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Anabelle Marie Sanford

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Anabelle Marie Sanford

Anabelle Marie Sanford was born at 4:44 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at South Peninsula Hospital to Brooke…

Oceana Wills, a local artist and commercial fisherman, goes through some of her paintings Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at the cabin where she’s living for the winter in Kachemak City, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Local fisherman enters Homer art scene

For someone who has lived in Homer since the day they were born, like Oceana Wills, there is…

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Cook ahead for Thanksgiving with salads

When I was a little girl growing up in Wisconsin, our family enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with our grandparents.…

Pockets of air are shown trapped in the ice Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 on Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Can you feel it? The slow but merciless onset of the winter doldrums? The Betster sure can. The…

Arts briefs

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Arts briefs

Tellabration! is Saturday Join the story circle from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Homer Public Library…

Ophelia Rain Chapple

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Ophelia Rain Chapple

Ophelia Rain Chapple was born in water at 4:29 p.m. Oct. 9, 2017, to Oceana Audett-Chapple and JC…

Pet of the Week: Madonna

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Pet of the Week: Madonna

Pet of the Week Madonna is a 3-year-old female. You must be my “Lucky Star!” Or hoping soon…

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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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Baby boy

A baby boy was born at 3:39 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, at South Peninsula Hospital to Hristeena…

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Clay Isaac Swick

Clay Isaac Swick was born at 6:25 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at South Peninsula Hospital to Jennifer…

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A Chili Cook-off and Chow Down is 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at Grace Ridge Brewery. Admission is…

The Kachemak Bay Quilters spend a lot of their time creating quilts for victims of house fires, like the ones shown here during a First Friday exhibit Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at the Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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In their first First Friday showcase, Kachemak Bay Quilters focus on giving back to others

Some people make art to have a creative outlet, something just for themselves. Others, like the Kachemak Bay…

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Arts briefs

Beer and Cheese returns With the Homer Brewing Company and Anchorage’s Fromagio’s Artisan Cheese, Beer and Cheese returns…