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A tsunami evacuation sign is seen in Seldovia Village, Alaska, on Sept. 27, 2021. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seldovia Village Tribe achieves TsunamiReady certification

It’s the first federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe to achieve the National Weather Service designation

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Lawmakers discuss summer traffic safety during public meeting

The House Transportation Committee on Thursday, July 11 held a public meeting with the Alaska Department of Transportation…

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships. (logo provided)

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MAPP holds housing workshop with city, borough officials

The MAPP Housing Workgroup held a meeting on Tuesday, July 2 to discuss affordable housing in Homer

Music lovers dance to Nervis Rex at the KBBI Concert on the Lawn on July 28, 2012, at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong Homer News)

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KBBI to host another annual Concert on the Lawn

The concert, which began in Homer in 1982, will include a wide array of musical groups

Al and Grace Poindexter pose with the Fishy Peat potting soil in the Anchor Point Greenhouse on July 8, 2024, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

Community

Anchor Point Greenhouse keeps on growing

The Anchor Point Greenhouse provides a tour and description of local products available at their facility

“Kissing Kevin” by Sara Berg is available for purchase in print. (Image via Amazon.com)

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Sara Berg’s memoir about the Vietnam War now available in print

“Kissing Kevin: An American Nurse in the Vietnam War” came out in print in June 2024

Cast members for the Addams Family rehearse the dance piece 'The Moon and Me,' where Uncle Fester played by Regi Johanos confesses he is in love with the moon, at the the Pier One Theatre on the Spit on July 8, 2024.  Emilie Springer, Homer News.

Community

The Addams Family musical opens at Pier One Theatre on Thursday

Pier One Theatre’s production of the “The Addams Family,” a musical, opens on Thursday. The show will run…

Jeff Szarzi Pottery assisted with this year's Garden Club Tour pendants.

Community

Garden club to host annual tours this month

The annual Homer Garden Tour, sponsored by the the Homer Garden Club, will take place on July 21…

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Todd Markelz rides for the international Everesting Challenge on Homer’s West Hill Road on Tuesday, July 2.

Sports

California man climbs Mount Everest, in Homer

The Everesting Challenge is an event in which athletes climb the equivalent vertical height of Mount Everest, 29,032…

Community

HCOA art and music camp opportunities coming up for Homer youth

Homer Council on the Arts is offering several more camp opportunities for Homer youth in July and August.

Retiring Homer Foundation Executive Director Mike Miller. (Photo provided)

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Homer Foundation appoints new executive director

The Homer Foundation board of directors has named Stacey Schultz as the new executive director, according to a…

Homer’s official peony patch is attached to a Nomar tote bag, available for purchase at the Homer Chamber of Commerce, during the month of July. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

Community

Homer hosts peony celebration through July

The event started out as a business task force for the beautification of Pioneer Avenue.

Kristen Faulkner is pictured in her official Olympic portrait photo. (Photo by Evan Kay with Climb High Productions, provided by Kristen Faulkner)

Sports

Homer athlete qualifies for Olympic Cycling team

Faulkner said her youth in Alaska contributed to her position with the Olympics now.