Nikolaevsk’s Kilina Klaich reacts with Megan Hickman after their March 7 win against Cook Inlet Academy at Skyview High School.-Photos by Rashah McChesney, Peninsula Clarion

Sports

On to state for Seldovia boys, Nikolaevsk girls

Victories at last week’s Peninsula Conference tournament at Skyview High School in Soldotna have the Seldovia Otter boys…

A bald eagle sits in a nest by the motorhome dump station across from the Homer Post Office last Thursday. A pair of eagles built the nest in 2012, and might be the same pair that had a nest in a tree by the Lake Street stoplight before a storm blew the tree down.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

Sometimes the Betster isn’t tuned in to all the action going on in the world. On Monday while…

Paul Banks Principal Eric Pederson and his team of dogs arrive at school with a load of books.-Photo by Sally Burns

News

Paul Banks students show reading power

Students at Paul Banks Elementary School, a K-2 school on East End Road that also offers a preschool…

News

School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District: McNeil Canyon Elementary School March 17-21: Swim lessons, grades 2-3. March 18, 20:…

News

Winter king tourney slated for March 22

The 21st annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament, sponsored by the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center,…

Don’t overthink it, just garden

Outdoors & Recreation

Don’t overthink it, just garden

Be prepared to shift your expectations. Anything can happen in March: single digits, a ton of snow, wind.…

Community

Registration open for Tutka Bay poetry workshop

Registration has started for the Tutka Bay Writers Retreat, with a workshop by poet Carolyn Forché, “Writing On…

Community

Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture group meets

The city of Homer has started work on its Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture (PARC) needs assessment. Funded…

Suzanne di Francia’s dye techniques highlight the textures with which she works.  -Photo provided

Community

Unique fiber arts featured at full-moon trunk shows

Pieces of lace, yarn and fabrics of varying textures fill shelves and cover countertops. Light pouring in from…

Community

Pet of the Week

Micky is a burrower. He loves to snuggle up under those covers with his favorite person at night.…

Community

Court Reports

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through March 11: Judgments Patrick H. Wheeler,…

Community

State Trooper Reports

March 2 Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a 42-year-old Homer man for failing to submit a required hunt report…

Community

Homer Police Reports

March 3 A man at 7:18 a.m. reported finding a camera. A caller at 3:21 p.m. reported an…