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    Evelyn Cooley competes in the barrel race at the Kenai Peninsula Fair on Aug. 12, 2022, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Best Bets
    August 17, 2022 1:30 am

    Weaning off of tourists, returning home from fishing, and sending children to school, Homer residents are beginning to settle in…

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    Music lovers listen to a performance on the River Stage at Salmonfest on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Salmonfest to bring music, food and vendors to...
    By Jacob Dye • August 3, 2022 1:30 am

    65 bands and performers will participate in the three-day Ninilchik music festival

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    The newly renovated historic Kenai Jail is seen at the Kenai Art Center on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Beer, bars and ink
    By Camille Botello • February 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Kenai Art Center debuts renovated jail with printmaking show and custom ale

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    Laura Dewey’s art is on display at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)
    Art of the wild
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    New Kenai visitor center show features the vivid colors of nature

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    Zirrus VanDevere’s pieces are displayed at the Kenai Art Center on Jan. 4, 2022. (Courtesy Alex Rydlinski)
    A journey of healing
    By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

    VanDevere mixes shape, color and dimension in emotional show

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    Photo courtesy of the Nikiski Senior Center
A wood-carved whale hangs in the Nikiski Senior Center on Sept. 23.
    Whale of a job
    By Camille Botello • October 13, 2021 1:30 am

    Nikiski Senior Center gets addition to dining room.

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    James Varsos, also known as “Hobo Jim,” poses for a photo during the August, 2016, Funny River Festival in Funny River, Alaska, in August 2016. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    Hobo Jim, beloved Alaska balladeer, dies after battle...
    By Camille Botello • October 7, 2021 1:30 am

    Just over two weeks ago Varsos went public with his terminal cancer diagnosis.

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    James Varsos, also known as “Hobo Jim,” poses for a photo during the August 2016, Funny River Festival in Funny River, Alaska, in August 2016. (Peninsula Clarion file)
    ‘Hobo Jim’ opens up about recent terminal cancer...
    By Camille Botello • September 22, 2021 1:30 am

    Varsos was named Alaska’s official “state balladeer” in 1994.

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