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Homer fishing vessels participate in annual Alyeska oil spill response training on Kachemak Bay on Friday<ins>, April 7, 2023</ins>.

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Prepping for a spill

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company conducts response training in Homer

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R/V Tiglax Captain John Faris shows students a chart of Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet in the wheelhouse of the boat in the harbor in Homer on April 6.

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Research life on the seas

6th grade Fireweed Academy students tour Alaska Research Vessel Tiglax in Homer harbor

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Jessica Golden rehearses for Friends of the Homer Public Library’s “Our Favorite Poems” event, which takes places Thursday<ins>, April 6</ins> at 6 p.m. at the library.

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Homer writers to present favorite poems in library event

The event is inspired and coordinated by Homer author Jessica Golden

Sixth grade band and Homer Elks Club Members at West Homer Elementary on March 30, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided by Mercedes Harness)

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Elementary students present at talent show

Music, dance and theater were all on display

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Quentin Simeon is photographed in Homer in February 2023.

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Quentin Simeon has stories to tell

He will present the living tradition of contemporary Yup’ik storytelling

Rosemary, 3 year old female.

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Pet of the Week: Rosemary

Rosemary is the bee’s knees. She’s all that and a bag of chips. She is the cat’s meow.…

Tucker. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Tucker and Blinker

Tucker and Blinker are still waiting for their new home.

Homer choir students rehearse for Newsies on March 9 in the Homer Mariner Theater. Photo provided by Blaise Banks.

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‘Newsies’ to take the stage at Homer high

Homer High School students will ‘Seize the Day’ this month with their performance of the musical “Newsies.”

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Police receive reports of drinks being spiked at Homer bars

Homer Police Department alerted the public last week to recent reports by bar patrons that their drinks had…

Rachel Nesvig with Hardanger fiddle. Photo provided by Rachel Nesvig.

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Norwegian traditional arts workshop and performance come to Homer

Homer Council on the Arts hosted a week of Norwegian traditional arts, featuring musician Rachel Nesvig on the…

Brown bear, Ursus arctos, on the Alaska Peninsula in 2021. Photo provided by Derek Stonorov.

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Homer author to give talk on bears

Homer community resident Derek Stonorov is an Alaska brown bear expert. He started to watch and study the…

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City council removes seat from Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association board

The Homer City Council at their Feb. 27 meeting passed resolution 23-019, expressing support for removing the city’s…

Simon Gucer at Homer High School. Photo submitted by Homer High School year book students.

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Senior Portrait: Simon Gucer

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students