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Community recreation manager Mike Illg at his office in Homer High School.

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Homer community recreation offers new fall activities

The Homer Community Recreation Program offers an array of recreational and educational classes and programs for participants of…

Photo courtesy Ashley Every
A very scary butterfly is seen at the side of a lake along Hidden Creek Trail near Cooper Landing, Alaska, on July 8, 2023.

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Out of the Office: Moments of joy

Sometimes I make a cup of coffee just to feel something. That is, holding a warm mug and…

Sitka blocks a serve from Homer opposite hitter Alivia Fefelov (right) at the varsity nonconference game on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Volleyball roundup: Homer falls to Sitka, Seward

The host Homer volleyball team opened up its home schedule by dropping matches Thursday and Friday.

Spruce trees on the Kenai Peninsula show the magnitude of spruce tip rust this year. (Photo by Todd Esklin/USFWS)

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Refuge Notebook: Another big year for spruce tip rust

By Matt Bowser and Kris Inman

Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett and Kenai Central’s Greg Fallon, trailed by Grace’s Simon Nelson and Palmer’s Fischer Adams, lead the boys varsity race at the Ted McKenney Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at Tsalteshi Trails just outside of Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hopkins, Annett capture Ted McKenney Invite

By Jeff Helminiak

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Giving fishing tips in a town of know-it-alls

I’ve often been asked if it’s challenging writing a fishing column in a hamlet where much of the…

The Homer varsity football team played against the Redington Huskies in the second home game of the season on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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2 for 2: Mariners beat Huskies

The Homer varsity football team earned a second win this season with a 66-18 victory over Redington on…

Soldotna sophomore Tania Boonstra runs to victory in the freshman-sophomore girls race at the Class Races on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, at Nikiski High School in Nikiski, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Class Races, run by Kenai cross-country, return to Nikiski

The Class Races returned to Nikiski High School on Monday after not being held last season.

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Homer football opens with convincing win over Barrow

The host Homer football team, the defending Division III state champions, began the season with a 38-12 victory…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Smoking silvers and other fishing techniques

Since we have received several inquiries lately about smoking silvers, this looks like an excellent time to offer…

Homer hoists the Division III state championship trophy Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Service High School in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Football preview 2023: Conference shakeup alters landscape

The high school football season kicks off this weekend with each of the five Kenai Peninsula schools affected…

Nick Varney

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Reeling ‘Em In: Starting to see silvers

Now that the silvers are just starting to nose into our local streams, we have received several emails…

Homer softball clinic.  Photo provided by Bill Bell.

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Softball clinic returns to Homer

Homer Mariner softball and Tsunami summer softball held their second annual College Coach Softball Skills Clinic for Kenai…