Community

Earthquake exhibit opens Friday at Pratt Museum

“Communities, Disaster and Change,” a traveling exhibit coordinated by the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, opens with a…

Masters of Hawaiian Music-Photo provided

Community

Masters of Hawaiian Music play in Seldovia on Tuesday

Masters of Hawaiian Music George Kakumoku Jr., Led Kaapana and “Uncle” Richard Ho’opI perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept.…

Frank Vondersaar, right, poses with fellow Democratic Party candidate for U.S. Congress Forrest Dunbar in July at Captain’s Coffee. Dunbar won the nomination.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

News

Vondersaar remembered as dependable volunteer

Tall, lanky and almost always smiling, Frank Vondersaar could be seen volunteering for nonprofits from the Salvation Army…

Mariner Eric Hill, 18, moves the ball down the field in Saturday’s game against the Ketchikan Kings.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Sports

Mariners suffer one-point loss to K-Hi

A warm sun made for good picnic weather Saturday, but it was no picnic on the Homer High…

Sports

Personal bests mark dive-swim meet

The Homer Mariners traveled to Kodiak for a two-school, two-day dive-swim meet last week. Among Homer’s strong finishers,…

Soggy basket-Michael Armstrong

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Soggy basket

Soggy basketMavis Muller, with torch, prepares to light “Grow,” this year’s Burning Basket, Sunday night at Mariner Park…

In spite of a saturated course at the Frank Dieckgraeff Invitational meet in Seward, the Mariner girls varsity XC team claimed second place. Running varsity were Ziza Shemet Pitcher, Audrey Rosencrans, Megan Pitzman, Molly Mitchell, Alex Mosely, Lauren Evarts, Aurora Waclawski.  -Photo provided

Sports

Girls, boys race to second at XC boroughs

Traveling to Nikiski for the boroughs cross-country competition on Tuesday, the Mariners varsity girls and boys each claimed…

Sports

City pick-up basketball keeps action hopping

Homer City and Parks basketball league offers lots of opportunities to get on the court for ages 14…

Beth Trowbridge

Sports

Three days of play test Mariner volleyball

It was a long hard, weekend of play for the Mariners varsity volleyball team. They lost to Grace…

Candidates

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City candidates outline qualifications, priorities chamber forum

Getting to Tuesday’s Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center candidate forum at Wasabi’s on East End Road…

Sports

Mariner athletes have busy schedule of events

This week’s schedule of sports events for Homer High School includes: Sept. 19-20: Valdez Volleyball Invite; Sept. 19:…

Sports

Register for 26.2-mile Kenai River Marathon

The Kenai River Marathon and half marathon, relay race and 5K family fun run are Sept. 28. The…

Sports

HHA readies rink for 2014-2015 season

As summer activities on the Homer Spit wind down, winter activities are heating up at the Kevin Bell…