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Volunteers help organize more than 200 boxes of food Saturday morning, part of the Lions Club Thanksgiving Basket program. Homer News file photo.

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Lions Club to distribute Thankgiving food baskets

The yearly tradition returns Nov. 18

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Lily Gladstone portrays Mollie Kyle and Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Ernest Burkhart in “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

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On the Screen: ‘Flower Moon’ a grueling historical spotlight

Throughout “Killers,” Scorsese depicts failings of society and personal relationships

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Connecting dots

Self-taught landscape painter showcases 30 years of work in local exhibit

This is an early photo of U.S. Army soldier Arlon Elwood “Jackson” Ball in uniform. The patches, ribbons and medals on this uniform demonstrate that he had not yet served overseas or been involved in any combat. (Photo from Ball Family memorial slideshow, 2022)

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Human Complexity: The Story of Jackson Ball — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Jackson” Ball met a tragic end nearly 20 years after moving to Alaska from the East…

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Conservation Corner: Experiments with chicken tractors to manage orange hawkweed

Orange hawkweed is unlike many invasive plants in that it spreads by rhizomes, stolons (runners), and seeds, secretes…

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
This jalapeno popper dip will brighten up any spread with subtle spice.

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Thanksgiving planning: Spicing up the basics

This jalapeno popper dip adds some heat to traditional holiday fare

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Best Bets

The spooky day has gone away, and it’s time to gear up for the weeks of winter and…

Peewee, two-year-old male. Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Peewee

This guy is one cool cat. He gets along with other cats, likes a mellow atmosphere, and is…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Photo from Homer News Oct. 2018
It was a humble beginning 45 years ago for Kate Mitchell and the Homer, Alaska business that became NOMAR.

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NOMAR celebrates 45 years of business and service to Homer

Homer’s NOMAR has been producing and providing fishing gear and other outdoor gear and clothing for their shop…

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Fair goers browse the 2022 Rotary Health Fair.

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Rotary health fair returns for 40th year

Now in its 40th year, Homer’s Rotary Health Fair returns on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

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November First Friday art features community works, stories and connections

Homer’s galleries and public art spaces showcase work by local and Kenai Peninsula artists during their November First…

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Dr. Debbie Tobin and Marc Webber and the Semester by the Bay students conducting field work this fall in Kenai Fjords National Park heading for Northwestern Glacier.

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Students wrap up Semester by the Bay with symposium

Students participating in the Kachemak Bay Campus Semester by the Bay will provide presentations Friday, Nov. 3, at…