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Time to put some wind in our sails
I believe Republicans in today’s House and Senate are in for a rude awakening. For the sake of…
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Absentee votes counted in Homer, borough elections
With all of the absentee and questioned ballots counted in Kenai Peninsula Borough elections, Mike Navarre has emerged…
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SCHOOL EVENTS
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Today: The Great Alaska ShakeOut “Drop, Cover and Hold On” earthquake drill, 10:16…
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Fire drill includes element of reality
One minute the hallways at Chapman School in Anchor Point were empty. The next, with the fire buzzer…
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Mariners on the move
Seven Homer High School students have been selected as “Mariners On the Move,” a program in with each…
Community
HCOA holds art supply sale
Homer Council on the Arts holds an art supply sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the basement…
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Student harvesters honored at festival
Staff report The green thumb and creativity of Fireweed Academy students was recognized at the charter school’s Harvest…
Community
Long Term Care shows ‘Frankenstein Unplugged’
The residents of South Peninsula Hospital’s Long Term Care kick off the Halloween season with “Frankenstein Unplugged,” a…
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Students explore value of ‘justice circle’
In Fireweed Academy the sixth-graders are currently reading a book called “Touching Sprit Bear.” It involves a boy…
Sports
Zumba raises funds to battle breast cancer
The Homer Middle School gym was rocking Saturday. Rhythm of fast-paced Latin and World music and an enthusiastic…
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Gifts, good-byes mark Monday’s council meeting
Celebrating 30 years as sister cities, the Japanese city of Teshio gifted representatives of Homer, including the Homer…
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Raise high the windsock, sculptor
Raise high the windsock, sculptor Anchorage artist Rachelle Dowdy, right, installs her fanciful loon sculpture with windsock at…
Sports
Personal best times mark Seward Invite
The Homer Mariner swim team has returned from the Seward Invitational on Saturday. Participating teams included Colony, Kenai,…