Plants
HAPPY SPRING FOLKS: Sharon’s plants here: My greenhouse is packed to overflowing: I have lots of tomato varieties::; (slicers). Bodacious, Mortgage lifters, Front runner, Few Black Beauty(4 are spoken for), Black Krim, Berkeley Tie Dye, Queen of the nite, few Charokee Purple( 4 spoken for), Delicious, and Klondike, all Romas are spoken for, CHERRIES: Tumbler Tom, Sungold, Few Patio Choice ( 2 spoken for) Baby Boomers, Sweet 100, TINY PLANT TOMATOES: Red Robin and Tiny Tim. I have 6 extra EGG PLANTS: PEPPERS: (Jalapenos::) Goliath, Macho Nacho, Jalafeugo, Megatron…(Bells::) California Wonder, Big Bertha, and Goliath. CUCUMBERS::(:Slicers). : Burpless Beauty , Early Fortune, Sweet Success, Sweet Slice, Sweet Long Slim, ( English and Asian:::)Pepinex, Tasty King and China Jade……(Pickling): Homemade pickles, Burpees Pickles, Burpees Pickles, National Pickling, Boston Pickling, SQUASH: ( Zuchinni) Ford Hook, Black Beauty, Dark Green, ( Winter Squash) Spaghetti, green Acorn, sweet dumpling. Small sugar Pumpkins. GARDEN VEGGIES: 2 varieties of each Cabbage, Cauliflower, broccoli and Kohlrabi.
I have lots of flower starts for pots, flower beds or putting together your own hanging baskets.
Wave Petunias ( several different colors). Regular Petunias, Gazanias, Geraniums, Mariholds, few Nasturtiums, 3 Colors of Bacopa, mixed color Lobelia, 2 varieties of Alyssum, Black Eyed Susan’s, Calendula, Straw Flowers, Statice, Snap Dragons, Pansy and Viola. Few Cosmos, border Dahlias, Also 6 Tuber Dahlia plants
Stop by take a look or give me a call, text or email to reserve plants, Or stop by reserve, take home or I can hold until last week in May.
Thank you all for past years. And look forward to seeing you again, 907-599-0066. smskoecher@yahoo.com. Sharon
Sharon Koecher
smskoecher@yahoo.com
+19075990066
SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for Vacation Bible School June 15-19 at the Community Hall from 9-12 for ages 3-12. Teens are welcome to come and help.
MAY BOOK CLUB
The book club for May will be on zoom Tuesday May 19 at 10:00 alaska time. The book discussed is “The Correspondent” by virginia Evans. This book tells the story of a 73 yr old retired lawyer through her letters and emails and explores themes of grief, connection and self-discovery. Email the library at cooperlandinglibrary@gmail.com to connect to zoom.
Opening Day – Kenai Princess Lodge
We are excited to see everyone for the 2026 season! The Kenai Princess Lodge, including the restaurant, bar, gift shop and RV Park, will open on, Thursday, May 14th at 12 noon. We are looking forward to connecting with old and new friends and sharing a fun summer with the Cooper Landing community.
Annie is missing
Our 2yr old Karelian Bear Dog mix, Annie went missing the morning of May 9 from Caribou Heights. It is not unusual for her to wander, but it is unheard of for her to not return within a couple hours. We haven’t seen her since. She was wearing a collar with our contact info and an AirTag. If anyone sees her, please call. She is desperately loved and missed.
Laura Kobelnyk
+19073603459
FREE Landowner Workshop: Managing Chokecherry Trees on Your Property
Have a pesky chokecherry tree on your property? Want to learn how to get rid of it? Join the Homer and Kenai Soil and Water Conservation Districts for this FREE workshop in Kenai on May 29, from noon to 2:00 p.m. This is a hands-on, outdoors event, so dress for the weather and bring your gloves. The workshop is free, but space is limited—registration is required. Email abby@homerswcd.org to RSVP.
Federal Subsistence Permits Available 5/19/2026
US Fish and Wildlife Service will be issuing Federal Subsistence fishing permits at the Cooper Landing Community Club on 5/19/2026. This will be our final visit to Cooper Landing to issue permits. Permits are always available in Soldotna at 43655 Kalifornsky Beach Rd between 10am and 3pm. Alternatively, we will be issuing permits in Hope and Moose Pass on the 20th and 21st of May.
Cooper Landing 19-May-26 4 pm to 7 pm
Hope 21-May-26 4 pm to 7:00 pm
Moose Pass 20-May-26 4 pm to 7:00 pm
Seeking Donations for CLCC Silent Auction at Softball Tournament
The 2026 CL Softball Tournament will be held Thursday, May 28th through Saturday, June 6th, 2026.
Silent Auction Donations Needed! To all those who can, we accept gift certificates for trips, lodging, services, and food, local art, business swag, or any items appropriate to donate for our auction. We will be at the community hall on Sunday, May 17 from 1-4 for drop offs and Monday, May 18 we will schedule pickups. Text Julie at 907-953-4304 or email us to coordinate.
Cooper Landing Softball Tournament Update
Volunteers! The sign-up board for volunteers to help out at concessions is now available in the lounge area at Wildman’s! Hall Cleanup & Field prep is scheduled for Sunday, May 24th, 2026 2 pm – 5 pm. Please join us!
Teams – Time to sign up your teams now! Please reach out to Dan Michels ASAP at 907-598-1012, as we organize and put on this whole tournament around how many teams participate.
Players! Pull out your gloves, loosen up those arms and start stretching those hammies! We need bodies to help with field clean up and prepping on Sunday, May 24th 2 – 5pm. The clip board to sign up your team for practice times should be at the field entrance soon (Note: No practices May 23 due to a wedding!) and watch for an upcoming announcement on when there will be a Captains meeting.
Lets get ready to play ball!
Questions? Email officers@cooperlandingcommunityclub.com. Thank you!
2026-27 Cooper Landing Directory Coming Soon!
The “hot-off-the-press” 2026-2027 Cooper Landing Directories will be available at the annual Softball Tournament starting May 28th, thru June 6th! Prepaid ones can be picked up there, or you can purchase yours for a mere $15! If you own a business, consider a few copies for your vacation rentals or front offices! They will be available at the library in the future if you miss the Softball games.
Cooper Landing Community Club
officers@cooperlandingcommunityclub.com
47th Annual Snailathon this Saturday in memory of Jan Mitchell!
Join us this Saturday morning for a fun walk/run/bike from CLES to Camp K in memory of our friend and neighbor, Jan. Meet at CLES for a prompt 10AM start and bring a dish to share at the picnic. Shuttle service to the finish line and back will be donated by 5 Dogs Fishing for any food or participants. Let’s hope for good weather and keep this fun tradition alive! Thank you to 3 Bears Alaska, Davis Block & Concrete Co. and Campfire Alaska for supporting this event and CLES.
Need Extra Cash?
We need help limbing and stacking downed trees to clean up a bit. Using your own chainsaw preferred, but we can supply one. Maybe before fishing starts?? Fair wage paid. Please contact us! Lorraine & Mike
Lorraine Temple
+19072992855
Author’s Tea and 2026 Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony
The young writers at Cooper Landing School have been diligently scribing away to create their written masterpiece for this year’s Written and Illustrated event. Every year students look forward to crafting their own story and illustrating the contents to create a published work that will live in their home library for years to come. Community members will get a chance to read the student created stories on Wednesday, May 20th. Desks will be arranged throughout the classroom for you to visit each author and view their hard work. Following the author’s tea, we will host the annual awards ceremony and kindergarten graduation.
Wednesday, May 20th
6:00 pm
at Cooper Landing School
