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    Homer artist Jenna Gerrety poses with two of the paintings in her exhibit, "Omnipresence: A Blue Period," on display at Homer Council on the Arts through June. Photo provided by Jenna Gerrety
    Feeling blue
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 23, 2023 1:30 am

    Inspired by the color blue, local artist exhibits her latest body of work

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    Photo provided by Jennifer Waltenbaugh
John Chapple, Jr. and John Chapple, III participate in the 1984 Homer Spit Run Race.
    Homer Spit runs scheduled for June 24
    By Emilie Springer • June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Races include a half marathon and 10k race

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    Sandwich board announcing Solstice Fair on June 21. (Photo by event coordinator Sage Anderson)
    Homer hosts summer solstice street fair
    By Emilie Springer • June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    The event took place from noon to 10 p.m. on Hazel Avenue between Safeway and Homer Public Library

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    Council supports adoption of harbor expansion charter
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    The Homer City Council passed Resolution 23-058, expressing support for and adopting the Homer Harbor Expansion Charter, during their last…

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    Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)
    City to conduct emergency repairs to phone system
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 21, 2023 1:30 am

    The city’s phone system will be receiving a complete overhaul in advance of the FY24 capital budget being passed.

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    Photo provided by Josh Krohn, KBBI
English Bay Band performs at the 2022 Concert on the Lawn Event at the Down East Saloon.
    KBBI’s Concert on the Lawn finds its way...
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 23, 2023 2:30 am

    Homer’s former longtime local musical event of the summer returns to its previous location

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    Tom Kizzia and Richard Chiappone present an author talk at the Homer Public Library, an event hosted by Friends of the Homer Public Library, September 2022. (Photo provided by Cheryl Illg)
    Meet Your Neighbor: Friends of the Homer Library
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 14, 2023 2:30 am

    Local volunteers support the Homer Public Library’s programs, events, activities and fundraisers

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    Protest signs hang on the entryway wall at the Kenai Peninsula Education Association office on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voting underway to determine next head of teachers...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 14, 2023 2:30 am

    The election follows the firing of former president Nathan Erfurth, who was arrested in May on charges of sexual abuse of a minor

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    Mountain View Elementary School students use their hands to build works using methodology from the University of Florida Literacy Institute during a board of education meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    New reading curriculum to cover Alaska history, culture...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 14, 2023 2:30 am

    The change comes after some teachers and community members questioned whether some of the proposed topics, specifically Judaism, Christianity and Islam, were age-appropriate

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    Anchorage-based quartet Wings to Fly performs at the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival in June 2022 in Seldovia, Alaska. Photo provided by Marguerite McCord
    Seldovia Music Festival celebrates the return of summer
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 14, 2023 1:30 am

    Program will feature live performances, artist-led workshops, open mic events and bonfire jams

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    Second captain Mike Tozzo, chef Avram Salzman, and captain and owner Rand Seaton pose in front of the “Lady of the Sea” on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in the Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Lauren Seaton
    Meet Your Neighbor: Lady of the Sea Adventures
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 7, 2023 2:30 am

    Local family shares their love of the ocean and Alaska with their new luxury cruise business

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    Drag queen Athena Nuff walks through the crowd during a performance at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Nobody Can Drag Us Down’: Soldotna celebrates LGBTQ+...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 7, 2023 2:30 am

    The event featured food trucks, vendors and a lineup of performers that included comedy, drag and music

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    Homer writer Erin Coughlin Hollowell is photographed in 2019. Photo by Joshua Veldstra
    Homer author to debut her third poetry collection
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • June 7, 2023 1:30 am

    By Christina Whiting

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