Wednesday, November 8, 2006
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Hawk's Games in Soldotna next to Jersey Subs & Thompson's Log Gift will release Sony's Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii in November.
Outdoors
There I was driving down the road with my brother Jim who is visiting here from Minnesota. I’m short of time on this particular day because of a whole list of things I still need to do around the house and garage but still want to show Jim around Alaska too. I decided to load up some ice fishing gear and go check the ice on Watson Lake.
Missing bike a misunderstanding
Today (Oct. 30) I returned Mrs. Frazier’s original bike back to her at her home after reading the article in the Clarion today(Oct. 30) that someone had taken her bike at the Kenai Transfer Station.
Donation will keep families trucking along
On behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition/Homeless Program, I would like to publicly thank Tesoro Alaska Company for their generous donation of fuel cards. This is the second year that you have shown such generosity. With the use of these gas cards, over 50 families (105-plus students) will be able to access necessary services that will ease their homeless situations.
Football dreams fall short of goal line
Upon returning to the peninsula after a summer’s absence, I was pleased to see that the Dish Network has added the NFL Channel to its suspect lineup.
Where to vote today
The election for U.S. representative, governor, lieutenant governor, House districts 33, 34 and 35 and ballot measures 1 and 2 will be held today.
Coal could work for Agrium
Building a coal-gasification system to supply Agrium USA’s Nikiski fertilizer production plant with power and feedstock, which would eliminate dependence on Cook Inlet natural gas, is technically and economically feasible, according to a recently released U.S. Department of Energy study.
Donations would do the trick at pounds
Some believe it’s never too early to get started on holiday shopping. Four local animal lovers are hoping that sentiment will work in their favor, or, more specifically, in the favor of homeless pets.
Netting tax benefits
It may seem strange for anyone to ask for a tax increase, but that’s exactly what a number of commercial fishermen around Alaska are doing, and Cook Inlet commercial fishermen may be next.
Olson keeps seat
Incumbent Republican Rep. Kurt Olson, of Soldotna, won re-election to a second term in the Alaska House on Tuesday, handily defeating his Democratic Party challenger, Pete Sprague, and Alaskan Independence Party candidate John Osborne, of Kenai, in the race for House District 33.
Truck, 20 dogs roll off Deadman’s Corner
After rolling their truck with 20 Iditarod sled dogs off Oilwell Road on Tuesday afternoon, two Kenai Peninsula mushers are lucky to be alive.
As temperatures falling, gas prices rising
Almost as certain as cold temperatures visiting Alaska every winter, the price of natural gas is expected to go up again.
Amy Lorrayne Moore
Longtime Sterling resident and homesteader Amy Lorrayne Moore died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, at the Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna surrounded by family and friends.
Thomas W. Kunkel
Nikiski resident Thomas W. Kunkel died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna after a short battle with cancer. He was 56.
Amy Lorrayne Moore
Longtime Sterling resident and homesteader Amy Lorrayne Moore died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna surrounded by family and friends. She was 82.
Around the Peninsula
Historical society plans events
Hospice to host open house
Family holiday photos offered
Totem Tracers postpone meeting
Second Sunday stories slated
Take a break, buy a gift
Around the Peninsula
Connections hosts trip to movies
Post traumatic stress on agenda
Bee keepers abuzz with tips
Child birth film set to show
Red Cross teaches first aid
Young Life banquet planned
Voters to lunch, learn
Homemakers offer homemade treats
Cribbage club pegged for tournament
Women may register for basketball league
Immunization clinic shot down temporarily
Check up on college’s nursing program
Around the District
Students of the Month
Good News Clubs to meet
Connections Home-school
Cook Inlet Academy
Grace Lutheran
I.D.E.A.
Kalifornsky Beach Elementary
Kenai Central High
Kenai Middle
Kenaitze Cuya Qyut’anen Head Start
Mountain View Elementary
Nikiski Middle-High
Nikiski North Star Elementary
Ninilchik School
READS Primary
Redoubt Elementary
Sears Elementary
Skyview High
Soldotna Elementary
Soldotna High School
Soldotna Middle
Soldotna Montessori
Sterling Elementary
Tustumena Elementary
Wings Christian Academy
Blowing young minds
The problem: Design and build a “long-winded gizmo,” a device that utilizes wind power to travel as far as it can in a straight line while carrying a 1.25-ounce weight.
17th annual Career Day comes to Kenai Peninsula College on Friday
On Friday morning, more than 250 high school students from across the Peninsula will fill the hallways of the college on a quest to explore different career paths. This year, students from Soldotna, Kenai Central, Skyview, Nikiski, Kenai Alternative, Ninilchik, Tyonek and the home-school programs Connections, IDEA, and Raven Correspondence will be participating in the event.
Senior year like learning to ride a bike, once you get the hang of it
Finally, I am a senior! My excitement and focal point for the year is graduation. I know there will be a lot happening in the interim, but it really isn’t that far away. I am counting down the months, the weeks, and days to the time I will walk up on the stage, receive my diploma, turn my tassel, throw my hat up into the air and say goodbye to the school where I have spent the majority of my waking moments.
Sports Briefs
Blackburn nabs MVP award
Kasilof man rows at Head of Charles