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Softball ‘fun for everyone’

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Softball ‘fun for everyone’

As the bustle of Homer’s summer activities arrives, the Homer Softball Association also winds up. The skilled and…

Entrants complete the 2013 Spit Run.-File Photo

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Early registration for Spit Run drawing to close

The deadline for advance registration of the June 28 certified 10K to the Bay Spit Run is Friday…

Tammy Ackerman, Ginger VanWagoner, Rick and Tanya Norvell lead the cancer-survivor lap of Homer Middle Schoool track on Friday, officially launching the 2014 Relay for Life of Homer.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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In spite of stormy weather, Relay beats goal

First-time Relay for Life of Homer event chairs Michelle Drake and Michelle Geagel definitely got their feet wet…

Fillet tips so you can look like a pro

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Fillet tips so you can look like a pro

Let’s get real here. There are some of you who flay at fish rather than fillet them. It…

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Determined Mariners take third in softball

The Mariner softball team had a rocky start to the season and found it hard to score a…

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City recreation summer schedule in full swing

Summer or winter, the city of Homer Parks and Recreation offers plenty of ways to stay active. If…

Plants thrive after wildfire

Outdoors & Recreation

Plants thrive after wildfire

The massive wildfire that recently engulfed a good chunk of the Kenai Peninsula landscape may look like a…

Michigan angler Molly Malthby, left, shows off the halibut she reeled in while fishing with Capt. Ben Martin, right, of North Country Charters.-Photo provided

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Michigan angler leading jackpot derby with 196.80-pound halibut

The action is definitely picking up in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby since it began May 15. Currently…

Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed to protect king salmon

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Anchor River, lower Cook Inlet marine fisheries closed to protect king salmon

Fishing Alert: On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik…

Karen Hornaday Park, complete with some recently added features, is the recipient of maintenance and cleanup performed by Church of the Rock Homer volunteers.-Photo by Toni Ross

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Church gives park plenty of TLC

This spring Karen Hornaday Park got a lot of love. And not just from young people. Between 40…

Ed Berg, geology instructor at Kachemak Bay Campus, educates a group of volunteers on the trailside flora during the Trails Day family hike on Saturday. From left are Ed Berg, Phillip Waclawski, Sabre Wilmeth and Carol Sharat.-Photo by Shannon Reid

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Volunteers work, learn on Trails Day

Before the Saturday morning bustle had a chance to begin, volunteer teams with the 17th annual Trails Day…

Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run

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Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run

I just don’t get it. For weeks, information has been bouncing around the Internet and printed media that, for…

Kitesurfers catch the wind during a previous Kitefest.-Photo provided

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7th annual Kitefest is Friday-Sunday

The seventh annual Homer Kitefest returns 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Mariner Park on the Homer…