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Conservation Corner: Experiments with chicken tractors to manage orange hawkweed

Orange hawkweed is unlike many invasive plants in that it spreads by rhizomes, stolons (runners), and seeds, secretes…

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This jalapeno popper dip will brighten up any spread with subtle spice.

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Thanksgiving planning: Spicing up the basics

This jalapeno popper dip adds some heat to traditional holiday fare

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After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1945, Arlon Elwood “Jackson” Ball posed for this photograph, demonstrating his five years of military service through his many ribbons, badges and patches.

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Human Complexity: The Story of Jackson Ball — Part 1

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“Six of One,” a photograph by Susan Johnson on display in her exhibit “Fruits of our Labor” at Homer Council on the Arts through October.

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The thrill of the harvest

Photographer celebrates the beauty of the harvest with an exhibit that showcases the bounty from her numerous gardens

These salted caramel cupcakes topped with caramel candy balance sweetness with Maldon salt. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Twinbirthday’ brings back cupcake Mondays

Salted caramel cupcakes make a special occasion even sweeter

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1954 photo by Bob and Ira Spring for Better Homes & Garden magazine
The Lancashire sisters(L-R, Lori, Abby and Martha), cleaning up in their younger, more carefree days.

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The Lancashires: Evolving lives on the evolving Kenai — Part 9

In the 1950s, Lori Lancashire and her sisters, Martha and Abby, had glimpsed brief but tantalizing views of…

This bento box includes rice, fruit, vegetables and tomagoyaki, or Japanese rolled omelet. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Flavors of farm fresh eggs front and center in Japanese rolled omelet

Tomagoyaki is an excellent protein for lunch and is commonly found in bento boxes alongside fresh rice and…

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Local woman shares her passion for silversmithing

While some might consider settling down to mean marrying, starting a family or buying a house, for Carley…

Despite the misspelling of “Bordenelli,” this legal advertisement, which appeared in the Cheechako News on Aug. 21, 1964, set the stage for the transfer that allowed Larry’s Club to come into existence.

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The Lancashires: Evolving lives on the evolving Kenai — Part 8

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In late 1948, after six months of homestead living on the central Kenai Peninsula, Rusty Lancashire…

These dark and decadent chocolate brownies have a crunchy toffee topping. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Brownies to chase away a bad day

These saucepan brownies are deep, dark and decadent with a crunchy toffee topping