Having faith provides anchor through changes

I have heard it said that there are seasons of life that we all go through; to that I can only agree. Change seems to… Continue reading

Lucy, a yellow Labrador retriever, loves to play ball. Lucy belongs to the Morrow family of Kenai. (Submitted photo)
Lucy, a yellow Labrador retriever, loves to play ball. Lucy belongs to the Morrow family of Kenai. (Submitted photo)

It is what it is: Just the right size

We’ve been watching a lot of home improvement and real estate shows on TV recently — because that’s apparently what you do on Friday night… Continue reading

Matthew Zanazzo and Jamie Peterson (Photo by Leslie Ann Photography)

Weddings

Jenna Redford and Ben McPhail were married in an afternoon ceremony Dec. 22, 2015 on the Kenai bluff overlooking Cook Inlet and Aleutian Mountain range.The… Continue reading

Matthew Zanazzo and Jamie Peterson (Photo by Leslie Ann Photography)
Sterling Judo Club members fared well at a recent tournament in Wasilla.

Sterling Judo prepares for state championship

Lots of judo yells (kias), straining bodies and enthusiastic attempts at throwing, holding and obtaining submission from practice partners has been ongoing at the Sterling… Continue reading

Sterling Judo Club members fared well at a recent tournament in Wasilla.
Cameron Hanes congratulates Kendra Brush for her brown bear award. (Submitted photo)

Community News and notes

Megan Neill of Soldotna was inducted into the Harding University circle of Omicron Delta Kappa on April 17. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership… Continue reading

Cameron Hanes congratulates Kendra Brush for her brown bear award. (Submitted photo)

My parents knew more than I gave them credit for.

The other day in a grocery store, I pored over shelves crammed with oddities.“Are these things on sale?” I asked a young man working on… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Eye has not seen, ear has not heard

The other day, I saw in a magazine a photo of a really wealthy oil sheik’s property on an oasis in the middle of a… Continue reading

Church news

Russian Orthodox Church offers Palm Sunday services This weekend marks the beginning of the Russian Orthodox Holy Week with the following services at the Holy… Continue reading

Business briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce is planning a Social Mixer today at 5:30 p.m. at the Duck Inn. There will be… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Animal health the topic of workshop

A Kenai Peninsula animal health workshop is planned for April 30 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Sports Center. The cost to attend is… Continue reading

Laura Delilah Burg

Community news and notes

Shera and Eric Burg of Kenai announce the birth of their daughter, Laura Delilah Burg, at 8:47 a.m. on March 29, 2016. She weighed 8… Continue reading

Laura Delilah Burg

Here’s the thing: Living large in a small town

Growing up in a small town had its highs and lows. As a child, I always felt safe. As a teenager, I wished it was… Continue reading

Thanks for visiting

Be careful as you drive or fly out of town today now that the excitement at the golf course has subsided. It was a fun… Continue reading

Church News

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets a place at the table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual… Continue reading

Business news

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

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai resident Mercedes Tapley, 11, greets a donkey named Dixie before getting to work on a service project on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at the home of Jacque White off of Kalifornski-Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska. Tapley helped clean White's barn with members of the North Wind Riders, a  local 4-H group.

Cleaning up to comfort kids

Area barns and stables are in for a serious cleaning if the members of the local 4-H club North Wind Riders have anything to say… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Kenai resident Mercedes Tapley, 11, greets a donkey named Dixie before getting to work on a service project on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at the home of Jacque White off of Kalifornski-Beach Road in Kenai, Alaska. Tapley helped clean White's barn with members of the North Wind Riders, a  local 4-H group.

Unhinged Alaska: There’s a ghost in my machine

I have experienced very few challenges during my graying-hair life that have bestowed the level of angst as the one that I’m currently confronting.There were… Continue reading

Audrey Herrmann and Andrew Partipilo

Herrmann, Partipilo engaged

Audrey Herrmann and Andrew Partipilo are engaged to marry, with a wedding date set for Sept. 4, 2016 at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Longmont,… Continue reading

Audrey Herrmann and Andrew Partipilo

Learning for Life: Building your bone bank

Calcium may be the most abundant mineral in the body but many individuals, especially seniors, do not have adequate levels to support healthy bone structure.… Continue reading