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Reeling ‘Em In: Salmon fishing tips and tricks

The rumors are true. Last week the fishing lagoon was issuing coho like a loaded Pez dispenser along…

Photos by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion
Ruairi Tuite of the Kenai River Wolfpack tries to break the tackles of Edgar Luna (top) and Keith McDaniel of the Fairbanks SunDawgs on Saturday at the Between the Tides Rugby Tourney at Millennium Square Field in Kenai.

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‘A close kinship’

Homer Irish Lords honored at Between the Tides Rugby Tourney

Photo provided by James Poulson
Students perform at the Sitka Performing Arts Center at the 2023 Middle School closure in June 2023.

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Connections to Sitka through theater, dance and Alaska history

And finding a place to do what you choose in a world of options…

Homer United Football Club U14/U15 at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, July 16.

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Homer United Football Club members play in Far North Invitation soccer tournament

Homer United Football Club Premier Academy sent four teams to the Far North Invitational at Kincaid Park in…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: High tides roll in more opportunities for sport fish

Well, look what finally showed up at the ye ole fishing hole.

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Kenai’s Hayden Kumfer.

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Area wrestlers compete at national events

A number of local wrestlers competed at the USA Wrestling Western States Championships and USA Wrestling Kids Nationals…

The start of the junior Mount Marathon Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Norris wins 4th title, Marvin captures 3rd at muddy Mount Marathon

Palmer’s Christy Marvin, 42 and a mother of boys 16, 14 and 11, overcame a muddy lower mountain…

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Homer High School offers July sports camps

Homer High School will offer 3 sports camps at the end of July for football, cheer and volleyball.…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Deserted waters make for a watery desert

The spit’s fishing hole has been a watery desert lately as hard-core lagoon lurkers pace the water’s edge…

Skyline Trail, June 25, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Mind game

Sunday at the Skyline Trail, a lost jacket gave me a chance for an endurance experiment.

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Snagging circus at the Spit lagoon

Last Saturday was a beautiful anomaly with a rare sighting of a sun-like object hovering over the area…

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A young girl digs in pursuit of razor clams under watchful eyes at the Ninilchik Beach in Ninilchik, Alaska, on Saturday, July 1, 2023.

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Razor clams open four days in July

East Cook Inlet fishery opened for the first time in eight years

Community members watch ducks, run down the Anchor River during the Fourth of July Duck Race on Sunday, July 2, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Winners announced for Anchor River duck races

The Anchor River saw a (temporary) influx of brightly-colored ducks to its ecosystem on Sunday afternoon.