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Backcountry film fest is tonight

The 13th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival shows at 7 p.m. today at the Homer Theatre.…

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School briefs

Homer High School: Thursday, Feb. 8 — Parent/teacher conferences from 8:30-11 a.m., and from noon to 3 p.m.…

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Try special treats for someone sweet

Treat those you love this Valentine’s Day with a special sweet. I don’t believe one needs a specific…

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Letters

Salon Series is a hit Once again we had a multitude of great social, event options last weekend;…

Parade Marshal Queen Krewe of Gambrinus Hilda Caraballo waves at the crowd at the 2017 Homer Winter Carnival Parade on Saturday. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Get ready for ‘Hibernation Vacation’

This year’s Winter Carnival theme is “Hibernation Vacation,” and local businesses and venues are pulling out all the…

A man enjoys an afternoon of snowkiting, or kite skiing, across Beluga Lake with his dog Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. It was one of the last cold, clear crisp days for outdoor enthusiasts before a temperature spike and a snow dump on Tuesday. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Hold onto wool hats, people, we are nearly up to 9 hours of beautiful, bountiful, blessed light a…

Olivia Glasman and Delta Fabick perform in the 2016 Jubilee. (Photo provided)

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‘Tic Toc’ gives new twist — and time — to Jubilee

If it seems like Jubilee! is happening a bit early this year, it is. Traditionally, the annual youth…

A sandhill crane feeds in Beluga Slough with a flock of greater white-fronted geese, an Aleutian goose and a lesser Canada goose. (Homer News file photo)

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2018 Year of the Bird

In recognition of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act centennial, National Geographic, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Birdlife International, and…

Pet of the Week: Lil’ Bit

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Pet of the Week: Lil’ Bit

Pets of the Week Lil Bit – 8 month old male We’ve been racking our brains trying to…

A Day at the Republican District 31 Convention (AKA The Paul Seaton Retirement Party)

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A Day at the Republican District 31 Convention (AKA The Paul Seaton Retirement Party)

Editor’s note: According to Ivan Z. Encelewski, Executive Director of the Ninilchik Tribal Council, the tribe is apolitical…

Homer High School student Iris Downey performs during a Poetry Out Loud event at the school Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Held during the school’s Focused On Learning session, the competition is part of a national organization that teaches students memorization, recitation, public speaking skills and literary history. Poetry Out Loud has reached more than 3 million students and 50,000 teachers from every state, as well as Washington, DC, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the organization’s website. (Photo courtesy Sean Campbell)

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Homer crowns Poetry Out Loud champion

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Ostrom named new chief of staff; hospital board elects new officers

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Ostrom named new chief of staff; hospital board elects new officers

Dr. Katie Ostrom was recently elected by the South Peninsula Hospital Medical Staff as the 2018 Chief of…

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases. Anchor…