Brandi Peterson, manager of Alaska Industrial Hardware in kenai, has this message for veterans on her license plate: Alaska thanks you. (Submitted photo)
Brandi Peterson, manager of Alaska Industrial Hardware in kenai, has this message for veterans on her license plate: Alaska thanks you. (Submitted photo)

Unhinged Alaska: A call from Cuz

I just got off the phone with a slightly deranged cousin who lives back east where the snow is roaring out of the sky in… Continue reading

News and Notes

Has a new addition to your family just arrived? Where in the world is your military person and what are they up to? Got a… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Cockroaches, the ultimate unwanted visitor

Here in Alaska we are free of many pests common to warmer climates, but as with all things in life, change is inevitable. Cockroaches are… Continue reading

Are you ‘THANK FULL’?

I volunteer on a regular basis at an elementary and high school serving breakfast to students. It is a joyful time of serving hungry folks… Continue reading

Church news

Kenai Methodists host guest speaker The congregation of the Kenai United Methodist Church will have a guest speaker in their pulpit on Sunday. Janice Nightingale… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  On Thursday Nov. 13, 2014 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Nikiski seamstress works to expand business

Katrina Carpenter cannot seem to stop moving. On a recent day in her well-lit Nikiski sewing room, she opens doors and drawers, lifts dresses, moves… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  On Thursday Nov. 13, 2014 in Nikiski, Alaska.

Business news

■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A spotlight on local businesses is planned. RSVP to 262-9814. At noon… Continue reading

Tri the Kenai triathlon race director Tony Oliver and run/trail coordinator Kristine Moerlein present a donation of $1,000 to Tsalteshi Trails Association board member Mike Crawford and board president Dan Harbison. The donation came from funds raised by the triathlon, which utilizes Tsalteshi Trails for part of the race. (Submitted photo)
Tri the Kenai triathlon race director Tony Oliver and run/trail coordinator Kristine Moerlein present a donation of $1,000 to Tsalteshi Trails Association board member Mike Crawford and board president Dan Harbison. The donation came from funds raised by the triathlon, which utilizes Tsalteshi Trails for part of the race. (Submitted photo)

Learning for Life: 4-H Global Exchange Program

If you are longing for adventure and are looking for a way to positively impact your world then the Alaska 4–H Global Citizenship and exchange… Continue reading

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: R.I.P.

We said good-bye to an old friend last month. That’s “old” as in years on Earth but also “old” as in long time. We’ve known… Continue reading

Church news

The Sterling Pentecostal Church is sponsoring a Fall Festival today at the Sterling Community Center. It will be an exciting time for the kids with… Continue reading

Business News

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation from Kenai Peninsula United Way Executive Director… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Hayes inks a tattoo on customer Misty Stowell's leg at Ink Works Tattoo Studio in Kenai on Nov. 8..

Pet project: Tattoo studio raises money for Kenai Animal Shelter

In October, the Hayes family’s dog Opie went missing. Mina Hayes said that she found Opie later in the Kenai Animal Shelter — after he… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Samantha Hayes inks a tattoo on customer Misty Stowell's leg at Ink Works Tattoo Studio in Kenai on Nov. 8..

It Is What It Is: Banging my head

“Dad, why don’t we have more Iron Maiden in our playlist?”I got that question from my 13-year-old son recently, as he was scrolling through our… Continue reading

Dexter Triston Hart

Community News and Notes

Jacon and Sarah Hart of Kenai announce the birth of their son, Dexter Triston Hart, at 9:49 p.m. Oct. 10, 2014. He weighed 6 pounds,… Continue reading

Dexter Triston Hart

Learning for Life: Pantry pests, the univited guests

Sometimes we open up food products to find the surprise of uninvited guests wiggling in what we had hoped to consume. These insects and their… Continue reading

Brining change for the better

Change comes with the seasons. The brilliant colors of fall give way to the drab browns of early winter. Soon the monochromatic white and gray… Continue reading

Church news

Soldotna Bible Chapel will be hosting This Hope! Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Come be a part of an evening that will comfort, encourage and challenge… Continue reading

Contributed photo/Ingrid Vyhmesiter The Vyhmeister family just moved to Soldotna, where Edwin Vyhmeister will be working as the Kenai Peninsula's first board-certified hand surgeon.

New specialist comes to Kenai Peninsula

Dr. Edwin Vyhmeister has steady hands. Whether they’re tying an intricate fly fishing knot, or performing micro-surgery the surgeon, and newly-minted Alaskan, specializes in processes… Continue reading

Contributed photo/Ingrid Vyhmesiter The Vyhmeister family just moved to Soldotna, where Edwin Vyhmeister will be working as the Kenai Peninsula's first board-certified hand surgeon.