Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Foundation funds scholarships, humanities program

Clarence Goodrich and his wife Anna came to Alaska in 1956, to visit. Clarence and Anna spent some time looking around Alaska. “Then, just out… Continue reading

Artist in residence moves students

Standing before a packed gymnasium in black socks and a blue Soldotna Elementary T-shirt, Homer-based artist Eddie Wood plucked at the bowl-sized thumb piano cupped… Continue reading

Verbatim: Delegation takes trust, forgiveness

In a relay race, even the fastest and most capable runner cannot run the entire distance by themselves and expect to win. They must pass… Continue reading

Kaleidoscope School gets life-size, interactive Kaleidoscope

The new school sculpture embedded in the front lawn outside Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Sciences is already tilting at an angle similar to the… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Nanwalek’s first quarter success

Nanwalek School is making an impression from across the Cook Inlet, with upgrades to programs and the ways staff are implementing them at the small… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

Kathy Becher, KRC Student Health Clinic advanced nurse practitioner, has raised the alarm that influenza has risen sharply on the Kenai Peninsula and around the… Continue reading

Around Campus: Spring registration right around the corner

It’s time for students (admitted into degree or certificate programs) to plan for next semester and be ready to register for classes on the day… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

For the birds Carson Grimm and his dad, Ryan Grimm, work together to build a bird feeder during an after-school parent/child activity for second graders sponsored by the Title I program at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai. Students had to read the instructions to their parents and then work together to build the bird feeder. Families learned about bird feeder safety and what birds might come to their bird feeders, and took home some bird seed.
For the birds Carson Grimm and his dad, Ryan Grimm, work together to build a bird feeder during an after-school parent/child activity for second graders sponsored by the Title I program at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai. Students had to read the instructions to their parents and then work together to build the bird feeder. Families learned about bird feeder safety and what birds might come to their bird feeders, and took home some bird seed.

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

The KRC Health Fair will be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at KRC’s new Career and Technical Education Center. Low cost blood… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Hunter Richmond plays a ring toss game while his sister Grace Richmond watches from behing at the first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Munchkins pickin’ pumpkins

By 6 p.m. Wednesday, the makeshift pumpkin patch was cleared and hundreds of Kalifornsky Beach Elementary students flooded the playground, trying to knock over tin… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Hunter Richmond plays a ring toss game while his sister Grace Richmond watches from behing at the first "Pumpkins in the Playground," event Thursday, October 16, 2014, at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

“Twisted and Forged,” an exhibit created by Brad Nichols, assistant professor of metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, is currently on display… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter watches as Kaleidoscope students Issac Erwin, Caden Fields and Cloey Followell from Julie Stephen's fifth and sixth grade class participate in a mock city council meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at Kenai City Hall.

Students take over city business for a day

Future police officers, city council members and judges spent a day learning how Kenai city government works. Three classes from Kaleidoscope School of Arts and… Continue reading

Photo by Dan Balmer/ Peninsula Clarion Kenai Mayor Pat Porter watches as Kaleidoscope students Issac Erwin, Caden Fields and Cloey Followell from Julie Stephen's fifth and sixth grade class participate in a mock city council meeting Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at Kenai City Hall.

Around Campus: UA Board of Regents members’ terms expiring

The 11-member University of Alaska Board of Regents manages the university’s property, land, and financial assets; sets tuition rates; appoints the university president; and governs… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  More than 150 people gathered in a parking lot for snacks and prizes before the annual  Walk Your Kids to School Day Wednesday October 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

A brisk morning stroll

Many of the people who gathered at a Soldotna church parking lot on Wednesday came to the same conclusion — it was cold. “It’s a… Continue reading

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  More than 150 people gathered in a parking lot for snacks and prizes before the annual  Walk Your Kids to School Day Wednesday October 1, 2014 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Donate the gift of life at the Blood Bank

The public is encouraged to make a blood donation in the Blood Bank of Alaska’s LifeMobile between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.… Continue reading