Frida Cattlo (Photo courtesy of Alaska Mindful Paws)

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Pet of the week: Frida Cattlo

Frida Catlo is a 1-year-old female cat so awesome we’re making another pitch for her to be adopted.…

Johnny-jump-ups add a splash of color and cheer, as seen here on Sunday, May 23, in the Kachemak Gardener's garden in Homer. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener:

Spring is rushing at an exhilarating pace. Can we keep up? It’s fun to try.

The Homer Spit and the Kenai Mountains catch the afternoon sunshine of Monday, May 17, 2021, as seen from West Hill in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bet

The awesome weather we’ve been having this past week has done wonders to ease a lot of the…

This sketch shows Homer artist Brad Hughes' design for "Loved and Lost," a memorial bench to honor Anesha "Duffy" Murnane, a Homer woman missing since Oct. 17, 2019. It also will draw attention to missing women and children in Alaska. (Drawing courtesy of Brad Hughes)

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Arts in brief

Family commissions memorial bench for missing daughter

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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Alan Lee Ballance

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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…