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Step into Freedom is a narcotics anonymous group that will be held at 7 p.m. every Thursday at…

Magic. (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

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Pet of the week: Magic

Magic is a 3-year-old male cat. Magic is a lovable character. He’s not quite available for adoption yet,…

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Point of View: Tourism needs your help; let us help you go big in 2021

Travel and tourism took a hard hit everywhere, and Alaska was no exception. In-state travel was the difference…

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Point of View: Intention as a means to pay it forward

A few days ago I received a phone call with news that a high school friend living in…

Getting my ingredients ready for blueberry crumble, where the berries can be prepared right in the pan and the topping in a small bowl, photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kalifornsky Kitchen: Something nice

It feels like the right time to make some of my grandma’s blueberry crumble.

A sea gull grabs a sea star on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Last Thursday the Betster rediscovered why we live in Homer. After a busy day in town, yours truly…

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School district risk level update and upcoming events

Salt marshes are important food sources for brown bears. As we see an earlier start to the growing season or increased plant growth, bears will likely benefit from them even more. (Photo by Michael Hannam/NPS)

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Refuge Notebook: Could bears benefit from changing coastal marshes?

Flying over the Cook Inlet coast, you can look down and see expansive salt marshes where mountain rivers…

Homer's Zoe Stonorov skies the girls 5-kilometer classic race on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at the Lookout Mountain Trails near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Debbie Delker)

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Hanz Odin Weber

Hanz Odin Weber was born at 2:47 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Jennifer…

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August Tadgh Kiesel

August Tadgh Kiesel was born at 2:39 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Claire…