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Homer goalie Christi Weisser keeps the ball from Kenai Central’s Katie Johnson on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Ed Hollier Field at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai, Homer girls tie; Mariners boys topple Kards

Soldotna sweeps Nikiski

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A group of caribou mosey across Murwood Avenue near Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

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Out of the Office: ‘Let’s mosey’

Sunday, I photographed some caribou close to my home.

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Saturday: Kenai soccer sweeps Homer

The visiting Kenai Central soccer teams swept Homer on Saturday in Peninsula Conference action, with the boys winning…

A pair of Trumpeter Swans break through the thin ice in search of emergent vegetation at the Kenai River Flats with Mt. Redoubt in the background. (Photo courtesy T. Eskelin/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Has spring sprung?

I have always found the arrival of spring to be championed by the first sightings of geese at…

Head coach Taylor Shaw (center) talks to the Kenai River Brown Bears during a timeout at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Season review: Brown Bears hope to build on solid finish

It’s not easy to finish a season in last place in a division, yet have plenty of reasons…

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Peninsula Piranhas win South Central Area Championships

The Peninsula Piranhas won the South Central Area Championships in Homer on Friday and Saturday.

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SoHi girls win distance medley relay at Big C Relays

A number of Kenai Peninsula athletes nabbed top-eight finishes at the Russ Edwards Big C Relays at The…

Spectators watch the 2022 RopeTowPalooza.  The 2023 event was cancelled due to weather.  Photo provided by Sarah Banks.

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Homer Rope Tow slush cup celebration takes place this weekend

This weekend Homer’s Rope Tow will host two days of events at the annual Homer RopeTowPalooza.

Blackwater Railroad Company and Silas Jones (front left) play at the 30th annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Deep Water Dock on the Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Good gathering, good vibes

It’s been a while since I’ve attended a good-old-fashioned social event — albeit this one was technically still…

Winter is the time for fuel break projects. (Photo by Jeff Bouschor/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: What do wildland firefighters do in the winter?

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John Bryan and Candace Nakagawa, Co-Directors of Sports Science, Strength and Conditioning, clean up the kitchen after preparing a meal for the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska, on Friday, March 29, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘The right thing to do’

On mostly volunteer basis, couple overhauls nutrition, strength and conditioning program for Bears

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Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes they come back

I’m sure that most of you have memories that make you smile, scratch your grumpy side, or are…

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Thursday: Sitka girls knock Homer from Class 3A state tourney

The Homer girls basketball team was eliminated from the Class 3A state tournament with a 60-32 loss at…