After much anticipation, sealed bids submitted by Alaska general contractors for the Kenai River Campus Career and Technical Center project were opened on May 11. The apparent low bidder was Soldotna's Blazy Construction, Inc. at $7,140,600. The next lowest bid came in at $7,260,000.

"We are currently in a 10-day waiting period before we can award a contract," said KPC Project Manager Phillip Miller.

The Kenai River Campus will hold its 42nd commencement ceremony at 7 p.m., May 15, at Kenai Central High School's Renee C. Henderson auditorium. KRC chooses valedictorians from the two major academic divisions at the college. David Duncan, graduating with his general business associate of applied science degree, is the Business & Industry valedictorian, and Melissa Humphrey, earning her associate of arts degree, is the Arts & Sciences valedictorian.

School board to meet
    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at 148 *. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted).
For more information, call 714-8888 or visit http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/school_board.aspx?id=13414. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board meeting.

When a player on a team wins an award, most often than not that player will say more about their teammates than themselves. The same holds true for Soldotna High School biology and health teacher Pat Nolden, who was honored as a 2012 Kenai Peninsula BP Teacher of Excellence.