Tack Back The Town!!!
Hi friends!! The time has come to celebrate taking back our town! Come down to the Sunrise Inn Gravel Bar on Thursday the 9th at 7pm through the night! Cheers your friends after this incredible summer! See you there!! ~DeA
Dog Sitter Wanted
I am looking for a dog sitter. My dog Taz is an 85 lb mix breed neutered male. He is well behaved, friendly and obedient. If you are interested please contact me via text or call.
Mike 907-741-0474
Wildman’s will be closing at 4pm on the 8th
We will be closing at 4pm on Wednesday October 8th to celebrate Aaron and Mint’s marriage. Reopening at 6am on Thursday October 9th.
Need help cutting some logs
I have been cutting logs into firewood rounds so I can split them and I hurt my back. I am looking for someone who can cut the remaining 8-10 logs into 18 inch long rounds. Let me know if you are available.
Phil Brna
+19063519036
Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 8, 2025
Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Location: Community Hall and ZOOM teleconference
Wednesday, OCTOBER 8, 2025
6:00 p.m.
Tentative Agenda
The October 8, 2025 meeting will be both physically open to the public at the Cooper Landing Community Hall at 18511 Bean Creek Road, Cooper Landing, AK and available for online or telephone participation. To join the meeting from a computer, visit https://zoom.us/j/2045581076. To attend the Zoom meeting by telephone, call toll free 888 788 0099 or 877-853-5247 and use the Meeting ID 204 558 1076.
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- Welcome to new Commissioners Phillip Miller and David Nees
- Election of Officers
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES for June 4, 2025 meeting
- CORRESPONDENCE
- PUBLIC COMMENT/PRESENTATION WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTICE
- REPORT FROM BOROUGH
- PLATTING
- NEW PLATS: Preliminary Plat 2025-132; Robert Ruffner, KPB Planning Director
- ANY NOTICE OF DECISION ON PLATS: None
- PLATTING
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- INFORMATION and ANNOUNCEMENTS
- COMMISSIONER’S COMMENTS
- ADJOURNMENT
For more information or to submit comments please contact:
Contact the Cooper Landing APC at:
- For email visit: https://www.kpb.us/On the upper right-hand side of the page is a box titled, “Search”. Search for, “Cooper Landing APC” and on the homepage expand “Send a message to the Cooper Landing APC Commissioners” tab.
- Send USPS mail to: Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Department, Attn: CLAPC 144 N Binkley, Soldotna, AK 99669
**NOTE** to see a copy of the Proposed Preliminary Plat, go to document.php
Cooper Landing Gem Newsletter
Enjoy our monthly newsletter, the Cooper Landing Gem, for updates and happenings in the Cooper Landing Community. In this issue you’ll find updates from Cooper Landing Library, Cooper Landing Trails, Cooper Landing School, Cooper Landing Community Club, and Cooper Landing Emergency Services. You’ll also find information about our new website and how to submit new information for you business or organization.
Creative Mondays – Landscape Painting with Jennifer McCombs
October 20, 5:30–8:30 pm
Cooper Landing Community Club Hall
Price: $75 per person
Join Girdwood artist Jennifer McCombs for a cozy paint night at Cooper Landing Community Club. You will create a radiant Tern Lake Mountain scene using acrylics and simple techniques for blending color, layering light, and capturing atmosphere. Jennifer guides you step-by-step—no prior experience needed—so you can relax, sip, and enjoy the process. Leave with a finished landscape you’ll be proud to keep or gift to someone you love. Open for any level—beginner to experienced.
You’ll leave with
- A completed Tern Lake landscape on canvas
- A few new painting techniques you can reuse anywhere
- A fun, creative evening with the community
What’s included
- All painting supplies and a take-home canvas
- Step-by-step instruction
- Community setting and good vibes
- Food and beverage not included, please bring your own drinks/snacks.
To join this class, email Jennifer at Jennifer@activemountaindesign.com and mention Cooper Landing Painting Class.
Questions: Jennifer@activemountaindesign.com
More info: http://www.activemountaindesign.com/events
Hold Your Own Creative Monday! If you would like to offer your own talent to the pool, sign up to share your expertise! Creative Mondays are now being offered at the CLCC Hall once a month. Artists, Cooks, Sewers, Photographers, and even Musicians are encouraged to pick a Monday to offer their expertise to members of our community and our surrounding neighbors. Participants do not have to pay to rent the Hall but must adhere to the rules and clean up procedures. In exchange we ask for a donation of your work or service that can be used as an auction item at one of our fundraisers. To register and for more information, email officers@cooperlandingcommunityclub.com.
Free Logs for Firewood at Cooper Landing Community Cemetery
Thanks to oversight by Tommy Gossard, Boreal Tree Services came in and did some much needed clearing at our cemetery! This was made possible by funds generously donated by local community members. Thank you all! The logs are available for any seniors or others who need easy access to firewood. First come, first served. Please clean up after yourselves and keep chainsaw noise to a minimum in early morning or late evening hours. Questions? Email officers@cooperlandingcommunityclub.com. Thank you!
Cooper Landing Community Club
Thank You Cooper Landing Trails Volunteers!
The Devils Creek Snow Trail prep would have been impossible without help from Lou Prill, Monika Adam, Jake Dies, Jannette Cadieux Carol and Jerry Fox, Dave Pearson and Charlie Shipton, Alex and Rachel Altmann, and David and Martha Story.
Thank you all for coming out despite the pouring rain. It was great it did not last and ended up being a pleasant day out.
We were able to brush out most of the main loops so any snowfall will set quicker and begin building a great base for the season.
Bookmark the link below for snow trail and grooming updates. You can also set updates to be delivered to your email inbox from this page.
https://cooperlandingtrails.org/snow-trails/#grooming
Thank you also to Jerry Neis for mowing along the Snug Harbor pathway!
Share Your Catch in Just a Few Clicks!
(Statewide) – We’ve moved to a new online photo submission form for the 2026 Sport Fishing Regulations Cover Photo contest. It is now easier and faster to share your best shots with us. One of your photos could be featured on the cover of a 2026 Sport Fishing Regulations Summary Book!
Each year, the Division of Sport Fish publishes four regional regulation sport fishing books – Northern, Southcentral, Southeast, and Southwest – and the books feature photos of anglers and their catches from around the state on the cover and inside pages. Whether it’s a big catch, a family adventure, or a day out with friends, we want to see your fishing adventures this summer!
Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2025.
How to enter:
- Submit up to three photos (not screengrabs) taken in Alaska within the last two years.
- Complete the required media consent release form through the online submission system. For kids under 18, a parent or guardian must sign. If multiple children are in the photo, each child’s parent/guardian must complete and sign a form.
- Photos showing unsafe or unethical practices, fish and game violations, or advertisements will not be accepted (for example, children in boats without life vests).
For full details and to submit your photos the fastest, easiest, and most streamlined way, submit your photos through our new submission form online*.
Photos may still be submitted by email, but this is the previous method and requires additional steps. Include the angler’s full name, age, species of fish, and the waterbody where it was caught. Attach your photos and a signed media consent form, then email them to the correct regional contact:
- Northern Alaska: Tim Mowry
- Southcentral & Southwest Alaska: Nick Ellickson
- Southeast Alaska: Carly Lemieux
*If you have already submitted your photos this year, you do not need to resubmit.
Wood Pile Contest November 2nd, 2025
Show Off Your Stack!
Join one of the quirkiest contests in Alaska and you could have the bragging rights for the best wood pile on the Upper Kenai!
HOW IT WORKS
Friday, October 31st, 2025 – Sign up by 6 pm
Sunday November 2nd, 2025 – Judging of wood piles in Cooper Landing & Moose Pass from 1-5 pm.
Monday, November 3rdh, 2025 – The winner will be announced and presented with our coveted plaque to display for the year.
RULES AND BRIBES
This is an informal and fun contest. Wood piles will be rated at the discretion by 3 our judges, evaluating and scoring all the following: creativity, quantity, variety of wood, stacking technique, storage location, safety and the bribe. Bribing the judges is highly encouraged!
SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE
For any questions and to sign up, email ygalbraith@gmail.com or call/text 907-230-3055 by 6 PM Friday evening, 10/31/25. And please note, we totally encourage anonymous nominations! Sign up that shy neighbor who may be too modest to enter. (But you know they would love to have the title!)
Town Road Planning
Cooper Landing Trails is hosting a planning charette at the CL Community Hall on October 23 from 1:00-4:00pm with a recap from 6:00-7:00pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at the Baptist Church annex Saturday mornings 9am. This is an open 12 step meeting. If you are curious or think you might have an issue with drinking or other addictions, come join us! The church is located at the corner of Snug Harbor Road and the Sterling Highway, next to the CL Emergency Services building. For more information, call (907)299-2855.