Cold, flowing waters

This has been a different winter with warmer temperatures and less snow than usual. A drive to Homer shows none of the rivers are frozen.… Continue reading

Church news

Bible study group starting The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read… Continue reading

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce’s annual community awards celebration is at noon Jan. 13 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. RSVP… Continue reading

Submitted photo Bernie the pug has a new snuggle buddy, Lucy the yellow Labrador retriever puppy. Bernie and Lucy belong to the Morrow family of Kenai.
Submitted photo Bernie the pug has a new snuggle buddy, Lucy the yellow Labrador retriever puppy. Bernie and Lucy belong to the Morrow family of Kenai.

It is what it is: Get set, go!

When sitting down to write my column, I sometimes ask my kids for ideas. It’s only fair — after all, I frequently write about them… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula 4-Hers help with the wood bison roundup at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage.

Learning for Life: Kenai Peninsula 4-H lends helping hand at wood bison roundup

Recently the Kenai Peninsula 4-H District was fortunate to receive an invitation to participate in the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center’s (AWCC) Wood Bison Restoration Project… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula 4-Hers help with the wood bison roundup at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage.

Community News and Notes

Ashley Epperheimer of Kenai and Megan Neill of Soldotna have been included on the dean’s list at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas for grades achieved… Continue reading

Church news

Bible study group starting The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read… Continue reading

People have value because they are loved

With the 2014 Christmas season is behind us, our family has begun the task of making room for the new gifts in the house. In… Continue reading

Ben Romig of Cooper Landing shared this photo of Fancy, his companion of seven full winters. Romig writes, "The nice lady at the animal shelter in Kenai hand-picked Fancy for my family at the time. Fancy is on my side almost always. We were out listening to wolves yesterday; I believe they were trying to lure her into the woods where we were, but I've actually had to run the wolves or coyotes off of other dogs I've taken on walks up Snug Harbor Road in the years past. It is a trick they have learned through generations of litters."
Ben Romig of Cooper Landing shared this photo of Fancy, his companion of seven full winters. Romig writes, "The nice lady at the animal shelter in Kenai hand-picked Fancy for my family at the time. Fancy is on my side almost always. We were out listening to wolves yesterday; I believe they were trying to lure her into the woods where we were, but I've actually had to run the wolves or coyotes off of other dogs I've taken on walks up Snug Harbor Road in the years past. It is a trick they have learned through generations of litters."
Olsons celebrate 50th anniversary

Olsons celebrate 50th anniversary

Norm and Mary Olson recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They first met at the First Baptist Church of Holly, Michigan and were wed Nov.… Continue reading

Olsons celebrate 50th anniversary
Timothy Saner

Community news and notes

Timothy G. Saner, EIT, of Kenai, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska Anchorage.… Continue reading

Timothy Saner

Learning for Life: Studying pests in Alaska

Here in Alaska we have relatively few pests on our farms and ranches. When I think about the weeds, diseases, and insects I had to… Continue reading

Lila McKay and her father, Robert McKay, are congratulated by Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik. (Submitted photo)

Student designs Soldotna Police Department Christmas card

The Soldotna Police Department had a Christmas card contest this year and invited sixth-grade classes (last year’s Soldotna DARE graduates) to design the Department’s Christmas… Continue reading

Lila McKay and her father, Robert McKay, are congratulated by Soldotna Police Chief Peter Mlynarik. (Submitted photo)

Here’s the Thing: The real housewives of Christmas break

On the the something day of Christmas my true love gave to me, forty-five cookies, twenty 1-hour photo Christmas cards, three recitals, and my muddled… Continue reading

Church news

Bible study group starting The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read… Continue reading

Season is a reminder of Jesus’ plan for the afterlife

I am thankful for the birth of Jesus for many reasons. I was reminded of one when reading Discover magazine’s December issue of the top… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kristen Lee, owner of Upstream Family Medicine, gives four-week-old Baylor Sansotta a well child check-up Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. His mother Erin Sansotta watches in the corner as her son whines about how cold the otoscope is that Lee uses to check his ears. said care provider and owner Kristen Lee, who runs the practice with Tara Lathrup

Soldotna medical practice continues to grow

Upstream Family Medicine has been steadily expanding in the Soldotna community for three years. The small team practice has been increasingly incorporating the use of… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Kristen Lee, owner of Upstream Family Medicine, gives four-week-old Baylor Sansotta a well child check-up Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska. His mother Erin Sansotta watches in the corner as her son whines about how cold the otoscope is that Lee uses to check his ears. said care provider and owner Kristen Lee, who runs the practice with Tara Lathrup

Unhinged Alaska: Silent night, heavenly light

Come this Christmas Eve it will two decades since I experienced an unrivaled eruption of grandeur helping me sidestep a pointless night of lonesomeness.It began… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Carbon monoxide, a silent killer

Winter in Alaska provides us many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, or more often to spend some quality time indoors too. Staying warm while it’s… Continue reading