Sports

Chapman, HMS wrestlers win coveted rubber chicken awards

Middle school teams traveled to Soldotna to participate in the legendary “Rubber Chicken Classic” last week. The winner…

Sports

Winter Carnival Hoops Tourney Schedule

Beginning today, Homer is host to the three-day Homer Winter Carnival basketball tournament. It includes scrimmages of the…

Sports

Lack of snow doesn’t hamper Mariners’ performance

When there’s no snow in Homer, what do Mariner skiers do? Look for some place that has some.…

Sports

Homer boys take second in Barrow

The Whaler Invitational took the Mariner boys and girls varsity teams all the way to Barrow last week…

Sports

Ninilchik Invitational Championship underway

The Ninilchik Invitational Championship Tournament began Wednesday and continues through Saturday, with teams from Chevak, Ninilchik, Noatak, Noorvik,…

Sports

Nikolaevsk teams chalk up wins against Ninilchik, Lumen Christi

Wrapping up a storm of nearly non-stop basketball, the Nikolaevsk Warriors played the Ninilchik Wolverines at the Warrior…

Mariner hockey players, from left, Kiril Sanarov, Konstantin Reutov, Dawson Roberts, Anton Kuzmin and Thomas Bowe hope to see a large crowd of fans at the Kevin Bell Arena for tonight’s game against Kenai Central.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Sports

Hockey Regions keep rink busy this weekend

Region III Hockey Tournament kicks off today at the Kevin Bell Arena.  “This is a very special event…

Community

Young Dubliners perform Feb. 20

The Young Dubliners return to Alaska with a performance Feb. 20 at the Down East Saloon. Tickets are…

Community

Artist presents talk

Homer performing artist Lynne Roff presents “Creativity, Complexity and Consciousness in the Performing Arts” at 8 p.m. Feb.…

Community

African drum and dance group visits

As part of an Old Town Artist in Residence, drummer Soriba Fofana and dancer Shelly Fofana visits for…

Community

Faked Alaska visits Feb. 15

“Faked Alaska: An Evening of Improv” shows at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, Ninilchik.…

Dax Radtke, right, on Tuesday presents Gail Essex, left, with a $100 check for being one of the winners in the Homer Winter Carnival button contest. Essex bought one of two “opposites attract” winning buttons randomly dispersed among buttons offered for sale around town. Another button may still be out there to be claimed for a $100 prize of gift certificates. There also is a prize for the person who has the most winter carnival buttons and a button with a number written on the back.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

News

Homer Winter Carnival Events Schedule

Homer Chamber of Commerce 58th Annual HomerWinter Carnival – Thursday, Feb. 6 thru Sunday, Feb. 9 Schedule of Events:…

Community

First Friday Events

Bunnell Street Arts Center 106 W. Bunnell Ave. Cut, Stitch, Press, textiles by Maria Shell 5-7 p.m., First…