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    Lisa Stengel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, weighs a halibut on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Coal Point Seafoods in Homer, Alaska, that she caught with a pole spear while free diving in Kachemak Bay. If verified, the 71.4-pound halibut would be the International Underwater Spearfishing Association world record for a Pacific halibut caught be a woman using a pole spear. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Florida woman sets record for halibut caught with...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 14, 2021 2:30 am

    Stengel speared big halibut while free diving in Kachemak Bay.

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    A telephoto lens helps capture this photo of a black bear on the Kenai Peninsula while keeping a safe distance. (Photo by C. Canterbury/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
    Being aware in bear country
    By KRIS INMAN, MATT CONNER AND MARION GLASER Refuge Notebook • July 14, 2021 2:30 am

    I recently got a call from a friend that is a typical call we receive when living in places like…

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    Hannah Lafleur, 32, of Seward defends her title in the women's Mount Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Lafleur, Norris rack up more MMR crowns
    By Jeff Helminiak • July 14, 2021 2:30 am

    The 3.1-mile scramble up and scream down the mountain of about 3,000 feet returned to Seward after a pandemic-forced pause in 2020.

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    Kachemak Bay State Park trails report
    By Eric Clarke Special to the Homer News • July 14, 2021 2:30 am

    Advisory: Trails in Kachemak Bay State Park are rough, with steep grades in places, and in some cases only marked…

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    A fisher holds a reel on the Kenai River near Soldotna on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai and Kasilof kings limited to catch and...
    By Camille Botello • July 14, 2021 1:30 am

    Kings are passing through the Kenai River at a lower rate than needed to attain the escapement goal.

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    Athletes competed in the caber toss at the 2021 Kachemak Bay Highland Games on Saturday, July 3. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Traditional Scottish athletics return with Highland Games
    By Sarah Knapp • July 8, 2021 1:30 am

    This year, athletes participated in the caber toss, sheaf toss, braemar and open stone competitions, weight over bar, heavy- and light-weight distance throws.

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    Seldovia hosts Salmon Shuffle 5K
    Seldovia hosts Salmon Shuffle 5K
    By Sarah Knapp • July 8, 2021 1:30 am

    More than 150 runners participated in the Seldovia Salmon Shuffle 5K.

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    Nick Varney
    Reeling ‘Em In: Desperately seeking silvers on the...
    By Nick Varney • July 7, 2021 5:30 am

    I had received numerous emails enquiring if I had heard the rumor that silvers had been spotted off Pogi.

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    Kachemak Bay State Park trails report
    By Eric Clarke Special to the Homer News • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    Advisory: Trails in Kachemak Bay State Park are rough, with steep grades in places, and in some cases only marked…

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    Kayakers paddle across Kenai Lake on Saturday, June 12, 2021, near Seward, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Out of the Office: Camping goals: turn off...
    By Michael Armstrong • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    ‘Stand and stare’ a good motto for becoming a power camper.

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    After a few days, the chick is getting stronger and showing promise for a potential successful release. (Photo by Marianne Clark)
    Refuge Notebook: Do our feathered friends need help?
    By TODD ESKELIN and MARIANNE CLARK Kenai National Wildlife Refuge • July 7, 2021 2:30 am

    For many, summer in Alaska is signified by lupine in full bloom and the bugs coming out in force. The…

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    Fishermen gathered in droves to the Nick Dudiak Fishing Hole on Friday, June 25, when snagging opened. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)
    Reeling ‘Em In:
    By Nick Varney • June 30, 2021 5:30 am

    Things were upscale, breezy and cool at the spit’s fishing hole last Friday until a noon signal heralded that snagging…

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    Map of wildfire history on the Kenai Peninsula. (From Wildland Fire Science)
    Refuge Notebook: Living with fire on Kenai Peninsula
    By JEFF BOUSCHOR Kenai National Wildlife Refuge • June 30, 2021 2:30 am

    Thinking back to my childhood days in Alaska, I don’t recall wildfires being a regular occurrence. I’ve learned that I…

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