Many years ago, when I was much more impressionable than I am now, I read a book about the Far North. I can’t remember if… Continue reading
While it is early spring many beekeepers in Alaska have already placed their “bee” order and are getting hives and equipment ready for their arrival.… Continue reading
Due to an error, the March 6, 2015 Peninsula Clarion print edition included a reprint of a previous edition's Features & Comics page. Here is… Continue reading
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the festival's website. It is www.salmonfestalaska.org. This summer, a familiar music festival will be held on the… Continue reading
Racing has been a sport for a long time, whether foot races, animals, or vehicles drawn by animals, motorized vehicles, or aircraft. Distance and speed… Continue reading
BELGRADE, Minn. (AP) — Dennis Bertram worked the curved blade in an unhurried rhythm, releasing thin curls of redwood. The emerging decoy lost its band-saw… Continue reading
It’s a slow Tuesday morning in February, when suddenly the phone rings for the first time all day. It’s Betty Lou from Arlington, Texas, and… Continue reading
Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on Sept. 23, 1993. It has been edited slightly for brevity. — LPOne advantage of living… Continue reading
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Sledding can be pleasant and pastoral, with big toboggans, snowy hills and rosy cheeks. And then there’s skeleton sledding: belly down,… Continue reading
“Nightcrawler” Bold Films 117 minutes Jake Gyllenhaal is one of those actors I find impressive, if not particularly appealing. He’s got a kind of weasily… Continue reading
First Thursday ■ The Peninsula Art Guild will host the First Thursday Artists Reception for the March 2015 Biennial Judged Exhibit, 6-8 p.m., today at… Continue reading
Facets & Faucets of Cool EnglishBy Brent Johnson, Clam GulchIf it is morning that has brokenWhy is it the fire that needs fixed?Or are these… Continue reading
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.The Declaration of Independence says those are things you get just for living here. But did you ever notice… Continue reading
On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937 to 1955 Our family was the only Irish family in a mostly German-Russian community. Mom drilled into… Continue reading
When I first read about “caramelizing” onions in a slow cooker a few years ago, I was skeptical. So, I tucked the notion in the… Continue reading
Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Kenai Visitors Center. A… Continue reading
For Bobbi England and her husband Steve, life is pretty sweet. On Monday, the two owners of Kenai Catering held the grand opening of their… Continue reading
E ver since we were snookered into adopting a pug a few years ago, we’ve thought that breed doesn’t quite fit our lifestyle.We like to… Continue reading
David and Sheena Ashkenasy announce the birth of their son, Landon Scott Ashkenasy at 8:17 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2015. He weighed 8 pounds, 0.04… Continue reading
