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The Mariner front line attempts a block at Homer High School Alice Witte Gym on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Mariner Volleyball bests Sitka

The Mariner Varsity Girls Volleyball beat Sitka, winning 3 sets in a row, on Wednesday afternoon.

Skyler Rodriquez, left, and Leif Restad, right, swim across Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Kayakers Brita Restad, left, and Autumn Daigle, right, helped guide them. (Photo by Ella Blanton Yourkowski)

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Homer youth swim across Kachemak Bay

Local swim team members accomplish daring goal.

Senior Morgan Techie rises high to catch a 37-yard throw on Friday, Aug. 26 at Homer High School Field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

Sports

Mariners football batter Seahawks

Homer Mariners Varsity Boys Football team comfortably best Seward Seahawks 46-0.

Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Out of the Office: Coaching

Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing…

Senior Isabel Dye strikes on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Journey begins for Mariner Volleyball team

Mariner Girls Varsity Volleyball is off to a tenacious start to their season. On Saturday, Aug. 20 the…

The small Homer Educational and Recreational Complex, or HERC, building is seen here on Oct. 2, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. Known as HERC 2, the former school building had been used as a shop by the Public Works Department, but staff relocated into HERC 1, the larger building, after cracks appeared in the walls and city officials had concerns about the building collapsing during an earthquake. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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City Council discusses recreation and transportation needs

Community engagement still welcome as developments further city plans.

The Mariner defensive unit sacks the Kodiak quarterback at its game on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Sports

Homer Mariners start season strong against Bears

It may have been raining as the Homer football team took on Kodiak on Saturday at Homer High…

Leashes to lend hang from a kiosk at Mariner Park on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pet support with the Lend-A-Leash program

Alaska Mindful Paws providing leashes for dog-walkers, among other services.

Emily Matthews and Andy Kowalczyk pose outside the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies headquarters on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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AmeriCorps volunteers aid Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

AmeriCorps volunteers ended their 10-month service stint this past week, with eight young adults from all over the…

Sign indicating upcoming construction on East Hill Road on Monday, July 25, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Upcoming East Hill Road Closure

East Hill Road will be closed from Aug. 1-12.

A garden at the home of Ralph Broshes and Deb Lowney features one of Lowney's sculptures. It was part of the walking tour portion of the Homer Garden Tour on Sunday, July 17, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Homer citizens joyfully share gardens again

Many enjoyed the annual garden tour, which returned following pandemic stifling

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk Coordinator Henry Reiske, right, stands next to the R/V APAK before loading in onto the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge R/V Tiglax on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke)

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Chapman School’s student-made mini-boat journeys to Bering Sea

Chapman Elementary School students’ mini-boat is transferred to the Tiglax to be taken to Adak.