Jerry Bixby of Soldotna holds up a 16.19-pound silver salmon caught just before the close of the Seward Silver Salmon Derby Sunday. The fish was good for first place in the derby standings, making Bixby a two-time winner. (Photo courtesy Seward Chamber of Commerce)

Silver fishing picks up; Soldotna angler claims Seward derby title

A silver salmon season that started a little slow has picked up in recent days. Jason Pawluk, assistant area management biologist with the Alaska Department… Continue reading

Jerry Bixby of Soldotna holds up a 16.19-pound silver salmon caught just before the close of the Seward Silver Salmon Derby Sunday. The fish was good for first place in the derby standings, making Bixby a two-time winner. (Photo courtesy Seward Chamber of Commerce)

Seeking silvers? Beat the heat

They’re active, acrobatic, prone to chasing bait and, unfortunately susceptible to the hot climate. Silver salmon fishing, normally picking up this time of year, has… Continue reading

Silvers warming, Dolly Varden red hot

Coho salmon fishing on the Kenai River is slow going, but steadily improving. Water levels are below average for this time of year and that… Continue reading

Alaska Marine Highway system launches new website

The Alaska Marine Highway System launched its newly rebuilt website Tuesday. The new website, a product of the AMHS marketing department, is “streamlined” and “more… Continue reading

Youth winners of boat raffle

Youth winners of boat raffle

Four years ago Scott and Brian Miller of the family owned Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware & Fishing, who went to school here and have children now… Continue reading

Youth winners of boat raffle
Salmon Run Series race draws Holly Brook

Salmon Run Series race draws Holly Brook

The final running of the 2015 Salmon Run Series was held Wednesday, August 5th on a perfect sunny day at the Tsalteshi Trails. The 20th… Continue reading

Salmon Run Series race draws Holly Brook
Back to School

Back to School

With school starting next week August 19th, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District principals and administrators were back in school August 5th preparing for the coming… Continue reading

Back to School
Hope Community oens new facility

Hope Community oens new facility

Right on schedule and on budget HOPE Community Resources Inc. opened their new facility Thursday, July 30th. It was just last fall on a rainy… Continue reading

Hope Community oens new facility

Haida artists to lead AFN convention, speak on heroism in the homeland

World-renowned Haida weaver Delores Churchill and her grandson, the Haida master carver Donald Varnell, will represent Southeast Alaska as keynote speakers during this year’s Alaska… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna’s past

The 56th Soldotna Progress Days may have grown in immense proportions with an estimated 5,000 some visitors to this year’s parade, but the local community… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past
Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Golden Wedding Anniversary’s mark a huge lifetime family achievement! Add fifteen years to that and you have a phenomenal accomplishment of family proportions. So it… Continue reading

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.
Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Daily vacation bible school at Soldotna Church of God “knocked the socks off,” their kids this year as they collected over 600 pairs of socks… Continue reading

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Learn to play like Tifer Woods or shoot like Robin Hood.

What is a Northern Simulator? Without knowing or having stopped by the Central Peninsula Mall recently you might think of an air conditioning manufacturer, a… Continue reading

Contractors meet and greet

Contractors meet and greet

Before the Trans-Alaska Pipeline boom of the early 70’s the Association of General Contractors Alaska (AGC) were in the Greatland to advocate for their members… Continue reading

Contractors meet and greet
Quilts

Quilts

Held annually in July, the Kenai River Quilt Tour showcases a variety of quilts made by local artists. As you visit each of the participating… Continue reading

Quilts

An Outdoor View: On filling the freezer

Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on July 25, 2014. With sockeye salmon now plentiful hereabouts, it bears repeating. — LP  … Continue reading

Fishing report: All eyes on the Kenai as sockeye numbers build, king fishing steady

Angling eyes are on the Kenai River this week as sockeye numbers are building and king salmon fishing remains steady. Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Art Baker twitches his hook at the end of a drift by pulling out the line with his hand on the bank of the Kenai, behind the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, on Tuesday, July 21.

Sockeye fishing makes anglers twitchy

While dipnetters swarm the Kenai Peninsula’s beaches to wrestle fish out of the surf, anglers take to the riverbanks to practice a less athletic but… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Art Baker twitches his hook at the end of a drift by pulling out the line with his hand on the bank of the Kenai, behind the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, on Tuesday, July 21.
Mouth to mouth run

Mouth to mouth run

The 2nd fat tire race from the mouth of the Kenai River down the Cook Inlet beach to the mouth of the Kasilof was held… Continue reading

Mouth to mouth run
Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

Wednesday, June 24th the Kenai Chamber of Commerce held its annual community awards luncheon before a capacity crowd at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce &… Continue reading

Kenai Chamber honors community leaders