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John Francis Payne

John Francis Payne died Feb. 25, 2015, at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. He was born June 19, 1958.…

Gary Porter, owner of Bald Mountain Air Service, films brown bears in Katmai National Park during one of Bald Mountain’s bear-viewing trips. The company has earned the Medallion Shield for safety.

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Bald Mountain Air Service earns Medallion Shield

Bald Mountain Air Service, owned by lifelong Alaskans Gary and Jeanne Porter of Homer, has earned the Medallion…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District March 2: School board meeting, 7 p.m. March 3: Interviews with district superintendent…

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Real story of UAA music program

The good news is that the University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Music offers high quality degree programs…

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Mariner girls skiers awarded for speed, academics

Skiing over tracks of man-made snow across otherwise grassy fields, the Homer High School Mariner skiers raced to…

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Floyd Grant ‘Pat’ Peterson

Longtime Alaska resident Mr. Floyd Grant “Pat” Patterson, 68, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Providence Alaska Medical…

Claire Deitz

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Claire Deitz

Longtime Homer resident, Claire Deitz, 80, died Feb. 11, 2015, in Anchorage. A celebration of Claire’s life will…

-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Drive at your own risk

Two men in a Chevrolet pickup truck spin brodies on Beluga Lake on Monday afternoon. With the ice…

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First Friday Events

Bunnell Street Arts Center 106 W. Bunnell Ave. On Hockey, sculpture and other works by Michael Conti 5-7…

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Hospital board gets new members, elects officers

At its December meeting, South Peninsula Hospital Inc. Board of Directors welcomed Barbara Howard and Caroline Venuti as…

The Pop Rock Passers are champions of the 2015 Winter Jamboree. The team includes, not in order, Jen Jiron, Emily Austin, Nicole Egholm, Tammy Lafran, Wendy Hansen, Kimberly Marek, Sue Reynolds, Lacey Rininger, Nora Rojek, Tracy Silta, Lori Sivitz, Brittany Staudenmaier and Marcy True.-Photo by Lindsay Olsen for the Homer News

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Homer Divas hold annual Winter Jamboree with style

The rink was abustle last weekend as 95 women from around the state took to the ice for…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Chapman School Jan. 24: Wrestling at Skyview, 10 a.m. Jan. 29: Spelling bee,…

Ruby Holschen, left, and Mya Houglin display T-shirts supporting their friend Angelica Haakenson, 11, of Anchor Point who was injured in a Christmas Day wreck on the Sterling Highway.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Angelica has army of angels assisting

Hold a spaghetti feed and auction benefit and you just never know what will happen.  In the case…