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Scholastic Book Fair happens at West Homer Elementary next week

The Scholastic Book Fair is happening at the West Homer Elementary Library.  The book fair is open to…

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School events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District March 27: Early release day. April 6: School board meeting, Soldotna.  May 1:…

Nikolaevsk School has 67 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky

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Nikolaevsk’s philosophy: developing global citizens

In 2008, Sata Frolov, a 1991 graduate of Nikolaevsk School, traveled from Oregon for the 40th anniversary of…

Nikolaevsk Warrior Megan Hickman, 25, maneuvers the ball down the court beyond the reach of Akiak Thunderbolt’s Miranda Demientieff during team competition at the State 1A tournament in Anchorage on Saturday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky

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South peninsula teams immersed in state tourney action

With the Homer Mariner girls basketball team poised to head to the 3A State Tournament in Anchorage this…

Homer High School choir director Kyle Schneider and choreographer Jill Berryman coach students in preparation for Pirates of Penzance.-Photo by Axel Gillam

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Pirates of Penzance

“…When I sally forth to seek my prey I help myself in a royal way. I sink a…

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Guitar masters Vignola, Raniolo play in Homer

International guitar masters Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo perform 7 p.m. March 27 at the Mariner Theatre. They…

Libby Roderick-Photo provided

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Activist sings for her love of the planet

Libby Roderick, the Anchorage-based folk singer/songwriter and environmental activist who will perform March 26 at the Kachemak Bay…

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Group provides support for those with brain injuries

There is a green sandwich board sign propped by the sidewalk at 1044 East End Road with a…

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Agricultural grant-writing workshop taught March 30

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will offer a workshop March 30 to help Alaskans apply…

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Special enrollment period for health coverage opens

 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that there will be a special enrollment period, or SEP,…

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MAPP named finalist in national initiative

MAPP of the Southern Kenai Peninsula announced this week it has been named a finalist in a national…

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Alaska Supreme Court to consider setnet ban initiative later this year

The Alaska Fisheries Conservation Alliance filed its final brief with the Alaska Supreme Court on March 5 to…

Kenai resident Lark Ticen’s 20-foot Arctic Dome was built by James Freed, who installs 15, 20 or 60-foot structures approved through the Natural Resources Conservation Service Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative System for Crops.-Photo by Kelly Sullivan, Morris News Service - Alaska

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Dome makes all-year growing possible

Kenai Peninsula growers now have the option to grow year round. Arctic domes, reminiscent of their close geodesic…