From the Mayor: In Soldotna, progress continues

In my last few months as mayor and a physician in the local community I have had a chance to reflect on 33 great years… Continue reading

Business Briefs

Business Briefs

Chambers set schedules ■ The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon today at the Kenai Visitor Center. Randall… Continue reading

Business Briefs

Greece

It’s sad to see Greece make headlines for all the wrong reasons. We see its people suffering under financial turmoil and unwise political moves instead… Continue reading

News and Notes

Jonathan and Kelsi Verhelst of DeWitt, Iowa are the parents of a son, Decker Lane, born June 26, 2015 at Unity Point in Bettendorf, Iowa.… Continue reading

Here’s The Thing: The rules of summer

This is the first summer that I’ve given myself rules. They’re not serious rules, just more like personal summertime guidelines. Ones that have really helped… Continue reading

Church news

Vacation Bible School — Birch Ridge Community Church, 33325 Echo Lake Road, will host G-Force Adventure Park Vacation Bible School from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Love your enemies, and your reward from Heaven will be great!

To me, July is “America the Beautiful” month, hands down. I heard a collage of old hymns on the Fourth of July sung by a… Continue reading

Flags are offensive only for their complexity

The knee-jerk reaction to wipe out the Confederate battle flag because of horrible shootings got a few of us to wondering about flags. Specifically, we… Continue reading

Anything Mom and Dad can’t stand

Editor’s note “This column was originally published on March 6, 2011.”Remember when you were old enough to start forming your own opinions about what good… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Community News and Notes

Jonathan and Jennifer Shoemaker of Sterling announce the birth of their son, Logan Garrison Shoemaker, at 1:38 a.m. on June 19, 2015. He weighed 7… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Voices of Faith: Am I really living the dream?

“I am living the dream!” is often heard from people happy about something in life. Often it is tied to going on a dream vacation,… Continue reading

Mike McKinley of Sterling shared this photo of Brimley, a Labrador retreiver, guarding the bird feeder from the squirrel. He writes, "She's patient until the squirrel gets about four feet away, then she can't stand it and has to move. Squirrel, of course, never gets caught ..."
Mike McKinley of Sterling shared this photo of Brimley, a Labrador retreiver, guarding the bird feeder from the squirrel. He writes, "She's patient until the squirrel gets about four feet away, then she can't stand it and has to move. Squirrel, of course, never gets caught ..."
Raymond and Lily Ann Schoessler

Weddings

Sarah Boles and Ross Baldwin were married in an outdoor ceremony on May 30, 2015, at Wolf Oak Acres in Oneida, New York.A reception, dinner,… Continue reading

Raymond and Lily Ann Schoessler

Unhinged Alaska: Thrasher’s resurrection

Hopefully, as you read this piece you are doing so without a dramatic new body piercing in an ultra sensitive place or a Russian River… Continue reading

Community News and Notes

Carolyn Knackstedt of Kenai graduated Cum Laude from Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.Email your community events… Continue reading

Learning for Life: Food preservation resources

It is 8 p.m., you are ready to start canning fish but can’t find your Cooperative Extension Service publication, “Canning the Catch.” And what, the… Continue reading

Voices of Faith: Feeding the multitudes

As a young boy attending Sunday school, I remember being fascinated with the Bible story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five loaves and two… Continue reading

Church news

Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Boulevard in Soldotna, will be giving away new snow boots for students K-12, July 4 at 1 p.m. Peninsula Christian… Continue reading

Business news

Chambers set schedules ■ The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce next meets today at noon at Froso’s Restaurant in Soldotna. Larry Persily, assistant to the borough… Continue reading

Happy, Jan Bobek's newly adopted Kenai shelter puppy is not happy.  He wanted to meet other dogs at the fair. (Submitted photo)
Happy, Jan Bobek's newly adopted Kenai shelter puppy is not happy.  He wanted to meet other dogs at the fair. (Submitted photo)