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The Seward Sleeper Sharks present during the 28th Annual Alaska Tsunami Bowl in the Seward High School Auditorium in Seward, Alaska, on Feb. 28, 2025. (Photo provided by Mica Van Buskirk)

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Seward teams earn 2nd, 4th place at Alaska Tsunami Bowl

Seward students who competed this year were recognized Monday with a commending resolution by the Seward City Council.

Homer locals Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner of Oceanside Farms pose with their Food Hero Award, presented by the Alaska Food Policy Council. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Food Policy Council)

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Homer’s Oceanside Farms honored as 2025 Alaska Food Heroes

The annual award is facilitated by the Alaska Food Policy Council.

Mixed media artworks by area youth are currently displayed in Homer Council on the Arts' annual Jubilee! youth art exhibit and celebration, ongoing through April, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Jubilee celebrates youth arts

This exhibit is held annually by Homer Council on the Arts

These poached pears get their red tinge from a cranberry juice bath. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A dessert to stimulate the senses

These crimson-stained cranberry poached pears offer a soft and grainy texture.

Photo courtesy of the Penney Family Collection Mary L. Penney, one of only two women known to have joined the Kings County Mining Company’s 1898 expedition to the gold fields of Alaska.

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Mary Penney and Her 1898 Alaska adventure — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The failed 1898 gold-seeking expedition to the Kenai Peninsula by the Kings County Mining Company has…

Students with the Paul Banks Preludes prepare to perform during the annual Art Extravaganza on Friday, April 4 at Paul Banks Elementary School. The students will join others on Thursday, April 10 onstage the Mariner Theatre to perform in the Sea of Strings music event. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Sea of Strings to debut new, local compositions

More than 200 musicians — mainly students from the Homer OPUS program and the Homer Youth String Orchestra…

Jeff Dean is midway through the initial heat on a commission piece. Dean will be participating as one of the artists in this year’s Ready Set Art Ptarmigan Arts fundraiser. (Photo provided by Jeff Dean)

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Artistry for all to see

Ready… Set… Art! fundraiser brings artists together to complete works of art out in the public eye.

Photo submitted by Homer Animal Shelter Mayhem, 3.5 year old male.

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Pet of the Week: Mayhem

Mayhem is the opposite of what his name stands for.

“Octoparty,” by Kenai Alternative High School student Adelynn DeHoyos, and “Green Speckled Ocean,” by Soldotna High School Student Savannah Yeager are seen as part of the 34th Annual Visual Feast Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Juried Student Art Show during an opening reception at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Consume a bunch of art’

The 34th Annual Visual Feast showcases art by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students.

Student Raiden Dailey poses with his art on display at Paul Banks Elementary School during the annual Arts Extravaganza on Friday, April 4. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Nobody move — spring might actually be approaching. The local events calendar certainly shows it, with gardening and…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Owners Dahkota Larson and Kait Skundrich sit in a corner of the shop on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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New gear shop opens in Homer

Old Sterling Outfitters is just a 10-minute drive from town.

Community members peruse the silent auction items while conversing during the annual Celebration of Lifelong Learning event at the Homer Public Library on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Library celebrates lifelong learning at annual event

This year’s Lifelong Learner and Youth Learner were honored and awarded at the annual Celebration of Lifelong Learning…