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    Beluga whale
    Photo by Michael Armstrong; Homer News
    Not Over Yet
    August 6, 2014 5:44 pm

    Fireweed is close to fully blooming at Beluga Slough last Thursday. According to folklore, when the fireweed blooms reach the…

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    Firefighters keep Tyonek blaze away from oil and gas facilities
    Firefighters keep Tyonek blaze away from oil and...
    By Tim Bradner • May 23, 2014 1:45 pm

    Firefighters have kept the wind-driven Tyonek fire on Cook Inlet’s west side away from the Beluga gas field and Chugach…

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    Thea Person snuggles with a baby goat in Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center’s outdoor amphitheater during Saturday’s Earth Day celebration.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Busy weekend, Homer style
    April 30, 2014 3:22 pm

    Earth Day celebrations spreading from Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, along Beluga Slough Trail and to Bishops Beach drew…

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    Ice racers during the first Homer Winter Carnival in 1955.-Photo provided by Ray Kranich from the Wythe family collection
    Beluga Lake Ice Racing going on 60 years
    By Michael Armstrong • January 15, 2014 4:33 pm

    Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s past. One…

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    Lake users should beware of hole
    Lake users should beware of hole
    January 8, 2014 5:20 pm

    People skating or driving on Beluga Lake should be aware of a large hole in the ice off Mattox Street…

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    Kim McNett kayaks in a gentle surf off the Homer Spit last week. McNett and partner Bjorn Olsen took advantage of a sunny day to practice their kayak skills.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Homer’s Best Bets
    November 20, 2013 3:39 pm

    The other night while driving home from the word mines, the Betster stopped by Beluga Lake to gaze at the…

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    Cook Inlet RCAC board meets in Homer Friday
    Cook Inlet RCAC board meets in Homer Friday
    By KAYLEE OSOWSKI • September 11, 2013 2:15 pm

    The U.S. Coast Guard has approved Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s annual recertification, it announced in a recent press…

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    Apache’s Hendrix speaks of frustrating permitting delays, inlet beluga lawsuit
    Apache’s Hendrix speaks of frustrating permitting delays, inlet...
    By Brian Smith • February 25, 2013 1:54 pm

    John Hendrix, Apache Alaska general manager, told a crowd of energy industry representatives Friday he was frustrated by federal permitting…

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    Despite slight increase, Cook Inlet belugas ‘are not recovering’
    Despite slight increase, Cook Inlet belugas ‘are not...
    By Mary Pemberton • January 24, 2013 1:41 pm

    ANCHORAGE — The beluga whales that swim in Cook Inlet are continuing to struggle and appear headed for extinction if…

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