Tony Knowles, Democratic candidate for governor, will be the speaker at the next Homer Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday at the Best Western Bidarka Inn. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon will run until 1p.m.
The program will include Knowles’ presentation as well as a question-and-answer forum. An informal “Meet the Candidate” session will take place immediately following the luncheon from 1-2 p.m. for all who are interested.
No reservations are needed. This program is free for all to attend. Lunch is available for purchase: $10 for chamber members and $12 for nonmembers.
More candidate forums, hosted by the chamber are slated for October:
• Oct. 24: State legislative forum with Sen. Gary Stevens and Rep. Paul Seaton, noon to 1 p.m. at the Best Western Bidarka Inn.
• Oct. 31: Republican gubernatorial candidate Sarah Palin will be the featured speaker, noon to 1 p.m. at the Best Western Bidarka Inn.
For more information on these upcoming candidate forums, call the Homer Chamber of Commerce at 235-7740.
Body from bay identified
The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s office positively identified as Doug Betts a body found on the beach near McNeil Canyon on Sept. 30. Based on dental records, the remains were determined to be that of Betts, said Alaska State Trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson.
The cause and manner of death could not be determined, Wilkinson said.
Betts, then 33, of Elkhorn, Wis., had been missing since Sept. 14, 2005. He was last seen at an organic farm near Kilcher Road, and reported to have walked down to the beach. A four-day search failed to find him.
On Sept. 30, students in a Kachemak Bay Campus geology class found remains within about a mile of the area where Betts was thought to have gone missing. Based on clothing found with the remains, troopers suspected the body to be Betts.
Scam targets Medicare users
People receiving Medicare benefits are being targeted in a scam involving false offers of refunds for prescription drugs.
A group calling itself the National Medicare Foundation or the National Medicare Agency reportedly is contacting beneficiaries telling them Medicare wants to send them a refund for prescription drugs or other services, according to J. R. Trombley, Aging and Disability Resource Center coordinator in Soldotna.
Trombley said the group is calling people who receive Medicare benefits — seniors and others — and asking them for their bank account routing number so the refunds can be deposited directly into their checking accounts.
Federal investigators have reportedly tracked the calls as originating in Canada.
Senior citizens or other Medicare recipients who receive a phone call asking for bank routing numbers should not provide the information, and should report the call to police, according to Trombley.
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