Kenai Chamber of Commerce

Senior Judge Elaine Andrews discussed Alaska’s merit-based judge selection system at the joint Kenai and Soldotna Chamber luncheon, “Alaska’s Judicial Evaluation Process: How to be an informed voter on the judges on the November ballot,” on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska.

Retired judge: Judge candidates on ballots have been vetted

Do your homework before voting no — that was the message a former judge gave members of the business community during a presentation Wednesday. At… Continue reading

 

An American Legion color guard marches in the Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion) An American Legion color guard marches in the Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Looking for something to do on the Fourth of July? Here are some of the local celebrations

The United States celebrates its 242nd birthday on Wednesday. There are plenty of ways to celebrate it on the central Kenai Peninsula, from parades to… Continue reading

 

An American Legion color guard marches in the Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion) An American Legion color guard marches in the Fourth of July parade on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion, file)

Looking for something to do on the Fourth of July? Here are some of the local celebrations

The United States celebrates its 242nd birthday on Wednesday. There are plenty of ways to celebrate it on the central Kenai Peninsula, from parades to… Continue reading

 

An eagle perches in the nest overseen by the city of Kenai’s streaming Eagle Cam on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The camera — located on the property of a Kenai resident who remains anonymous to protect the eagles from harassment — streamed online for the first time last July, drawing about 2 million viewer-minutes. On Wednesday, the Kenai city council voted unanimously to spend $1,600 on an upgraded camera for the site. Though the feed is only public in the summer, it still streams into Kenai City Hall, where Kenai information technology manager Dan Castimore took this recent capture. (Courtesy City of Kenai).

Kenai Eagle Cam to upgrade hardware, advertising plan

For their second summer of live-streaming the view from atop a local eagle’s nest, Kenai’s city government and the Kenai Chamber of Commerce plan to… Continue reading

An eagle perches in the nest overseen by the city of Kenai’s streaming Eagle Cam on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. The camera — located on the property of a Kenai resident who remains anonymous to protect the eagles from harassment — streamed online for the first time last July, drawing about 2 million viewer-minutes. On Wednesday, the Kenai city council voted unanimously to spend $1,600 on an upgraded camera for the site. Though the feed is only public in the summer, it still streams into Kenai City Hall, where Kenai information technology manager Dan Castimore took this recent capture. (Courtesy City of Kenai).
At the close of the first day of Kenai’s Silver Salmon Derby, Kenai mayor Brian Gabriel spins one of the two wheels that generate the “magic weight,” allowing the catcher of the fish closest to that weight to win a percentage of the day’s derby earning, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Three Bears grocery store in Kenai, Alaska. The wheels settled on a magic weight of 7.85 pounds. Of the 43 silver salmon brought to Three Bears to be weighed and entered on Wednesday, the winner was 8.13 pounds. The Kenai silver derby is a new promotional event in its first year, put on by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Kenai’s city government. Complete rules can be found on the Kenai Chamber of Commerce website or at Three Bears grocery. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Wheel of Silvers

Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show the magic weight on Wednesday was determined to be 7.85 pounds. At the close of the… Continue reading

At the close of the first day of Kenai’s Silver Salmon Derby, Kenai mayor Brian Gabriel spins one of the two wheels that generate the “magic weight,” allowing the catcher of the fish closest to that weight to win a percentage of the day’s derby earning, on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Three Bears grocery store in Kenai, Alaska. The wheels settled on a magic weight of 7.85 pounds. Of the 43 silver salmon brought to Three Bears to be weighed and entered on Wednesday, the winner was 8.13 pounds. The Kenai silver derby is a new promotional event in its first year, put on by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Kenai’s city government. Complete rules can be found on the Kenai Chamber of Commerce website or at Three Bears grocery. (Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion)

Footing Alaska’s bill: Legislators talk about state budget

The Kenai Peninsula’s three legislators spoke Wednesday to an audience of Kenai and Soldotna Chamber of Commerce members about the legislative session that concluded last… Continue reading

Kenai Chamber plans silver salmon derby

Move over, Seward — the Kenai River will get its own silver salmon derby this fall. The Kenai Chamber of Commerce is planning a derby… Continue reading

Concerns arise over Kenai silver salmon derby

Not everyone’s totally on board with the idea of an open silver salmon derby on the Kenai River in the fall. The Kenai Chamber of… Continue reading

Kenai partners with Chamber of Commerce for fall silver derby

Kenai’s city government will have a say in how the town’s first silver salmon fishing derby — initiated by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and… Continue reading