Site Logo
Homer City Hall is lit up for the holiday season on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

One week until Thanksgiving! If you don’t have holiday plans, here’s some great ideas for getting out and…

Dwayne Johnson as Callum Drift, J. K. Simmons as Santa Claus, Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley and Lucy Liu as Zoe Harlow in “Red One.” (Promotional image courtesy Amazon MGM Studios)

Community

On the Screen: ‘Red One’ is light on holiday spirit

Only a few short years ago, movie theaters were dominated by superhero films. The Avengers were the safest…

tease

Community

Filling a niche

Yup’ik and Alutiiq artist blends traditional techniques with contemporary methods

Years Ago

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Harold Galliett, the sole survivor of a 1965 Cordova Airlines crash into Tustumena Lake, is seen here raking his lawn in 1958. (Photo courtesy of the Galliett Family Collection)

Community

The 2 most deadly years — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were 1965 and 1975.…

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
Make-ahead stuffing helps take pressure off Thanksgiving cooking.

Community

Holiday magic, pre-planned

Make-ahead stuffing helps take pressure off Thanksgiving cooking

An inflatable dragon guards the rooftop of Bubbles Soda Parlor on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Community

Best Bets

Two more weeks until Thanksgiving — what are you thankful for this year? While you ponder on that…

tease

Community

Pet of the Week: Onyx

Onyx is a 2-year-old female who is playful, spunky, and affectionate. She would prefer to be the one…

Years Ago

Community

Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

The cast of Seward High School Theatre Collective’s “Clue” rehearse at Seward High School on Thursday, Nov. 7 . (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Community

More than whodunit: Seward’s ‘Clue’ brings comedy, commentary to stage

The show premiered last weekend, but will play three more times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15-17

tease

Community

Off the shelf: Speculative novel holds promise of respite

“A Psalm for the Wild-Built” is part of the Homer Public Library’s 2024 Lit Lineup

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
This slow-simmered ox tail broth makes this otherwise simple borscht recipe quite luxurious.

Community

Borscht from the source

This homestyle stew recipe draws on experience of Russian cook

Photo from Galliett’s 2014 obituary
Harold Galliett was the lone survivor of a 1965 Cordova Airlines crash into Tustumena Lake. A year after the accident, Galliett was given the opportunity to fly in the plane again after it had been retrieved from the bottom of the lake. He declined.

Community

The 2 most deadly years — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Records indicate that the two most deadly years for people on or near Tustumena Lake were…