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Playing with excess zucchinis

This last weekend at the Homer Farmers Market we got to see our favorite way to play around…

Pictured in an online public portrait is Anthony J. Dimond, the Anchorage judge who presided over the sentencing hearing of William Franke, who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Ethen Cunningham in January 1948.

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States of Mind: The death of Ethen Cunningham — Part 5

AUTHOR’S NOTE: During the evening of Jan. 19, 1948, in Kenai, William Franke shot dead Ethen Cunningham near…

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Staying dedicated to farming

Come to the market to support Homer’s dedicated growers

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Conservation Corner: Discover the cover

Ways to build healthier garden soils with minimal effort

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Celebrate Farmers Market Week

Check out the produce available at the Wednesday market

Photo courtesy of the Knackstedt Collection Charles “Windy” Wagner, pictured here in about the year in which Ethen Cunningham was murdered, was a neighbor to both the victim and the accused, William Franke.

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States of Mind: The death of Ethen Cunningham — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: During the evening of Jan. 19, 1948, in Kenai, William Franke shot dead Ethen Cunningham near…

Gyoza wrappers are filled with shrimp and onion paste. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Wrapping up summer

These dumplings are relatively easy to make and are very forgiving, perfect for inexperienced folders

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So much abundance

Long-awaited veggies come in at the peak of summer

William Henry Franke signed this draft-registration card in August 1942 in Massachusetts. At the time, he was serving with the U.S. Merchant Marine. Four years later, he would move to the Kenai Peninsula. In January 1948, he would kill Ethen Cunningham.

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States of Mind: The death of Ethen Cunningham — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Ethen Cunningham came to the Kenai Peninsula in about 1940. He homesteaded along the lower Kenai…

These blueberry and honey, carrot and nectarine, and spinach and green grape gummies are made with minimal sugar and no artificial dyes or preservatives. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Sweet gummies to keep kiddos going

The most exciting week of summer at the strawberry patch is about to start. All the cousins will…

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