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The northern lights shine early on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, as seen from north of Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Callie Steinberg/Homer News)

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Here at Chez Betster the Betster always writes about the Betster’s Canine Companion, but does the B.C.C. ever…

Sunday’s 21-foot afternoon tide and 50-mile-an-hour winds closed the Homer Spit Road for several hours so that City plows could remove rocks and debris as the water splashed over boulders and onto the road, with hundreds of community members watching from local beaches. This week, crews are moving soil from the City’s dredge pile to replace lost soil at the boardwalks. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News) Collins Construction workers rebuild soil damaged during Sunday’s storm, paid by private businesses on the boardwalk, with material coming from the City dredge pile free of charge, Oct. 11, 2022. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Holy howling winds and talk about surf’s up! Did you race to a local beach to take in…

Paul Banks First Grade students hold handmade We Love Homer signs at WKFL Park after a field trip visiting the Police Station, Post Office and WKFL Park, learning about citizenship, community and helpers within the City of Homer. When asked, “Why do you love Homer?”, two of the students responded: “Because it’s such a great place.” (Ella Christman); “Because there’s lots of animals and it’s pretty.” (Coraline Jones-Bear) Photo by Christina Whiting. From left to right: Linnea, Matfey, Bowie, Gus, Vera

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Whether a local youth, teen or adult or a visitor to the area, there are so many reasons…

Film fans enjoy reindeer sausages and hot dogs at the gala opening of the Homer Documentary Film Festival last Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at the Homer Theatre. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Spectacle, propped up on a stage and bathing a crowd in story, is powerful. One of the longest…

Birch trees have begun to turn yellow in this view of the Maria Road area and across Kachemak Bay as seen on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, from Old East End Road near McNeil Canyon, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Yellow leaves, brown leaves, orange leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves.

Burning Basket coordinator Mavis Muller, works on this this year's Burning Basket, Breathe, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Fire burning off the remnants of a summer eclipsed by the storming rain clouds. Will this burning break…

Fog rolls over Mud Bay on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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All right, I’ll admit it: It appears summer is finally coming to an end. The sun has shown…

A rainbow shines over Kachemak Bay on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The shine of our sun has been concealed the past short while. Vibrancy remains amiss in the dulled…

A greater yellowlegs walks along the beach on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Rain drizzling down (or pouring sideways) is an occasion for a multitude of activities. If you have missed…

Wildflowers bloom along the Eveline Trail in the Eveline State Recreation Area near Mile 14 East End Road, Fritz Creek, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Taking to the tidepools on a moon-pulled afternoon will always reveal critters scattered throughout the sand which are…

Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News Louis Garnero, left, and Maria Bisotto, right, stand next to their 1986 Volkswagen van on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the parking lot of the Homer Public Library in Homer, Alaska. From Cordoba, Argentina, starting in 2016 they drove their Type 2 VW Kombi all the way from Argentina to Alaska, about 70,000 miles. Garnero and Bisotto arrived in Homer at the End of the Road on Wednesday, July 6. They stayed in Mexico for 18 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have written about their adventures in a book in Spanish, "LiberArte: Historia de viaje y algo mas," with illustrations by Garnero. "Viaja y reite" means "travel and laugh" in Spanish. The couple converted the van to a camper themselves. Although VW quit exporting the T2 to United States in 1979, it continued to make the T2 microbus in Brazil until 2013. For more on their adventures, visit https://viajayreite.com/liberarte-historias-de-viaje-y-algo-mas. https://viajayreite.com/liberarte-historias-de-viaje-y-algo-mas/

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Here on the south shore of Beluga Lake, our mornings get filled with the roar of float planes…

En garde! Liam "Scrimgar" James, left, and Neill "Bogeyman" Roderick face off in a duel for Ice Fire Bay, Homer's Live Action Role Play group, on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Karen Hornaday Park in Homer, Alaska. Ice Fire Bay has met every Saturday throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, including outdoors in the winter. Ice Fire Bay holds a weekend of LARP Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Karen Hornaday Park. The $45 fee includes games, a Magic: The Gathering tournament, a quest at the park, a campsite for two nights, two breakfasts and two dinners, and a banquet meal. Registration is at 3 p.m. Friday. For more information, call 907-399-3035. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Somehow with the Fourth of July behind us, it feels like we’ve peaked for the summer. That’s what…

Swedish Dano (Daniel Wilhelmsson) painted this mural last week at the Homer Theatre, as seen on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the movie theater in Homer, Alaska. Dano is an artist in residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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In a sign that things might start be getting back to normal, travelers from very far away have…