Taking first place in the Epic 100 was skier Mike Kramer, left. In second place was skier Max Kaufman.-Photo provided

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Skiers take top honors in Epic 100

Sure the weather was uncertain, but it wasn’t enough to stop the 44 skiers, bikers and runners crossing…

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Ninilchik beach closed to clam digging

Planning on taking advantage of Cook Inlet’s minus tides to fill the freezer with razor clams? Already pinpointed…

Protesters hold signs along the Homer Spit during meetings involving Exxon in the months after the spill.   -File photo

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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound —  “fetched up,” in…

Community

Marine debris show seeks artists

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and Homer Council on the Arts have issued a call for art…

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April is Jubilee month

April is Jubilee month, the annual celebration of young Homer artists sponsored by the Homer Council on the…

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Homer students win in ‘F’ contest

Six Homer students won in the writing categories of F Magazine’s Alaska Statewide Youth Arts and Writing Contest.…

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Big Read writer to visit

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read visiting writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea visits April…

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New ‘Mariners On the Move’ recognized

Nominated by Homer High School faculty, eight HHS students have been recognized as “Mariners On the Move.” Each…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District   Homer High School March 29, 30: HHS production of the Broadway musical…

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Local winners named in essay competition

When the Veterans of Foreign Wars asked students to write about “what patriotism means to me,” 11 Chapman…

Rudy Tatsuda of Anchorage fishes for winter kings off the Homer Spit by kayak. This year’s winter king tournament has a category for kayaks.-Photo by Jim Lavrakas

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New angles for anglers in this year’s king tourney

Celebrating its 21st year, the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament is all set for Saturday, with hooks in…

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Reader encourages: Don’t suffer in silence; get help

I am sharing in hopes of encouraging anyone who is suffering in silence to tell someone. With help…

Exxon Valdez oil spill: 25 years later

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Exxon Valdez oil spill: 25 years later

Truth is one of the first casualties of war, and in Alaska, truth was the first casualty of…