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    One month left in halibut derby
    One month left in halibut derby
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 14, 2013 3:51 pm

    It was a quiet week in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, according to derby coordinator Paula Frisinger. “A few prior…

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    The crowd-pleasing Kenai Peninsula Racing Pigs are making a return to the Kenai Peninsula State Fair in Ninilchik Aug. 16-18. The six little piggies are set to entertain as they race around the track to the cheering of fair crowds just as these little running porkers did in 2006.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky,  Homer News
    Pigs, parade back for ’13 Ninilchik fair
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 7, 2013 4:08 pm

    The Ninilchik fairgrounds was home to two days of rodeo excitement in July. Last weekend it was the site of…

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    Gene Jones shows off his 236.2-pound halibut.-Photo Provided
    Still time to hook a winner in derby
    By McKibben Jackinsky • August 7, 2013 4:04 pm

    The 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby began May 15 and ends until Sept. 15. That means anglers still have plenty…

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    Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you won’t get skunked
    Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you...
    By Nick C. Varney • August 7, 2013 4:01 pm

    Flat Island and Point Pogibshi have been heating up for silvers lately, so maybe those reports from boats fishing elsewhere…

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    Soccer teams win in Kenai
    Soccer teams win in Kenai
    By Lisa Zatz • July 31, 2013 6:40 pm

    The Soccer Association of Homer was again represented by the Homer Vortex, a team of boys under the age of…

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    Activity picking up around The Fishing Hole
    Activity picking up around The Fishing Hole
    By Nick C. Varney • July 31, 2013 1:52 pm

    Lately there have been growing rumors about silvers lurking outside The Fishing Hole.  Until noon Monday I thought those tales…

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    Gene Jones  moves into first place with a 236.20 pound halibut.-Photo Provided
    236.2-pound halibut pushes to lead in derby
    By McKibben Jackinsky • July 31, 2013 1:52 pm

    An Iowa angler has taken over the lead in this year’s Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby. On July 25, Gene Jones…

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    Sports in Brief
    Sports in Brief
    July 24, 2013 2:05 pm

    SPH sponsors physical exam clinic at Homer Medical Center Physical exams for high school students will be offered at the…

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    Michele Monsanto of Hilton Head, S.C., shows off the tagged halibut she caught July 21 while fishing with Homer Ocean Charters.-Photo provided
    Tagged fish keep on coming
    By McKibben Jackinsky • July 24, 2013 1:59 pm

    James Jell of Moscow, Idaho, continues to have the biggest flat fish caught to date in the 2013 Homer Jackpot…

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    Dipnetting goes 24/7 on Kenai River
    Dipnetting goes 24/7 on Kenai River
    July 24, 2013 1:58 pm

    The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Monday announced the extension of Kenai River personal-use dipnet fishing to 24 hours…

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    Halibut dining on herring, squid
    Halibut dining on herring, squid
    By Nick C. Varney • July 24, 2013 1:54 pm

    This summer the “Reeling ‘Em In” gmail inbox has been busier than a confessional booth on the day after Mardi…

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    Good showing for Homer at Far North soccer tournament
    Good showing for Homer at Far North soccer...
    By Liza Zatz • July 24, 2013 1:52 pm

    Homer was well represented by team Vortex at the North Star Soccer Tournament in Anchorage, July 12-14. In an exciting…

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    Area shooters medal during black powder event held July 10-14
    Area shooters medal during black powder event held...
    By McKibben Jackinsky • July 24, 2013 1:50 pm

    Four Anchor Point shooters and one Nikolaevsk shooter competed at the Alaska State Territorial Shoot July 10-14. Four of the…

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