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Grace Ridge Brewery co-owner Sherry Stead shows the back side of a quilt by Patrice Krant and Karrie Youngblood commemorating the 50th anniversary of Kachemak Bay State Park on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Grace Ridge Brewery in Homer, Alaska. Krant designed and sewed the quilt and Youngblood did the quilting. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Friday marks the opening of the traditional Alaska tourist season, but in this age of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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With new directives and advice coming out about wearing facemasks, something seen only on surgeons has now become…

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Four years ago the Betster took a little jaunt to Paris. Remember those days? Remember when you could…

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It’s hard to keep a cool town down. What with the amazing spring weather we’ve been having lately…

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Though the world remains in flux as all of us cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, apparently nobody told…

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It seemed a little weird on Wednesday not to be filing a tax return while at the same…

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So here we are on day 13 of the Great Pandemic lockdown, counting from when Gov. Mike Dunleavy…

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As we continue into another week of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, people have started to go…

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Normally the Betster scours our online entertainment and events calendar for cool or interesting things to do. But…

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Oh no! We get a double-whammy this week, Betster persons, with Friday the 13th on, well, Friday, and…

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Will the coronovirus arrive in Alaska like The Revenge of the Spanish Flu? Will civilization as we know…

Sun shines on the trails on the Hayfield Loop at the Lookout Mountain Trails on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 during a bluebird day on Ohlson Mountain Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Hold on to your hats, Betsters. This Saturday marks that every-four-year event of an extra day, Leap Day.…

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According to the beliefs of many Christian faiths, this weekend marks the end of the Carnival season, that…