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There’s a fat-tire bike on its way with my name on it — but I have mixed feelings…

Abbigael Estelle Quiner

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Community News and Notes

Matthew Lincoln Quiner and Angeline Morrill Quiner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Abbigael Estelle Quiner,…

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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…

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)

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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…

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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…

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Church news

First Baptist hosts women’s Bible study A nine-week women’s Bible study on I and II Thessalonians, called “Children…

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Business News

Chamber set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon…

Abbigael Estelle Quiner

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Community News and Notes

Quiners welcome daughter Matthew Lincoln Quiner and Angeline Morrill Quiner of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter,…

Photo: Focus filled

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Photo: Focus filled

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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…

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Church news

On Sunday, all married couples are invited to spend an afternoon together in a Marriage Encounter retreat: Listening…

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Cultivate ‘a new aesthetic of slowness’

The 1830s. Trains are picking up speed. New technology is leading to new limits. But how fast is…

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Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon…

Mary Puppins admires pretty blue flowers along the shore of Cooper Lake. She is a schipperke who owns Charlotte and Arthur Sponsel of Sterling. (Submitted photo)

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Pet photo: Stop to smell the flowers

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Learning for Life: What to do with those beautiful flower baskets

Your summertime flower baskets were just gorgeous this year, but now that it is autumn what are you…

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Unhinged Alaska: The trip

I hold a trip to Anchorage in the same esteem as a “pick up poop patrol” in a…

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Community news and notes

Tesoro Corp. awarded a $4,000 scholarship to Rylee DeVito, a graduate of Kenai Central High School in Kenai.…

In this photo provided by Wayfair.com, folding steps like these help ease the transport of elderly pets and can be conveniently stored at home or in your vehicle. (AP Photo/Wayfair.com)

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Critter comforts for older pets

Just as there are lots of products on the market to help ease the aches, pains and mobility…

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Seize the day!

“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most…

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Church news

Our Lady of the Angels hosts Marriage Encounter retreat On October 5, all married couples are invited to…