...anticipation of coming things. We had decorated the classroom Christmas tree (a real tree, by the way) with red and green construction paper chains and snowflakes cut from tissue paper in art. We made Christmas cards for the parents adorned with glitter...

With the construction season right around the corner, many peninsula residents are starting to make plans for what they'd like to build this summer, and what products and services they'd like to use to make it happen. And the Kenai Peninsula Builders Association 30th Annual Home Show has returned to provide answers to would-be builder's questions.

...architectural design. "Dan brought some new ideas from Utah, which utilizes what is commonly becoming known as green construction - a term that simply refers to a home being energy efficient. He has done a great job with this home, and these...

...engineering degree. Mr. Effenbeck moved to Alaska in 1968 and lived on the Kenai Peninsula for 40 years. He worked for Green Construction, P.K.S., Jackson and Garland Construction and Foster's Construction. He was the project manager on the...

...trapper, pilot, prospector, carpenter, commercial fisherman, and finally as a heavy equipment operator for Green Construction, the city of Anchorage, and Anchorage Sand and Gravel where he contributed to the construction of the first highways...