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Gavin Dean Tyrer

Gavin Dean Tyrer was born at 12:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Hope…

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Michael Brian Levi

Michael Brian Levi was born at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to…

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The 2018 Homer Winter Carnival will take place from Thursday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb. 12. It is…

Flex Phoenix Award: Mila Stickrod

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Flex Phoenix Award: Mila Stickrod

From Homer Flex School: “Senior Mila Stickrod is the winner of the Flex Phoenix Award for December. This…

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School briefs

Homer High School: Thursday, Feb. 1 — Grade check Homer Flex: Wednesday, Feb. 7 — End of third…

Now is the time to think about and plan a garden

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Now is the time to think about and plan a garden

The last two months have been spent thinking deeply about the garden. I’m just sure you have been…

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Next time, don’t forget the emergency bag

For several years I have had an emergency bag. You know, the kind for impending natural disasters, gloves,…

Stephanie Stillwell

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Disaster Preparedness: Is your family ready for the next disaster?

Last week, many of us faced the scare of a lifetime: a midnight wake-up call from a powerful…

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Letters

Leash and control your dogs I live in a new subdivision in Homer, Canyon Trails. Many people seem…

South Peninsula Haven House staff gather together at the Haven House facility on Lake Street in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, Jan.22, 2018. From left to right, front row, are Danielle Kline, Elizabeth Doan; back row, left to right, Lindsey Collins, Angie Cramer, Jenna Kropf, Leslie Scroggin, Carolyn Westbrook, Maggie Lush, Ronnie Leach, Mary Jo Gates and Carla Carrico. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman)

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Haven House: Working toward a safer community

Thirty-seven years after it was founded, the South Peninsula Haven House remains dedicated to its mission of supporting…

Mary Katzke, producer and director of “Partners in Healing.” Her film shows at noon Saturday at the Homer Theatre with a panel discussion following. (Photo by Joshua Corbett)

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‘Partners in Healing’ film and discussion shows Saturday

South Peninsula Hospital and Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic present “Partners in Healing: Integrative Medicine for Beginners.” A…

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US, Canada split on halibut quotas

The International Pacific Halibut Commission annual meeting ended last week with the two countries involved, the United States…

Marian Aplin, Sue Mauger and Heather Renner pose in their “Gaggle of Gagged Scientists” costume at the Ski for Women event on Feb. 5, 2017 at the Lookout Ski Trails in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News)

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Best Bets

In light of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address this week, the Betster got to thinking…