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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Naushon crew member Jordan Dorchin, right, helps Homer Safeway assistant store manager Tiffany Biggs, center, load Hunger Bag food onto a truck as his fellow crew member James Bannon, left, packs the truck Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. The Coast Guard members delivered food to the Homer Community Food Pantry Tuesday morning that had been purchased by Safeway customers as part of its Hunger Bag project. Store Manager Bob Malone said about 1,300 bags at $10 each had been sold at the Homer store since Nov. 1. Through a national program, Safeway sells the bags and donates food to charities chosen by local stores. Pallets of food are organized at the Anchorage warehouse and sent to Homer. “This year, from what I understand, the need is more than normal,” Malone said.

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If you’re one of the lone survivors of the Greatest Generation or a child of one of those…

Cats Sophie Morin, left, and Llena Bice, right, perform in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet the weekend of Dec. 2-3, 2017 at Mariner Theater in Homer, Alaska. The play continues this weekend at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, and 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Tickets are on sale at the Homer Bookstore and River City Books in Soldotna or at the door. (Photo by Andrea Van Dinther)

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Nutcracker dazzles in opening weekend

Mice patrol Cats Sophie Morin, left, and Llena Bice, right, perform in the Homer Nutcracker Ballet last weekend…

Hannah Heimbuch as Aunt Drosselmeyer, far right, rehearses a scene with Serena Funkhauser, left, Ava Halstead, center, and Lance Seneff, right, as the harlequin toys at the Mariner Theatre Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 in Homer, Alaska for the Nutcracker Ballet. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Nutcracker once again dazzles in Homer-grown production

When you get to the end of the road, sometimes stuff gets jumbled around. That might explain why…

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Try spaghetti for a change from turkey leftovers

Over the last week, I bet you gorged on plenty of turkey dinner leftovers. Myself, I feel like…

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Arts Briefs

Nutcracker Faire shows Saturday, Sunday Homer Council on the Arts presents the annual Nutcracker Faire from 11 a.m.-7:30…

December First Friday features new work by Cline, others

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December First Friday features new work by Cline, others

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Holiday Fun with Barbara, by Barbara Lavallee 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday…

Llena Bice as a cat rehearses a scene Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska for the Nutcracker Ballet. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Now that that pesky formality — some call it Thanksgiving — is over, the Christmas-crazed among you may…

Tom Irons, left, and Jean Aspen, right, film in the summer of 2017 as part of their ongoing chronicle of life at their cabin, Kernwood, on the Chandalar River in the Brooks Range. (Photo provided by Jean Aspen and Tom Irons)

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Homer filmmakers show new film at AIFF

For most of her adult life, writer and filmmaker Jean Aspen has been recording her experiences in remote…

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Don’t panic with Thanksgiving prep

I hope your Thanksgiving dinner is the best ever. The recent snowfall has made for a scenic drive…

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Well, it’s officially here. Sleet, powder, the white stuff — whatever you call it, it’s here in force.…

Oceana Wills, a local artist and commercial fisherman, goes through some of her paintings Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 at the cabin where she’s living for the winter in Kachemak City, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Local fisherman enters Homer art scene

For someone who has lived in Homer since the day they were born, like Oceana Wills, there is…

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Cook ahead for Thanksgiving with salads

When I was a little girl growing up in Wisconsin, our family enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with our grandparents.…

Pockets of air are shown trapped in the ice Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 on Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Can you feel it? The slow but merciless onset of the winter doldrums? The Betster sure can. The…