Community Notes

Has a new addition to your family just arrived? Where in the world is your military person and what are they up to? Got a… Continue reading

Laerning for Life: Why use a food thermometer?

Using a food thermometer is the only sure way to determine if your food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy foodborne bacteria. Many… Continue reading

Church news

Christmas bazaar to support mission projects Lutheran Women’s Missionary League members are hosting a Christmas Bazaar to help fund mission projects locally, nationally and internationally.… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Route can be complicated, but have faith in the destination

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the GPS guidance (in Facebook parlance I would say “it’s complicated”). Of course I do realize… Continue reading

Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon Nov. 15 at the Soldotna Regional Sports… Continue reading

Abigail Youngberg of Soldotna shared this photo of her "super diva mouse," Coco Puffs Angel. Abigail writes that the name comes from the cereal. "I named her this because she is small, so cute and her fur is a dark brown. Right now she is on her stage and she has her favorite colors as the background. She is very playful and she loves to eat crackers, cheese and fruit. My family just moved here from Arizona and she stayed in the car for six days, a hardy little mouse."
Abigail Youngberg of Soldotna shared this photo of her "super diva mouse," Coco Puffs Angel. Abigail writes that the name comes from the cereal. "I named her this because she is small, so cute and her fur is a dark brown. Right now she is on her stage and she has her favorite colors as the background. She is very playful and she loves to eat crackers, cheese and fruit. My family just moved here from Arizona and she stayed in the car for six days, a hardy little mouse."

It is what it is: Chew on that

We’ve finally sustained some serious puppy-caused damage.Over the past couple of years, we’ve gone from having very old dogs to very young ones. Lucy, a… Continue reading

From the Recycling Bin

— Every bit of recycling makes a difference. For example, 1 year of recycling at Stanford University saved the equivalent of 33, 913 trees and… Continue reading

Learning for Life: How to cut down a tree

Felling trees, bucking logs, and cutting firewood are popular autumn activities. However, not everyone necessarily knows all of the safety precautions that should be used… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Winning the hidden battle

As you read this, our nation will be voting on a new leader for all of us. It’s been a doggedly brutal campaign, at least… Continue reading

Church News

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League members are hosting a Christmas Bazaar to help fund mission projects locally, nationally and internationally. The Bazaar will be held Nov.… Continue reading

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.… Continue reading

Notes from the Recycling Bin

— Recycling benefits the economy as it saves money. A strong economy is one that is efficient.— Recycling and composting diverted nearly 70 million tons… Continue reading

Benjamin Snow Finley

Community News and Notes

April and Darren Finley of Soldotna announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Snow Finley, at 1:59 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2016. He weighed 7.14… Continue reading

Benjamin Snow Finley

Here’s the Thing: Finding balance

Don’t you hate it when you feel relaxed during a stressful situation, but everyone else is losing it? It bothers me, because I try so… Continue reading

Learning for Life: An Alaska gardener’s fall and winter to-do list

After a prolific growing season with harvest complete a gardener’s list is not quite done. To help keep on task the Cooperative Extension Service has… Continue reading

Church news

Kenai New Life celebrates with Harvest Carnival Kenai New Life Church would like to invite kids and their families its annual Harvest Carnival on Oct.… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Simple prayers

Prayer is our life line to God. I remember as a new father when my son started to learn to walk he balked at being… Continue reading

Business News

■ The Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon today at noon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A presentation from… Continue reading

Unhinged Alaska: Halloween came early this year

I’ve always been a big fan of October.I’m certainly not an art connoisseur but when nature paints Alaska’s vastness with leaves of gold so profound… Continue reading