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    Kenai Peninsula District 4-H chickens are on display at the Kenai Peninsula Fair, Aug. 8-10, 2025, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Jack Money)
    Family fun at the fair
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Fair was held last weekend in Ninilchik.

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    This hearty meal comes straight out of an Irish pub ... sort of. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
    A hearty meal for adventurers
    By Tressa Dale • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    This recipe makes enough for supper, with plenty of leftovers for elevensies.

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    A raspberry ripens in a garden in Homer, Alaska, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The fireweed blooms may soon reach their zenith and school begins in less than a week, but summer isn’t over…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Delcenia Cosman Homer News • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    Homer happenings from years past

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    "The White Horse" is an acrylic painting by Felicity Jones Bechtel on display through August at the Art Shop Gallery. Photo provided by Felicity Jones Bechtel
    ‘My season of originals’
    By Christina Whiting • August 13, 2025 1:30 am

    Local artist exhibits her foray into a new medium and a new chapter in her life.

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    Fika co-owners Sierra Moskios-Schlieman and Tyler Moskios-Schlieman pose for a photograph with their Taste of Homer plaque at the 2025 HarborFest in June. (Photo courtesy of Fika Coffee Roasters)
    Local coffee roastery to compete in ‘Great Alaska...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 12, 2025 2:30 am

    The competition will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer.

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    A vintage KBBI mug, repurposed and filled with various office supplies, rests in the Homer News office window on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    KBBI seeks art submissions for annual membership mugs
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 8, 2025 2:30 am

    The mugs will be released in October, as an incentive for the fall membership drive.

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    Team Seaweed presents their research on Monday, July 28, 2025 in Pioneer Hall at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    ‘Girls on the Water’ expedition presents on summer...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 7, 2025 2:30 am

    The program, run through UAF, helps expose young women to coastal ecosystems

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    Lola, 6-year-old female, and Maui, 10-year-old male (bonded pair). Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter
    Pets of the Week: Lola and Maui
    August 7, 2025 2:30 am

    These two would love a family to call their own.

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    A skilled woodworker and craftsman, Steve Melchior poses in Seward with his pleasure boat, the Prospector, which he completed in August 1931. (Photo courtesy of the Melchior Family Collection)
    Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy...
    By Clark Fair • August 7, 2025 2:30 am

    AUTHOR’S NOTE: Stephan “Steve” Melchior parleyed a partially fabricated past into a respected life as a miner and a builder…

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    Concert-goers dance to music by Cousin Curtiss and Harrison B during Salmonfest on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at the Headwaters Stage in the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Best Bets
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    Farewell to Salmonfest for this year — but say hello to the 2025 Kenai Peninsula Fair! The fairgrounds in Ninilchik…

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    Woman of Wisdom Roberta Highland holds her award from South Peninsula Haven House in this photo taken July 25, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Haven House)
Woman of Wisdom Roberta Highland holds her award from South Peninsula Haven House in this photo taken July 25, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Haven House)
    Celebration of life — Roberta Highland
    August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    A Celebration of the Life of Roberta Highland will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. on the…

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    These scones are an easy treat and feature locally-grown fruit. Photo provided by Tressa Dale
    Family meals and memories
    By Tressa Dale • August 7, 2025 1:30 am

    These easy scones feature fresh cherries, grown locally.

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