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Homer students pose after their performance from the musical Shrek on Saturday after the three-day Broadway Bootcamp theater workshop with director Jim Anderson in October 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Intensive Broadway Bootcamp offered in Homer in August

During the five-day bootcamp, youth participants will work with top performing artist educators to develop leadership skills through…

This summer salad is sweet and refreshing, the perfect accompaniment to salty meat and chips. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Feeding happy memories

Fresh salad accompanies an outdoors Father’s Day meal

Image via Homer Farmers Market

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Evolutions at the Market

I was rushing to get to the Homer Farmers Market this week, I admit it. The day got…

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Shortly after the death of Jack Griffiths behind the Circus Bar in 1961, young Jim Bush was arrested and charged with murder.

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A violent season — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Only a few months after the 1961 suicide of “Mrs. Oscar W. Pederson” behind a bar…

A female moose watches a Homer News reporter take photos of her and her calf on Thursday, June 6, 2024 in the Homer News parking lot in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The Betster can agree for once — it sure feels like summer out there! Hopefully everyone stayed hydrated…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Pet of the Week: Colt

He is a playful and sweet young boy. Colt loves to hang with his person, go for long…

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Family boating safety course offered next week

Kachemak Bay Campus is offering a family boating safety course June 26-28 with instructor Janel Harris.

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Former Homer dance instructor Lorraine Haas to hold ‘Memory Train’ open house

The event will take place at the Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 22, from 3 p.m. to…

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Functionality, spirituality, creativity

Local fiber artists transform an historic downtown cabin into a working studio

Calvin Fair, in his element, on Buck Mountain, above Chief Cove on Kodiak Island, in October 1986. His hunting partner and longtime friend Will Troyer captured this image while they were on one of the duo’s annual deer-hunting trips.

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The Road Not Taken: A tribute to my father’s career choice

From the moment my father began working for the U.S. Army in Whittier, Alaska, in the fall of…

Rhubarb custard cake is ready to be baked. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Rhubarb and running to lift the spirits

Frozen rhubarb just won’t do for this tart and beautiful custard cake, so pick it fresh wherever you…

Destiny, 1-year-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Destiny

This beautiful young gal is quite the character. She is playful, sweet, feisty and fun. She doesn’t like…