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<strong>Water fills East End Road from recent snowmelt on Sunday. </strong>
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    Jennifer Gibbons and her dog Tiptoe enjoy the Homer Winter Carnival parade on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
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    February 16, 2023 2:30 am

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    A community member checks out items in the silent auction, part of a benefit held last Saturday at the Down East Saloon for the Pariyar Family that raised more than $5,000. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
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    A tiny snowman looks out over Beluga Slough from the Calvin and Coyle trail, Jan. 21, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Christina Whiting)
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    New snowfall reminds us that it is still January, and still very much winter.

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    Sunset view over Beluga Slough (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
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    January 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The Betster hopes you enjoyed the first lunar spectacle of 2023, the wolf moon. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, so…

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    Christmas at Homer’s Wagon Wheel, Dec. 16, 2022 (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)
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Dancers perform on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, for the Homer Nutcracker Ballet held at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska.
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    December 8, 2022 1:30 am

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