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Getting my ingredients ready for blueberry crumble, where the berries can be prepared right in the pan and the topping in a small bowl, photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kalifornsky Kitchen: Something nice

It feels like the right time to make some of my grandma’s blueberry crumble.

A sea gull grabs a sea star on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Last Thursday the Betster rediscovered why we live in Homer. After a busy day in town, yours truly…

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Hanz Odin Weber

Hanz Odin Weber was born at 2:47 a.m. on Feb. 15, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Jennifer…

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August Tadgh Kiesel

August Tadgh Kiesel was born at 2:39 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Claire…

Lucas Michael Hrenchir

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Lucas Michael Hrenchir

Lucas Michael Hrenchir

Mary Ellen Osloond

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Mary Ellen Osloond

Mary Ellen Osloond

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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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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Town Crier

The Homer Public Library will celebrate Black History Month with storytelling by author Skywalker Payne. The library will…

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The Homer Animal Shelter on March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska.

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Pet of the week: None available this week

The Homer Animal Shelter is closed to the public, including volunteers, until further notice. People interested in adopting…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

"These primulas were not to be resisted," the Kachemak Gardener says of these flowers blooming in her Homer, Alaska, home on Feb. 2, 2021. "They will enhance the dining room table and then, come spring, find a home in the East Garden." (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener: Now’s the time to prepare for gardening season

Pre-season checklist: clean tools, prepare pots, and gather manure and compost

A fishing boat passes in front of Poot Peak on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

On Sunday a big game happened down in Tampa where some older guy threw a bunch of touchdown…

The winning design of this year's beer label contest for Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve by James Schloemer hangs on the wall of Grace Ridge Brewery during a First Friday art exhibit opening on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at the brewery in Homer, Alaska. The label is for the brewery's '64 Afterbock beer, and this year's contest theme was resiliency. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Beer label contest showcases local talent

Annual contests supports the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve