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Now’s the time to think about trees, shrubs

“April is the cruellest month …” –— T.S.Eliot And here we are enduring a very nasty April indeed.…

Madalyn Miotke, 3, sharpens her bike-handling skills during the 2012 Safe Kids Fair bicycle rodeo at Homer High School.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Fair celebrates 21 years of kid safety

Think you know all there is to know about washing germs off your hands? Stick them under Scrub…

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Homer Seniors Citizens present annual talent show Saturday

Homer Senior Citizens will present their annual talent show from 7-9:30 p.m. Saturday at Homer High School’s Mariner…

Eryn Field sits with a curious king penguin chick (a.k.a. “Oakum Boy”) and king penguin colony in January at St. Andrew’s Bay on South Georgia Island.-All images provided and taken by Carmen or Conrad Fields

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Alaskans in Antarctica: Fields share their adventures

There’s a popular saying about being in the right place at the right time. For local wildlife biologists…

A pile of buoys adds some color to the Homer Spit until flowers start blooming.-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

It’s kinda hard to get silly and sarcastic when the week starts with a bombing in Boston that…

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Parsifal is next in opera series

How does a young man who doesn’t even know his own name become part of a vision “that…

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Homer students place in 2013 Youth Art and Writing contest

Several Homer area students received awards in the annual Youth Art and Writing Contest sponsored by F Magazine.…

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Jubilee show is April 26

The annual Jubilee Youth Performance show is at 7 p.m. April 26 at the Mariner Theatre. Sponsored by…

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Volunteers to give away books for World Book Night

As part of World Book Night, volunteers next Tuesday will be giving out free books around town. The…

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KBC student art show opens April 26

An opening reception for the Kachemak Bay Campus student art showcase is 5 to 7 p.m. April 26…

Dana Stabenow, left, and builder Scott Bauer, right, walk Stabenow’s property to select a site for the project. The area includes views of Cook Inlet, Augustine Volcano, Mount Iliamna and Redoubt Volcano.-Photo Provided

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Stabenow seeks to build women writers retreat

Norman Vaughan, the explorer and Iditarod musher, used to say, “Dream big and dare to fail.” That could…

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Stabenow seeks to build women writers retreat

In this February 2007 photo, hockey players show their support for Kevin Bell. At the time, Bell was recovering from surgery. He died in January 2008. Starting at 2 p.m. Sunday is Kevin Bell Day at the Kevin Bell Ice Arena, with a tribute to Bell, free skating, hockey and broom ball games.-Photo provided

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Homer’s Best Bets

In yet another sign of spring — the Betster has a long list, by the way — Alaska…