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‘May the spirit of Memorial Day remind us of the price of freedom’

Memorial Day services were held on the lower Kenai Peninsula on Monday

The Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference is held at Kachemak Bay Campus starting on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Writing in a wounded world

2024 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference grapples with the purpose of writing about wonder in a fractured world

VFW Post 10221 member Eric Henley performs the battlefield cross during a Memorial Day service held at the Anchor Point Kallman Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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VFW to host Memorial weekend activities

Memorial services will take place Monday

Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference logo. Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference

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McNair scholars to participate in upcoming writers’ conference

The University of Alaska McNair Scholars Program is bringing eight current scholars and two alumni to attend the…

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Birding in the digital era

Workshop led by 2024 Shorebird Festival keynote speaker teaches best practices for birders of all levels

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Commencement season commences

Lower Kenai Peninsula schools will host graduation ceremonies May 13-16

Alaska Comedy logo. Photo courtesy of Alaska World Arts Festival

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Alaska Comedy Showcase comes to Homer for 3rd show

Sally Oberstein’s Alaska World Arts is bringing the Alaska Comedy Showcase to Homer for an evening show on…

The Sea Leg Stilt Troupe are dressed as cranes at the 2023 Safe and Healthy Kids Fair in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital.

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Safe and Healthy Kids Fair returns to Homer High School on Saturday

The South Peninsula Hospital spring Safe and Healthy Kids Fair returns to Homer for the 31st year. The…

Attendees of the Comprehensive Plan Open House give feedback on future land use in Homer on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center auditorium in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Comp plan project leaders launch community survey

The survey will be open through June 21 and will capture wider community input

Birdwatchers scan Mud Bay for birds on Friday, May 6, 2022, during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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32nd Shorebird Festival arrives May 8-12

The shorebirds are coming, the shorebirds are coming!

2024 Taste of Homer logo. Photo provided by the Homer Chamber of Commerce

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Tastes of Homer to be celebrated this month

The culinary celebration of the community will take place the second week of May

Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News
Youth performers take their bows to complete the Jubilee! production last Friday, April 19<ins>, 2024</ins> at the Homer High School Mariner Theatre<ins> in Homer, Alaska</ins>.

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Youth take center stage at Jubilee!

The performing arts show returns for one night at the Mariner Theatre

Joolee Aurand, on bottom, demonstrates a yoga pose in this undated photo taken in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

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Yogicstatica returns for its 6th year

The event features 12 hours of yoga at Bunnell Street Arts Center