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What an exciting week it’s been so far! With the election coming closer, there’s plenty of community engagement…

An aerial view of old town Cordova is displayed on the wall of the Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 19, established in 1918, during a tour of the Igloo at the Alaska Historical Society Conference in October 2024.  (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Annual Alaska Historical Society conference tackles ‘Rights and Responsibilities’

The event was hosted in Cordova

This photo of Warren Melville Nutter, holding a dead juvenile bald eagle that he shot for the bounty, appeared in the May 1938 edition of The Alaska Sportsman Magazine. The photo was probably taken near the mouth of Hidden Creek on Skilak Lake.

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Finding Mister Nutter — Part 4

AUTHOR’S NOTE: After more than two decades serving in the military and teaching in various classrooms, Warren Melville…

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This classic chicken salad is bright and tangy.

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Afternoon chicken salad

Armed with a radio and her lotion she would crawl out the upstairs bedroom window to sunbathe on…

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Two of Maite Agopian’s hand-crafted wood puppets are displayed at Bunnell Street Arts Gallery on Tuesday. Oct. 8<ins>,</ins><ins> 2024 in Homer, </ins><ins>Alaska</ins>. Agopian is completing an artist’s residency with Bunnell for the month of October.

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Puppeteers bring craft to Homer

Vermont puppeteers collect interviews from Homer residents for a show to be performed in 2025

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Homer performers sing and dance in “To Life” from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at a dress rehearsal on Oct. 3<ins>, 2024</ins> on the Mariner Stage in Homer<ins>,</ins> <ins>Alaska</ins>.

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Fiddler on the Roof opens on Thursday

Pier One Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” opens tonight, Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at…

Nash Macario-Hightide Tapia was born on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by JR Tapia

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Nash Tapia birth

Nash Macario-Hightide Tapia was born on Sept. 30, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Kieva Smith and…

Maya, 7-month-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Maya

Maya is the sweetest pup. She needs training, but she’s smart and picks things up quickly. She is…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Time sinks deeper into fall, bringing a chill to the air, so many rain clouds, and plenty of…

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This roasted pumpkin, apple and carrot soup is smooth and sweet.

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Soothing soup for fall days

This roasted pumpkin, apple and carrot soup is perfect for a sick kid and worried-sick parents

Image via Homer Farmers Market

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Market sales break annual records

Thank you for supporting our local food system

This is a display of some of the hunting items that Warren Melville Nutter carried when he moved to Alaska in the summer of 1930. (Photo courtesy of the Nutter Family Collection)

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Finding Mister Nutter — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: On the Kenai Peninsula, Warren Melville Nutter would become known primarily as a premiere bounty trapper…