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    Photo courtesy of the Bodnar Family Collection
In about 1948, after he and brother Alex had proven up on his homestead and were in the process of proving up on Alex’s, Marcus Bodnar poses here with his cabin along the Kenai River near the site of the bridge, which was just being built at this time.
    The Bodnar Brothers: Early to Arrive, Early to...
    By Clark Fair • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    AUTHOR’S NOTE: The brothers Marcus and Alex Bodnar, sons of Ukrainian immigrants, came to the central Kenai Peninsula to homestead…

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    Nick Varney
    Unhinged Alaska: You are never that far from...
    By Nick Varney • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    We all have certain memories or thoughts of times and places that provide us with an internal source of warmth…

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    Sugarplums are made of toasted nuts and dried fruit with spices and honey, rolled in sparkling sugar. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
    Dreaming of sugarplums
    By Tressa Dale • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    These fruit specialties conjure the magic of the holidays

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    Best Bets
    December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Dashing through the snow on your way to great events? Please drive safely, but don’t miss out on some excellent…

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    Olive, female bunny. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter
    Pet of the Week: Olive
    December 20, 2023 1:30 am

    Olive has been at the shelter for almost a month now. Let’s share the holiday spirit and get this sweet…

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    Clover Morrison birth
    Clover Morrison birth
    December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Clover Blossom Morrison was born on Dec. 1, 2023 at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Erin Pollock and Fletcher Morrison…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer happenings from years past

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    The Pratt Museum makes a call for local stories to include in January’s participatory exhibit.
    Pratt Museum accepting local stories for January exhibit,...
    By Emilie Springer • December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer’s Pratt Museum is opening the new year with their “Our Stories, Our Place” exhibit. Typically in the past the…

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    The sign at the entrance of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus is photographed on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News)
    Kachemak Bay Campus to host panel on the...
    By Emilie Springer • December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    The Kachemak Bay Campus of the University of Alaska will host a five-member open-format conversation about the Israel-Palestine conflict in…

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    "Specific Gravity, a multimedia work by Michael Armstrong is on display in Homer Council on the Arts' "Fun with 5x7" show in November and December 2023. Photo by Michael Armstrong
    A life guided by art
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • December 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Former Homer News editor Michael Armstrong pursues his creative life

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    Peter and Pearl Bodnar (front, center) pose for a 1930 Christmas portrait with much of their family, probably in Manitoba, Canada. Pictured are: (back row, L-R) Alex, sister Anna (Bodnar) Bandura, brother Michael holding daughter Pearl next to his wife Jessie, and Marcus. In the front row are: Michael’s eldest daughter Olga, parents Parascevies “Pearl” and Peter Bodnar, and Michael’s middle daughter Marion. (Photo courtesy of the Bodnar Family Collection)
    The Bodnar Brothers: Early to Arrive, Early to...
    By Clark Fair • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    It’s summer 1947, the year of the immense Kenai Burn: Marge and Frank Mullen are sitting at the mouth of…

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    Fresh mozzarella, above, is great if you find yourself with a gallon of milk on its last day. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mozzarella saves the day
    By Tressa Dale • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    After all our Thanksgiving guests departed, we received a delivery of several gallons of milk nearing their expiration date

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    A copy of Sherry Simpson’s “The Way Winter Comes” is held in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Off the Shelf: Inhabited by winter
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Juneau writer spins haunting tales of Alaska’s darkest season in 1998 short story collection

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