Ben Boettger

Army Corps plans annual dredging of Ninilchik harbor

On Friday, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers released a report about its annual dredging of approximately 9,000 cubic yards of material from Ninilchik’s small… Continue reading

Photo by Angela Romano/Courtesy of Mark Kroos Guitarist Mark Kroos plays two guitar parts on his modified double-neck guitar in this undated promotional photo. This week Kroos will play two shows on the Kenai Peninsula: 7:00 p.m at Kenai's Triumverate Theatre on Sept. 17 and a fundraiser for Ninilchik Emergency Services on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m at the Ninilchik Fairgrounds.

Solo Duets

This summer Triumvirate Theatre president Joe Rizzo was trying to teach himself to play “Dueling Banjos.” When he searched YouTube for instructional videos, he found… Continue reading

Photo by Angela Romano/Courtesy of Mark Kroos Guitarist Mark Kroos plays two guitar parts on his modified double-neck guitar in this undated promotional photo. This week Kroos will play two shows on the Kenai Peninsula: 7:00 p.m at Kenai's Triumverate Theatre on Sept. 17 and a fundraiser for Ninilchik Emergency Services on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m at the Ninilchik Fairgrounds.
Photo: Reaching new heights

Photo: Reaching new heights

With a view of Cook Inlet in the background, builder Joe Matilla works on the roof of a 2,800 square-foot house С the first to… Continue reading

Photo: Reaching new heights

Kenai nuisance ordinance passes

Kenai has defined a new type of public nuisance — abandoned residential or commercial structures that are unoccupied or disconnected from utilities for 180 days… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Borough, modified by the Peninsula Clarion The blue-shaded area of this Kenai Peninsula Borough map shows the Walker strip in Kenai, a wooded city-owned property between the residential nieghborhood on Walker Lane and the commercial center to the west. The Kenai comprhensive plan, passed Wednesday, gives the northern highway-fronting area of the Walker strip a general commercial designation while designating the rest as parks, recreation, and open space.

Kenai Council passes comprehensive plan

The Kenai City Council passed its comprehensive plan — a state-required document that gives authority for future land use policies — at its Wednesday meeting.… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Borough, modified by the Peninsula Clarion The blue-shaded area of this Kenai Peninsula Borough map shows the Walker strip in Kenai, a wooded city-owned property between the residential nieghborhood on Walker Lane and the commercial center to the west. The Kenai comprhensive plan, passed Wednesday, gives the northern highway-fronting area of the Walker strip a general commercial designation while designating the rest as parks, recreation, and open space.
Photo courtesy of ARTSpace Alaska This undated lithograph by Jim Evenson is titled "Setting the Net."

Evenson lithographs collected in limited-edition book

A new limited-edition book portrays the long artistic career of Nikiski homesteader, commercial fisherman, and lithographer Jim Evenson with 50 images Evenson chose as favorites.… Continue reading

Photo courtesy of ARTSpace Alaska This undated lithograph by Jim Evenson is titled "Setting the Net."
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K-Beach students skype with Olympian, do decathlon games

Editor's note: This story has been changed to add the name of K-Beach fourth grade teacher and decathlon co-organizer Darcy Marcou. After a final summer… Continue reading

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Avian influenza found in Fairbanks mallard

Editor’s note: This story was inadvertently cut in Sunday’s edition and is being republished in its entirety. As Alaska’s wild waterfowl start to migrate south… Continue reading

Alaska to sell royalty oil to Petro Star

The state of Alaska will sell some of the oil obtained through in-kind royalty payments to Petro Star, Inc, a petroleum products company that specializes… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion This clay mask made by Helene Griffith was photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Kenai. This weekend Griffith will begin leading free mask-making workshops at the Reading Corner Bookstore in Kenai, and will open her Ancient Earth Art Gallery on Oct. 1. The gallery will exhibit masks made in the workshop at the end of October.

Masks of Earth

Helene Griffith said she’s naming her new art gallery after an entity she described as “the master creator.” Her Ancient Earth Gallery will open on… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion This clay mask made by Helene Griffith was photographed on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Kenai. This weekend Griffith will begin leading free mask-making workshops at the Reading Corner Bookstore in Kenai, and will open her Ancient Earth Art Gallery on Oct. 1. The gallery will exhibit masks made in the workshop at the end of October.

Kenai could fine more for public nuisances

Editor's note: This story has been changed to include the city of Kenai's practice of assessing its $500 nuisance fine daily.    A proposed Kenai… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai mayoral candidates Brian Gabriel (left) and Hal Smalley take turns answering questions during a debate at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Kenai mayoral candidates talk business

Present Kenai Mayor Pat Porter is moving to Texas after her present three-year term ends in October, creating a rare Kenai mayoral race with no… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Kenai mayoral candidates Brian Gabriel (left) and Hal Smalley take turns answering questions during a debate at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 in Kenai, Alaska.

Fees to change for big game guides

Hunting seasons for moose, caribou, bear and sheep are open or will open soon, and Alaska’s 1,570 licensed big game hunting guides and transporters will… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Children, attempting to run on the low-friction surface of water, play in inflatable spheres floating on top a wading pool at the Kenai Peninsula Fair on Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 in Ninilchik, Alasaka. The bubble pool was one of several attractions in the amusment section of the fair, which also included bungee trampolines, a Tilt-a-whirl, swings, a slide and a Zipper ride.

All’s fair in Ninilchik

The cycle of summer events on the Kenai Peninsula — from the Kenai River Fest to Fourth of July to Progress Days to Salmonfest —… Continue reading

Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Children, attempting to run on the low-friction surface of water, play in inflatable spheres floating on top a wading pool at the Kenai Peninsula Fair on Saturday, Aug 20, 2016 in Ninilchik, Alasaka. The bubble pool was one of several attractions in the amusment section of the fair, which also included bungee trampolines, a Tilt-a-whirl, swings, a slide and a Zipper ride.

Kenai comprehensive plan vote postponed

The Kenai City Council postponed a vote on its updated comprehensive plan at its meeting Wednesday. It will now have a public hearing and vote… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  Alaska House of Representatives candidate and current Kenai City Manager Rick Koch shakes the hand of a parade judge at Soldotna's Progress Days on Saturday, July 23. Koch will compete for the Republican District 30 State House nomination in the party primary on August 16.

Rick Koch seeks state House nomination

Rick Koch is basing his run for the Alaska House of Representatives on the premise that the state’s budget deficit can be shrunk with a… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion  Alaska House of Representatives candidate and current Kenai City Manager Rick Koch shakes the hand of a parade judge at Soldotna's Progress Days on Saturday, July 23. Koch will compete for the Republican District 30 State House nomination in the party primary on August 16.

Kenai sells airport land to Schilling Rentals, allows 10 other land sales

Kenai is gradually changing its practices towards business owners who lease city land, some of whom say the city’s reluctance to sell land has disincentivized… Continue reading

Image courtesy of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Sterling fire break to be made

A group of four government agencies and two Native corporations is planning a forestry project intended to prevent future forest fires from spreading into Sterling… Continue reading

Image courtesy of Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

U.S House candidates introduced at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Candidates challenging incumbent Republican Don Young for Alaska’s single seat in the U.S House of Representatives participated Wednesday in a forum hosted by the Kenai… Continue reading