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Arts in brief

Library holds novel writing month kick-off Friends of the Homer Library holds a National November Writing Month —NaNoWriMo…

They're the champs

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Homer’s Best Bets

Who could have imagined it, Betsteroids? For the first time since women got the vote, something extraordinary could…

Ayla

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Pet of the Week

Lovely Ayla sits waiting by the window for that special someone to walk in, fall in love and…

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Halloween is Monday and the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory is gearing up for its annual…

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Hickory crew haunts Homer on Thursday

The Haunted Hickory, a spooky tour of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, opens to scare the Homer…

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The Arts in brief

Youth orchestra plays at K-Bay Caffé Saturday The Homer Youth String Orchestra Club performs from noon-1 p.m. Saturday…

Cantina of the Dead, by Katie Hollingsworth.

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Dia de los Muertos explores death, loss in creative ways

At the quarter point between the equinox and the solstice, spiritual and secular celebrations appear in numerous cultures,…

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Years ago in Homer

20 years ago in the Homer News: Thirty members of the Homer community marched down Pioneer Avenue to…

Fresh snow covers boats and ramps at the Homer Harbor on Monday. The first snowfall of the season hit Homer on Oct. 17, causing numerous accidents on the lower Kenai Peninsula.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

For the past few days a car has laid on its side by a hairpin curve on West…

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Arts in brief

HPL Book Club reads Chiappone’s ‘Liar’s Code’ For October, the Homer Public Library Book Club reads Homer writer…

Some of the recycled box masks made by Claudio Orso-Giacone in a workshop at Bunnell Street Arts Center last month.

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Bunnell Artist in Residence brings poetic sensibility

After several years of Bunnell Street Arts Center artist residencies, the concept has evolved into a simple but…

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Cops and courts

Homer Police Oct. 4 A caller at 4:22 p.m. reported two intoxicated subjects walking down the street at…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News Homer’s centennial celebration started off with hundreds of spectators turned out…