Auklets back on Sud Island; marmots must go Nov 5, 2009
Now the auklets have returned in small numbers, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a marmot eradication program on the island, which is in the Barren Islands group between the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Dipnetting 101: Class proposed to clean up fishery Nov 5, 2009
Kenai River dipnetter Steve Rasmussen of Eagle River says he'll ask the Alaska Board of Fisheries to institute a test people must pass to get a dipnetting license ... "As a group, we've become that big of a problem. ... While the great majority of dipnetters are very law-abiding and very respectful, there's a few, I guess you'd say bad apples, that I think are endangering it for all of us." The "problem" he's mainly referring to is the trashing of Peninsula beaches at the mouths of the Kasilof... (Anchorage Daily News)
Warrior named top swimmer Nov 1, 2009
The Soldotna girls took second with 57 points ahead of Homer with 36 points and Wasilla and Kenai, who tied with 30 apiece ... 66 edged out Kenai Central s Olivia Pfeifer s time of 2:01 ... Kenai s Pfeifer took second in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Peninsula artist carves 319-pound pumpkin Oct 31, 2009
Joy Falls, a sculpture, ceramics and 3-D art instructor from Kenai Peninsula College, works on the 319-pound pumpkin she has for been carving at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center in Kenai on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 ... VISITORS CENTER: Huge jack-o-lantern will be on display for Halloween in Kenai ... If Charlie Brown's pal Linus is looking for the great pumpkin, he should try the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center. (Anchorage Daily News)
Oh my gourdness! 319 pounds of Halloween art Oct 31, 2009
Monster pumpkins don't frighten sculptor Joy Falls, an instructor at Kenai Peninsula College ... You can see the pumpkin from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center, or click the Clarion link above for a couple of photos. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Haunted Hickory' a Coast Guard fright in Homer Oct 29, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Hickory off the Kenai Peninsula. ADN finds the news from all over Alaska and about Alaska from around the nation so you don't have to. (Anchorage Daily News)
Pioneer back to work on offshore prospect Oct 28, 2009
Pioneer Natural Resources said work on its Cosmopolitan oil prospect offshore from Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula has ramped back up, according to Petroleum News. Last January, Pioneer put plans to drill an appraisal well on hold until next year because of low oil prices, but prices have since risen and Tadd Owens, Pioneer's director of government and public affairs, said his company "will conduct additional appraisal work at Cosmopolitan during the fourth quarter of this year and first... (Anchorage Daily News)
Natural gas test cuts use 3 percent Oct 27, 2009
Others taking part included the Chugach Electric Association, Municipal Light and Power, Matanuska Electric Association, Enstar, and the Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula Boroughs. Residents were asked to lower thermostats and hot water heaters and postpone washing dishes and clothes - steps they might be asked to take during extreme cold. (Juneau Empire)
State neglect of Kenai dipnet fishery irks community Oct 27, 2009
Tents line the beach near the mouth of the Kenai River during the dipnet fishery ... The state mandates the popular personal-use dipnet fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River each summer, but it's the city of Kenai that gets stuck with the hassles created by dipnetters, who are mostly from out of town ... "We've been reacting ever since. It's not Kenai's responsibility to manage this fishery." The state responds: "If the city council is concerned, DEC is concerned," said Weld Royal, Department... (Anchorage Daily News)
CIRI plans power plant Oct 27, 2009
It s unclear where the power plant is going to be because we have land in both the Kenai borough and the Mat-Su Borough and we haven t determined which spot it is going to be, he said. The Mat-Su Borough does have some complications because of the law it passed back when the power company was trying to develop the coal plant. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Cheseto and UAA women top GNAC Oct 25, 2009
Other Alaska finisher-- 67) Alee Rowley, Western Oregon, 26:06 (Kenai). Foldager sisters shine. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kenai gas field shows age but keeps producing Oct 25, 2009
The Kenai gas field started out as an oddball no one quite knew what to do with, but became an essential component of daily life and industry in Southcentral Alaska ... Although the Kenai gas field wasn't the first major discovery in Alaska, it changed the face of resource extraction in the Cook Inlet basin and the Kenai Peninsula, forcing companies to consider natural gas as an economically viable alternative to crude oil ... But abundant natural gas also made Southcentral dependent on the... (Anchorage Daily News)
Iraq casualties Oct 25, 2009
Forces: U.S. tion/Casualties - Special Reports from CNN.com. There have been 4,671 coalition deaths -- 4,354 Americans, two Australians, one Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, five Georgians, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, three Latvians, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, one South Korean, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the Iraq war as of October 23, 2009, according to a CNN... (CNN -- Specials)
Former Avs blueliner comes back to haunt Alaska Oct 24, 2009
The defenseman, who was traded from Alaska to Kenai River earlier this week, recorded a regulation goal and slipped another puck into the back of the net during a shootout to lead his new squad, the Brown Bears, to a 3-2 shootout win over the Avs at the Soldotna Sports Center in Soldotna on Friday. Kinnebrew recorded an even-strength tally to tie the score at 1 midway through the first, and was the first Kenai River player to beat Alaska netminder Landon Peterson during the shootout ...... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Compass Points travel QA Oct 24, 2009
For the balance of your driving week, the Kenai Peninsula is a great option ... Check out Homer on Kachemak Bay, Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park (definitely take a daylong cruise) and Valdez ... A Kenai Fjords boat tour could cost $139 per ticket, to put that in context. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Margaret A. Rice Oct 23, 2009
She is also survived by 12 great-grandchildren in Wasilla, Soldotna and Kenai. In accordance with Gail s wishes, she has been cremated and her ashes will be scattered in the summer somewhere overlooking Anchorage. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
First rankings of the season released Oct 23, 2009
Hope Steffenson, Kenai; 4. Eli Garvey, Homer; 5. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anchorage rowers earn bronze in Australia Oct 22, 2009
Rowers from the Anchorage Rowing Association, Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club and the Alaska Midnight Sun Rowing Club in Soldotna competed ... Women's E Eight with Cox -- Anchorage rowers Janeece Higgins and Kate Swift racing joined the Kenai Crewser team to place fourth among five boats in 4:12. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska's best? Kauffman and Tufuga Oct 21, 2009
The state's small-schools coaches also voted on an all-state team, with Kenai's Billy Kiefer earning the nod as the top offensive player in the division ... Other top small-schools awards went to Kenai's Donny Dormady (Lineman of the Year), Soldotna linebacker Braden Price (Defensive Player of the Year), Homer coach Cam Wyatt (Coach of the Year) and Nikiski assistant Tim Johnson (Assistant Coach of the Year) ... Offensive Player of the Year -- Billy Kiefer, Sr., RB Kenai. (Anchorage Daily News)
Photos: Kenai wins state championship Oct 18, 2009
Kenai v. Soldotna State Championship Football ... Kenai defeated Soldotna, 21-10, to claim the state small school's football championship on October 17, 2009. (Anchorage Daily News)
The final push Oct 18, 2009
The meet also included a handful of schools from the Kenai Peninsula ... 4, Kenai Central High School-AK A 1:49 ... 4, Kenai Central High School-AK A 4:07. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Fish and Game tackles invasive species problem Oct 18, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. Oct. 13 was a bad day to be a pike in Scout Lake. (Juneau Empire)
Pilot who survived crash treated for burns Oct 17, 2009
The baby had been born the night before, according to the campground host at Captain Cook State Park on the Kenai Peninsula. Talk about young. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Supremacy on the line today Oct 17, 2009
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Bartlett faces Chugiak, Kenai takes on Soldotna in state championships ... Kenai and Soldotna, bitter Twin Cities rivals with long histories of football success, will kick off today's 2009 First National Bowl when they take the field at noon with the small-schools title at stake ... Soldotna is the three-time defending champ, while Kenai won the four crowns preceding the Stars' current run. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska loses jobs for 5th straight month Oct 17, 2009
The Kenai Peninsula Borough rate was 9. 7 percent in September, up from 7. (Anchorage Daily News)
Getting wild Oct 16, 2009
Early this week, Wenatchee swept Kenai River in a two-game set at the Soldotna Sports Center. Following this series, Alaska will face in-state rivals Kenai River and Fairbanks in eight games over the next month ... Alaska heads south to face Kenai River in Soldotna Oct. 23-24. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Running games will be on display Oct 16, 2009
7 live Small-schools final Kenai (9-1) vs. Soldotna (8-2) ... RADIO: Noon, Saturday, live, AM-1140 only on Kenai Peninsula. (Anchorage Daily News)
Business people Oct 15, 2009
Kenai River Sportfishing Association has a new chair and executive committee members and welcomes two new board members ... KRSA is a nonprofit, membership-based educational and conservation organization whose primary goal is to preserve and improve salmon habitat while promoting responsible sportfishing on the Kenai River. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska troopers the basis of TV series Oct 15, 2009
Film crews for 10 months followed both police and wildlife officers as they battle crime from the Kenai Peninsula to Nome on the western coast ... Other episodes are titled "Crime on the Kenai," "Alaska Justice," "Alaska State Troopers: The Wild West" and "Drug Bust." Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Stars, Kardinals to battle for crown Oct 15, 2009
The Stars, who play Kenai for the small-schools state championship Oct. 17, 2009, are gunning for their fourth consecutive title ... Soldotna on Saturday plays rival Kenai at noon at Anchorage Football Stadium ... To stop the Soldotna juggernaut, Kenai assistant coach Jim Beeson said his team will have to play extremely disciplined defense. (Anchorage Daily News)
Springing into Alaska: Plenty to do and see before the snow melts Oct 14, 2009
The baby had been born the night before, according to the campground host at Captain Cook State Park on the Kenai Peninsula ... E-mails from kayak outfitters on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage reassured me that May was safe ... Still, at Portage Glacier, our first stop on the Kenai, we didn't get to take a short hike to a glacier because the snow lingering in the mountains p 00003C86 osed an avalanche danger. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Letters to the editor (10/14/09) Oct 14, 2009
People fish and hike in that section of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, so it's illegal and unsafe to "hunt" within a quarter-mile of the highway. Alaska has many state and national parks, so hunters should be aware of when and where they can hunt. (Anchorage Daily News)
Newfields Country Store has new owners Oct 13, 2009
Charlotte Legg, pictured, and her husband Leroy, from Kenai, Alaska, are the new owners of the Newfields Country Store ... It just happened to be a long way from her then-home in Kenai, Alaska, but Legg had a feeling it was meant to be. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Alaska troopers take to TV in series Oct 13, 2009
Upcoming episodes include "Crime on the Kenai," "Alaskan Justice," "Alaska State Troopers: The Wild West" and "Drug Bust.". 00003B69. (Anchorage Daily News)
Photographer charged with baiting Oct 11, 2009
Jim Oltersdorf of Soldotna is accused of hanging bait over a scale to draw bears to weigh in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. It was for an episode of the show "MonsterQuest." The episode, "Giant Bear Attack," first aired in September 2008. (Juneau Empire)
A dozen or more Alaska clubs facing major cutbacks Oct 11, 2009
Another 12 to 15 face major cutbacks, if not closure, said John Oates, chief executive of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska, the chapter which manages all state clubhouses except for those on the Kenai Peninsula. Alaska Boys and Girls Club managers blame the national organization for not securing the grants. (Juneau Empire)
Kenai reaches final Oct 10, 2009
Kenai's Bryson Lowe is wrapped up by Kodiak's Zach Bailor in the first half of the state football semifinals on October 9, 2009 ... For the first time since 2005, Kenai will play for the small-schools state football championship and live a dream, which for some players started during the program's glory days ... "It's hard to get something going when you can't get out of your own backfield.0000A62 t; The Kardinals (9-1) rushed for 229 yards and held Kodiak's backfield to only 17 yards on 34... (Anchorage Daily News)
CIRI plans coal-to-gas plant to produce electricity for region Oct 10, 2009
In recent years the company has invested in Lower 48 resorts, Kenai Fjords tour boats, Alaska hotels and the big new Tikahtnu Commons mall in Northeast Anchorage, among other projects. "I see this as being another platform for CIRI's growth. It could be transformational for us," said Brown, CIRI's chief executive. (Anchorage Daily News)
Old Believer students put religious duty before school testing Oct 9, 2009
Russian Old Believer students on the Kenai Peninsula won't take the high school graduation exit exam in April because it will conflict with the faith's Holy Week services. The test date may be at least one student's final opportunity to pass the test and get a high school diploma on schedule. (Anchorage Daily News)
Police blotter Oct 9, 2009
Jessica Arness, 24, Kenai, northbound driving a 2008 Ford Explorer, hit a moose. Minor human injuries due to flying glass. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Hunter shoots bear being photographed near highway Oct 9, 2009
STERLING, Alaska -- A Kenai National Wildlife Refuge enforcement officer has cited one of two hunters who opened fire on a bear in front of people who had been taking pictures as it fished in the Kenai River, next to the Sterling Highway bridge ... Larry Lewis, a state wildlife technician, notified the Kenai refuge of the possible weapons violation after one of the hunters brought the carcass Monday to Fish and Game for sealing - a process in which the state collects information on the hunt and... (Fresno Bee)
Hunters kill bear as shocked wildlife viewers watch Oct 8, 2009
While camera-toting wildlife viewers watched in dismay on Saturday, two hunters opened fire on a juvenile brown bear that had been fishing in the Kenai River, next to a Sterling Highway bridge ... The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has issued one citation -- which carries a maximum penalty of a $150 fine -- and it is still investigating the case, said Joe Williams, a wildlife enforcement officer for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge ... But hunters also need to act responsibly, too, around... (Anchorage Daily News)
Porcupines are quilling the mushing spirit Oct 7, 2009
Kenai Peninsula mushers are in a prickly situation. They need to train their dogs in the cooler evening hours, but nighttime is when porcupines come out. (Anchorage Daily News)
Budget cuts hurt Alaska's Boys and Girls Clubs Oct 7, 2009
The budget shortfall for the Southcentral Alaska chapter, which manages all of the clubhouses in the state except for those on the Kenai Peninsula, is $2 ... The Kenai clubhouses are also facing hard times ... "(The budget cuts) have been devastating," said Margaret Anderson, board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bobcats strike back Oct 6, 2009
In the first series against Kenai, we got a big lead and they came back to tie it up ... Alaska scored four unasnwered to post that 7-3 win over Kenai River, and three goals within the final five minutes to edged Springfield 5-4. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Rowing draws Alaskans of all ages Oct 6, 2009
"It's interesting that this sport appeals to Alaskans," said Audrey Coon of Kenai, who, with former Service High athlete Casey Mapes and South High's Heather Kelly, helped Western Washington University earn the latest of its five consecutive NCAA Division II National Rowing Championships in late May. "Maybe it has to do with the outdoors, being by yourself outside in the morning. It's pretty rugged, I like to think. You've got to be out there no matter the weather. (Alaskans) bring a sense of... (Anchorage Daily News)
School bus drivers vote to join Teamsters Oct 6, 2009
He also said, Within Alaska we have had success in organizing unions in Fairbanks, the Peninsula of Kenai and we hope to move into Kodiak and Juneau. Now the vote is over, Coleman said, It is time to sit down and see what people want and what we can bring to the table. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Surprise first-time champ Oct 4, 2009
Kisner also held off Ivy O'Guinn, the strongest runner on the Kenai Peninsula, on the final stretch ... 34, Ostrander, Taylor, Kenai, 20:27. (Anchorage Daily News)
Perfection ended Oct 4, 2009
FRIDAY'S RESULTS BARTLETT 34, COLONY 12 PALMER 48, SOUTH 12 SATURDAY'S RESULTS NORTH POLE 36, WEST 12 KENAI 47, BARROW 13 SOLDOTNA 41, MONROE 0 HOMER 24, NIKISKI 15 KODIAK 24, EIELSON 14 FRIDAY'S GAMES KODIAK (5-4) VS. KENAI (8-1), 4 P.M. NORTH POLE (5-4) VS. BARTLETT (7-2), 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY'S GAMES PALMER (6-3) VS. CHUGIAK/JUNEAU WINNER SOLDOTNA (7-2) VS. HOMER (6-2), 4:30 P.M. Postseason football. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
The other Ionia: Healthy living fuels Ionia, Alaska Oct 4, 2009
Located on 160 acres of spruce forest on the Kenai peninsula, the homesteading village is comprised of nine hand-built log cabin homes and is home to approximately 50 people. The village has its own sawmill and a log community center, where the youngsters of the village spend most of their time. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Heavy flatfish nets hefty purse Oct 1, 2009
The salmon have been returning to the Kenai River in big numbers this week. Dipnetters from all over the state came to share in the bounty. (Anchorage Daily News)
Win or wave goodbye this weekend Sep 30, 2009
Barrow (4-4) at Kenai (7-1) noon. Monroe (5-3) at Soldotna (6-2), noon. (Anchorage Daily News)
Steelhead or rainbow: The great fish debate Sep 30, 2009
Fishermen float the Kenai River under a rainbow as they fish for rainbow trout near Cooper Landing recently ... The salmon have been returning to the Kenai River in big numbers this week ... A fishing pole bends double and a moment later, sunlight glints off the flank of an airborne Kenai River trout. (Anchorage Daily News)
Redoubt volcano will continue to be calm, scientists say Sep 30, 2009
Mount Redoubt had one of its last significant explosions April 4, when it sent an ash plume more than 8 miles into the air and dropped ash on several Kenai Peninsula communities. The erupting volcano forced the Cook Inlet Pipeline Co. to remove millions of gallons of oil stored at the Drift River Terminal, just 22 miles from the erupting volcano. (Anchorage Daily News)
Former lawmaker Specking dies at 90 Sep 30, 2009
Specking, who died Sept. 19, represented the Kenai Peninsula district when he was elected in 1970. He also worked as a legislative assistant to Gov. Jay Hammond, helping with the establishment of the Alaska Permanent Fund. (Juneau Empire)
Eagles, Kardinals hold top ranking Sep 24, 2009
West and Kenai held down the top spots in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network's final regular season statewide media poll, but both teams will have a hard time staying on top after showdowns this weekend against the No. 3 teams in their divisions ... West defeated Cook Inlet Conference foe Dimond 33-9 last week to remain undefeated, while Kenai took care of Kodiak 21-0 on Saturday in Kodiak ... In all, Kenai spent roughly 35 hours on the water and another five riding the bus. (Anchorage Daily News)
Multiple charges in Forestry break-in Sep 22, 2009
The white F-150 was found the same day troopers investigated the break-in when a Kenai police officer pulled the driver over. The driver and a passenger, David Fetters and William Gregory, were eventually charged with theft by receiving. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Cabin dating creates record of Peninsula habitation Sep 22, 2009
A UAA graduate student this summer joined a Kenai Peninsula ecologist and a local historian in their ongoing study of "cabin cookies." Tiffany Curtis is using tree-ring data from slices of old cabin logs in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to learn where the cabins fit into Peninsula history. By comparing tree-ring data from the cookies with a 400-year tree-ring history of the Peninsula created by refuge ecologist Ed Berg, the year of a cabin's construction can be estimated. (Anchorage Daily News)
Steam, No Lava at Alaska's Mount Redoubt Sep 22, 2009
KENAI, Alaska Clouds lifted to allow weekend viewing of Mount Redoubt as scientists said seismic activity at the volcano kept declining. After weeks behind clouds, Redoubt made an appearance Friday and Saturday, and the volcano about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage showed a plume of steam. (Fox News)
13 Lodi friends catch salmon limits in Alaska (1) Sep 21, 2009
ADVERTISEMENT Lodi friends Mike Manna, Matt Manna, Kevin Phillips, Mike Phillips, Dan Phelps, Dave Diaz, Joe Peterson, Rich Hartman, Jerry Ferrero, Bob Schulenberg, Adam Mettler, Tom Alexander and Dom Alexander each caught their limit of Sockeye salmon at Kenai River in Alaska ... Highlights: A group of 13 friends of Lodi caught their limits of Sockeye salmon while fishing the Kenai River. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Mount Redoubt steams, but seismic activity has eased Sep 21, 2009
KENAI -- Clouds lifted to allow weekend viewing of Mount Redoubt as scientists said seismic activity at the volcano kept declining. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Common ground for unusual rivals: eight-man football Sep 20, 2009
Voznesenka quarterback Joe Martishev Jr. avoids a tackle last month during a scrimmage against the Kenai C-team ... On an overcast Monday afternoon at Kenai Central High School earlier this fall, nine young men from one of Alaska's most isolated communities went through pre-game calisthenics ... When asked why his mother didn't attend the scrimmage against Kenai, one player had a matter-of-fact response. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kenai woman with 2 IDs accused of fraud Sep 19, 2009
ANCHORAGE - A 59-year-old Kenai woman has been indicted on charges of mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud ... ANCHORAGE - A 59-year-old Kenai woman has been indicted on charges of mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud. (Juneau Empire)
Alaska unemployment at 8.3%; job loss rate may be slowing Sep 19, 2009
The Kenai Peninsula jobless rate also was 8. 6 percent in August. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska editorial: Gov't health care will fall short of the mark Sep 19, 2009
Web search powered by YAHOO. President Barack Obama's speech to the Congress and the public on health care reform last week certainly laid out in definitive terms the challenge facing this country. (Juneau Empire)
