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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…

Lupines bloom along the Homer Public Library trail on Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The weather forecast calls for rain this weekend, but that’s OK: With all the fires and smoke around…

Eli Springer of Fairbanks does his impression of an eagle call for the Homer Brewing Company's bird calling contest during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. The winner of the serious bird call contest was Cohen McBride of Homer, with his eagle call. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Last weekend proved the truth in the Norwegian saying: Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær,” which…

Rhubarb has begun to grow on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, on Diamond Ridge near Homer, Alaska. At about elevation 1,200 feet, from 6 inches to a foot of snow remains on the ground, proof of the hardiness of the treasured Alaska plant. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Spring sure has been slow coming to town, but now the Betster feels safe in saying that, yeah,…

Members of the Homer Mariner baseball team wash cars for a fundraiser on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Wells Fargo in Homer, Alaska. The Mariners play Friday vs. Redington High School in Wasila and Saturday vs. Barlett and Service in Anchorage. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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It takes nerves of steel to attempt the near-impossible during break-up: get your car washed (see above). Nonetheless,…

A street sweeper on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, cleans the bike and pedestrian lane on Ocean Drive in Homer, Alaska. Cleaning sand and debris off the side of the road will make Ocean Drive safer for Homer's growing bicycle community. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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After decades of living in Alaska, the betster knows not to second guess the weather. Heck, you don’t…

Homer High School students rehearse on Thursday, March 24, 2022, for their production of "Schoolhouse Rocks!" The musical showed last weekend. (Photo by Mariah McGuire/Homer High School Mariner Year Book)

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If you’ve lived in Alaska at least one winter, you know that on Friday we’ll experience the biggest…

It takes a cosmic village Kachemak Nordic Ski Club volunteers Roy Wilson, left, and Carl Brinkerhoff, right, keep a snow bridge over Diamond Ridge Road in shape for skiers competing in the Kachemak Marathon race on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The Russians have a marvelous word for what we here in Alaska call “break up”: rasputitsa. Loosely translated,…

Beachcombers walk the Homer Spit on Monday, March 7, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Despite the clouds, the beach was more crowded than usual because of spring break. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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All through the pandemic a running joke has been “Oh, I didn’t expect [insert surprising news development here]…

Take two aspirin and call us in the morning A moose feeds on shrubs on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Homer Medical Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Here in Alaska, March will roar in like a grizzly bear and also roar out like a grizzly…

Snow piles up at the dump site near Lake Street and the Homer Bypass on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. An eagle nest in the tree to the right is a popular viewing site when bald eagles nest there. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Snow falls on the trees at the Homer News office on Friday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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As the days get lighter earlier and darker later, the Betster can feel the serotonin rising inside of…