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Matthew Morassutti at the Beluga Slough Trail in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Aurelia Umholtz/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: The futures ahead

I’m sure you’ve all looked back at your lives at some point, thought back on decisions, be it…

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Area track athletes collect wins at Brian Young Invitational

A week after memorable performances at the state track and field meet, area athletes kept the memorable performances…

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Reeling in good vibes

Youth anglers participated in two king salmon fisheries during first week of June

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Reeling ‘Em In: High tides and a little hope

Last week we reported that the Fishing Hole’s chinook run has been about as productive as trolling behind…

Ben Wishnek rides the Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride on Monday, May 27, 2024, on the beach between the mouths of the Kasilof and Kenai rivers in Alaska. (Photo provided by Inletkeeper)

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Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride celebrates 11 years

Inletkeeper put on the 11th Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride Monday, May 27, on the beaches…

A guide from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge leads visitors on a hike of Centennial Trail near Soldotna on Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Refuge readies for another season of Guided Discovery Hikes

Guided Discovery Hikes are scheduled for every Friday and Saturday from June 21 to Aug. 30

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Reeling ‘Em In: Fishing picks up with the tide

So, let’s start this week’s column with some cool news.

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Youth fishing opportunities available in June

There are two upcoming youth-only king salmon fisheries on the lower Kenai Peninsula for anglers 15 years and…

Seward’s Jerick Senecal, Ronan Bickling, Gideon Schrock and Emerson Cross won the 400-meter relay at the Division II state track and field meet Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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State track: Peninsula athletes take 7 individual titles, 5 relays

Homer’s Gracie Miotke wins 300 hurdles, 2 relays

If you teach a kid to fish, she will feed you a trout breakfast every morning of the campout. This proved true for this girl, who holds up a rainbow trout while sitting on a kayak. (Photo by Leah Eskelin)

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Refuge Notebook: Loon calls, campfire s’mores and prebooked campsites herald summer on refuge

There’s a buzz in the air. It’s the charged energy of early summertime in Alaska. It’s the murmur…

Kenai’s Kylee Verkuilen battles Juneau-Douglas’ Cerys Hudson for the ball during the ASAA Soccer Division II State Championships at Veterans Memorial Field in Wasilla, Alaska, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Central girls, Soldotna boys claim DII soccer titles

Both programs rise to top for 1st time

Me and my former coworker, reporter Camille Botello, goofing off in the Peninsula Clarion newsroom.

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Out of the Office: Next chapter

Like a lot of people who do what they love, I can remember the moment I decided I…

Soldotna’s Johnny Wardas shields the ball from Kenai Central’s Zane James on Saturday, May 19, 2024, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai girls, Soldotna boys nab Peninsula Conference soccer crowns

The Kenai Central girls and Soldotna boys soccer teams won Peninsula Conference titles Saturday at Kenai Central High…