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Best Bets

If springing your clocks forward this past weekend wasn’t enough of a sign that spring is on its…

Chocolate cake is topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A cake topped with love (and white chocolate cream cheese)

He loved the frosting so much he said he never wants anything else on his cake

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Alyssa Morgan models a pair of her clay earrings. (Photo provided by Alyssa Morgan)

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Homer artist Alyssa Morgan creates custom pieces from clay

When stay-at-home mom Alyssa Morgan found herself spending a lot of time scrolling on her phone, she realized…

John Fenger, seen here in his later years, died in 2006. (Photo courtesy of the Fenger Family Collection)

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Medical establishment comes to Homer — Part 3

In early spring 1965, there were loose ends to tie up …

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…

Tofu, spinach, fried egg, carrots, mushrooms and sprouts are served on rice in this Korean Bibimbap recipe. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A Korean dish with a little bit of everything

Bibimbap is a delicious, nutrition-packed meal with all the quintessential elements

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A copy of Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” sits on a desk in The Peninsula Clarion building on Wednesday in Kenai.

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Off the Shelf: Good for her

Marie Aubert’s “Grown Ups” caught my attention with a flashy cover and a review from Independent Ireland on…

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

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“I See Myself” mixed media comic book pages by David Brame on the themes of queerness, depression, sobriety and addiction, on display for the month of March at Bunnell Street Arts Center.

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Comics, pastels and self-reflections on display in March First Friday shows

The daylight hours are getting longer and splashes of color will soon be upon us. In the meantime,…

The Fenger children — (left to right) Heidi, Eric and Peter — delight in a bounty of silver salmon gathered by setnet below their home in August 1962. (Photo courtesy of the Fenger Family Collection)

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Medical establishment comes to Homer — Part 2

It was normal for Dr. John Fenger to receive phone calls when someone in Homer needed medical attention.

A moose peeks into the Homer News window in February 2023.

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Best Bets

Ah Homer, there’s never a shortage of activities going on to keep us all inspired, informed, and entertained.…