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On Saturday, May 15, 2021, Lulu Hawkins, age 6 holds up her pottery tour purchase: a David Kaufmann mug at his studio in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by David Kaufman)

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Homer pottery tour returns

After a year hiatus, Homer’s annual Pottery Studio Tour returned to bring fun, beauty and education to ceramic…

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Otto Robert Tarnowske VII

Otto Robert Tarnowske VII was born at 8:25 p.m. May 14 at South Peninsula Hospital to Shiloh Joyce…

Kids enjoy homemade popsicles on May 16, 2021. (Photo courtesy Tressa Dale)

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On the Strawberry Patch: Make memories of summer

Popsicles are easy as can be and can even be a great way to sneak in some nutrition…

Local Homer kids enjoyed the bike rodeo at the 2021 Safe and Healthy Kids Fair at Homer High School on Saturday, May 15. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The weather forecast calls for cloudy this weekend, but you know how Alaskans roll: As long as it’s…

Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Museum plans more programs, more exhibits as COVID-19 danger drops

‘We’ve learned a lot in the pandemic — this new normal we’re embracing,’ communications manager says.

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

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Margaret Carla Pettibone

Margaret Carla Pettibone was born at 1:14 a.m. May 7, 2021, at South Peninsula Hospital to Elissa and…

Chionodoxa is a reliable and early minor bulb, as seen here in the Kachemak Gardener's garden on May 9, 2021, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener: The growing season has arrived — slow, but it’s here

O garden of mine, are you still slumbering or are you dead? That, really, is the question. The…

A pair of pants with a copy of Cormac McCarthy's novel, "The Road," hangs from a tsunami evacuation route sign on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Nothing can be finer than a May weekend. Yes, Alaska summers can be pretty spectacular, but there’s something…

Sierra Moskios is the coordinator for the REC Room. Moskios recently received an Alaska Afterschool Superhero award for her dedication to the youth of Homer. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Moskios earns Alaska Afterschool Superhero award

Sierra Moskios earned the Alaska Afterschool Superhero award for her dedication to Homer youth.

Dalton Kieffer, a Homer Flex High School junior, has been named the March recipient of the Flex Phoenix Award. Photo provided by Homer Flex High School.

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Kieffer is March Flex Phoenix Award winner

Homer Flex School recently released its recipient of the Flex Phoenix Award for March - Dalton Kieffer.

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Malachi Daniel Leon

Malachi Daniel Leon was born at 10:40 a.m. May 7, 2021, at South Peninsula Hospital to Karrie and…