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Me working in the Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 in Juneau, Alaska. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire)

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Out of the Office: Juneau

It was kind of happenstance that I spent the last month living and working in Juneau.

The Kevin Bell Arena ice rink is photographed on Sept. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Fundraiser aims to help Kevin Bell Arena keep cool

Homer’s Kevin Bell Arena is holding the last two public skate sessions on March 30 at 2:45 p.m.…

The Sweaty Bettys are the 2023 Homer Steps Up winning team. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital

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South Peninsula Hospital spring walking challenge registration opens

Registration opens April 1 for Homer Steps Up, a four-week community walking challenge that takes place through the…

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Anchor Kings wrestle at Nikiski weekend tournament

The Anchor Kings Wrestling Club is a nonprofit organization committed to teaching the youth of Homer, Chapman, McNeil…

Tania Boonstra, center, stands at the top of the podium for the 5 km Interval Start Classic 2006-2007 Female at the Arctic Winter Games. (Photo provided by Todd Boonstra)

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Peninsula athletes compete, win at Arctic Winter Games

23 athletes from the Kenai Peninsula, representing Kenai, Soldotna, Nikiski, Sterling and Homer, brought home 31 Ulus

NIva Flagstad, 11, leads her father, Trond Flagstad, associate head coach for men's and women's Nordic skiing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, up a long climb in the Kachemak Ski Marathon just outside of Homer, Alaska, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kachemak Ski Marathon gets 78 finishers

The Kachemak Ski Marathon saw 78 finishers Saturday in the hills above Homer.

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Friday hoops: Grace Christian sweeps Peninsula Conference titles

Grace Christian swept the Peninsula Conference titles Friday at Homer High School.

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Thursday hoops: Grace Christian and Kenai Central girls, Grace Christian and Seward boys move to championship

Class 3A Peninsula Conference

Deland Anderson starts the 2023 Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Marathon at Homer’s Lookout Trails. Photo provided by Megan Corazza

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Kachemak Nordic Ski Club marathon returns to Lookout ski trails

Homer’s Kachemak Nordic Ski Club will host their annual ski marathon event with a 42K, 25K and 13K…

Athletes begin the start of Homer's multisport Epic Race at McNeil Canyon Elementary School last Saturday.  Photo provided by Chuck Lindsay.

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111 compete in multisport Epic race

The annual Homer Epic event was held last weekend

The Homer girls celebrate second place and a Class 3A state berth Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Peninsula Conference tournament at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer girls, Seward boys take 2nd in Peninsula Conference to earn state berths

The Homer girls and Seward boys basketball teams took second place Saturday at the Peninsula Conference tournament in…

Summer seasonal field crews grow professionally through experiencing the beauty and the bounty of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Summer seasonal photos show conservation endures in people as well as places

By Kris Inman

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Saturday hoops: Grace Christian tops Homer in conference play

Grace Christian girls 56, Homer 10