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Reeling ‘Em In: And it’s a wrap: Nick writes his last report for the summer

Labor Day weekend was a bit temperamental at the beginning.

A recent photo of Denali, whose height was first calculated by Bradford Washburn at 20,320 feet. (Photo by David Merz)

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Refuge Notebook: Bradford Washburn — an early explorer’s use of aerial photography over a century of exploration, science

Bradford Washburn’s historic mountaineering and mapping expeditions in the far north of Alaska and the Yukon are legendary.…

The girls cross-country runners take off at the start of the Homer Invite on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at the Lookout Mountain Trails near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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McDonough, Boonstra win at Homer Invite

Homer’s Seamus McDonough and Kenai Central’s Jayna Boonstra won the Homer Invitational at the Lookout Mountain Trails just…

The Mariner front line attempts a block at Homer High School Alice Witte Gym on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Mariner Volleyball bests Sitka

The Mariner Varsity Girls Volleyball beat Sitka, winning 3 sets in a row, on Wednesday afternoon.

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Reeling ‘Em In: Thunder frightens humans and mutts, but the cohos still are bitin’

Last Sunday, while piloting our ancient Dell through a fog of dense concentration of fishing data, our semi-new…

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…

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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…