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Dustin Poindexter, of Anchor Point, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in support of his children’s school, Chapman School, on Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

School board proposes FY 2020 budget

Public testifies on potential education cuts

Dustin Poindexter, of Anchor Point, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in support of his children’s school, Chapman School, on Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
School briefs for the week of March 25, 2019

School briefs for the week of March 25, 2019

What’s happening this week

School briefs for the week of March 25, 2019
Growers fear agriculture cuts could curb industry growth

Growers fear agriculture cuts could curb industry growth

The governor’s proposed budget would reduce funding to the state Division of Agriculture

Growers fear agriculture cuts could curb industry growth
Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, will participate in House Finance Committee meeting telephonically. (File photo)

Carpenter to attend House Finance Committee meetings telephonically

‘Our state has invested a significant amount of resources into … teleconferencing equipment’

Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, will participate in House Finance Committee meeting telephonically. (File photo)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy forums to begin in Kenai

‘These presentations will outline our vision for Alaska’

Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire File)
Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, and Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, sit next to each other after Knopp voted not to confirm Talerico as Speaker of the House on Tuesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

House Finance Committee to visit the Kenai, hear testimony

“All budget decisions must be informed by input from people across our state”

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, and Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, sit next to each other after Knopp voted not to confirm Talerico as Speaker of the House on Tuesday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
A parade participant passes out candy at Soldotna’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Green for a day

Community turns out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parade

A parade participant passes out candy at Soldotna’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Schools briefs for the week of March 18, 2019

Schools briefs for the week of March 18, 2019

What’s happening this week

Schools briefs for the week of March 18, 2019
Soldotna resident Lisa Goodroad is photographed on Wednesday in Kenai. Goodroad was crowned Alaska’s Miss United States Agriculture last month. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna woman crowned Alaska’s Miss United States Agriculture

“Immediately as a farm girl it sparked my interest”

Soldotna resident Lisa Goodroad is photographed on Wednesday in Kenai. Goodroad was crowned Alaska’s Miss United States Agriculture last month. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Jan. 30. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)                                Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Peninsula educators support early funding for education

Last week, Sen. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, introduced a constitutional amendment guaranteeing early funding for state K-12 public education. Several state entities and peninsula educators testified… Continue reading

Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Jan. 30. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)                                Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)
Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough asks to keep oil and gas property tax funds

The borough receives nearly $15 million in revenues from oil and gas properties

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen

Kenai citizens weigh in on budget cuts, tax hikes

Participants were asked to rank priorities for cuts to public services

Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander facilitates a discussion about the city’s budget with residents through an interactive poll, at the Kenai Senior Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen
A sign supporting the Soldotna field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Field house proposition fails by narrow margin

The proposition was voted down by 18 votes

A sign supporting the Soldotna field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Schools face drastic cuts

District would see increased class sizes, school closures if Dunleavy budget passes

Teachers and support staff from across the Kenai Peninsula fill the Betty J. Glick Borough Assembly Chambers during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Education Board meeting in Soldotna, Alaska on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Escape Route, a road connecting the towns of Kenai and Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough postpones state road swap ordinance

Borough postpones state road swap ordinance

Escape Route, a road connecting the towns of Kenai and Nikiski on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai Central High School sophmore Riley Graves demonstrates a magnetic rake he built to pick up buried metallic debris on Kenai’s north beach on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Caring for the Kenai selects top 12

Caring for the Kenai selects top 12

Kenai Central High School sophmore Riley Graves demonstrates a magnetic rake he built to pick up buried metallic debris on Kenai’s north beach on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)
Romig Cabin, a public-use cabin on Juneau Lake, is seen here in November 2017. The cabin can be rented online at recreation.gov and can be accesed by hiking, biking, skiing and horseback. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Peninsula offers spring break fun

How to spend spring break close to home

Romig Cabin, a public-use cabin on Juneau Lake, is seen here in November 2017. The cabin can be rented online at recreation.gov and can be accesed by hiking, biking, skiing and horseback. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Rolling out the red carpet

Student films premiere at KCHS

Students participate in district-wide film festival

Rolling out the red carpet
A sign supporting the field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotnans to vote on field house Tuesday

Soldotnans to vote on field house Tuesday

A sign supporting the field house proposition sits inside local cafe, Everything Bagels, in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Three Peaks Supper Club will host dinner parties in community homes on the central peninsula. (Photo provided by Joe Spady/Three Peaks Supper Club)

Community supper club shares love of food

Three Peaks Supper Club aims to bring local chefs and cooks into the community

Three Peaks Supper Club will host dinner parties in community homes on the central peninsula. (Photo provided by Joe Spady/Three Peaks Supper Club)