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A sea otter swims in Eldred Passage late in September 2017 on a rare sunny day. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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As short as our Alaskan summer may be, it still seems to be enough to embolden us and…

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First Friday shows

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. The Shadow Painter, by Edward Whetsone Hutchinson 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday…

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Arts Briefs

Alaska Book Week features local readings Alaska Book Week, Alaska’s annual celebration of literary artists, features readings today-Saturday…

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Town Crier

The Homer Birth and Wellness Center will host a free movie night on Monday, Oct. 9. The doors…

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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…

Pet of the Week: Nellie

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Pet of the Week: Nellie

Pet of the Week Nellie is a 2-year-old spayed female. “I am a bundle of love. I love…

Kyle Schneider, center, as Jesus, rehearses a scene from “Jesus Christ Superstar” on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska. The musical opens Friday, Oct. 6. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Pier One production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” takes gritty look at rock musical

Jesus dies in the end. OK, let’s get that spoiler out in the open. Just as in the…

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Kaiden Michael Haynes

Kaiden Michael Haynes was born at 9:44 a.m. Oct, 1, 2017, at South Peninsula Hospital to Amber Kline.…

The Japanese Self Defense Force ship Kashima, DD-3508, left, passes by its sister ship, Harusame, DD-102, as they prepare to anchor off the Homer Spit on Monday morning. A training cruise for newly commissioned officers, the ships arrived in Homer on their way to a visit in Anchorage. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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The Betster has an announcement this week of utmost importance — it’s here. Our most beloved National Coffee…

‘pH’ novel takes new tack to novel: fiction about science

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‘pH’ novel takes new tack to novel: fiction about science

Science fiction as predictive literature has its limits, but the writer Frederik Pohl noted one value to the…

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Arts Briefs

Kilchers to host benefit concert for John Colia Jr. The Kilcher family will play a preview concert in…

Kendall Dellasperanza, a teacher at McNeil Canyon Elementary School, helps some of her fourth grade students transfer trash from one bag to another Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 during the Kachemak Bay CoastWalk at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. Citizen groups, including classes from multiple schools, adopt a section of Kachemak Bay shoreline to clean up during the annual event hosted by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News.)

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CoastWalk cleans up beaches and monitors ecology

Students from McNeil Canyon Elementary School walking the Homer Spit beaches last Friday have become the latest generation…

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Tsunami Potential of Grewingk Glacier Lake – A First Look. This presentation will take place at 7 p.m.…