Kenai Peninsula News

Students at Nikiski Middle/High School are hitting the stage in their “Blue Suede Shoes.” That’s because this year’s spring musical is Elvis Presley inspired.

Alaskans have been stocking up on emergency supplies in preparation for a possible eruption of Mt. Spurr. For retailers on the Kenai Peninsula, that often means filling – and refilling – shelves with help from distributors in the Lower 48.

Salt brine is one way the Alaska Department of Transportation treats Kenai Peninsula roadways in the winter. And while thousands of people and the borough assembly have pushed back against the use of the somewhat corrosive mixture, one local student was recognized for introducing a road treatment alternative.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland says the new initiatives have added to the district’s workload.

Monday’s mass paid special attention to the death of Pope Francis, who Brosamer says was sometimes referred to as a pope “from the margins.”

The board approved two groups of contracts. The first was for nontenured teachers. The second was for teachers who will achieve tenure once the next school year begins.

The budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, which’ll decide on school funding next month.

The Big Game Commercial Services Board says the position is needed to help process applications, register guides and support the board.

State lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools by $1,000 per student.

One Kenai Peninsula performing arts group has taken the phrase “the show must go on” to heart. After Triumvirate Theatre’s former rehearsal space was destroyed by a fire, the group recently debuted a new playhouse.