Hope Community oens new facility

Hope Community oens new facility

Right on schedule and on budget HOPE Community Resources Inc. opened their new facility Thursday, July 30th. It was just last fall on a rainy… Continue reading

Hope Community oens new facility

Haida artists to lead AFN convention, speak on heroism in the homeland

World-renowned Haida weaver Delores Churchill and her grandson, the Haida master carver Donald Varnell, will represent Southeast Alaska as keynote speakers during this year’s Alaska… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna’s past

The 56th Soldotna Progress Days may have grown in immense proportions with an estimated 5,000 some visitors to this year’s parade, but the local community… Continue reading

Progress Days celebrate Soldotna's past
Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.

Golden Wedding Anniversary’s mark a huge lifetime family achievement! Add fifteen years to that and you have a phenomenal accomplishment of family proportions. So it… Continue reading

Swans celebrate 65th Anniversary.
Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Daily vacation bible school at Soldotna Church of God “knocked the socks off,” their kids this year as they collected over 600 pairs of socks… Continue reading

Church of God youth delivers 620 pairs of socks to Central Peninsula Health Foundation

Learn to play like Tifer Woods or shoot like Robin Hood.

What is a Northern Simulator? Without knowing or having stopped by the Central Peninsula Mall recently you might think of an air conditioning manufacturer, a… Continue reading

Contractors meet and greet

Contractors meet and greet

Before the Trans-Alaska Pipeline boom of the early 70’s the Association of General Contractors Alaska (AGC) were in the Greatland to advocate for their members… Continue reading

Contractors meet and greet
Quilts

Quilts

Held annually in July, the Kenai River Quilt Tour showcases a variety of quilts made by local artists. As you visit each of the participating… Continue reading

Quilts

An Outdoor View: On filling the freezer

Author’s note: This column first appeared in the Clarion on July 25, 2014. With sockeye salmon now plentiful hereabouts, it bears repeating. — LP  … Continue reading

Fishing report: All eyes on the Kenai as sockeye numbers build, king fishing steady

Angling eyes are on the Kenai River this week as sockeye numbers are building and king salmon fishing remains steady. Alaska Department of Fish and… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Art Baker twitches his hook at the end of a drift by pulling out the line with his hand on the bank of the Kenai, behind the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, on Tuesday, July 21.

Sockeye fishing makes anglers twitchy

While dipnetters swarm the Kenai Peninsula’s beaches to wrestle fish out of the surf, anglers take to the riverbanks to practice a less athletic but… Continue reading

Ben Boettger/Peninsula Clarion Art Baker twitches his hook at the end of a drift by pulling out the line with his hand on the bank of the Kenai, behind the Kenai River Center in Soldotna, on Tuesday, July 21.
Mouth to mouth run

Mouth to mouth run

The 2nd fat tire race from the mouth of the Kenai River down the Cook Inlet beach to the mouth of the Kasilof was held… Continue reading

Mouth to mouth run
Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

Kenai Chamber honors community leaders

Wednesday, June 24th the Kenai Chamber of Commerce held its annual community awards luncheon before a capacity crowd at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce &… Continue reading

Kenai Chamber honors community leaders
Run for the heart

Run for the heart

The tradition of the Rotary Unity Run is well rooted in the twin cities of Kenai and Soldotna and goes back over 13 years when… Continue reading

Run for the heart
Dog Show

Dog Show

The love of dogs brought hundreds of breeders, trainers, owners and fans of canine ability and agility to Skyview Middle School for the 2015 Kenai… Continue reading

Dog Show
'Wednesdays!' So much more than a walk in the park

‘Wednesdays!’ So much more than a walk in the park

In the 1970s visitors were greeted by an AK. Dept. of Transportation site with greasy trucks and machinery where now there is a beautiful walkway… Continue reading

'Wednesdays!' So much more than a walk in the park
Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post

Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post

As school let out for the summer at Redoubt Elementary, the traditional faculty led wave to departing buses was also a departing wave for Principal… Continue reading

Popular Redoubt Elementary principal moves to new post
New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!

New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!

Kenai residents, visitors and local businesses now have the convenience of a new Shipping Zone (SZ) in the area. SZ is a FedEx Authorized ShipCenter,… Continue reading

New Shipping Zone in Kenai offers something for everyone!
24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day

24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day

“The clustered stars and the steadfast bars, the red, the white and the blue!” A couple hundred people turned out for the 24th Annual Happy… Continue reading

24th Annual God & Country Rally precedes Independence Day
Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade

Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade

The magic of Independence Day and the love of liberty was passed on to yet another generation thanks to efforts of the Kenai Chamber of… Continue reading

Hometown heroes honored at Kenai Independence Day Parade