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Homer, Alaska 2011 Visitors Guide
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Story last updated at 6:39 PM on Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Tis the season for road construction




Don’t feel intimidated, just be more careful. Traffic is a little slower heading to Homer these days. Going to work this week, I had the opportunity to follow a gravel truck headed for Diamond Ridge Road. There must have been at least 10 to 12 that passed me going back to Anchor Point for another load.



 
 
Driving down the highway, I thought there was hail falling from the sky, because I kept hearing “ping” noises that seemed to be coming from the back of my car, like it was bouncing off my trunk. Nope, it wasn’t hail, it was rock.

Remember to stay a good distance behind these gravel trucks; the rocks fly off and seem to magnetize right to the windshield or elsewhere on your vehicle.

So, if you need to get somewhere on time, I would leave at least 30 minutes early. Matter of fact, I think I need to take that advice so I can get to work on time one of these days. My thoughts are with all of you who live on Diamond Ridge, but in the end it will be grand. Try and keep that in your thoughts. It will be over before you know it.

Hope you all had a great week; be safe out there.  

Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce

Summer hours are 8 a.m.-4p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks to all of those who volunteer your time to keep the visitor center open.

Anchor Point Library

Have you read any good books lately? Summer hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.

Anchor Point Senior Center

Dinner tonight will be pork chops. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers. Friday is bingo night. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m.  The center is open from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is still time to get raffle tickets for the four-wheeler. The drawing is Aug. 24. You can get raffle tickets at the center.

 

VFW Post 10221

The monthly fish fry will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday. There will be live entertainment Aug. 5.

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