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🌱 Will Kenai step in to save the high school pool by July?

Kenai, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Kenai! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will Kenai step in to save the high school pool by July?
  • How a Kenai couple’s experiment could reshape Cook Inlet fishing rules

Also on today's calendar: SOLD OUT! Women In Business: A Speaker Series and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Rain becoming steadier, with a high of 45 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, windy and chilly, temps: high: 46, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 43 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Swimmers ask Kenai to help keep school pool open (kbbi.org) — Kenai’s Central High School pool is set to lose school district funding July 1, and local swimmers are urging the city to help keep it open. City officials, the swim club, and the borough are exploring options, but cost disagreements and tight timelines leave the pool’s future uncertain for Kenai families who rely on it for safety and recreation.
   

• ALASKA: Board of Fish proposal would sub seines for setnets in commercial Cook Inlet fishery (savingseafood.org) — A Kenai couple’s experimental use of beach seines is now informing a proposed statewide rule change for Cook Inlet’s east-side setnet fishery when king salmon runs are weak. The Board of Fisheries will consider allowing beach seines instead of traditional setnets under specific run forecasts, aiming to keep sockeye harvests viable while reducing king salmon deaths.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ⚠️ Magnitude 3 earthquake reported
    Apr 29 at 7:19 AM AKDT: 3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Happy Valley, Alaska. (Nextdoor )
  • Kenaitze Indian Tribe posted a job opening for Dena'ina Language Teacher in Kenai. Apply here.
  • The Salvation Army posted a job opening for Thrift Store Manager - Kenai & Soldotna in Kenai. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenai here.

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  • The Brotherhood launches a chilling first look at their new survival horror adventure game, ANIMAL USE PROTOCOL. (gamespress.com)

Ok Kenai! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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