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Homer happenings from years past

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2024 Haven House Women of Distinction awardees from left to right: Nina Faust, Flo Larsen, Ireland Styvar and Keri Kelller on the upstairs deck at Land’s End Resort on the Homer Spit last Saturday evening after the evening ceremony.

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Haven House’s Hope Rising awards presented at Land’s End Resort on Saturday

The Haven House annual spring Women of Distinction event took place in the upstairs banquet room at Land’s…

The sign at the entrance of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus is photographed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News)

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Community workshop provides training on advocacy and etiquette for the deaf and hard of hearing

A workshop for those seeking resources and information about the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community was hosted last week…

Pier One Theatre on the Homer Spit celebrates their 50th anniversary on Friday, July 7, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Pier One Theatre

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Double audition for Pier One musicals Sunday and Monday

Pier One Theatre is holding a double audition for two upcoming musicals: “The Adams Family: a New Musical”…

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Nurturing young artists

Homer youth share their creativity during a recent gallery Pop Up art weekend

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Fireweed Frescoes share their violin music with pre-school students at the Girassol Learning Center and help them to make cardboard violins on April 5 as part of the Festival of Strings April celebration.

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Homer Opus celebrates spring with the Festival of Strings

Homer Opus, a nonprofit organization that provides instruction in string-based music programs to Homer youth as well an…

Photo from “San Chat,” May 1956 issue
In 1956, when this photo of nurse Irmgard Hanks, wife of Rex, was taken for the 10th anniversary of the Seward Sanitorium, the Hanks were still living in Seward but were preparing to move to a new home in Happy Valley. Irmgard was the Night Supervisor and Relief Supervisor for the facility, which fought against the ravages of tuberculosis.

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A Kind and Sensitive Man: The Rex Hanks Story — Part 1

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This first chapter of the Rex Hanks story includes many other individuals and numerous actions and…

These simple lemon almond snowball cookies are mildly sweet and delicate. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Lemony sweet Easter treat

These lemon almond snowball cookies are mildly sweet and delicate

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Pets of the Week: Asa, Guy and Pete

We’ve dealt with a lot lately due to a Canine Parvovirus outbreak. Now that we are seeing the…

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Best Bets

It seems that April Fool’s decided to show us what for, what with the several inches of snow…

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Anja Whitworth birth

Anja Marin Whitworth was born on March 11, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Dara and Kevin…

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Harlan Werner birth

Harlan Werner was born on March 29, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Carson Chambers and Matthew…