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Skyler Rodriquez, left, and Leif Restad, right, swim across Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Kayakers Brita Restad, left, and Autumn Daigle, right, helped guide them. (Photo by Ella Blanton Yourkowski)

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Homer youth swim across Kachemak Bay

Local swim team members accomplish daring goal.

Senior Morgan Techie rises high to catch a 37-yard throw on Friday, Aug. 26 at Homer High School Field in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/Homer News)

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Mariners football batter Seahawks

Homer Mariners Varsity Boys Football team comfortably best Seward Seahawks 46-0.

Kids playing soccer on a sunny summer day. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Out of the Office: Coaching

Sport has been a well of vitality that has nourished me since I was a young child. Growing…

Senior Isabel Dye strikes on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Journey begins for Mariner Volleyball team

Mariner Girls Varsity Volleyball is off to a tenacious start to their season. On Saturday, Aug. 20 the…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Target silvers at first light — wait: What light?

Well now, August has just about jetted through its allotment of solar days and should be deeply embarrassed…

Kenai Central High School’s Gregory Fallon and Grace Christian School’s Robbie Annett run toward the finish line at the 2022 Ted McKenney XC Running Invitational at Skyview Middle School on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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McKenney Invite welcomes over 25 schools

Kenai’s Boonstra, Homer’s McDonough lead area runners

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SoHi, Nikiski football get wins; Seward, Homer lose

Nikiski senior Dwyght Mullins scored four rushing touchdowns to lead visiting Nikiski to a 32-22 victory over Seward…

People camp above a river on Sunday, July 31, 2022 near Hope, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the Office: Festival season

Something nobody told me about Alaska is how many festivals there are in the summer. Having moved to…

Pilot and biologist Dom Watts collects bees at Twin Lakes as part of the refuge’s pollinator survey. (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: A summer on the refuge — Valuing a wildflower to the value of a system

I’ve never been one to be partial to favorites. But, on an overcast and rain bath morning in…

The Mariner defensive unit sacks the Kodiak quarterback at its game on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Homer Mariners start season strong against Bears

It may have been raining as the Homer football team took on Kodiak on Saturday at Homer High…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Nick offers tips on how to fillet a silver

Its always great to receive emails from our out-of-state visitors, especially when it’s their first trip to Homer…

Photo by Ken Gates 
Some great examples of genetic diversity with Kenai River king salmon populations.

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Refuge Notebook: Where have the big Kenai River kings gone?

Over the years, fishing for king salmon has provided many anglers with great memories and stories to tell…

Bradley Walters leads the pack up Angle Hill on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Salmon Run Series at Tsalteshi Trails. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Out of the office: Race thyself

During the pandemic, I questioned the value of regular community racing and the numbers show I wasn’t the…