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Homer’s Best Bets
When you woke up the other day, did you feel a little bit older? If so, that’s because…
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Esther L. Haakenson
Esther Lucille Haakenson, 92, passed away on March 12, 2013, at Main Street Assisted Living residence…
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49 Writers offers Tutka Bay writing retreat
Writer Ron Carlson leads a writers retreat Sept. 6 to 8 at Tutka Bay Lodge. Director of the…
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Film shows for Sexual Assault Awareness month
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness month, South Peninsula Haven House sponsors a showing of “The Invisible War”…
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Jubilee events coming up
Jubilee, the Homer Council on the Arts annual celebration of youth art for grades kindergarten through 12, happens…
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Memoir follows loss, decline of orca group in Prince William Sound
For writers, books don’t appear whole out of thin air. Instead, like orca whales sliding underwater, they can…
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Prune your trees. Now.
Editor’s Note: For 20 years Rosemary Fitzpatrick encouraged area gardeners in her column in the Homer News, the…
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Easter is a hopping-good time on the southern peninsula
If you think Santa and his elves are busy during the Christmas season, check out what the Easter…
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Homer’s Best Bets
Holy Feng Shui, Betsteroids! Did you know March has five Fridays in it? This is supposed to be…
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Arts Briefs
‘Honk!’ plays April 5-7 The Youth/Teen Musical Theatre program of the Homer Council and the Arts and Pier…
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Writing project seeks submissions
The Pen the Kenai community writing project seeks submissions from Kenai Peninsula residents. Pen the Kenai is a…
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‘Being There’ at Down East
Just because the weather says it’s spring doesn’t mean ski movies should be taken off your Netflix queue.…
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‘Grease’ goes back to the ’50s for spring musical
If you’ve been seeing boys walking around town in black-leather jackets and rolled up jeans and girls in…