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Daisy Lee Bitter looks at shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit during the 2013 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.-Jim Lavrakas

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Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: small piece of big puzzle

Yes, indeed, there is a Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival (see related story, page 1). The arrival of winged…

Homer Cycling Club’s Martin Renner provides the energy to operate a blender and Adele Person pours the resulting smoothies for guests at Saturday’s Safe Kids Fair.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

If we were commissars, we’d be polishing our medals and fluffing up our big fur for the big…

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One man ‘Superstar’ shows

East coast musician EJ Simpson performs a one-man version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” at 8…

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Schlegelmilch signs new book at Homer Bookstore

Homer writer Marianne Schlegelmilch signs her new book, “Feather for Hoonah Joe,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday…

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Homer poet wins third place in Fairbanks poetry contest

Homer poet Peter Kauffman won third place in the Fairbanks Art Association’s statewide poetry contest. Kaufmann won in…

Hayden Chase’s “Snowmachine”-Photo provided

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Homer High students win at state art contest

Four Homer High School students won for works entered in the Alaska Student Activities Association All-state Art Competition,…

Artwork by a student at West Homer Elementary School-Photo provided

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First Friday Events

Art Shop Gallery  448 E. Pioneer Ave.  The Old and the New 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Reception  The…

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Bird paintings highlight May art openings

With shorebirds already beginning to arrive and the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival running May 8-11, it’s…

In this map, areas where fossils have been found are shown in blue. The red lines indicate glaciation during the stage 3 interglacial period, with the area toward Cook Inlet ice free, including a large lake, shown in red.

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New fossil finds expand knowledge of ancient animals

More fossil finds by Homer beachcombers have expanded scientists’ knowledge of the animals that lived here during an…

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CACS, Bunnell get Rasmuson grants

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and Bunnell Street Arts Center each received $25,000 project grants from the…

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Salmonstock announces performers

Salmonstock announced additional performers to its lineup for the festival Aug. 1-3 at the Kenai Peninsula Fair Grounds,…

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Concerts featured for shorebird festival

Two musical concerts are featured for the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival held May 8-11. Kicking off…

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April artist-in-residence holds carving workshops

Adrien Segal, the April Old Town Artist in Residence at Bunnell Street Arts Center, holds spoon carving workshops…