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Flyboys Frozen Custard....................................... 5
Playa Azul........................................................... 22
Froso’s.................................................................. 6
Ron’s Rent-It Center........................................... 19
Fun and Games.................................................. 29
Rural Energy....................................................... 18
Galena Interior Learning Academy..................... 16
Save-U-More...................................................... 25
Jack White.......................................................... 25
Senior Helpers................................................ 2, 24
Jumpin’ Junction................................................ 28
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.... 12, 24, 25, 26
Kahtnu Area Transit............................................ 15
Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware and Fishing................ 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 32
Kachemak Gear Shed........................................ 14 Kenai Feed......................................................... 13 Kenai Peninsula Driving Instruction, LLC........... 20 Kenai Watershed Forum............................... 11, 19 Lakeshore Glass & Garage Door.......................... 5 Legacy Funeral Homes...................................... 14 Maggie’s General Store...................................... 22 Nick’s Auto Glass............................................... 12
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Soldotna Wednesday Market....................... 11, 24 Soothe................................................................ 22 State Farm.................................................... 11, 24 Sterling Senior Center.......................................... 5 Sweeney’s Clothing...................................... 25, 31 Valley RV Center................................................. 30 VBS Heating......................................................... 6
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1. 2022 CAMRY SE
P2533
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2. 2025 1500 LARAMIE
P2549
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3. 2024 HYUNDAI TUCSON
P2572
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4. 2025 RAM 1500 LARAMIE
P2583
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5. 2024 FORD ESCAPE ST
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6. 2024 PACIFICA SELECT
P2583
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2022 REBEL 1500
BB2525
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25750A
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25727A
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10. 2021 FORD EXPEDITION LIM.
25721A
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11. 2024 1500 LARAMIE
P25128
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12. 2024 1500 LARAMIE
P25127
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13. 2022 1500 BIG HORN
P25130
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14. 2022 1500 BIG HORN
P253004
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25737A
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16. 2024 1500 LARAMIE
P25145
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SAVINGS Savings $1,125 Savings $5,770 Savings $4,450 Savings $5,575 Savings $2,075 Savings $1,650 Savings $6,900 Savings $4,900 Savings $7,450 Savings $3,750 Savings $5,000 Savings $5,100 Savings $10,500 Savings $6,900 Savings $1,275 Savings $3,650
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Win $100
Congratulations to our June $100 winner!
Somewhere, hidden in this publication is this slippery salmon.
(Hint: it is NOT the slippery salmon in these rules.)
All you need to do is find the slippery salmon and tell us the ad and page number you found it on with your name, address and phone number attached. (If you don’t give us your address and phone number we can’t send you the money!)
We will then have a random drawing from your submissions on July 27, 2026 to pick ONE WINNER
Zelie Herra of Kenai
Mail or bring all submissions to: GreatLander Publications 3110 Spenard Road Anchorage, AK 99503 – Please include your email address –
or email to: kenaicontest@greatlander.com The winner will be announced in the August Kenai Peninsula GreatLander!
ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. One winner per month. Must be 18 years or older to play. Submissions must be received by GreatLander Publications no later than July 26, 2026 to be eligible to win. Employees of Anchorage Printing, Inc. are not eligible to play.
Coloring Page Ages 4-6
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Winners receive a $20 gift certificate to AK Crazy Collector
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Kids! Send in your coloring contest entry for a chance to win a $20 gift card to Jumpin’ Junction. One winner from each age group 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 will be announced in the August 2026 Kenai Greatlander. Name:________________________________________________ Age:______ Phone:_____________________
Parents - Please help your child legibly write their name. Use crayons, pencils or markers. Please NO GLITTER. Submissions must be received by July 27th, 2026. Mail entries to: GreatLander, 3110 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-3699
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Fun and Games
DAY AT THE PARK WORD SEARCH Find the hidden words in the puzzle
CROSSWORD
Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally, diagonally, and backwards. BENCHES BIKING COMMUNITY FITNESS FLOWERS GARDEN
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PICNIC PLAYGROUND RELAXATION SOCIAL SPORTS SUNLIGHT
SWINGS TRAIL TREES WELLNESS WILDLIFE YOUTH
SUDOKU (Level - Easy)
The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9 only one time each.
WORD SEARCH ANSWER
SUDOKU ANSWER
ACROSS 1. Mended 7. Hymns 13. Commercial transport of goods 14. Poked holes in the ground 16. They precede C 17. Branch of knowledge concerned with wealth 19. Larry and Curly’s pal 20. Injured 22. Popular type of dance 23. Moon crater 25. American state 26. Places to lock valuables 28. Stalk that supports the capsule 29. Keyboard key 30. ‘__ death do us part 31. A type of cage 33. A place to sleep 34. Annual music awards show 36. Made over 38. Hard, stony substance 40. Incantations
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41. Long-legged, wading bird 43. Breathe noisily 44. Congressman 45. Rip off 47. Golf score 48. Popular pickup truck 51. Where infants sleep 53. Music term 55. Small opening in a surface 56. Musical term meaning “very” 58. Soviet Socialist Republic 59. Treats with powder 60. Email subject line feature 61. A British lawyer 64. Expression of laughter 65. Farmer’s calendar 67. Seeds used as food 69. Eurasian shrubs 70. Periods of inactivity DOWN 1. Hard things to kick 2. Collective of countries 3. Letter of Hebrew alphabet 4. One-time Alabama running back Eddie 5. One’s sense of selfesteem 6. Of the teeth 7. Treat with care
8. Type of whale 9. Curved structure 10. Emits coherent radiation 11. One of the Gospels (abbr.) 12. Smallest interval in western music 13. Netherlands seat of government 15. Gives to charitably 18. Lout 21. Pastas 24. Release from restrictions 26. Female sibling 27. Title of respect 30. Silver coins 32. Region in India 35. Partner to cheese 37. Dark or dusky 38. Pacific Northwest tree 39. Exaggerate 42. Toddler 43. Touch lightly 46. Fundamentals 47. Jeopardies 49. Curved structures 50. Isolated, flat-topped hills 52. Forming the bottom layer 54. Reciprocal of sine 55. Genus of Old World birds 57. New York college 59. Cloak 62. Kawhi Leonard’s team (abbr.) 63. Vietnamese offensive 66. “The Great Lakes State” 68. “__, myself and I”
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