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Off the Shelf: ‘The bard of the Yukon’ lures with ghostly song

Jaunty tales and folksy rhymes bring the far north to life in Robert Service’s poetry

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Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Art Center’s annual Harvest Auction opens Friday

Throughout August, art was donated by members of the community

Artwork donated for the Harvest Auction hangs at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Slow spaghetti sauce and turkey meatballs are loaded with enough cheese and herbs to change your mind about ground turkey. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Slow and savory

Spaghetti sauce and meatballs fill a quiet afternoon

Slow spaghetti sauce and turkey meatballs are loaded with enough cheese and herbs to change your mind about ground turkey. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
This plaque was created in the 1980s to memorialize persons known to have been buried in Homer Community Cemetery. The plaque was considered necessary because so many of the graves here had lost their markers or had never been marked. (Clark Fair photo)

Homer Community Cemetery: Difficulties in filling a public need (Part 2)

For about a half-dozen years, the Homer Community Cemetery served its purpose without a hitch

This plaque was created in the 1980s to memorialize persons known to have been buried in Homer Community Cemetery. The plaque was considered necessary because so many of the graves here had lost their markers or had never been marked. (Clark Fair photo)
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What I did on my summer vacation

My wife and I needed a sunny, warm getaway, so we went to London

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Pastor Meredith Harber takes a ride on her bike. (Photo courtesy Meredith Harber)

Minister’s Message: Slow down!

When you ride your bike, you’re able to observe more around you than when you drive

Pastor Meredith Harber takes a ride on her bike. (Photo courtesy Meredith Harber)
Scott Warner performs as part of Hot Mess at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna Music Series nears the close of another ‘incredible’ year

As of Aug. 16, the Soldotna Music Series had drawn more than 15,700 attendees

Scott Warner performs as part of Hot Mess at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Triumvirate Theatre performers rally together at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future home of Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Triumvirate looks to ‘Tomorrow’

Community comes out for ceremonial groundbreaking for new facility

Triumvirate Theatre performers rally together at a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future home of Triumvirate Theatre in Kenai, Alaska, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Xolo Maridueña portrays Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle in “Blue Beetle.” (Photo courtesy WarnerMedia)

On the Screen: ‘Blue Beetle’ is fun, but offers little new

A new superhero film needs to be great to earn attention

Xolo Maridueña portrays Jaime Reyes, Blue Beetle in “Blue Beetle.” (Photo courtesy WarnerMedia)
These cheesy crackers are easy to make at home and come without the dyes or preservatives of a store-bought brand. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

Never too old for cheesy crackers

This week I said goodbye to his babyhood and took him to his first day of preschool

These cheesy crackers are easy to make at home and come without the dyes or preservatives of a store-bought brand. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
The Orca Theater is seen on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Discounted tickets at local theaters Sunday for National Cinema Day

All tickets discounted to $4 at Kenai Cinema and Orca Theater on Aug. 27

The Orca Theater is seen on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: The road goes on forever…

These trips have given us a unique look at the drive from Kenai to Anchorage

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)
Clark Fair photo
Homer Community Cemetery was first established in 1928 and has been closed to non-reserved burials since the early 1980s.
Clark Fair photo
Homer Community Cemetery was first established in 1928 and has been closed to non-reserved burials since the early 1980s.
A sign points to the Kenai Art Center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Art Center seeking donations for annual art auction

The Harvest Auction exhibition will open with a reception on Sept. 1 at 5 p.m.

A sign points to the Kenai Art Center on Sunday, May 9, 2021. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)
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A copy of “The Great Alone” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday in Kenai.
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A copy of “The Great Alone” sits on a desk in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday in Kenai.
Hayley Vest portrays Rat and Joe Spady portrays Mr. Toad in a rehearsal for Treefort Theatre’s “The Wind in the Willows” at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

New players on the scene

Treefort Theatre to debut with ‘The Wind in the Willows’ next weekend

Hayley Vest portrays Rat and Joe Spady portrays Mr. Toad in a rehearsal for Treefort Theatre’s “The Wind in the Willows” at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Honeyberry pie is made with freshly picked fruit from local orchard. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

The spoils of summer

Honeyberry pie is made with freshly picked fruit from local orchard

Honeyberry pie is made with freshly picked fruit from local orchard. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Mable Smith pecks away at her typewriter in the Cheechako News office in Ridgeway, circa mid-1960s. (Cheechako News photo)

Don’t stop the presses

The Mable Smith Story — Part 2

Mable Smith pecks away at her typewriter in the Cheechako News office in Ridgeway, circa mid-1960s. (Cheechako News photo)
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Unhinged Alaska: 20 years feels like yesterday

Time can slip by carrying memories still as fresh as yesterday.

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Minister’s Message: The miracle of compassion

Jesus’ compassion convicts me in two ways.

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