...handled by Blazy Construction and Soldotna Rotarian volunteers, carvers included Scott Hanson, Derek Stanton and The Ben Firth family. Locations to get your punch card stamped are: Sweeney's Clothing, Davis Block & Concrete, Soldotna Dental...

...competitions progress," he said. "Doing harder pieces in less time." Not every carver this weekend was an old-timer. Ben Firth, of Anchor Point, participated for the first time. "I just started doing the big chainsaw carvings," he said. Firth...

...This Joe, Lisa can beat. This election was supposed to be between the real Joe and McAdams, not a straw Joe and Lisa. Of course Alaskans are smart enough to spell "Murkowski." I think we are smart enough not to. Ben Firth, Anchor Point

...Thursday afternoon. Her mom Tammy, sister Karmen and dad Tom, not pictured, joined in the fun. The sculpture, by Ben Firth, was created for last weekend's Peninsula Winter Games.