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Harvest Projections for 2007 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Projections of 2007 Alaska commercial salmon harvests, by fishing area and species, in thousands of fish.

Species

Fishing Area

Chinook
Sockeye
Coho
Pink
Chum
Total

Southeast Region Total 434c 1,462 2,748 47,000 15,748 67,427

Natural Production 1,462a 2,748 47,000 2,500 53,746

Hatchery Production 13,248b 13,248

Central Region Total 210 32,395 835 42,084 4,987 80,512

Prince William Sound

Natural Production 44a 1,377 316d 10,900 254 12,892

Hatchery Production 1,703e 239f 30,068f 3,505f 34,884

Upper Cook Inlet 20a 3,300 210a 50g 130a 3,710

Lower Cook Inlet 1a 304a 15a 1,065 82a 1,467

Bristol Bay 145 26,340 56a 1g 1,017a 27,558

Westward Region Total 35 6,793 720 18,732 2,167 28,447

Kodiak Area

Natural Production 20a 1,469 459a 8,000 896a 10,844

Hatchery Production 4,550 4,550

Chignik 2a 1,320 40a 904g 38a 2,305

South Peninsula 5a 1,838a 165a 5,253a 1,177a 8,438

North Peninsula 7a 2,166a 56a 25a 56a 2,310

AYK Region Total 111 245 413 126 1,860 2,754

Statewide Total 789 40,895 4,751 107,942 24,762 179,139

Columns and rows may not total exactly due to rounding. Averages are used for forecasting fisheries when ADF&G lacks sufficient assessment data.

a Average harvest for the 5-year 2002-2006 period.

b Projection of southeast Alaska hatchery chum Salmon return of 8.539 million less broodstock (500,000). Hatchery projections made by SRAA, NSRAA, and DIPAC.

c Average harvest for the 3-year period, 2004-2006.

d Average harvest for the 10-year period, 1997-2006.

e Includes the harvest of Gulkana sockeye and preliminary forecasted return of Main Bay hatchery sockeye less broodstock requirements. Forecasts made by PWSAA.

f Preliminary forecasted returns to PWSAA and VFDA hatcheries less broodstock requirements. Forecasts made by PWSAA and VFDA.

g Five-year average of even-year harvests.

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Apr - 03 - 2007

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Apr - 04 - 2007

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

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Arts - April is the coolest month

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Cooking - Fresh tastes of spring brighten every meal

Copscourts - Homer Fire

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Gttroot - Getting to the Root

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Letters - Homer friends could use some help

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Letters - Because we all need to go ... vote ‘yes’

Letters - The longer we wait, the more we pay

Letters - Hockey jamboree took lots of work

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Letters - Softball team ready to play ball

Letters - On marriage, individual rights

Letters - Artist, students explore ‘balance’

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News - Hospital service area voters control fate of expansion project

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News - BoatU.S. grant goes to Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary

News - Medical clinic may be in Anchor Point’s future

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Oped - Borough would benefit from comprehensive review of tax structure

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Apr - 05 - 2007

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News - Fund-raiser goes through, to the roof

Apr - 10 - 2007

Announcements - Fifteenth Annual Safe Kids Fair

Announcements - The 2nd Annual Electronics Recycling Event

Announcements - Alaska Division of Forestry will offer a Wildland Firefighter Training Course

Announcements - Christian Fine Arts Society is sponsoring a free religious poetry contest

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Announcements - the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens

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Announcements - The KBBI monthly board meeting

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

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Announcements - Army National Guard Pvt. Rachael M. Pinnow

Announcements - The Alaska State Council on the Arts will launch an American Masterpieces grant program,

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Births - Maykyla Socito Wallace

Obits - Ruth Estelle Lane

Obits - Charles Robert Snyder

Obits - Otho B. “O.B.” Culley

Obits - Glenna Lee Wells

Apr - 11 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

Arts - Spotlight on: Tricia Brown Writer, editor

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - spotlight jump

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - With just 15 minutes a day, you, too, can garden

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Ferry service: use it or lose it

Letters - Improved hospital needs no debate

Letters - Tax code needs a fix; here it is

Letters - Dr. Eneboe makes wise suggestions

Letters - Many contribute to tourney’s success

Letters - Communities need revenue sharing

Letters - It’s clear what marriage should be

Letters - Event will send message to Congress

Letters - No safe place for migratory birds

Letters - Special request leads to late feeding

Letters - Vote for Hirsch is vote for future

Letters - HEA needs members to be involved

Letters - Auto shop offers gift of confidence

Letters - Project gears up for summer

Letters - ‘Fun-Raiser’ meaningful to all

Letters - Club, foundation team up to help

News - Geography-loving student on her way to Florida

News - Hospital expansion ballots in mail soon

News - Homer man gets new lungs

News - Alice’s Champagne Palace to reopen soon

News - Amnesty speaker talks about Guantanamo visit

News - Measure to cap tax exemption moves forward

News - Local completes solo Iditarod trail ski

News - Prom shines with fashion, intrigue

News - Plane makes safe landing on Spit Road

News - School district hopesfor Legislature’s help

News - April is National Donate Life Month

Obits - Edith Fay Engebretsen

Oped - It won’t cost a dime to give your 2 cents’ worth on new quarter

Oped - You can help change happen

Oped - Hospital expansion needed; more delays will add to cost

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - ‘Fair’ summer fun

Schools - School Briefs

Seawatch - Trawlers lose fight on new bycatch regulation

Sports - Track team gets jump on competition

Weddings - Terry Scovell and Dona Johnson

Apr - 16 - 2007

Announcements - Fifteenth Annual Safe Kids Fair on April 28

Announcements - Parent to Parent class

Announcements - The Anchorage Symphony will perform Verdi’s “Requiem”

Announcements - TRAILS announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Summer Youth Jazz Dance Workshops

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Births - Isabella Rose Kaufman-Bacher

Births - Boyd Alan Lehmberg

Births - Hannah Rose Winters

Births - Jasmine Marie Halbur

Obits - Gregory K. Merchant

Apr - 19 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Pete Fromm, writer

Arts - New library celebrates Building certified 'green'; Library Week continues

Arts - Library awarded certificaton by Building Council

Arts - Arts scholarships offered

Arts - Bands hold fund-raiser

Arts - Bunnell Plate Project opens Friday

Arts - KBBI seeks concert musicians

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Letters - Is tax revolt right around corner? Keep auto shop in high school

Letters - Tax structure should be fixed first

Letters - Expansion critical to surgery services

Letters - Modern hospital facility needed

Letters - Bird feeding attracts bears

Letters - Homer Theatre rocks

Letters - Apology not enough

Letters - Max one of the lucky ones

Letters - Mideast focus of program

Letters - Realtors appreciated

Letters - Library celebrates

News - Spring break in Mexico offers time to help others

News - Public radio launches membership drive

News - Voters to weigh in on hospital expansion

News - City seeks ideas for comp plan

News - Eagle feeding law gets first test in town

News - Voices of experience increase drug awareness

News - Tragedy leaves sled dogs up for adoption

News - Second electronics recycling event set for April 28

News - Alaska leads in per-capita federal largesse

News - Mayor introduces FY 2008 budget

News - Court affirms sentence for Homer stalker

News - Kidnapping trial postponed

News - Elephant seal rescued from boat launch

Oped - Invest in community; vote yes to complete hospital expansion

Oped - Cons of SPH Expansion

Oped - Pros of SPH expansion

Oped - Expansion will not decrease bed capacity

Oped - Vote yes: Current rooms not conducive to healing

Oped - Vote no: Different approach needed

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - School board mulls safety

Seawatch - Settnetters' petition denied at Board of Fish meeting

Sports - Boys soccer team closes gap at Grace

Sports - Softball champs set for new year, challenges season

Sports - Team begins season

Sports - Girls drop game at Grace

Unhinged - Smells of spring all around

Apr - 20 - 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest

Announcements - public comment on its changes to proposed regulations of the Alaska Grown certification program.

Obits - Niles Arthur Kaho

Apr - 24 - 2007

Announcements - Air Force Airman Joshua W. Klapak has graduated from basic military training

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Homer Clean-Up Day will take place on May 5

Announcements - A Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Water Event will take place on May 5 citizens

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

Announcements - TRAILS Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 25-June 3

Announcements - Mountaineers Books presents a book launch event for "Steller's Island:

Announcements - The KBC Student Art Showcase is at Ptarmigan Arts

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will host the opening reception for 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival keynote speaker John Acorn

Announcements - Entries in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest are due by 6 p.m. May 7

Announcements - The Senior Wheels USA program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens

Announcements - The Boys and Girls Club of Homer is holding registration

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Air Force Airman Joshua W. Klapak has graduated from basic military training

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Homer Clean-Up Day will take place on May 5

Announcements - A Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Water Event will take place on May 5 citizens

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

Announcements - TRAILS Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 25-June 3

Announcements - Mountaineers Books presents a book launch event for "Steller's Island:

Announcements - The KBC Student Art Showcase is at Ptarmigan Arts

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will host the opening reception for 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival keynote speaker John Acorn

Announcements - Entries in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest are due by 6 p.m. May 7

Announcements - The Senior Wheels USA program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens

Announcements - The Boys and Girls Club of Homer is holding registration

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Births - Beatrix Marie McDonough

Births - Nevaeh Lea Anastasia Forwood

Births - Quinton Mathew Blaine

Births - Joseph Thomas Meneely

Weddings - Ida Martin and Chris Gullett

Apr - 26 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Alaskan Symphony' premieres this weekend

Arts - Chapman Students draw on creativity of artist-in-school

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - Time is right to clean up your garden

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - What is truth about Pebble?

Letters - Homer has no planning authority

Letters - Hospital expansion needed now

Letters - Either way, big changes are needed

Letters - Hospital needs internal changes

Letters - Case for auto shop strong

Letters - Lessons are a big splash

Letters - Kudos to KBC student association

Letters - Business donations appreciated

Letters - Support for kids appreciated

Letters - Another good time for good cause

Letters - Poetry Slam big hit with all

Letters - Tax exemption should be $150,000

Letters - Seniors appreciate grants program

Letters - Collaboration benefits community

Letters - Community shares its heart

Letters - Fishing fair reels kids in

Letters - FDA undermining health care choice

Letters - Proud to support troops, America

Letters - Another view of marriage

Letters - If you hate America, leave

News - Helipad not part of current construction

News - Council eyes new parks, rec funding idea

News - Anti-meth campaign launched

News - Facts about methamphetamine

News - Alaska Press Club honors Homer News with awards

News - Candidates, propositions on HEA ballot

News - Radio's one-day pledge drive 'pretty close' to target

News - Saying 'no' to drugs takes community response

News - Goosetongue abundant in local salt marshes

News - Invasive weeds workshop scheduled for May 17

News - Center fosters friendship, well-being for seniors here and abroad

News - Faulty transformer blamed for power outage

News - Task force thinking globally, locally

News - Bear picked for Alaska quarter

News - Cook Inlet's beluga whales facing threat of extinction

News - New bridge coming for Stariski

News - Rescue saves 13 fishermen before plunge into Kachemak Bay

Obits - Clark Rees Garrison

Oped - University of Alaska should top students' lists for consideration

Oped - Saturday offers opportunity to reduce e-waste stream

Oped - Month of Jubilee showcases creativity of Homer's youth

Schools - School Briefs.

Schools - Scholarship aids high school student's plan to study in Portugal

Schools - University president encourages staying close to home

Seawatch - Alliance: 'Oceans-21' bill creates new bureaucracy

Sports - Boys split games in Valley

Sports - Girls tie Colony, find offense against Palmer

Sports - Middle school tracksters compete

Sports - Tracksters find stride at Skyview

Sports - Mariner sluggers ready for new season

Weddings - Ida Martin and Chris Gullett

May - 03 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point schedules cleanup day for May 12

Announcements - Homer Community Schools is offering Intermediate Silversmithing,

Announcements - Danielle Ringer of Homer will spend the Spring 2007 semester in Australia

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Officer Cory Rupe of the Homer Police Department was recognized at the National Highway Traffic Safety Association and Alaska Highway Safety Office 2007 Alaska Highway Safety Summit

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - TRAILS announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar: Month

Announcements - The Homer branch of the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus will meet for a two-hour sing-through of Handel's Messiah

Announcements -

Announcements - "Unlocking the Door to Jazz,"

Announcements - Seldovia Village Tribe Health Center is celebrating National Women's Health Month

Announcements -

Announcements - The Fifth Annual Invasive Weed Workshop

Announcements - M/V Tustemena:

Announcements -

Announcements - KBC's Student Art Showcase continues

Arts - Lesley Thomas, Writer

Arts - An adventure for all ages

Arts - Musicians mix classical, jazz concert

Arts - Dance troupe performs Sunday

Arts - Sunday program is fund-raiser

Arts - Chorus to rehearse 'Messiah'

Arts - Writers invited to read work

Arts - First Friday celebrations highlighted

Births - Donald Hearst Beitzel

Births - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Cooking - California dreaming inspires these delicious dishes

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Thanks to all, tragedy averted

Letters - Legislature needs to step up for UA

Letters - You will need hospital some day

Letters - We can't afford not to finish project

Letters - Hospital expansion good investment

Letters - SPH axuiliary supports expansion

Letters - Summer gains balance winter losses

Letters - Health care being held hostage

Letters - Expansion best serves community

Letters - Students present great concert

Letters - Parent learns from classes

Letters - Rink support appreciated

Letters - Fund-raiser stirs souls

Letters - Concert helps good cause

Letters - Coast Guard saves 13 lives

Letters - Buddy is back

News - Homer student selected as U.N. delegate

News - Kids encourage community to clean up its act

News - Vessel inspections offered free of charge

News - Shine returns to 'Spit'

News - Rescue saves 13 fishermen from sinking

News - Residents weigh in on comprehensive plan update

News - Assembly meeting draws little interest in Seward

News - House OKs Agrium proposal

News - Flames destroy Seldovia Lodge

News - Visiting teacher breathes fresh air into physics

News - Recall announced

News - Technotrash

News - Coffee Contact Reflecting on years at Espresso Express

News - Captain recalls day on the water, sinking

Obits - John William "D.J." Duncan

Oped - Halibut Endeavor's sinking offers plenty of lessons for others

Oped - Support for troops appreciated; all must know freedom not free

Oped - Washington's words still pertinent

Schools - Schools Briefs

Schools - Paul Banks second-grade actors go 'buggy' with play

Seawatch - Test fishery shows promise

Sports - Middle school borough race results for Homer

Sports - Girls blank pair of foes in wins

Sports - Boys win first home game

Sports - Defending champs start softball season on a roll

Sports - Tracksters shine at Palmer relays

Unhinged - Fishing season arrives, but columnist's luck runs dry

May - 07 - 2007

News - Grizzly kills moose in Skyline driveway

May - 08 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - PV2 Kurt K. Miller graduated on April 20, 2007 from Basic Combat Training

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association will hold a membership drive meeting Library in Anchorage

Announcements - Jodi Miller and her crew present Earthwalk 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association will hold a Garage Sale and Tack Swap

Announcements - The Alaska Writers Guild will hold a formation meeting at the Municipal Library in Anchorage

Announcements - Open Water Diver Course during the summer, fall and winter months

Announcements - Popeye Wrestling will hold a potluck banquet

Announcements - TRAILS events:

Announcements - the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens and Education Fair

Announcements - National Bike and Walk to Work WeekLibrary in Anchorage

Announcements - The Salvation Army will hold a sale

Announcements - The Painted Soles Project will be exhibited at various businesses around Homer

Announcements - the Fashion Splash at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Land's End Resort

Announcements - Big Bear Halibut Charters will host the next Chamber of Commerce Mixer

Announcements - South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting

Announcements - discuss potential renewable energy opportunities in Southcentral and rural Alaska

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 24-June 3.

Announcements - Homer Public Health holds walk-in clinic

Announcements - "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan. Events:

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - The Pratt will have a booth at the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Arts and Education Fair

Births - Carter Alexander Craddock

Births - Ethan Gregory Drake

Births - McKenna Jane Carlin

Schools - Ruth Sensenig of Homer graduates in the University of Alaska Anchorage's

Schools - Emma Brooks of Homer was named to the Winter 2007 President's List Homer

Schools - Alex Inglima of Homer was named to the Winter 2007 Dean's List

May - 10 - 2007

Anchorpoint - A busy summer season for Anchor Point community

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Artist teaches basket workshop

Arts - Quilters hold show

Arts - Painted Sole Project starts

Arts - McKeown plays for festival

Arts - David Marusek, Writer

Arts - Performers say 'au revoir' Circus duo gives farewell performance on Sunday

Arts - Poetry and music take to the wing

Business - New business opens

Business - Recreational sales tax changes

Business - Mixer begins visitor season

Business - Your business news wanted

Business - Hirsch wins seat on HEA's board

Business - New owners launch business, fishing season at AP beach

Business - Homer woman named to health care planning council

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Now we know why we plant at end of May

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Rescuers changed course of day

Letters - Link between budget cuts, drug use

Letters - Main Street still needs sidewalks

Letters - Democrats offer training on Sunday

Letters - Support for cleanup overwhelming

Letters - Cleanup Day a big success

Letters - Eighth-graders enjoyed fabulous trip

Letters - Racial tensions should be faced

Letters - Recycling e-waste helps watersheds

Letters - Donation shows support for children

Letters - Events raise funds for horse park

Letters - Don't miss 'Miss Potter'

Letters - Support leads to experiential learning

Letters - Pelosi's spirit sparks hope for future

Letters - Medical equipment for loan

Letters - Pantry thanks Curves, others

Letters - Congrats to mathletes

Letters - Fun, fellowship, talent

Letters - Healthy families the goal

Letters - Grant Aviation says thanks

News - Blessing for fishing fleet set for May 19

News - Grizzly kills moose in driveway

News - Peninsula legislators: Scandal a 'travesty'

News - Flocking to the festival

News - Fish derbies running on peninsula

News - Global warming's effects on peninsula highlighted

News - Salmon processing should keep pace with summer catch

News - Record set for Homer cleanup day

News - Refuge supporter urges increased budget

News - Events on tap this weekend for summer Special Olympics

News - Hammering away at stereotypes of mothers on their special day

News - Voters give green light to hospital expansion

Obits - Glenna Lee Wells

Obits - Ronald Howard Berglund

Oped - What Do You Think?

Oped - High gas prices only one reason to park your car

Oped - News out of Juneau should inspire real changes in 'system'

Schools - Healthy snacks get warm welcome

Schools - All's fair

Schools - School Briefs

Seawatch - High halibut prices big surprise

Sports - M's softball team leads conference

Sports - Mariners drop Wasilla in opener

Sports - Girls find stride on soccer pitch

Sports - Soccer blanked at home, away

Sports - Wrestlers compete in Anchorage

Sports - Track team shines at final home meet of season

Weddings - Lacy Cloud and Ty Francis

May - 13 - 2007

News - Dollars don’t make sense

May - 14 - 2007

News - Budget grows, enrollment doesn’t

Writers - First Place Fiction 10-12

Writers - Fiction

Writers - First Place Fiction Open / Adult

Writers - First place nonfiction K-3

Writers - First place nonfiction 4-6

Writers - First place nonfiction 7-9

Writers - First place nonfiction 10-12

Writers - First place nonfiction Adult / Open

Writers - Nonfiction

Writers - Larry Campbell

Writers - Stuart Cohen

Writers - Therése Halscheid

Writers - Kristan Hutchison

Writers - Jackie Benson Pels

Writers - Andromeda Romano-Lax

Writers - Chad Stebbins

Writers - Amber Flora Thomas

Writers - Heather Carreiro

Writers - Holly Rubino

Writers - Josh Rosenberg

Writers - First place poetry 7-9

Writers - Poetry

Writers - First place poetry 10-12

Writers - First place Fiction K-3

Writers - First Place Fiction 7-9

Writers - First place Fiction 4-6

Writers - Judges’ Comments

Writers - Holly Chism

May - 15 - 2007

News - Learning to keep up with supply demands

May - 15 - 2007

Announcements - The Alaska Division of Agriculture is seeking nominees for the Eight Annual Farm Family of the Year award. T

Announcements - Soldotna Equestrian Association will hold the Peninsula Cowboy Round-Up Family Series Rodeo

Announcements - TRAILS events schedule

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Friday is International Museum Day.

Announcements - Square and contra dance at 7:30 May 30

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is seeking ten volunteers

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center will celebrate Rachel Carson's 100th birthday

Announcements - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action will hold their summer fund-raiser

Announcements - Volunteers for the Kachemak Bay Sea Festival are needed

Announcements - The City of Homer is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on the following commissions and committees:

Announcements - Summer Institute to teach teens how to use art and media to help the environment.

Announcements - During Big Read Month, the community will read "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.

Announcements - Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council will hold their quarterly meeting at 9 a.m.

Announcements - The Sixth Annual Kachemak Kayak Festival, part of the Sea Festival, will be May 25-17 and June 1-3

Announcements - The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council has concluded its brand research with North Star Destination Strategies

Announcements - The 2007 Community Service Directory is now available for purchase at Lazer Print

Announcements - The Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges are looking for volunteers to help this summer

Births - Eucharias Philradley Dietz

Births - Kristina Dawn Stoll

Births - Leto Paulus Rastopsoff

Births - Elle Alexandra Gifford

Births - Cassidy Belle Carroll

News - News postal prices take effect today

Schools - Nicholas Cobb Fuller of Homer graduated from the University of Idaho

Schools - Evgeny L. Olson of Homer graduated from the University of Idaho

Schools - Isaiah (Essaia) White of Homer graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage

Schools - Holly McCune of Homer graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage

Schools - The Homer Chamber of Commerce awarded scholarships

May - 16 - 2007

News - State, federal law limits local share contributions to schools

May - 17 - 2007

News - Not scaled for economy

May - 17 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Gearing up for a good time

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Sue Silverman

Arts - Indy folk singer plays Homer Ferrick takes risks in music, life

Arts - Big Read' brings literature to peninsula

Arts - Firths win fifth Junior Duck Stamp competition

Arts - NOMAR announces shorebird photo winners

Arts - Pier One holds auditions for 'The Odd Couple'

Arts - Writer, videographer receive Rasmuson awards

Arts - State arts council offers fellowship

Arts - Writers contest winners read

Business - Weather hammers start of building season in Homer

Business - Mead makers square off in Homer

Business - Alaska legislators to take new look at oil, gas tax

Business - New postal prices in effect this week

Business - HEA rate increase approved

Business - Mitchell tapped for chamber

Business - Get to Know Homer' on Friday

Business - Chamber mixer set for Friday

Business - Mortgage lenders to be licensed

Cooking - Flavors of fresh produce fuel cook's passion

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Fire can't destroy some things

Letters - Beach shelter falls victim to vandals

Letters - Kids earn bikes in cleanup

Letters - Grant enhances appreciation of bay

Letters - Differences shouldn't mean violence

Letters - Join walk to find cure for cancer

Letters - Conservation policy expert to speak

Letters - Lots of training packed into session

Letters - Republicans comment on scandal

Letters - Scholarship helps fulfill dream

Letters - Outages don't darken pledge drive

Letters - No place like Home ... (r)

Letters - Students learn fire safety

Letters - We must make our future

Letters - You just never know

Letters - Cruise ships hurt Homer

Letters - Fire can't destroy some things

News - Firefighters stomp down West Hill burn-barrel fire

News - Ninilchik student names canine officer

News - Police seek help in solving crimes

News - Troopers looking for murder suspects

News - Phase two approved for hospital

News - Concerns raised over rec tax plan

News - The finer art of chainsaw carving

Oped - Before another tax proposal surfaces, let's agree on some community goals

Oped - New father to son: When all else fails, ask your mother best of which is 'ask your mom'

Oped - Times have changed; drivers need to follow suit

Oped - Results of Online Poll

Oped - Spill drill points to need for more escorts in inlet

Schools - Students bowl through competition

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Diverse group of students earn degrees from KBC

Seawatch - Herring fishery underway

Sports - Athletes compete in Special Olympics summer games

Sports - Trieweiler blanks SoHi

Sports - Shorthanded Mariners beat Grace

Sports - Girls split with Ketchikan, Grace

Sports - Tracksters shine at Borough Meet

Sports - Tracksters compete at Boroughs

Sports - Homer wrestlers compete at State

Sports - Kenai Peninsula Borough Meet results

May - 18 - 2007

News - State funding inequities leaves district shortchanged

May - 20 - 2007

News - Schools sweat the small stuff, too

May - 22 - 2007

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place through June 3

Announcements - Summer Clubhouse at the Homer Boys and Girls Club

Announcements - M/V Tustemena

Announcements - The Homer Foundation is auctioning off a car to raise money

Announcements - Bunnell Street Gallery will hold its annual school-year-end meeting at 3 p.m. June 4

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - TRAILS invites you to join them at the following events this week:

Announcements - Medicare wheel chair eligibilty

Announcements - Ninilchik Traditional Council will hold a public hearing on the childcare program grant application

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust will hold a "Barefooters" party from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 10

Announcements - The city of Kachemak will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Kachemak Community Center to discuss ordinances 07-01 and 07-02.

Births - Ludmilla Hailey Hetrick

Births - Bear Aiden Geibe

Births - Talia Jean Weisser

Obits - Lenard S. "Bud" Reel

Schools - Jared Szajkowski graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology

May - 24 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Holiday kicks summer into gear

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Puppy socialization classes

Announcements - Entertainment

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Sea Festival

Announcements - Meetings

Announcements - Pratt Museum

Announcements - T.R.A.I.L.S.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Arts - Cartoonist releases second collection of humor based on living in Homer

Arts - Jill Wright

Arts - Rearden records adventures of legendary wildlife agent

Arts - Bluegrass camp starts soon

Arts - Go to Art Camp this summer

Arts - African group plays First Friday

Births - Ludmilla Hailey Hetrick

Business - Preserving good day on water makes impression as business

Business - Hospital now offering speech language pathology services

Business - Branding presentation scheduled

Business - Golf courses open for play

Business - CH2M Hill of Denver negotiates to purchase VECO

Business - Home cooking out of the house

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Eating from your own garden makes sense

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Food pantry needs fish, meat

Letters - Thanks for support for hospital

Letters - Scholarship encourages writer

Letters - Field trip offers fun-filled lessons

Letters - Grant to be used for ski equipment

Letters - Close-knit community a blessing

Letters - Gift creates unique experience

Letters - Reflecting on the war in Iraq

Letters - Homer's youth help those in Jamaica

Letters - Friend's lively spirit will be missed

Letters - Hospital appreciates EMS crews

News - Schools prepare for coming year

News - Lower Peninsula projects funded in 2008 Budget

News - Memorial Day events pay tribute

News - City launches pedestrian safety campaign

News - Place names tell story of past on Kachemak Bay

News - Capping senior property tax exemption will go to voters

News - Runners pass fund-raising goal

News - Air National Guard rescues boy from bluff

News - Burn permits limited

News - Wife Swap' seeks Alaskans

News - Gas prices won't deter travelers

News - Barge recovery goes slowly

News - IPHC to hold halibut stock assessment workshop

News - Fire destroys Camerons' cabin; dog yard safe

News - Short sessions' days may be numbered

Obits - Martin "Marty" Patrick Cummings

Obits - Lenard S. "Bud" Reel

Oped - The rest of the story: court judgments will once again be printed

Oped - Be safe, and remember reason for the holiday

Oped - Reminder of war in Iraq arrives in daily e-mail casualty reports

Schools - McNeil teacher named 'Teacher of the Year'

Schools - Former teacher, coach honored

Schools - Bridge builders test toothpicks

Schools - Jared Szajkowski graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology

Schools - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action,

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Seawatch - Trade show to highlight diversity of seafood industry in Alaska

Sports - Girls soccer heading to regions

Sports - Lady M's drop 4

Sports - M's blank Colony, ready for Moose

Sports - Mariners qualify 11 to state meet

Sports - Boys season over

Sports - Motocross madness

Sports - Anglers get a jump on early season kings

May - 27 - 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust presents "Bird Songs and Bird Nests

Announcements - M/V Kennicott

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital will hold a two-day Safe Sitter class

Announcements - Pratt Museum

Announcements - The Homer Bookstore will hold two book signings on June 16

Announcements - The Salvation Army will hold a 50 percent off color tag sale from 5:30-8 p.m. June 8.

Announcements - The Homer Tennis Association and Homer Community Schools will hold their 2007 Tennis Clinics for ages 10-16 years.

Announcements - Just Peace Homer presents a Non-Violent Communication workshop with Jiva Manske June 15-17

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Homer Community Schools holds an Early Morning Open Weight Room

Announcements - The Alaska Marine Advisory Program will hold a workshop on "Direct Marketing for Fishermen in the Cook Inlet"

Births - Henry William Wedvik

Births - Juanita Zenee Wood

Births - Malachi Canyon Uhlig

Obits - Gregory K. Merchant

Schools - Lynn Bechtol of Homer graduated May 13 from the University of Puget Sound

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Weddings - Bjorn Hansen and Suzanne Thompson

May - 31 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Bearfoot Bluegrass plays Sunday

Arts - First Friday exhibits showcase works of multiple genres by artists of all ages

Arts - Kate Gale

Arts - Faux' trees in France inspire paintings in Timmreck's show

Business - Road, utility construction season light this year

Business - Wasabi's, East End Road K.C.'s Diner, Homer Hash Browns, Anchor Point New eateries offer taste of something distinctive

Business - State labor force sees overall rise in wages

Business - CIRI teams with energy firm for Fire Island wind project

Business - Company announces interest in looking for gold offshore of AP

Cooking - Alaska seafoods work well in dish from Mexico

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Senior care program to sunset

Letters - Those fighting in Iraq deserve better

Letters - Community garden begins 5th year

Letters - Climate poses political challenge

Letters - Student appreciates financial help

Letters - Congrats to KBWBS raffle winners

Letters - Scholarship helps dreams come true

Letters - Help in time of need appreciated

Letters - Donation helps make trip possible

Letters - Compassion eased loved one's passing

Letters - Grants focus on environment

News - City Hall committee accelerates planning

News - Grant money clears way for Anchor Point health clinic

News - Council renews tax debate

News - Grandma's Hope Notes returns

News - HVFD to get fire safety house

News - Libraries' reading programs add mystery to participants' summer

Obits - Douglas Leon Morgan

Oped - Take Time to enjoy Homer in the summer

Oped - Homer's bittersweet summers: so much to do, so little time

Oped - What do you think

Oped - Community shows its love

Oped - Town center plan not gathering dust; work begins

Outdoors - Trail clearing under way

Outdoors - Salmon Halibut Shellfish Anglers, fish on vacation over Memorial Day

Outdoors - Bon voyage

Schools - Third-grade student wins contest

Schools - Southern Kenai Peninsula Graduates

Schools - Graduates step forward into the future

Schools - Classes

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Seawatch - Fishermen consider eliminating 'middle man'

Sports - Girls win regions

Sports - HHS records fall at state

Sports - M's beat Palmer, set for Kodiak

Sports - Softball team bruised at home

Jun - 07 - 2007

Announcements - Friends of the Homer Public Library will hold "Get a Clue About Harry Potter

Announcements - Friends of the Homer Public Library presents "The Wildest Magic in Alaska"

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Air Force Airman Wesley S. Catlin has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Timeless Toys is seeking entertainers

Announcements - Downward Dog Productions presents Ellis Paul and Antje Duvekot

Announcements - The Pratt Museum offers special group Historic Harbor Walking Tours

Announcements - The Rotary Club of Homer Downtown meets every Wednesday

Announcements - Close Up Photography workshop

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - birthday party for Lorraine Haas

Arts - Rachel Coe Artist

Arts - An encore for Alice's

Arts - Groove virtuosos' play Down East

Arts - Ellis Paul, Antje Duvekot perform

Arts - Portland blues musician on stage

Arts - Writers descend on Homer

Business - Happy Valley lodge offers packages to suit all tastes

Business - Kensington decision may affect other mines

Business - Restaurant gets new name, new look

Business - Agriculture grabs attention of administration

Business - Seminar on collection management offered

Business - Exporter awards presented

Business - Notti to lead AIDEA

Business - Forest Oil to sell Alaska assets

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Bleeding hearts take a hit; who knows why

Letters - Halibut resources can be shared

Letters - HCOA plays public, private roles

Letters - Chinook stocking program needed

Letters - Sea Festival has lots of helping hands

Letters - A special thanks for support

Letters - Marathon journey ends successfully

Letters - Words not enough to say 'thanks'

Letters - Scholarship aids in pursuit of dream

Letters - Homer touches, expands hearts

Letters - Writer's column appreciated

Letters - Homer hospitality in Texas

Letters - Grant helps young musicians

Letters - All smiles with scholarships

Letters - Racing help appreciated

Letters - Award helps college finances

News - Orthodox church consecrates first for Homer

News - Fast track may help save funds for City Hall

News - Homer biologist aims to take bite out of shark tales

News - Air National Guard hoists man off bluff

News - Three seal pups rescued in Homer last month

News - Trails Day set for Saturday

News - Assembly lowers property tax rate, adopts budget

News - Homer Spit: Nature's gift from Alaska's icy past

News - Assembly lowers property tax rate, adopts budget

Obits - Carolyn "Linny" Pacillo

Oped - Now's the time to get involved in City Hall, Town plaza planning

Outdoors - Teen lands 240-pound salmon shark in inlet

Outdoors - Weather, fishing improving around Kachemak Bay

Schools -

Seawatch - Copper River reds hot commodity as summer kicks off

Seawatch - Kids learn about cold water safety, survival

Sports - M's ready for state

Sports - Girls look to repeat

Sports - Girls soccer drops pair at state tourny

Unhinged - Let's put rumors to rest: Huge hog truly not Howard's papa

Jun - 11 - 2007

News - Baycrest Hill accident injures four people

Jun - 14 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Dreaming big Mother tells how son found his gifts

Arts - Tim Steinberg Photographer and Painter

Arts - Facing the Elements opens Friday

Arts - Antje Duvekot returns to Homer

Arts - Going going to Greenland

Arts - Ellis Paul brings Homer song to Alice's tonight

Business - Looking for seasonal work? Lots of Homer businesses are looking for you

Business - Smoking about to get more expensive

Business - Timeless Toys plans Gypsy Fair

Business - Sport fishing's impact studied

Cooking - Make the most of fresh seafood when you cook

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot -

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - National parks need support

Letters - Big sponsors improve quality of life

Letters - Cab drivers take care of community

Letters - Volunteers kick off demo project

Letters - Thanks, Fashion Splash team, artists

Letters - Awesome teachers, amazing field trip

Letters - Traffic laws need to be obeyed

Letters - Student appreciates scholarship

Letters - Thank you, trails day volunteers

News - Baycrest Hill accident injures four people

News - Black bear watches over campground

News - City Council approves tax break

News - Amy Tan examines ghosts of her imagination

News - Writers' conference creates community

News - Volunteers celebrate 37 years

News - Weekend workshops focus on building peace

News - Anchor Point wildfire contained

News - Meaning of America is theme for Homer's 4th of July parade

News - Auxiliary gets clean-water grant

News - Clarification

News - Homer murder trial gets national spotlight

News - Fourpeaked Volcano status dropped to code green

News - United Way exceeds goal with donations topping $820,000

Oped - Multiple special sessions poor use of public's resources

Oped - Visit with grandchildren proves life's lessons come in all shapes

Oped - Brainstorming goes hand-in-hand with research

Outdoors - K-Bay trails opening up

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Outdoors - Summer is short, get out and fish

Schools - Borough not ready to abandon school funding suit

Schools - Education task force meetings held today, Friday in Anchorage

Seawatch - Effort urges fishermen to comply with safety regs

Sports - Girls finish 1 out from championship

Sports - Golfers to remember Swede

Sports - M's ousted at state tourney

Jun - 15 - 2007

Announcements - Across the Bay Tent and Breakfast Adventure Company will hold two workshops:

Announcements - A representative from the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies announces its summer schedule at the Wynn Nature Center.

Announcements - In honor of Child Vision Awareness Month, Birth 2 Three will hold free vision screenings for children ages 6 months-5 years

Announcements - Pacific Intercultural Exchange is seeking host families for foreign high school students for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Announcements - United Cook Inlet Drift Association will hold its annual membership meeting,

Announcements - The Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival will take place from June 22-23.

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Campus

Announcements - There will be a 70th birthday party for Lorraine Haas at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Studio. I

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Announcements - Quilting on the Kenai will hold a Quilt Extravaganza Viewer's Choice Quilt Show

Births - Nickolas Gerald Larson

Schools - Jenny Merritt of Fritz Creek has been awarded a Rising Scholar Scholarship from the University of North Dakota

Schools - Julie Moore of Homer was inducted at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. into Kappa Delta Pi,

Schools - Conrad Winslow, son of Eric and Kim Winslow, formerly of Homer, has graduated Magna Cum Laude

Jun - 18 - 2007

Announcements - Tai Chi class for seniors ages 50 years and older

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center Summer Schedule

Announcements - Local author Nancy Lord will discuss research for her book, "Beluga Days

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Hot Tuna at 7 p.m. July 6 at the Kenai State Fairgrounds in Ninilchik

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Births - Nickolas Gerald Larson

Births - Gracie Brooks Miotke

Births - Jeremiah Dean Hostetler-Alvord

Births - McKenna Grace Black

Obits - Jorge P. Bravo

Schools - Steven P. Stead of Homer graduated June 17 from Oregon State University

Schools - Julie Marie Moore of Homer graduated May 27 from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore.

Schools - The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the Kachemak Bay Campus

Weddings - Caroline Long and Lars Peterson

Jun - 19 - 2007

News - Yukon Island plane crash injures four

Jun - 20 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Welcome visitors and four-legged neighbors; support local efforts

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Flat Mountain Girls play Sunday

Arts - Farmer Jason' plays at Ring of Fire

Arts - Burning Basket goes to Seldovia

Arts - Baker offers new art camp

Arts - Register for mystery convention

Arts - Tommy Dobbs Photographer

Arts - Best little festival in Alaska

Business - Passion for coffee fuels start of new business

Business - Homer offers show-and-tell program to BP new hires

Business - Unique trade show unites those in food supply chain

Business - Homer Hounds plans party

Business - Hospital job openings go online

Business - Homer chamber plans parade

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Collie needs sheep, cats eat too many chickadees, and beautiful music helps heal Gardener's heart

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Many make conference successful

Letters - Kachemak Kids center launches

Letters - Opinions on health care sought

Letters - Student grateful for scholarships

Letters - Coach Kuhns scores big for Homer

Letters - Scholarship sets up darkroom

Letters - Protection needed from credit offers

Letters - Pop Warner thanks community

Letters - Jury has no reason to be ashamed

Letters - They're still in business ...

News - 15-acre Sayer Road blaze all but out

News - Judge reverses city council plat approval

News - Project GRAD institute opens door to scholarships

News - Special Olympians bring home gold medals, more

News - ACT proposes making borough attorney's job elected position

News - Borough clerk rejects term limit petitions, for now

News - Yukon Island plane crash injures four

News - Searching for a new city hall site

News - Caribou Hills Fire grows

News - What a view

News - Spit campgrounds keep city personnel busy

News - Producers get season started

News - EPA sued over inlet discharge permit

News - Emergency beacon launches Coast Guard search

News - House-warming party for Kachemak Kids set for Friday

Obits - Beverly Ann Englishbee

Oped - Freedom from nasty habit, after quitting for 16th time

Oped - Wildfires may be inevitable; humans can reduce the risks

Oped - Alaska's Weed Awareness Week shows importance of 'an ounce of prevention'

Outdoors - Fishing heats up with summer season

Seawatch - Deadliest Catch' stars hope to use their fame to promote, benefit Alaska's fishing industry

Seawatch - Crab fishermen baffled by stardom

Sports - Friends, co-workers prepare for fights Ultimate challenge

Sports - Runners prepare for '07 Spit Run

Sports - Equestrian clinic on tap

Sports - Homer Softball Association

Sports - Swede Success

Jun - 22 - 2007

News - Caribou Lake Fire keeps firefighters, public alert

News - DEC updates air quality advisory

News - Web links for more Caribou Hills fire information

News - Fire update gives reasons for hope, reasons for concern

Jun - 23 - 2007

News - Caribou Lake Fire given top priority

News - Homer News Spit Run

Jun - 24 - 2007

News - Weather gives firefighters a brief reprieve

News - Southern peninsula residents keep close eye on Caribou Hills Fire

Jun - 25 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Department of Motor Vehicles will be operating with one clerk from July 1-15.

Announcements - Army Pvt. Thomas H Boden has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Announcements - Eric J. Van Oss of Homer graduated June 3, 2007, from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic will hold an annual meeting at 11 a.m. July 15 at the clinic.

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - UAA's Kachemak Bay Campus is now holding registration for degree-seeking students

Births - Rocco Townsend Flora

Births - Samuel Houston Russell

Births - Graham Hess

Births - Kaiden Ryan Bogie

Births - Josiah Stephen Napier

News - Homer Police Chief cabin's spared

News - Being prepared key to surviving fire

Jun - 26 - 2007

News - Caribou Hills evacuees return home

Jun - 28 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Thanks, fire workers

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Dave Hendrickson

Arts - Youth Theatre shows off talents 'Never Say Never' opens Friday

Arts - Writer speaks about belugas

Arts - Tickets on sale for July concerts

Arts - Homer groups get state grants

Business - Art brings home $2.6 million, report says

Business - Arts, culture more than pretty picture for Anchorage

Cooking - Steaks and sauce spice up summer

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting To the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Picketers prove point

Letters - Calling parents of eighth-graders

Letters - Grandmother encourages others

Letters - Road to recovery

Letters - Speak up

Letters - Homer's dog lovers say thanks

Letters - Prologue and judgment

Letters - More protesters needed

Letters - Technologies available

Letters - Racers say 'thank you'

Letters - Keep Alaska kids in Alaska

Letters - Life should be hopeful

Letters - Words of appreciation

Letters - Planting support

Letters - Learning center registration soon

Letters - Long-distance lessons

Letters - Ski club acknowledgement

News - Victims begin recovery from plane crash

News - Taxpayers get first taste of hospital cost

News - Going home at last

News - Council mulls funding for parks, parking lots

News - Local cowgirls, cowboys dust off saddles for local, national rodeos

News - Grandmother protests moving boy out of state

News - Resort work resumes

News - Three indicted for burglary

News - Greenpeace in town

News - Expansion nearly finished Phase 1 of the South Peninsula Hospital expansion is 90-percent complete, the hospital announced last week. Started in May 2006, the 22,000-square-foot project includes a new emergency room and entrance, radiology department and admitting area. New boilers have been installed and already providing more efficient, energy-saving hot water and heat. Curbs and gutters are in with paving expected soon. Interior work also is being done, said Carl Brinkerhoff, project superintendent for Cornerstone Construction. A grand opening is tentatively scheduled for September.

News - Clarification

Oped - Fourth of July a day for right remembering

Oped - Giving back to, getting back from the land

Oped - Personal preferences survive test of mainstream popularity

Outdoors - Joy' wins regatta again

Outdoors - Derby gets new leader

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Seawatch - NSF to fund buoy monitor

Sports - Runners flock to Spit for run

Jul - 05 - 2007

Arts - Mary Bee Kaufman Artist

Arts - Rock legends play Ninilchik

Arts - Street Fair cancelled

Arts - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge cancelled

Arts - Salem plays Down East Friday and Saturday

Arts - Funkee Homosapien comes to Wasabi's

Arts - Space left in dance camp

Arts - Art Shop Gallery

Gardening - As some plants leave, others take shape

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Tax news is good news

Letters - Travel plans

Letters - Weighing the evidence

Letters - Act now

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Rock on

Letters - Music, music, music

Letters - Faith, love, grace

News - Homer mom, daughter stop bear mauling

News - Homer featured in travel mag

News - Caribou Hills firefighting effort ramps down

News - Make fire prevention a holiday priority

News - Boating tips to increase safety over busy holiday holiday

News - Gov. vetoes some Homer area projects

News - City Council fails to approve new planning commissioners

News - Monster fish takes derby lead

News - Greenpeace visits Homer

News - Cabin builder faces charges for fire

News - Beach Committee to consider ATV ban on area beaches

News - Vandals hit mailboxes on rural routes

News - State posts winter ferry schedule

Oped - Budget cuts reflect governor's intent; safety urged for 4th

Oped - Community's response to emergency applauded

Oped - Good old days make for good old story swapping

Outdoors - Red runners

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Outdoors - Big halibut, salmon waiting to be caught

Outdoors - Kasilof dipnetting off to slow start

Sports - Ninilchik Rodeo draws full house

Sports - Golf tournament on tap

Jul - 09 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Department of Motor Vehicles will be operating with one clerk through July 15.

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center

Announcements - Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

Announcements - belly dancing classes

Announcements - Painting on Silk workshop

Announcements - Puppy socialization classes

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will hold "Bug Me Week"

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic annual meeting

Announcements - Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board

Announcements - Rotary Club of Homer Downtown meets every Wednesday

Announcements - Caribou Lake Dash, an 11-mile mountain bike race

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center will host a poster exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of "the Survey of the Coast,"

Births - Lydia Esther Coe

Births - Ezra Lucas Henderson

Business - Research reserve gets funding

Business - Certification alternatives funded

Business - Nurses training supported

Business - Brats, beverages partner on Lakeshore Drive

Business - A glass act takes to the light

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through July 2:

Copscourts - Cases filed in Criminal Court

Copscourts - Cases filed in Civil Court

Copscourts - Small Claims

Letters - Tax news is good news

Letters - Travel plans

Letters - Weighing the evidence

Letters - Act now

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Rock on

Letters - Music, music, music

Letters - Faith, love, grace

Obits - John Milton Collins

Obits - Leslie I. "Les" Crane

Obits - Joakim Adam Cook

Obits - Tina Louise Bunch-Thayer

Oped - Budget cuts reflect governor's intent; safety urged for 4th

Oped - Good old days make for good old story swapping

Oped - Community's response to emergency applauded

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Schools - Jennifer Finley Brewer

Schools - Adam R. Crum

Schools - Danielle Duggar

Schools - Andrew J. Faulker

Schools - Lauren Leib Migdal

Weddings - Erika Hendrickson and Darin Conner

Jul - 12 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Hippie hip-hop' featured Saturday at Wasabi's

Arts - Anchor Point author's novels on the 'light and fruity' side

Arts - Rowan Mulvey Artist

Arts - Artist discusses work at Fireweed

Arts - Birdsall visits Art Shop Gallery

Arts - JazzFest starts next weekend

Arts - NYC designer looking for photos

Births - Taylor Grace Fraley

Business - HEA schedules work for south side of bay

Business - Longtime Alaska fishermen picked to serve on NPFMC

Cooking - It doesn't get better than this: eating your catch

Cooking - CAJUN-STYLE ALASKA SALMON

Cooking - FIRECRACKER GRILLED SALMON WITH SESAME STIR FRY VEGETABLE LINGUINE

Cooking - It doesn't get better than this: eating your catch

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Alaskans should support Mat Maid

Letters - Dogs that bite shouldn't be in public

Letters - 4th of July community style

Letters - Let's change Homer to Hammond

Letters - It's time to use fund earnings

Letters - Hospice says thanks to United Way

Letters - Friendship Center appreciates help

Letters - Yes, you can make a difference

Letters - Maybe council will fly coach

Letters - Support means more SO sports

News - Germano resigns from assembly

News - Borough denies Country Club Estates plat

News - Firefighters, equipment released

News - Rats in Homer?

News - Runners conquer Marathon

News - Funds provide new bear-resistant cans

News - Kenai River Classic draws 200 dignitaries, raises $1 million

News - Public input invited

News - Scouts to sharpen camping skills

Obits - Michael Stanley "Oz" Osborne

Oped - Aggressive action needed to stop all invasive species

Oped - 4th of July births thoughts on First Amendment rights

Outdoors - Near-town hike offers taste of wilderness

Outdoors - Six race for Independence

Outdoors - Near-monster wins July 4th halibut derby

Outdoors - Take a hike

Outdoors - Ski club gets grant for Lookout

Weddings - Ed and Olive Scovell

Jul - 13 - 2007

News - Charter vessel sinks near Homer

Jul - 16 - 2007

Announcements - Arctic explorer Eric Larsen will give a free presentation with stories,

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Announcements - Pratt Museum's newest exhibit,

Announcements - Molly Tuter Gym Rat Girls' Basketball Clinic

Announcements - The Bunnell Street Gallery is organizing a tour of Anchorage artists' studios

Announcements - Tent and Breakfast Adventure Company will hold a workshop on Adventure Travel Writing

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust will hold a Neptune Bay Exploration

Announcements - The Finance Committee for the Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board will meet

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Homer High School's Drama, Debate and Forensics team will hold a two-day training workshop

Announcements - The Homer Garden Club presents "The Perennial Diva,"

Announcements - The South Peninsula Haven House regularly scheduled August board meeting has been changed

Announcements - Homer Community Schools will hold a Latin Dance Therapy class

Announcements - The Homer Community Schools "Hoop it Up" basketball camp

Announcements - The Homer Garden Club will hold "Summer Garden Tours" from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

News - Center turns 25; Toby Tyler turns 80

Schools - Holly Aderhold and Chelsea Pyhala - Dean's List

Schools - Jake Bell of Homer graduated May 13, 2007, from Pomona College

Schools - Heather Strutz of Homer graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree

Schools - Charles Trowbridge of Homer was named to the Dean's List

Jul - 17 - 2007

Announcements - Alice Wright, co-author with LaVon Bridges of the childrens' book "Alaska Animals, We Love You," will perform songs and poems from the book

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust invites the public to the Elk's Lodge

Announcements - There will be a Women's Fly Fishing Class

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

News - Fire strikes North Wind

Schools - Chelsey Nieman was awarded a $500 Caring for the Kenai scholarship

Schools - Samuel John Bushell graduated May 11, 2007,

Jul - 18 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - JulieAnn Smith Musician

Arts - Jazz comes to Homer

Arts - Sidecar's specialty: truth in comedy

Business - Northern Dynasty working to mine partners

Business - Hospital recognized by FDA, prepares for Web expansion

Business - Homer News editor wins award

Business - Photo contest deadline Aug. 31

Business - Shellfish co-op building takes root

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - Why would anyone stop gardening?

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Council members should be held to highest ethical standards

Letters - Homer should protect beaches, kids

Letters - Let's go from Hommer to Hammond

Letters - U.S. should nix Law of the Sea Treaty

Letters - Just say no to nuclear power plants

Letters - Enjoy golf, lunch help the hungry

Letters - Farmers' Market says thanks

Letters - Humankind still must evolve

Letters - Special thanks to Homer Foundation

Letters - Softball club enjoys time in Canada

News - Assembly to look at SPH board's role

News - Smoldering cigarette sets store on fire

News - Citizen files ethics complaint against Shadle

News - Light the candles

News - Homer charter boat goes down

News - Alaska rodeo queen competes nationally

News - Episcopal church takes shape in Homer

Oped - Murphy's Law shows itself at Homer News

Oped - Science fiction proves to be true compass to navigate life

Oped - Proposal to limit powers of hospital service area board not what's needed

Oped - Some thoughts on ATVs vs. beaches

Oped - Results of last week's online poll question:

Outdoors - Timing is everything, when it comes to fishing

Seawatch - Coast Guard wants info on weather broadcasts

Sports - Girls compete in Canada

Sports - Major Girls win good sports award

Jul - 19 - 2007

News - Commercial fleet posts banner day

Jul - 20 - 2007

News - Mayor expresses concerns, plans for hospital

Jul - 23 - 2007

Announcements - the 13th Annual Breast Cancer Run

Announcements - two workshops: Adventure Travel Writing with Alaska author Bill Sherwonit

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - $500 scholarship for a disabled American veteran or a spouse or child of a disabled American veteran.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - There will be a Kachemak Bay Campus Art Faculty Art Show

Announcements - There will be a Youth Volleyball Clinic for grades 1-3

Announcements - The state-approved AARP Safe Driving Program will be held from 5-9 p.m. Aug. 1-2

Announcements - Memorial service for Bud Reel

Births - Iris Sage O'Laire

Births - A boy was born

News - Fat Cat found adrift in Shelikof Strait

News - Homer supports listing Cook Inlet belugas as endangered

Obits - Billy Ellis

Schools - Whitney Lee Phillips Cushing of Homer was named to the Dean's List

Jul - 25 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point in full bloom

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Gallery offers glimpse into minds of artists

Arts - Lynn Marie Naden Artist

Arts - Dancing to different drummers

Arts - KPO dishes up classical music feast for 2 weeks

Arts - Basket workshops this weekend

Arts - Children's book comes alive

Business - Official: Alaskans benefit from oil economy

Business - Pebble drills 24/7 as debate continues

Business - Dye leaving First National for Land's End

Business - Palin signs bills of interest to business

Cooking - Italian salads inspire dishes with Alaska flair

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

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A remembrance gathering for friends and family of Ron Berglund (Dec. 7, 1945-Feb. 28, 2007) will be held from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 11, 2007, at Ron and Sharon's home on Cannonball Circle. For information, call 235-7532.

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Harvest Projections for 2007 Alaska Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Alaska Department of Fish and Game Projections of 2007 Alaska commercial salmon harvests, by fishing area and species, in thousands of fish.

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