Fresh Homer-grown apples are the main ingredient for Teri Robl’s French Apple Cake recipe, seen here in her kitchen on Oct. 1, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Teri Robl)

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Kachemak Cuisine: Fresh Homer apples inspire fall recipes

The autumn season is all about apples and pumpkins, golden falling leaves and football. I love this time…

Debi Poore poses by some of the paintings in her show opening at the Homer Council on the Arts on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Autumn brings new artists to First Friday scene — and some veteran artists, too

First Friday for October features works by new as well as established artists. Artists with their first solo…

Charles Farring Hawkins

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Charles Farring Hawkins

Charles Farring Hawkins

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Bruce Archer Yoder

Bruce Archer Yoder was born at 11:25 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2019 at South Peninsula Hospital to Melissa…

Dick (Richard) Stingley

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Dick (Richard) Stingley

Dick (Richard) Stingley

Leslie August Christian

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Leslie August Christian

Leslie August Christian

Cops and Courts

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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 Heather VanOstrand Benefit potluck and auction will be held from 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at VFW…

Franklin.

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Pet of the Week: Franklin

Pet of the week

Jacqueline Roberta Harris

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Jacqueline Roberta Harris

Jacqueline Roberta Harris

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Arts in brief

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Arts in brief

‘Maiden’ wins Doc Fest Audience Award

As part of their weekly Friday walks to local parks, Little Fireweed Academy students held a “We love the Earth March” to WKFL Park on Sept. 20, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. The kindergarten through second-grade students have been learning about ecology and animals and their connection to the earth. The march wasn’t associated with the Strike for the Climate held the same day. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Well, Betsters, we can’t ignore it anymore. The season of ever increasing darkness is officially upon us. If…