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Chicago-based and Grammy Award winning ensemble “eighth blackbird” will be the featured guest artists at this year’s Wild Shore Festival for New Music Aug. 5-11.-Photo provided

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Wild Shore fest designed to inspire, create new music

What do you hear when the tide rushes in or deviously trickles out? A soothing change of pace?…

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Gardening: Peaceful, never dull

Jade the Dog hunts red-backed voles in the perennial beds. Mayhem. Destruction. Fewer red-backed voles.      What…

Joan Splinter’s and Don Felton’s garden creates an oasis of calm and color. It was one of the gardens featured in the 2014 garden tour. Five gardens are on this year’s tour; all are designed to inspire — just like this one.-Photo by Brenda AdamsBrenda Adams

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Homer Gardeners unveil their masterpieces

The mere mention of Impressionist painter Claude Monet brings forth, in many minds, stunningly beautiful pieces of art…

Pet of the Week

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Pet of the Week

Bright-eyed Nirvana dreams of a real home of her own.  This eight month-old tri-colored rumpy is great with…

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Soldotna man shot several times

Morris News Service – Alaska A man was injured after being shot multiple times in Soldotna early Monday,…

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Courts

Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through July 7:  Judgments Raymond A. Spencer…

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Troopers

June 17 Alaska State Troopers at received a report that a “pocket pistol” style firearm was stolen from…

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Homer Police

July 6 A caller at 7:39 a.m. reported camping gear stolen from a Bunnell Avenue address. A man…

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Kachemak Emergency Services

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to one medical call.

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Homer Fire

July 6-12 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to 16 medical calls and three fire calls.

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Anchor Point Fire and Emergency Services

July 6-12 Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls.

Visitors to Homer look at an eagle nest near Lake Street and by Beluga Slough.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best bets

On an early morning walk this week, the Betster, observant as always, noticed a couple of things: 1.…

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Births

Susan Aria Anahonak was born July 1, 2015, at South Peninsula Hospital to Brittney Anahonak. She weighed 8…