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'My Old Dog': Read it and be inspired

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‘My Old Dog’: Read it and be inspired

Seattle journalist Laura T. Coffey resisted when a reader suggested she write a story about a Los Angeles…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: An ammonia cargo ship gave those on the Spit on Tuesday,…

Window box with tuberous begonias, lobelia, pansy, alyssum, and bacopa

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Berries bursting out all over

Where to start? The last two weeks have been so full, so interesting, so busy. And all of…

Bean Bag beach bash

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Homer’s Best Bets

Hurrah! Congratulations, Betsters. You’ve survived the big August primary election. After weeks of debates, robocalls, push polls and…

Robin Riley of Ninilchik, dressed as Disney princess Cinderella, poses with with Amy Sobek of Anchorage at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in 2013. This year at the fair princess impersonators will not only roam the fairgrounds, but also have tea with kids and families three times a day in a room decorated like a castle.

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Kenai Peninsula Fair is for everyone, says departing manager

The Kenai Peninsula Fair’s 65th year marks a bittersweet milestone for the fair and its chief executive officer…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Following the crash of TWA Flight 800 the previous week off…

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Arts in brief

Drumkeeper classes offered The Whirling Rainbow Foundation offers drumkeeper and songkeeper training starting this month. The drumkeepers training…

Papa Crow is pictured with his ukulele, which will be his sole accompaniment at the Homer performance.

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Papa Crow to perform in Homer

Homer attracts tourists of varying interests, personalities and talents. While many of these visitors simply pass through leaving…

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy C. Justice

Military News U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy C. Justice graduated from basic military training at Joint…

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Homer’s Best Bets

If you’ve been paying attention to nature lately, you might have noticed that all the little birds born…

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion A ballet dancer perfoms with Quixotic on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 at Salmonfest in Ninilchik, Alaska. Quixotic is a cirque nouveau that blends live music with dance, lights and other performance art.

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Salmonfest newcomers light up the night

Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest draws some unique characters from far and wide. This year was no exception when it…

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Alice In Wonderland continues this weekend at Pier One Theatre

The Pier One Youth Theatre production of “Alice in Wonderland” opened Wednesday and continues at 7:30 p.m. today…

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20 years ago in the Homer News:

Biologists with Fish and Game charted a helicopter to conduct an aerial survey of several creeks and rivers…