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    Articles by Megan Pacer
    From left to right: Keara Temple, Isaiah Mann, Tatum Kirtley and Tristan Alward peer into the water at the Beluga Slough during a field trip with their classmates from Paul Banks Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Paul Banks Elementary students get schooled in Beluga...
    By Megan Pacer • October 5, 2017 11:34 am

    What lies in the depths of Beluga Lake is now slightly less mysterious to Jennifer Waltenbaugh’s second grade class from…

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    Junior Kelsea Scott (4) and sophomore Kirti Classen (8) jump to block a hit from the Seward varsity volleyball team during their game Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at the Alice Witte Gymnasium in Homer, Alaska. The lady Mariners were defeated, winning one set while the Seahawks won three sets. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Weekly high school sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • October 5, 2017 11:29 am

    Upcoming events Homer High School Volleyball — The Mariners varsity volleyball team will play Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct….

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    Division II girls winner Autumn Daigle (center) receives hugs from her brother and mother Ann (right) Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at the ASAA First National Bank Alaska Cross-country State Championships at Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
    Homer’s Autumn Daigle wins state cross-country championship race
    By Megan Pacer • October 3, 2017 2:49 pm

    Saturday was a great day for young Homer runners, but it was especially sweet for sophomore Autumn Daigle, who claimed…

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    Senior Cougars player David Sanarov tackles Homer Mariners quarterback Teddy Croft during their game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 at the Mariner field in Homer, Alaska. Homer topped the Cougars 53-0 in the last game for the Head of the Bay team made up of Voznesenka, Razdolna and Kachemak-Selo. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Mariners roll over Cougars, celebrate seniors and conference...
    By Megan Pacer • October 1, 2017 2:39 pm

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the name of the school Homer played when they won the…

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    An office now used as a bear viewing tour company office will be the spot for Uncle Herb’s, a proposed cannabis retail shop on Ocean Drive near Douglas Street. Former Homer resident Lloyd Stiassny owns the building and Uncle Herb’s. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
    Council gives first pot shop green light
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 11:23 am

    The Homer City Council gave the green light to what will likely be the first marijuana retail store within the…

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    Mike Illg looks forward to another year on the Board of Education
    Mike Illg looks forward to another year on...
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 11:22 am

    After getting a taste of the Kenai Peninsula School District Board of Education with a partial term, member Mike Illg…

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    Council votes not to extend borough-level tax exemption to disabled veterans to Homer
    Council votes not to extend borough-level tax exemption...
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 10:01 am

    After considering a move that would have granted a few disabled veterans an increased exemption on their property taxes, the…

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    Kelly Cooper looks ahead to next term, service after assembly
    Kelly Cooper looks ahead to next term, service...
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 9:53 am

    Homer’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly member Kelly Cooper will have smooth sailing into her next term, as she’s running unopposed…

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    Homer Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Terry Kadel, pictured at the station on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 in Homer, Alaska, began at his new position on Sept. 18. He spent 20 years with the Girdwood Fire Department, most recently as the deputy chief there.(Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    A conversation with Homer’s new assistant fire chief:...
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 9:53 am

    Meet Homer’s newest assistant chief at the Homer Volunteer Fire Department: Terry Kadel. After years with the position left unfunded…

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    Idaho resident Jack Mills (second from right) poses with his winning 240-pound halibut along with the rest of the crew in Homer, Alaska. Mills won the 2017 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, and a prize for $15,241.10. (Photo courtesy Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center)
    Idaho resident wins Jackpot Halibut Derby
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 9:42 am

    A lucky Idaho resident is walking away with this year’s Jackpot Halibut Derby top prize. Sam Mills, of St. Maries,…

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    Homer’s Alex Moseley and Brooke Miller and Seward’s Ruby Lindquist jockey for position in the Division II girls race at the Region III Championships on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at the Government Peak Recreation Area. (Photo by Jeremiah Bartz/Frontiersman)
    Weekly high school sports highlights
    By Megan Pacer • September 28, 2017 9:41 am

    Upcoming events Volleyball: The C-Team, junior varsity and varsity volleyball teams will play against Seward at 4 p.m., 5 p.m….

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    Foma Reutov, a freshman, ties up his shoes before a Cougars football practice Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 at McNeil Canyon Elementary in Fritz Creek, Alaska. The team, usually made up of a mix of students from the Russian Old Believer Villages Voznesenka, Razdolna and Kachemak-Selo, is in its fifth year as a varsity, 11-man program. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Russian Old Believer football program forges ahead into...
    By Megan Pacer • September 21, 2017 11:02 am

    The Head of the Bay Cougars have five seasons and just about as many wins under their belt. While these…

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    Homer may extend borough tax exemption to local disabled vets
    Homer may extend borough tax exemption to local...
    By Megan Pacer • September 21, 2017 9:43 am

    Disabled veterans and those they leave behind may soon be added to the list of people in Homer who can…

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