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The Arts in Brief

Lavallee visits Art Shop Gallery Artist Barbara Lavallee visits the Art Shop Gallery from 1-6 p.m. Saturday. She…

Felicity Jones poses for a photo at the First Friday opening of her exhibit at the Homer Council on the Arts, "Windows."-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Solo show launches young artist’s career

“Windows,” this month’s solo exhibit by Felicity Jones at the Homer Council on the Arts, expands on the…

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Paige Taylor Essex

Paige Taylor Essex was born at 11:34 p.m. Nov. 9, 2016, at South Peninsula Hospital to Savanna S, Kinnard…

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Town Crier

Gulf Watch Alaska presents a report on recent activities, with a lecture by Dan Olsen, a video by…

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Cops and courts

Editor’s note: The civil courts section has been corrected to note that is Elizabeth Kandror v. Menther I.…

Somba

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Pet of the Week

Somba is oh-so-pretty and oh-so-sweet. A little bit shy, this 5-year-old, spayed black and white tuxedo loves attention,…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District officials will use the state fairgrounds…

Kachemak Cuisine - Terri Robl

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One of gifts of holiday season: sharing delicious food

I love this time of year, not only because it’s my favorite time to cook comforting soups, casseroles,…

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How to give for the holidays

As people begin making their Thanksgiving plans and maybe even get an early start on gift shopping, Homer…

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Years ago in Homer

20 years ago in the Homer News: Rep. Gail Phillips was re-elected to the Alaska House of Representatives,…

Local band Uplift plays at the event to support protestors at Standing Rock on Nov. 5 at K Bay Caffe. Homer native Lucas Wilcox worked in the protest camps in North Dakota providing food for protestors of the heavily contested oil pipeline. Wilcox hopes to raise money to bring back tents for shelter as the protest continues into the winter.-Photo by Anna Frost, Homer News

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The Arts in Brief

Inspired by Diaries exhibit opens The Pratt Museum’s Inspired by Diaries exhibit opens with a reception from 5-7…

John Gorka recently released and album he recorded in 1985 in Nashville, Tenn., and recently rediscovered. Gorka carried the tapes from his five-day session in Nashville from him over the years from New York City to Bethlehem, PA., to Minnesota. Though the tapes experienced wear over the years, Gorka was able to revive them and transfer the music onto digital files.-Photo by Joe del Turo

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Legendary folk musician Gorka plays in Homer

Slide into your 50s, and sometimes things you put aside years ago don’t look as bad as you…

Helping hands — and hearts

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Best Bets

Seventy-eight years ago yesterday and today, gangs of Nazi thugs raged through Germany. In two days of terror…