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Lolo, one-year-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Lolo

Unique, gentle, affectionate, playful, curious … some of the many words that come to mind when we think…

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Conservation Corner: High (and Low) Tunnels

In Alaska, growing a vegetable garden can be tricky. Our winters are long, and the summer tends to…

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Exploring the meaning of home

Homer artist displays Alaska- and Peruvian-inspired paintings in HCOA’s “Finding Home” exhibit

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Orion (Jacob Tremblay) and Dark (Paul Walter Hauser) in “Orion and the Dark.”

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On the Screen: ‘Orion and the Dark’ is resonant, weird

Fear of the dark is natural, not some problem that Orion has to go on adventure to overcome

This beef and barley stew is both comforting and nourishing — perfect for when your fingers are frozen and your cheeks are chapped. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Drape yourself in warmth with comforting stew

Nourishing beef and barley stew is perfect for cold days

A copy of Jennifer Brice’s “Another North: Essays” rests on a desk inside the Peninsula Clarion offices on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 in Kenai, AK. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: Meditations on middle age

“Another North” shares lifetime of experiences through personal narratives

Ray Sandstrom photo courtesy of the KPC historical photo archive
Floyd “Pappy” Keeler, standing in 1951 in front of his cabin on the homestead of his son Jack, is holding a girl who is likely Barbara Sandstrom, while her sister Rhoda, standing by a truck, looks on.

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 7

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Floyd Nelson Keeler, eldest son in a family containing 12 children, was arguably the least well-understood…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Best Bets

Congrats to the prize winners from this year’s Winter Carnival Parade! This Betster hopes everyone enjoyed the fun…

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Pet of the Week: Onyx

This stunning gal is just under 2 years old and full of spark. She may be a petite…

Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Pratt Museum reports back on tumultuous year

Making changes and improvements at Homer’s Pratt Museum

"Contemplating Moose," a photograph taken by David Veith in Homer in 2021, is one of several on display in his solo exhibit at Grace Ridge Brewing Company through February. Photo provided by David Veith

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Inaugural exhibit

Homer photographer exhibits landscape and wildlife photography in his first public showing

Bob Keeler and his daughter Sandra relax at October 1956 festival in rural Oregon. Photo from The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).

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Keeler Clan of the Kenai — Part 6

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The first of the three Keeler siblings to travel from Oregon to the Kenai Peninsula for…