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Homer happenings from years past

Emilie Springer/ Homer News
Looking up from the stage of the Mariner Theater during a cast warmup before the first weekend of Homer’s “Nutcracker” performances.

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Years of Homer ‘Nutcracker’ magic

I am in the back row of “Nutcracker 2023” warmups on the high school stage. My head is…

Homer News multimedia sales consultant Callie Steinberg and Peninsula Clarion regional sales manager Cara Hall pose outside the Homer News Office on Friday, Dec. 5, 2023.

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Homer News produces 1st annual “Best Of” business contest

Voting for the contest closes on Monday, Dec. 11.

"Sealscape," a gouache and archival ink piece by Renee Veldman, is on display in Homer Council on the Arts' "Fun with 5x7" exhibit through December. Photo provided by Renee Veldman

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Playful pictures

Homer’s natural beauty and robust art community helps local woman finds her creative niche

Betty Fuller, working with a shovel outside the Cooper Landing Post Office in 1969, was among the first to suggest that her town’s first post office had been named for a postal official. (Photo courtesy of Mona Painter)

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Riddiford: Story of a Name Change — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Cooper Landing, on the Kenai Peninsula, was once identified with a postal inspector named Charles Arthur…

These festive gingerbread cookies are topped with royal icing and sprinkles. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rolling out the gingerbread

With Christmas around the corner, it’s time for the holiday classic

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Pet of the Week: Mango

This beautiful boy truly lives up to his name, as he is just the sweetest. Mango gets along…

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Roxanne Amso birth

Roxanne Mabel Amso was born on Jan. 26, 2023, at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Megan Udelhoven and…

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Best Bets

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Thanksgiving is over and done with, and Christmas music…

Homer resident Sally Wills poses with her recent publication “The Tackle Box Fairies” at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska, in early November. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Homer children’s book author tackles illustration in latest ‘Fairies’ book

Homer artist and children’s book writer Sally Wills recently met with the Homer News to talk about her…

A friendly, pumpkin-headed scarecrow stands outside the Pioneer Avenue entrance of Kachemak Bay Campus on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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KBC offers evening course on raising and caring for chickens

Casey Matney, associate professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, is providing a course on…

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Conservation Corner: Improving habitats at home

Financial assistance available to help private landowners improve Kenai Peninsula salmon habitats

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First Friday: Celebrate the season with art

This December, stroll downtown Homer, meet the artists and enjoy the creative work on display