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Don’t let the rain and cold get you down! There’s plenty coming up on the calendar to keep…

Maggie, Bart and Lisa Simpson, four-month-old kittens. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: The Simpsons

We’ve got KITTENS!

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Mark your calendars for some important events coming up! Stop by Christian Community Church this evening for a…

Naomi & Wynonna, 1-year-old and 5-month-old mother-daughter duo. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: The Judds

This charming pair are still here waiting to be adopted. They’re gentle cats with great personalities and it’s…

This apple cinnamon quinoa granola is only mildly sweet, perfect as a topping for honeyed yogurt or for eating plain with milk. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Building warm memories of granola and grandma

My little boy can hop on his bike or wet his boots in the mud puddles on the…

Photo from a U.S. Application for Seaman’s Protection Certificate
Vera Liebel, pictured here, and Mary Douglas Barnsley, friends and both former nurses in the Kenai area, were two of the only women known to have had a cabin on Tustumena Lake in the early to mid-1900s.

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Cosmopolitan Tustumena — Part 1

Few people these days would associate the word “cosmopolitan” with Tustumena Lake, and for good reason. The lake…

Driftwood stands upright in the sand at Bishop's Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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It’s the turn of a new season

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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Fall courses offered through Homer Community Recreation

A full calendar of events offered is also available on the Community Rec website

Florence Stebbins-Penrod. Photo provided by Lesa Klancher

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Death notice — Florence Stebbins-Penrod

Florence passed away at 101 years of age at her home in Homer.

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Wesley Buss birth

Wesley Buss was born on Aug. 27, 2024, at South Peninsula Hospital to parents Valerie and Bryce Buss…

The Judds: Naomi and Wynonna, approximately 1.5-year-old and 4.5-month-old females. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: The Judds — Naomi and Wynonna

This beautiful mother-daughter duo are more than ready for their furever home. They are a bonded pair and…

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If you’re going out this week, better take an umbrella and layer up the rain gear — it’s…

Uma, 1-year-old female, and Maya, 4- or 6-month-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: Uma and Maya

This sweet pair are mother and daughter. They do not have to be adopted together, though. They get…