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14th Annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

June 13-17 Land’s End Resort Register at: writersconference.homer.alaska.edu Festival of Literary Readings   8 p.m. June 14, Mariner…

Chloe Pleznac makes a sale at the Snowshoe Hollow booth at the Homer Farmers Market on Saturday. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Years ago the Betster visited West Palm Beach, Fla., for a wedding of a friend. A couple of…

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Fire Company Reports

Anchor Point FireMay 19-25Firefighters and emergency medical technicians went to four medical calls and seven fire calls. Homer…

Taking “best of show” in the 30th annual Kachemak Bay Quilters Quilt Show was Patrice Krant’s “Eagle Watching You,” an appliquéd wallhanging. Krant’s piece was one of 65 entries in the Mother’s Day show.

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Quilters delight with artistry in fabric

From tiny slivers of material and even tinier stitches to bright swaths of color and photos reproduced on…

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Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference to hold Festival of Readings

The Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference annual Festival of Readings, with readings by 15 poets, novelists and essayists, is…

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Thompson’s third book is published

Local author Linda Thompson’s third book, “Let Us Be Brave,” has been published. Thompson reads from her book…

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Homer artists win Rasmuson grants

Three Homer artists have received Rasmuson Foundation grants. Artist Mavis Muller and filmmaker Michael Walsh have been named…

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Pier One to offer ‘Calling All Polar Bears’

Pier One Theatre’s first show has been revised. Instead of offering Allison Warden’s “Let Glow,” it will offer…

Above, Nancy Delkittie, left, and Jessica Hay process salmon at a fish camp. Top, a map shows Dena’ina country.-Photo by Robin La Vine, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

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Pratt Museum opens spectacular exhibit on the Dena’ina people

A word of advice when you walk into the Pratt’s newest exhibit: don’t say hello to the ladies…

Beach walkers enjoy a sunny day earlier this month before smoke rolled over Kachemak Bay. The forecast calls for sunshine today, with cloudy skies this weekend.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Well, we all knew it couldn’t last. Here we’ve been on an awesome super sunny day roll, and…

Homer’s first school included teachers quarters.-Photos from 1964 Mariners Log

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Homer High class of ’64 continues to have impact

Editor’s note: With 2014 marking the Homer News’ 50th anniversary, it’s the perfect time to look at Homer’s…

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Homer’s Best Bets

Here at the News it takes a Cray supercomputer to keep track of everyone’s summer vacation schedules. We’re…

Passengers disembark from the M/V Silver Shadow on Wednesday at the Deep Water Dock. The Silver Shadow is the first cruise ship in Homer since 2012. The M/V Amsterdam arrives May 26.-McKibben Jackinsky

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