Ninilchik News

Allison Trimble, formerly of Anchor Point and now of Bellingham, Wash., brings her horse know-how and the know-how of five other clinicians from across the United States and Canada to the Kenai Peninsula for the first "Great Alaska Horse Expo." It will be held at the Kenai Peninsula State Fairgrounds in Ninilchik on June 22-23. Trimble, who has a ... (more)

I am not a combat fisherman. I'm a conscientious objector when it comes to doing battle for room with more than two anglers especially if they are within sight so I move around a lot.

Last weekend was the King salmon opener on the Ninilchik River. Yesterday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announce new restrictions for the river after seeing lower than expected escapement numbers for Kings.

Vietnam veteran and Ninilchik resident Art Peters said he vividly remembers the first time he saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. in 2007.

King Salmon are arriving in the salt water south of Deep Creek. Fishermen with Spinner Dave's Sport Fishing out of Ninilchik caught three on May 19 with the biggest weighing in at 41 pounds.

It's time once again to fire up the lawn tractor, hook onto a tow chain and attempt to separate the fishing gear in your old tackle box.

Micro-grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 have been awarded to 22 projects from Ninilchik to Nanwalek to launch new garden projects or strengthen existing ones.

The Moving Wall is scheduled to be in Ketchikan from May 6-14 and Juneau from May 15-22, with a wreath-laying ceremony planned for May 15.