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Homer happenings from years past

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Calzones stuffed with arugula pesto and cheese make for a fun summer meal.

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Pedaling forward

These calzones are great for after a day of trotting along beside a brave little boy.

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Support your community farmers

I didn’t make it to the Homer Farmers Market this weekend. The reason for this rare lapse on…

Former Kenai resident and businessman Hal Thornton first arrived in Kenai on the evening that Ethen Cunningham was murdered. He described his experience with this event in the Kenai chapter of this memoir.

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States of Mind: The death of Ethen Cunningham — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: At the outset, I want to acknowledge invaluable contributions to this story from these three primary…

On its last legs. When the Peninsula Clarion’s Ashlyn O’Hara captured this image of Good Time Charlies in 2022, the old bar and strip club was about to be demolished to make room for a highway-safety project.

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A violent season — Part 7

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The aftermath of the 1967 shoot-out at the Hilltop Bar and Café, near Soldotna, began to…

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Our local food is worth writing about

I was discussing with farmers last weekend the best way to advertise the Homer Farmers Market. Paul Castellani…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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It’s all about freshness at the farmers market

It was hard to tell this last Saturday if the crowds were due to the fact that it…

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Getting creative with camping

Making healthy, diverse meals while outdoors takes some planning

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)

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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

This is the front side of the 1942 draft-registration card for Wilford Lorenzo “Bill” Hansen. He came to live on the Kenai Peninsula during the early 1950s and soon purchased a share in the Circus Bar, later changing its name to the Hilltop Bar and Café. (Document from ancestry.com)

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A violent season — Part 6

AUTHOR’S NOTE: After the Ann Pederson suicide and the Jack Griffiths murder in 1961, the former Circus Bar…