development.You’ve probably started seeing fat… Continue reading

Abbigael Estelle Quiner

Community News and Notes

Matthew Lincoln Quiner and Angeline Morrill Quiner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Abbigael Estelle Quiner, at 2:02 p.m. Sept. 11, 2014. She… Continue reading

Abbigael Estelle Quiner

Learning for Life: Getting your garden ready for winter

After our long days and garden harvest are over, we gardeners still need to consider preparation steps for our gardens. Cooperative Extension Service has a… Continue reading

This April 26, 2013 photo shows a succulent arrangement on a patio table in Langley, Wash. Many techniques have been developed over the years to help ensure that potted plants survive winter. One of the simplest is to bring them indoors as this gardener intends to do for a second straight year. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

Over-wintering your perennials in pots? Some tips

In simpler times, container gardening was small-scale landscaping using flowering annuals. Enjoy their color for one season and go with something new the next.But shifts… Continue reading

This April 26, 2013 photo shows a succulent arrangement on a patio table in Langley, Wash. Many techniques have been developed over the years to help ensure that potted plants survive winter. One of the simplest is to bring them indoors as this gardener intends to do for a second straight year. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

Church news

First Baptist hosts women's Bible study A nine-week women’s Bible study on I and II Thessalonians, called “Children of the Day” by Beth Moore is… Continue reading

Tune out the downers in your life

Reaching for the car radio dial to catch a weather report seemed so natural. We were heading for Arizona that winter and wondering what kind… Continue reading

Business News

Chamber set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Tuesday at the Kenai Visitors Center.… Continue reading

Abbigael Estelle Quiner

Community News and Notes

Quiners welcome daughter Matthew Lincoln Quiner and Angeline Morrill Quiner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Abbigael Estelle Quiner, at 2:02 p.m. Sept.… Continue reading

Abbigael Estelle Quiner
Photo: Focus filled
Photo: Focus filled

Here’s the Thing: With PFD check comes reality check

It’s that time of year again. The Alaska Department of Revenue gives qualifying Alaskan citizens a chunk of money called a Permanent Fund Dividend, and… Continue reading

Church news

On Sunday, all married couples are invited to spend an afternoon together in a Marriage Encounter retreat: Listening to the Heart in the Sacrament of… Continue reading

Cultivate ‘a new aesthetic of slowness’

The 1830s. Trains are picking up speed. New technology is leading to new limits. But how fast is too fast? It becomes clear that the… Continue reading