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Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska: General Care Communities

 

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The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for the Cook Inlet, which borders the peninsula to the west. It extends approximately 150 miles (240 km) southwest from the Chugach Mountains, south of Anchorage. It is separated from the mainland on the west by the Cook Inlet and on the east by the Prince William Sound. Most of the peninsula is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

The glacier-covered Kenai Mountains (7,000 ft/2,130 m) run along the southeast spine of the peninsula along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. Much of the range is within Kenai Fjords National Park. The northwest coast along the Cook Inlet is flatter and marshy, dotted with numerous small lakes such as Bear Lake. Several larger lakes extend through the interior of the peninsula, including Skilak Lake and Tustumena Lake. Rivers include the Kenai River, famous for its salmon population, as well as the Russian River, the Kasilof River, and Anchor River. Kachemak Bay, a small inlet off the larger Cook Inlet, extends into the peninsula's southwest end, much of which is part of Kachemak Bay State Park

The Kenai Peninsula is littered with glaciers on its eastern portion. It is home to both the Sargent Icefield and Harding Icefields and numerous glaciers that spawn off them.

 

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Local News from The Alaska Star via Yahoo! News

Reader unhappy with Star content

Nov 21, 2008 1:30 am

What is going on with this paper? Is there such a dearth of local news that we have been forced to cast the investigative net far and wide to come up with fillers for 24 pages of blank space? Good Lor...

 

CVFD is an awesome asset tot the community

Nov 21, 2008 1:30 am

I would just like to say that my father, a captain on the Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department was first on scene, arriving within five minutes of the tone out. He immediately ordered the crew (once they...

 

PHOTOS: Veteran's Day

Nov 21, 2008 1:30 am

American Legion Post 1 commander Jim Grant, a retired U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, salutes during the Veterans and Remembrance Day ceremony at the Alaska National Guard Armory Nov. 11.

 

BRIEFS

Nov 21, 2008 1:30 am

The community is invited to attend the annual Chugiak Senior Center Thanksgiving dinner at 6 p.m. tonight. There will be turkey, ham, dressing and all the traditional fare served in the center's dinin...

 

Mustangs mighty in the middle weights during State Dual Meet

Nov 14, 2008 8:34 pm

The Chugiak High School Mustangs placed third during the 16-team Jerry Palmer Invitational held at Bartlett High School last weekend. The event is tabbed as the Alaska State Dual Meet Championship, sp...

 

Wolves hockey in full stride

Nov 14, 2008 8:34 pm

Despite posting a 0-3 record in their first week of play, the Eagle River High School Wolves hockey program is clawing for respect in the Cook Inlet Conference. And with close losses, 2-1 to Wasilla a...

 

Eagle River ski team begins season with new coach, modest numbers

Nov 14, 2008 8:33 pm

Mike Evans is excited about being the Eagle River High School Wolves' new ski coach. Evans, 28, who hails from Minnesota, said he grew up knowing more about hockey than Nordic skiing.

 

Eagle River fails to make a return trip to the state volleyball tourney

Nov 14, 2008 8:33 pm

After placing third in both conference and state tournament play last season, the Eagle River High School Wolves volleyball team will not make at return bid due to a first-round loss to Service in thr...

 

SPORT SHORTS

Nov 14, 2008 8:32 pm

The Alaska Volleyball Association Girls Junior Olympic volleyball club will hold its 18th annual tryout sessions for comp and developmental teams at Mirror Lake Middle School.

 

Athlete of the Week: Celestia Bowlus

Nov 14, 2008 8:32 pm

Chugiak senior Celestia Bowlus,17, was named the Carl's Jr. Athlete of the Week last week after helping the Mustangs varsity volleyball team to a second-place finish at the Cook Inlet Conference Champ...

 
 

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Economist: Recession Could Hurts Tourism, Mining

Nov 21, 2008 6:52 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage economist says the downturn in the global economy is likely to touch Alaska in two sectors - mining and tourism.

 

Denali National Park Open for Snowmobiles

Nov 21, 2008 6:22 pm

DENALI NATIONAL PARK, Alaska (AP) - Denali National Park and Preserve is now open to snowmobiles. The park superintendent has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles fo...

 

Court Orders Review of Beaufort Drilling Plan

Nov 21, 2008 5:53 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Conservation groups are hailing an appeals court decision concerning offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that federal regul...

 

Senate Committee to Investigate Natural Gas Supply -

Nov 21, 2008 5:52 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee this month will be looking into the natural gas supply in southcentral Alaska. Anchorage Sen. Hollis French said concerns were raised about the ...

 

Stevens Gives Last Senate Speech as Staffers Weep

Nov 20, 2008 9:07 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Senator Ted Stevens has spoken and yielded the floor for the last time. Staff members today wept in the Senate gallery as Stevens, who turned 85 earlier this week, gave hi...

 

Transcript of Senator Stevens' Fairwell Speech

Nov 20, 2008 9:07 pm

STEVENS: Mr. President, I'm grateful to the senator from Virginia for his comments. And I understand his duty calls to go to his meeting at the CIA. I'm grateful very much for your -- your support.

 

Fewer Permits Fished in Kodiak This Year

Nov 20, 2008 8:23 pm

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - State officials say fewer permits were fished in Kodiak this year. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says preliminary estimates for the commercial fishing season show fewer ...

 

Sea Lion Numbers a Mixed Bag

Nov 20, 2008 8:07 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Federal scientists have released the latest population numbers for Alaska Steller sea lions. The numbers are a mixed bag. They show sea lion numbers are stable or declining in...

 

Low Prices, New Tax Mean Less Petroleum Investment

Nov 20, 2008 7:37 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Executives of major petroleum companies say work on some Alaska projects will be dialed back now that the price of crude oil has dropped.

 

Juneau Hires Avalanche Forecaster

Nov 20, 2008 7:37 pm

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's capital has hired a full-time avalanche forecaster. City Manager Rod Swope says Tom Mattice brings niche training and experience in avalanche forecasting to the city.

 
 

Local News from Anchorage Daily News via Yahoo! News

Check forger's take surpasses $50,000

Nov 21, 2008 5:39 pm

A woman who has used forged checks to rack up more than $50,000 in merchandise so far this year is being sought by Anchorage police on several felony warrants.

 

Grandfather sentenced in adopted child abuse case

Nov 21, 2008 2:24 pm

PALMER -- George Long, the adoptive grandfather at the center of an infamous Valley child-abuse case, for the first time spoke publicly Thursday about his role -- four years after he kicked off a majo...

 

Some Mat-Su residents turn to coal for heat

Nov 21, 2008 2:23 pm

The high cost of heating oil prices has some homeowners in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough opting to use coal.

 

Stevens' farewell

Nov 21, 2008 11:56 am

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Stevens ended his four-decade congressional career Thursday, ushered out by his Senate colleagues with a dignity not shown by jurors in his corruption trial or by the voters in ...

 

Tobacco settlement money going up in smoke

Nov 21, 2008 11:55 am

In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a Fairbanks museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen North. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 199...

 

Economy most likely to hurt tourism, mining

Nov 21, 2008 11:55 am

In light of a souring global economy, how will Alaska's economy fare next year?

 

Can Alaska believe the forecast?

Nov 21, 2008 11:55 am

WASHINGTON -- Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest, dry in the Southeast and warmer than normal in Alaska, the government said Thursday.

 

Community profile: Willow

Nov 21, 2008 11:54 am

POPULATION: 2,048 (2007)

 

League asks state to expand power subsidy

Nov 21, 2008 11:53 am

FAIRBANKS -- The nonprofit association representing Alaska cities, villages and boroughs is urging the state to expand state subsidies that lower the high cost of electricity in rural areas.

 

'Rebel' priest will return to service

Nov 21, 2008 11:24 am

An Anchorage-based priest with the Orthodox Church in America who was fired from a teaching position during a period of church turmoil has regained the post and also has been named to two high-level p...

 
 

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