Public invited to school district budget process

02/05/10 Are taxpayers getting their money's worth from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District?

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Anniversary Darlene and Bill Sheldon

02/04/10 Darlene and Bill Sheldon celebrate their 50th anniversary at 1 p.m. Dec. 27, at the American Legion Post Unit 16. Sponsored by their children, the celebration is a potluck affair, with cake and punch served at 2 p.m.

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Thomas Walter Johnson

02/04/10 Thomas Walter Johnson was born at 6:02 p.m. Jan. 20, 2010, at South Peninsula Hospital to Alycia and Lionel Johnson. He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce. His grandparents are Tom Carter of Friday Harbor, Wash., and Walt Johnson of Dillingham. His big sister is Quyanna.

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History book looks at 50 years on the peninsula

02/03/10 As Alaska celebrated its 50th year of statehood last year, many historians took a wide view. In "Snapshots of Statehood: A Focus on Communities That Became the Kenai Peninsula Borough," published by the Kenai Peninsula Historical Association, the 30 authors take a narrower focus.

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People magazine shines spotlight on ornament by Anchor Point artist

12/21/09 When Karin Marks, owner of Art Shop Gallery in Homer, got a call from People magazine in July, she thought the person on the other end of the phone wanted to sell her a subscription.

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People magazine shines spotlight on Alaska artist

12/20/09 When Karin Marks, owner of Art Shop Gallery in Homer, got a call from People magazine in July, she thought the person on the other end of the phone wanted...

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Singer brings fun folk to Mundelein

12/18/09 The Lake County Folk Club's will present national touring musician Anna Stange for a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at El Barrio Restaurant and Lounge in Mundelein.From ballads to sing-alongs, Stange's performances feature old favorites to newer songs she's written and gathered along her travels.

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'4,000 miles by boot, raft and ski'

11/26/09 When Erin McKittrick and her husband, Brentwood "Hig" Higman, last visited Juneau, an unseen October drizzle pattered on their tiny rafts as they paddled into the inky darkness along Gastineau Channel. At first, the city was just a small island of lights in a sea of night. Then they could make out the fog-obscured shapes of buildings, and then the crimson stream of car lights on Egan Drive , and ...

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Alaska-based mystery series may be headed for the screen

10/29/09 ANCHORAGE- That gutsy, savvy, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and her not-so-little dog, Mutt, are closer than ever to sleuthing their way off the pages of the Dana Stabenow mystery novels and onto television screens.

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Kate Shugak may be headed for television

10/28/09 That gutsy, savvy, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and her not-so-little dog, Mutt, are closer than ever to sleuthing their way off the pages of the Dana Stabenow mystery novels...

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Haven House works to break cycle of violence

10/26/09 October marks not only Domestic Violence Awareness month, but the 29-year anniversary of when about 30 people, including nurses, doctors, counselors, police, district attorneys and judges came together in October 1980 to start South Peninsula Women's Services.

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'Hydropalooza' provides deeper understanding of Alaska's Kachemak Bay

08/13/09 ( NOAA Headquarters ) NOAA ships and scientists have returned to Alaska's Kachemak Bay to kick off year two of Hydropalooza -- a NOAA-led project to develop the most detailed seafloor and coastline maps ever generated of the area.Kachemak Bay, one of Alaska's most productive and ecologically diverse estuaries, supports maritime commerce, ferry transportation, fishing, and recreational boating. ...

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Boat of the Week: RV Thunder

08/13/09 On its towering catamaran hulls, the RV Thunder looks imposing. With a 17,000-pound crane, a 17-foot-4-inch aluminum stabi-craft skiff and a roomy cabin, the Thunder could be some Lower 48 billionaire's Kachemak Bay play boat.

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'Hydropalooza' provides deeper understanding of Alaska's Kachemak Bay

08/13/09 NOAA ships and scientists have returned to Alaska's Kachemak Bay to kick off year two of Hydropalooza - a NOAA-led project to develop the most detailed seafloor and coastline maps ever generated of the area.

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KPBSD approves 24 new teacher contracts: Special districtwide in-service expected to draw approximately 800 staff

08/12/09 With some schools already in session and all of the district to be in full-swing by Aug. 24, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board approved 24 new teacher contracts at its Monday night meeting in Soldotna.

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