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In about 1904, the full family of Arthur and Ellen Davidson (front row) posed for this family portrait. Miriam Davidson, the third born, is in the dark blouse on the right end of the back row; she is standing next to her older siblings, Cora and William. (Photo courtesy of the David Family Collection)

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Tragedy and triumph of the Goat Woman — Part 2

Mathers was dead.

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Abby (Lancashire) Ala, seen here giving riding lessons in the early 2000s, was just a child when her mother befriended Miriam Mathers. Ala now lives on a portion of the old Mathers homestead.

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Tragedy and triumph of the Goat Woman — Part 4

Mathers had only three cents in her purse when she arrived in Kenai

Although she applied for a patent to her homestead in 1948, the patent was not granted until 1953, three and a half years after her death.

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Tragedy and triumph of the Goat Woman — Part 1

Florence Lorraine “Rusty” Lancashire first met her neighbor, the old Goat Woman, in the fall of 1948

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: Here we go again …

If memory serves, the years leading up to 2008 inflation had quite a run

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: Enough is enough

Ole Mother Nature must have misplaced her backup box of vintage dregs from a Cold Duck wine vat.

Nick Varney

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Unhinged Alaska: Sometimes I wonder, who needs who

Dog whispers we are not. Suckers for unconditional love, you bet.

Loretta Stapel poses in this undated photo taken at the Anchor Point Post Office. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Postal Service)

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‘Face of Anchor Point Post Office’ will leave on July 30.

Stapel served 36 years in the U.S. Postal Service, including 33 in Anchor Point.

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Town Crier

The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s upcoming Board of Directors meeting starts at 9 a.m. Friday, April…

Pet of the Week: Jack

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Pets of the week: Jack

Jack is a a 1-year-old male cat with the world ahead of him. He is still quite shy,…

An aerial photo taken in 2014 shows the current South Peninsula Hospital campus. (Photo provided)

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Mateo James Holub

Mateo James Holub was born at 2:23 p.m. April 4, 2021, at South Peninsula Hospital to Pepper Nelson…

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

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Town Crier

Editor’s note: The Town Crier has been updated to correct the place for The Homer Area Caregiver Support…

Aggi and Anni. (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

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Pets of the week: Anni and Aggi

Need a little luck in your life? Anni and Aggi are ready to go! And, black goes with…