Sports
Mariner skiers waiting, eager for snow
As a serious snow dump looms tantalizingly close on the horizon, the Mariner ski team is geared up…
Community
HCOA gets challenge gift for 20|20 Vision project
The Homer Council on the Arts recently received a challenge gift of $2,500 for its 20|20 Vision project,…
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Filmmaker starts Kickstarter project for ‘Heart of Alaska’
Homer filmmaker Bjørn Olson has started a Kickstarter project to raise funds for “Heart of Alaska,” a film…
Community
Poetry helps woman move toward healing
In the March 19, 2014, edition of the Homer News, a local woman submitted a couple of poems with…
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Reminder: Nov. 26 early release day; no school Nov. 27-28
Reminder: Nov. 26 early release day; no school Nov. 27-28 Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, schools in the…
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BBB offers $10,000 scholarship
The Better Business Bureau, serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington, has officially launched its 2015 “Students of Integrity…
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HHS musicians chosen for performance group
Outstanding musicians from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming have been selected to participate in a 2015…
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Kindergarteners: ‘Let’s cook a turkey!’
The students in teacher Wendy Todd’s kindergarten class at Paul Banks Elementary School have, as in years past,…
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After election: Time to continue moving forward to address needs
T he election is over and the dust has settled. I congratulate Dan Sullivan. He and I disagreed…
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NONPROFIT NEEDS
Big Brothers & Big Sisters needs big brother and big sister volunteers; office supplies; a photo copy card;…
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Time for Alaska to rise as one
Across Alaska, front yards, car bumpers and jacket lapels are shedding campaign signs, stickers and pins. Air waves,…
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Homer’s spirit of giving pulls residents together in unique, powerful way
M y husband and I moved to Homer a year ago. The breathtaking (almost literally) beauty, clean air,…
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Young learners sample engineering
I was a sixth grade teacher at McNeil Canyon Elementary and involved the students in grades K-6 in…