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Volunteer group seeks $60,000 to finish bronze mother-and-cubs sculpture at Kenai airport
Summary
A community-funded bronze sculpture of a mother bear and two cubs for the Kenai Municipal Airport remains unfinished until organizers raise roughly $60,000 more; project leaders say the piece is on track for fall 2025 installation if remaining funds are secured.
Mary Bonrond, the airport’s former manager, told the Kenai City Council on June 18 that a community coalition has raised most of the money for a bronze sculpture of a mother bear and two cubs planned for the Kenai Municipal Airport but still needs roughly $60,000 to complete the project and meet a fall 2025 installation timeline.
The sculpture, Bonrond said, is intended to welcome visitors and “reflect respect for nature and celebrate our community’s culture and connection to wildlife.” She described the planned installation as a mother bear with two cubs placed in a naturalistic stream bed surrounded by native plants and driftwood, designed to feel like an encounter in the wild.
Why it matters: the project is being pitched as public art that also reinforces the airport’s role as a gateway to the Kenai Peninsula and as a collaborative effort between local businesses,…
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