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Olivia Glasman and Delta Fabick perform in the 2016 Jubilee. (Photo provided)

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‘Tic Toc’ gives new twist — and time — to Jubilee

If it seems like Jubilee! is happening a bit early this year, it is. Traditionally, the annual youth…

Pet of the Week: Lil’ Bit

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Pet of the Week: Lil’ Bit

Pets of the Week Lil Bit – 8 month old male We’ve been racking our brains trying to…

The Squirrel Nut Zippers perform 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Homer Mariner Theatre. (Photo provided)

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Squirrel Nut Zippers aim to make America weird again

In modern American music, running counterpoint to overproduced pop there often has been something raw and original to…

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Cops and Courts

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

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Gavin Dean Tyrer

Gavin Dean Tyrer was born at 12:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Hope…

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Michael Brian Levi

Michael Brian Levi was born at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to…

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The 2018 Homer Winter Carnival will take place from Thursday, Feb. 8 through Monday, Feb. 12. It is…

Marian Aplin, Sue Mauger and Heather Renner pose in their “Gaggle of Gagged Scientists” costume at the Ski for Women event on Feb. 5, 2017 at the Lookout Ski Trails in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News)

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Best Bets

In light of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address this week, the Betster got to thinking…

Pets of the Week: Bob and Gizmo

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Pets of the Week: Bob and Gizmo

Pets of the Week “It’s the Bob and Gizmo Show, starring: Bob and Gizmo! (cue applause).” Bob, the…

From left to right to are Melanie Firth, Aspen Firth, Silas Firth, Aurora Firth, Sarah Firth. Members of the Firth family perform instrumental and vocal music at the 2016 Cabin Fever Variety Show at Chapman School in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Firth)

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AP Cabin Fever Variety Show offers cure for winter blues

Editor’s note: The price for general admission tickets has been corrected. The cost is $7. As any Alaskan…

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Cops and Courts

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

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Child Find Program will be offering free screenings for preschoolers (3 to…

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Benjamin Uriah Kastendieck

Benjamin Uriah Kastendieck was born at 3:57 p.m. Jan. 21, 2018, at South Peninsula Hospital to Jacob and…