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Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion These rhubarb dream bars are equally sour and sweet and are delicious served cold or hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Sweet treats propel afternoon skiing

Twice a week we rush home from work and school, eat a fast snack, then turn right back…

Photo courtesy of the Pratt Museum Members of the Keeler family and some Anchor Point church members get a ride on Jimmy Elliot’s “mud sled” on the way to services at the Elliot home, circa 1956. Lorna Keeler is sitting on the far-left side of the sled. April Keeler is the middle girl of the trio sitting in back, and Larry Keeler is standing behind those girls.

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 4

Lawrence and Lorna Keeler and their family moved from Oregon to Alaska in June 1948 and began building…

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Photo courtesy of the Keeler Family Collection Brothers James (left) and Lawrence Keeler with their Kissel car, circa 1910s. Both brothers enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. James was killed in battle.

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Lawrence and Lorna Keeler and their family left Oregon in June 1948, and began driving to…

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion This decadent brioche dough is made rich with eggs and warmed milk.

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A breakfast baked with love

Rich egg-filled brioche dough makes perfect French toast

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Chicken Katsu Curry. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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Chicken Katsu Curry brings back memories

Sometimes all it takes is a plate of food to transport you to the past. Just the sight…

Photo courtesy of the Keeler Family Collection In 1951, shortly after they had purchased their new jeep (pictured), the Keeler family (L-R: Larry, April, Marion, Lorna and Lawrence) used it to help another traveler extract his own vehicle from a snowy ditch. The other driver took this photo and later sent a copy of the image to the Keelers.

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Lawrence and Lorna Keeler, along with their three children and Lawrence’s older brother Floyd, left Oregon…

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Louvie “Vi” Chapman photo courtesy of the Pratt Museum Lawrence Keeler (right) talks at his Anchor Point sawmill with Sherman Chapman in 1950. Keeler was cutting spruce logs for Chapman’s home.

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Over a four-year period beginning in 1947, three siblings from Oregon’s large Keeler family settled on…

From left: Kylie Wilcox, Bernard Wilcox and Milton Wilcox sit behind the books Milton teaches at Kenai Classical School on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. Kylie’s New Year’s resolution for 2024 is to read all of the book’s on Milton’s high school syllabus. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Reading with New Year’s resolve

Soldotna woman resolves to read the books on her husband’s class syllabi

This sweet rice dessert, yaksik, is traditional for New Year’s Day in Korea (specifically, the lunar new year) and is often made as a gift for friends and neighbors. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Gifting health on the New Year

This dish is packed with dried fruits and nuts and makes a delicious breakfast, snack or dessert

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