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    August 14, 2019 5:30 am

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    Flowers bloom in the garden of Rachel Lord, who owns and operates Alaska Stems, during the annual Garden Tour on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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    July 31, 2019 5:30 am

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    Fireweed blooms in the hills overlooking Kachemak Bay as seen from Old East End Road on Saturday, July 20, 2019 near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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    July 24, 2019 5:30 am

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    July 17, 2019 5:30 am

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    July 10, 2019 5:30 am

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    June 26, 2019 5:30 am

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    Poet and writer Diane Ackerman delivers the keynote address on June 14, 2019, at the opening of the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference at Land’s End Resort, Homer, Alaska. Ackerman spoke about the historical background for her book, “The Zookeeper’s Wife.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    June 19, 2019 5:30 am

    Well, it’s finally upon us — that most sunny and loopy of times, the Summer Solstice.

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    June 12, 2019 5:30 am

    Can Homer really be experiencing such a tranquil, drawn-out stretch of true summer? The Betster remembers many a summer season…

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    The Azmara Quest is moored at the Deep Water Dock on Friday, May 24, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. The ship was one of two cruise ships to dock in Homer over the Memorial Day weekend, with the Silver Muse visiting on Sunday, May 26. A planned visit by the USS John Finn on Sunday had to be canceled when the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was diverted for operational reasons. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    June 5, 2019 5:30 am

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    May 29, 2019 5:30 am

    If you ever have built a simple cabin or worked in construction, you probably learned the term “punch list.” That’s…

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    A moose browses on the lawn of the Homer News on May 15, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    May 22, 2019 5:30 am

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    Sandhill cranes feed in Beluga Slough on May 11, 2019, in Homer, Alaska, during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    May 15, 2019 5:30 am

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    Flex School student Makayla Prescott holds up a collage she showed at Flex First Friday, an exhibit of art done by Flex students, teachers and staff over the past year. The show included pottery created during an Artist in the School residency by Jeff Szarzi. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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    If you’ve noticed people prowling around town with big long spotting scopes staring out into Mud Bay, no, they are…

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