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Sharlene Cline poses with her students during the final day of her recent art camp at Homer Council on the Arts, on Thursday, March 16. Top row, from left to right: Isabel Piek, Autumn Smith, Eliana Cope, Lila Shavelson.

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Local artist teaches, exhibits Chinese brush painting

Sharlene Cline shares her creativity with community members of all ages through classes, workshops, and exhibits

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Quentin Simeon is photographed in Homer in February 2023.

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Quentin Simeon has stories to tell

He will present the living tradition of contemporary Yup’ik storytelling

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

In 1918, a year before he would be gunned down on the streets of Seward, U.S. Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans posed for this photo on his Port of Seward waterfront pass. (Image courtesy of the Resurrection Bay Historical Society)

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A nexus of lives and lies: The William Dempsey story — Part 2

Anchorage authorities believed Dempsey was planning to sail from Seward and flee to the States

Alaska-style spanakopita includes salmon with the traditional spinach and feta. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the Strawberry Patch: Spanakopita — Alaska style

I have been deep cleaning, organizing, rearranging and generally revitalizing our home these last couple weeks

Rosemary, 3 year old female.

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Pet of the Week: Rosemary

Rosemary is the bee’s knees. She’s all that and a bag of chips. She is the cat’s meow.…

Snow falls along the Reber Trail on Saturday<ins>, March 18, 2023 in Homer, Alaska</ins>. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Best Bets

The skiing out East End Road isn’t the only thing crusty these days. Conversations at the store and…

“American Mother,” oil on panel by Brianna Allen, is on display at Homer Council on the Arts through March as part of the “Bodily Autonomy” exhibit co-sponsored by Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic.

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Artists reckon with a post-Roe world

Homer artists explore the theme of bodily autonomy in “Unto Ourselves: Radical Autonomy” exhibit

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Tucker. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Tucker and Blinker

Tucker and Blinker are still waiting for their new home.

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police, and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

Art Koeninger works on the Loved & Lost memorial bench in the summer 2022 at a shop out East End Road. Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Compelled to create

Art Koeninger, jeweler and metal artist, to give workshops in wax casting and silversmithing

Homer choir students rehearse for Newsies on March 9 in the Homer Mariner Theater. Photo provided by Blaise Banks.

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‘Newsies’ to take the stage at Homer high

Homer High School students will ‘Seize the Day’ this month with their performance of the musical “Newsies.”