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Isidora Angel Bremicker

Isidora Angel Bremicker was born at 3:42 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2018 at Lewisham Hospital, London to Peggy…

Local resident Theresa Engebretsen’s boxer, Miller, has a peaceful interaction with two moose Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her house in Homer, Alaska. They touched noses six or seven times and then hung out for awhile, Engebretsen said. “I’ve never seen an interaction like this with a dog and moose,” she said. (Photo by Theresa Engebretsen)

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Best Bets

Spring has sprung! And with it, all that mud and gunk that spent months in the back of…

Arts briefs

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Arts briefs

HCOA holds gala fundraiser The Homer Council on the Arts holds a gala fundraiser, “A Night With the…

Photo by Linda Smogor Members of the Many Rivers community.

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Many Rivers lead to the ocean: the art of meditation

Many people are familiar with the brain-drain effect: the scattered, glazed over numb feeling, the lack of focus…

Pet of the Week: Gus

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Pet of the Week: Gus

Pet of the Week Gus is a 3-year-old male cat. Get a load of these whiskers. This cat…

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Cops and Courts

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

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Lucas Patrick Blaine

Lucas Patrick Blaine was born at 8:03 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Charmaine…

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David Paul Johnson

David Paul Johnson was born at 11:04 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to…

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Town Crier

Homer Wilderness Leaders (HoWL) will host the annual DiRtBaG Ball from 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Alice’s…

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Biscuits are always yummy

One evening this winter I made a yummy moose stew and was thinking how nice it would be…

Birds find nooks and crannies in the rock to perk on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay on Saturday, April 14, 2018 on Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Best Bets

“Are we out of the woods yet?” “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back…

Pet of the Week: Dolly

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Pet of the Week: Dolly

Pet of the Week Dolly is a 2-3-year-old female. This gal is affectionate, playful and an all around…

Michelle Morton, left, and Shawn Zuke, left, play harp and guitar at Bishop’s Beach, Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Steinberg)

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Sacred Sound as medicine

Play a familiar childhood song for Alzheimers patients who can’t remember their own daughters’ names, and they’ll light…