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Circle June 8-9 on the calendar, said event chair Marilyn Parrett and co-chairs Jennifer McLay and Tammy Ackerman.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Consultant tells Senate panel Parnell's oil tax plan not viable option to ACES]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:14:57 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_ctsp.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to cut oil production taxes has "mega deficiencies," and isn't a viable alternative to Alaska's existing tax structure, a consultant told lawmakers Tuesday.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[House bill targets 'Citizen United' ruling]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:49 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_hbtc.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[A bill urging an amendment to the U.S. Constitution limiting campaign contributions had a hearing before the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Council approves load and launch ramp agreement ]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:18:27 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_calal.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[After Harbormaster Bryan Hawkins delivered a brief report on last year's progress at the Homer Harbor, the Homer City Council gave him a new item to start off his 2012 list. It passed a resolution approving an agreement with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for the state agency to repair, replace and rehabilitate the load and launch ramp.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Rat Island now rat-free,  name-change proposed ]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:25:53 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_rinfr.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[ Rat Island was once over-run with rats. But with the rats dead and gone after having eaten grain pellets laced with poison, two Alaska Native groups say it's time for a name-change.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Cars collide near vacant J-Bar-B on Sterling Highway ]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:26:57 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_ccnvjb.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Two large vehicles collided early Tuesday morning when a driver attempted to pass a school bus and ran into oncoming traffic, said Megan Peters, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Needed: Therapeutic foster care for children]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:30:30 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_ntfc.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Every year, an estimated 908,000 children become victims of abuse and neglect. Statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service show that in 2006, an estimated 15,000 children were identified as being severely emotionally disturbed, with only a third receiving treatment of any type.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Council spikes land buy after meeting in closed session]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:32:03 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_cslb.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[The Homer City Council on Monday night watched the debut of new video equipment that makes presentations of information clearer to them and the audience. As part of the remodel of the Ralph Cowles Council Chambers and Homer City Hall, two flat screens, one facing the council and the other the public, have been installed, allowing slideshows and presentations to be viewed.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Scholarship fund to be considered]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:16:51 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_sftbc.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[The Senate Finance Committee plans to take up a bill that would create a fund for student scholarships. The bill, requested by Gov. Sean Parnell, would establish a fund providing a long-term funding source for merit scholarships, a pet project of Parnell. The Legislature last year approved $400 million as a set-aside for the fund but the bill establishing the fund stalled in the Senate after clearing the House.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[New class of six receives training for Anchor Point Fire and EMS]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:28:34 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/021512/news_ncosr.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Six firefighter recruits for the Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Medical Service are in the middle of a 200-hour firefighter 1 course taught by Paul Pellegrini, an Alaska Division of Forestry wildland firefighter who volunteers for the Homer Volunteer Fire Department and Kachemak Emergency Services. Pellegrini also volunteers for the Anchor Point Fire and EMS so he can teach the course.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Chamber announces changes to its derby]]></title> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:55 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020912/news_halibut.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[In an era of uncertainity about the future of halibut stocks and the amount of halibut Homer's charter fleet can catch, the Homer Chamber Commerce today announced major changes to its 26-year-old Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby. The big changes include:]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Snow or rain, it will be perfect weather for Winter Carnival]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:03:20 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_roriw.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Homer's annual February celebration of winter kicks off this weekend, though recent weather patterns may have made of its name a bit of an understatement.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Warming trend may stick around for awhile]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:01 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_wtmsa.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[A warming trend state meteorologists think could hang on for a week or two is giving residents of the Homer area respite from the wallop of successive snow storms that struck Southcentral Alaska earlier this month.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Council considers how to pay to get natural gas]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:07:36 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_cchtpgn.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[At a work session Monday night, the Homer City Council mulled over the range of options for building out the natural gas line distribution system should the line be built from Anchor Point to Homer. As part of the city's lobbying strategy to get the Alaska Legislature to fund an $8 million grant to build the pipeline, City Manager Walt Wrede has proposed the city consider the next step in bringing natural gas to Homer: expand the system from the main line generally running along Fairview Avenue.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Relay For Life begins planning]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:25 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_rfgbp.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[After showing off its "The Magic of Relay" float in the Homer Winter Carnival parade Saturday, Relay For Life of Homer will hold its kick-off gathering at Alice's Champagne Palace from 1-5 p.m. ]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[New Seldovia service area to fund community center]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:34 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_nssaf.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[It's official. Board members for the newly formed Seldovia Recreational Service Area have been sworn in. Well, almost.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Winter Carnival Events]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:02:21 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020812/news_wce.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Big plans, small changes all part of what's on drawing board]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:33:14 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_bpsc.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[The city also has been looking at smaller projects that will improve the efficiency and lower the cost of the harbor, Hawkins said. One simple savings was to replace photocells on the high-mast tower lights that turn lights on and off as the sun rises and sets. That saved two hours of run time daily, he said.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Massive energy potential waits to be tapped in Alaska's waters]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:46 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_mepw.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[Waves and tidal currents off Alaska's coastline would generate more than 850 terawatt-hours of electrical energy annually if fully developed, according to two reports recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy.]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Cim Smyth wins Tustumena 200]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:23:17 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_cswt.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[In a three-way race to the finish, musher Cim Smyth of Big Lake pulled past Jeff King of Denali Park and stayed ahead of Dan Kaduce of Chatanika to win the Tustumena 200 Sunday afternoon. ]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Abuse of household products can have deadly consequences]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:45:17 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_aohp.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[South Peninsula Haven House has become involved in the HLP &#151; Harmful Legal Products &#151; Project, uniting parents, schools and retail outlets to find a solution to the abuse of these products by youth. While alcohol and drug use among young people has declined in recent years, the number of Alaska youth abusing household products is increasing, according to a press release from South Peninsula Haven House. ]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[Man indicted in drug conspiracy]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:46:22 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_mids.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[A federal grand jury in Anchorage last week indicted a Homer man on drug trafficking conspiracy charges. Timothy Cissney, 33, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Cissney is alleged to be part of a group previously indicted in October for dealing oxycodone and methadone. ]]></description> </item><item> <title><![CDATA[CACS names Trowbridge its new executive director]]></title> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:31 AKDT</pubDate> <link>http://homernews.com/stories/020112/news_cant.shtml</link> <description><![CDATA[[The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, a non-profit Homer organization that inspires the stewardship of natural environments for future generations, has announced the appointment of Beth Trowbridge as the new executive director.]]></description> </item></channel></rss>
