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.

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce next meets at noon on Nov. 11 at Froso’s Restaurant. A presentation from Kenai Peninsula United… Continue reading

Peninsula Community Health Services is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it's found and treated early. Talk to your doctor about your risk of breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours has had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms.
Peninsula Community Health Services is proud to participate in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it's found and treated early. Talk to your doctor about your risk of breast cancer, especially if a close family member of yours has had breast or ovarian cancer. Your doctor can help you decide when and how often to get mammograms.

Learning for Life: Why use a food thermometer?

Using a food thermometer is the only sure way to determine if your food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy foodborne bacteria. Many… Continue reading

Kenai Senior Center Activities

What’s happening at the Kenai Senior Center for the month of November 2014 (all activities are held at the Kenai Senior Center unless otherwise stated):■… Continue reading

Here’s the Thing: Like a fine wine …

We just got back from our mini-getaway. We weren’t gone very long, because my husband works a demanding full time job and I’m just a… Continue reading

Wells Fargo presents a $3,000 grant to Boys and Girls Club of Kenai Peninsula to support the organization's annual fundraiser to be held Nov. 15 in Kenai. Pictured from left to right are: Tim Redder, Boys & Girls Club board member, Wells Fargo Kenai Peninsula business banking manager; Peter Micciche, Boys & Girls Club board member, state senator; Tyler Davis, Wells Fargo Kenai business relationship manager; Ryan Tunseth, Boys & Girls Club board president; Mike Navarre, Boys & Girls Club board member, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor; and James Montgomery, Boys & Girls Club board member.
Wells Fargo presents a $3,000 grant to Boys and Girls Club of Kenai Peninsula to support the organization's annual fundraiser to be held Nov. 15 in Kenai. Pictured from left to right are: Tim Redder, Boys & Girls Club board member, Wells Fargo Kenai Peninsula business banking manager; Peter Micciche, Boys & Girls Club board member, state senator; Tyler Davis, Wells Fargo Kenai business relationship manager; Ryan Tunseth, Boys & Girls Club board president; Mike Navarre, Boys & Girls Club board member, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor; and James Montgomery, Boys & Girls Club board member.

Think outside of the box

Think outside of the box. I think it is a safe assumption that anyone reading this has heard that phrase hundreds of times. It began… Continue reading

Business news

Chambers set schedules The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A… Continue reading

Swim, bike and run for Hospice From left, Gale Robison, Executive Director of Hospice of the Central Peninsula, and Reean Pitts, Hospice of the Central Peninsula Board President, accept a donation from Gretchen Kraus, Tri The Kenai Registration Coordinator, and Tony Oliver, Tri The Kenai Event Director. The charity focus of this year's Tri The Kenai triathlon was Hospice of the Central Peninsula, and fundraising efforts netted $2,500 for the organization. (submitted photo)
Swim, bike and run for Hospice From left, Gale Robison, Executive Director of Hospice of the Central Peninsula, and Reean Pitts, Hospice of the Central Peninsula Board President, accept a donation from Gretchen Kraus, Tri The Kenai Registration Coordinator, and Tony Oliver, Tri The Kenai Event Director. The charity focus of this year's Tri The Kenai triathlon was Hospice of the Central Peninsula, and fundraising efforts netted $2,500 for the organization. (submitted photo)

Unhinged Alaska: Grump Month

I’m not sure what it is about October that puts me into a mood that my wife refers to as my “Grump Month” but it… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Ladessa Phillips, of Sterling, graduated Cum Laude from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, during the 2013-14 academic year. Phillips earned a BS degree… Continue reading

Dear Abby has a piece of good advice

In September of this year a Dear Abby column ran that really shook me up. Apparently, in an earlier column a woman had written in… Continue reading

Church news

Sterling Pentecostal hosts marriage seminar Sterling Pentecostal Church will have a Marriage Seminar titled “The Marriage Fog” with Reverend Daniel Sirstad today and Saturday from… 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)

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