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Photo provided by Emerge125 Dancers from EMERGE125 perform “Poly String Theory” in this undated photo.

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New York-based dance company to perform in Homer

The company will also provide workshops for Homer students on Sept. 30.

Emilie Springer/Homer News Current Ptarmigan Arts cooperative members Ted Heuer, Susan Stuart and George Overpeck pose with their work next to longtime member Gary Lyon’s paintings on Friday, Sept. 20<ins>, 2024,</ins> at the gallery on Pioneer Avenue<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Ptarmigan Arts celebrates 40 years as a gallery in Homer

Homer’s Ptarmigan Arts will host a gallery event on Friday, Oct. 4 in celebration of the 40th anniversary…

Warren Melville Nutter, seen here holding a black bear cub in an undated photo likely taken in Hope, lived nearly half of his life on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of the Nutter Family Collection)

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Finding Mister Nutter — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: My search for Warren Melville Nutter began as part of a book project with former backcountry…

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Weathering the storms

Our farmers are at the market, no matter the weather

This recipe can be served toasted with butter and sweetened with syrup and a liberal dusting of cinnamon sugar. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Spicing up French toast and school mornings

This past week marked the one-year anniversary of my first day as a full-time working mom. Over the…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Best Bets

Don’t let the rain and cold get you down! There’s plenty coming up on the calendar to keep…

Maggie, Bart and Lisa Simpson, four-month-old kittens. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: The Simpsons

We’ve got KITTENS!

Dorris James, who will turn 100 on Sept. 28, 2024, displays a crocheted tablecloth that she made several decades ago. The photo was taken on Sept. 11, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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A century of Alaska memories

Homer homesteader Dorris James turns 100

Chicago artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl and assistant RJ Nelson sit in front of the newly sketched mural on the side of a building on Homer Spit Road, ready to begin painting on Monday. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Chicago artist to create Spit mural

Artist Kathleen Dose-Koehl returns to Homer for Alaska World Arts Festival

Paris Chansons perform on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at Homer Council on the Arts as part of the Alaska World Arts Festival. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Jazz ensemble highlights first weekend of World Arts Fest

The first week of Homer’s sixth annual Alaska World Arts Festival kicked off last weekend with storytelling events…

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The perfect relationship

Our food system is dependent on entrepreneurial farmers and dependable, hungry customers

Photo courtesy of the John Secora Collection Joseph Secora was one of few individuals to live year-round on Tustumena Lake. He placer mined for gold on Indian Creek and completed three cabins in the area.

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Cosmopolitan Tustumena — Part 2

In 1880, before anyone was recorded as a resident on Tustumena Lake, the U.S. Census noted the general…