Victoria Petersen

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board member Tim Navarre campaigns for re-election along the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Kenai, Alaska.

Voters reject K-Selo bond proposition; oust incumbents in municipal elections

Peninsula voters shot down a controversial proposition to fund a new school, passed another to move the border between the Central and South Peninsula Hospital… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board member Tim Navarre campaigns for re-election along the Kenai Spur Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Kenai, Alaska.
A workers sits a computer at the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. The center serves as the hub for the federal government’s cyber situational awareness, incident response, and management center for any malicious cyber activity. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kenai, Soldotna boost cybersecurity

The cities of Soldotna and Kenai have boosted security on their entity’s digital infrastructure after a detrimental attack affected the Matanuska-Susitna Borough network earlier this… Continue reading

A workers sits a computer at the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. The center serves as the hub for the federal government’s cyber situational awareness, incident response, and management center for any malicious cyber activity. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Borough Elections: Know before you go

Borough Elections: Know before you go

Today borough residents have the opportunity to elect new leadership in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Regular Municipal Election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.… Continue reading

Borough Elections: Know before you go
Students, parents, teachers and district faculty gather in the parking lot of a Soldotna church early in the morning on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna students participate in Walk to School Day

It was a brisk fall morning during the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Walk to School Day last Tuesday. Soldotna students participated in the event… Continue reading

Students, parents, teachers and district faculty gather in the parking lot of a Soldotna church early in the morning on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Leslie Rohr and Kathy Gensel lead a meeting on homelessness in the community on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Community gathers to combat growing area homelessness

On Thursday afternoon, community members from around the central peninsula gathered to discuss issues on homelessness in the area. Concerned community member Kathy Gensel and… Continue reading

Leslie Rohr and Kathy Gensel lead a meeting on homelessness in the community on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Around Campus for the week of Oct. 1, 2018

KPC’s nursing students administering influenza vaccines The 2018 class of nursing students at the Kenai River Campus will once again be on the front lines… Continue reading

Schools briefs for the week of Oct. 1, 2018

Soldotna High School The next PTSA meeting will be held at SOHI on Tuesday, October 11, at 5:30 pm. Follow PTSA’s Facebook page Soldotna High… Continue reading

Participants in Stand for Alaska’s float in the Progress Days parade make their way down Marydale Avenue on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The parade kicks off the weekend-long event celebrating Soldotna’s history, with a market on Saturday and Sunday in Soldotna Creek Park and a concert Saturday night followed by a free community barbecue Sunday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna City Council fails resolution opposing ballot measure 1

Editors note: The story was corrected to show Mayor Nels Anderson saying he estimated moving the wastewater treatment plan would cost the city $40 million.… Continue reading

Participants in Stand for Alaska’s float in the Progress Days parade make their way down Marydale Avenue on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The parade kicks off the weekend-long event celebrating Soldotna’s history, with a market on Saturday and Sunday in Soldotna Creek Park and a concert Saturday night followed by a free community barbecue Sunday. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)
The Scandinavian shop of the author’s great-grandma. (Photo provided by Victoria Petersen)

Why fall is a favorite

This is my favorite time of year. Maybe because I was born teeter-tottering on the cusp of Leo and Virgo, one part holds on to… Continue reading

The Scandinavian shop of the author’s great-grandma. (Photo provided by Victoria Petersen)
Candidates for Soldotna City Council, Paul Whitney, Jordan Chilson and Justin Ruffridge discuss issues Soldotna is facing on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in the Soldotna Chamber Luncheon in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna City Council candidates discuss city issues in forum

On Oct. 2, Soldotna residents will be voting for three new candidates for Soldotna City Council. Each opponent is running for their own seat, which… Continue reading

Candidates for Soldotna City Council, Paul Whitney, Jordan Chilson and Justin Ruffridge discuss issues Soldotna is facing on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in the Soldotna Chamber Luncheon in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
A new fix-it bike station set up on Monday by the Soldotna Parks and Recreation Department and bike advocacy group, BIK&S, AK, is photographed on Tuesday in Soldotna. The fix it station features a bike stand, tools and a tire pump. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Bike fix-it station installed in Soldotna

Soldotna Parks and Recreation Department set up a bike fix-it station on Monday in front of the Soldotna Sports Center. BIK&S, AK, which stands for… Continue reading

A new fix-it bike station set up on Monday by the Soldotna Parks and Recreation Department and bike advocacy group, BIK&S, AK, is photographed on Tuesday in Soldotna. The fix it station features a bike stand, tools and a tire pump. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Customers pick out plants during the Central Peninsula Garden Club’s annual plant sale at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kalifornsky Beach Road on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The annual plant sale is always popular — this year, volunteers said that there was a massive crowd gathered even before the sale opened at 10 a.m., nearly clearing out the tables in less than two hours. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

Shop Talk: Central Peninsula Garden Club begins new year of monthly programs

Since 2007, the Central Peninsula Garden Club has been educating and connecting gardeners in the area. Renae Wall has been serving as the nonprofit’s president… Continue reading

Customers pick out plants during the Central Peninsula Garden Club’s annual plant sale at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kalifornsky Beach Road on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska. The annual plant sale is always popular — this year, volunteers said that there was a massive crowd gathered even before the sale opened at 10 a.m., nearly clearing out the tables in less than two hours. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion)

School News for the week of Sept. 24, 2018

Soldotna High School The afterschool tutoring buses will start running on 8/28. There are 2 buses that leave at 4:15. You must be on the… Continue reading

Soldotna Community Schools Program begins this month

Soldotna Community Schools Program begins this month

The opportunity to learn how to sew fur, master the fundamentals of coffee, swing dance and cha-cha, excel at table tennis and more is now… Continue reading

Soldotna Community Schools Program begins this month
Heavy showers didn’t keep students at Kenai Central High School from celebrating homecoming on Friday in Kenai. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Heavy showers didn’t keep students at Kenai Central High School from celebrating homecoming on Friday in Kenai. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Peninsula College Around Campus for the week of Sept. 24, 2018

KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus Semester by the Bay program participates in federal beluga count According to Debbie Boege-Tobin, KBC Professor of biology and coordinator of… Continue reading

Brian Olson leads a meeting for the Borough Residents Against Annexation group on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2018, near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough Residents Against Annexation meet to address updates, elect new officials

Borough Residents Against Annexation group met Thursday night to update attendees on the current efforts to stop annexation and to elect new leadership to the… Continue reading

Brian Olson leads a meeting for the Borough Residents Against Annexation group on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2018, near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Carrots were harvested and sold at the Soldotna Montessori Charter School Farmers Market on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Students share harvest in school farmers market

Bags of potatoes, bunches of carrots, arms-full of kale and turnips the size of basketballs were harvested by students from the Soldotna Montessori Charter School… Continue reading

Carrots were harvested and sold at the Soldotna Montessori Charter School Farmers Market on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Daubenspeck Family Park, near WalMart, is the chosen location for the Kenai dog park, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai City Council approves construction of dog park

At Wednesday’s Kenai City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve the construction and presence of a dog park at Daubenspeck Family Park in… Continue reading

Daubenspeck Family Park, near WalMart, is the chosen location for the Kenai dog park, on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Kenai City Council candidates discuss all things Kenai in Chamber forum

Kenai City Council candidates discuss all things Kenai in Chamber forum

The Kenai Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum to get residents better acquainted with the three people running for the two empty seats on the… Continue reading

Kenai City Council candidates discuss all things Kenai in Chamber forum