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🌱 How Kenai Central’s home win streak ended on the volleyball court
Make time for Harvest Moon Local Food Festival on the Kenai Patch calendar

Hello again Kenai! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kenai Central's home win streak ended on the volleyball court
Also on today's calendar: Kenai River Marathon and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 58 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Occasional rain, mainly early, temps: high: 53, low: 38.
- Saturday: A couple of showers, with a high of 54 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volleyball Recap: Palmer Now 3-1 over Last Four Games (maxpreps.com) — Kenai readers following local volleyball will note Kenai Central's home winning streak ended in a 3-1 loss to Palmer, despite a strong all-around performance from setter Gracee Every. Palmer dominated early behind standout play from Brynn Johnson and Riley Jenski, while Kenai Central now looks ahead to regroup against Kodiak on Thursday evening.
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📸 Around Kenai
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kenai
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★ Featured events ★
- Harvest Moon Local Food Festival →
Soldotna Creek Park, 251 States Ave, Soldotna
11:00 am
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Alaska First: Kenai Canvass →
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12:00 pm - Putting the Garden to Bed →
163 Main St Loop, Kenai
5:30 pm - Alaska First: Kenai Volunteer Meeting →
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6:00 pm - Kenai River Marathon →
Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, 11471 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai
9:00 am - Alaska First: Kenai Canvass →
Kenai AK
12:00 pm - Reading Dogs →
163 Main St Loop, Kenai
3:30 pm - Homer Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Nikiski →
Nikiski Middle/High School, 52275 Education Dr, Nikiski
6:00 pm - October Event - Women In Business: A Speaker Series →
The Hearth Eatery & Catering, 10544 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai
Sunday September 20
Thursday September 24
Sunday September 27
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
📣 Kenai Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Nikiski at Soldotna →
Soldotna High School, 425 W Marydale Ave, Soldotna
6:30 pm - Karaoke Thursdays with Benjamin →
The Duck Inn Cafe, Lounge, & Motel, 43187 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna
9:00 pm - Live Music with Ellie →
The Duck Inn Cafe, Lounge, & Motel, 43187 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna
6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ⚠️ Magnitude 2.7 earthquake reported
Sep 15 at 4:14 PM AKDT: 2.7 magnitude earthquake occurred near Anchor Point, Alaska. (Nextdoor )
- State of Alaska posted a job opening for Social Services Associate (PCN063667) in Kenai. Apply here.
- First National Bank Alaska posted a job opening for Universal Teller I - Kenai Branch in Kenai. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenai here.
🗞 Nearby News
Soldotna
- Borough trims landfill seep repair project near Soldotna (peninsulaclarion.com)
- Sila's triple-double leads Dimond over Chugiak; top-ranked Colony untouchable on Interior road trip (alaskasportsreport.com)
- How a friend and a blackout saved a hunter from a bear attack (themarysue.com)
Seward
- When this small Alaska town was given $1 million, child care was the top priority (newsfromthestates.com)
- Wednesday Evening, 9/16/2026 (kbbi.org)
- When Hollywood came north: movies filmed in Alaska (thealaskacurrent.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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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