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HCOA holds Quixotic fundraiserThe Homer Council on the Arts holds a fundraiser at 7 p.m. today at the…

Boneman Lee Post pauses at the opening of "Encounters: Whales in Our Waters," above. The exhibit includes log books, right, from Rainbow Tours whale viewing trips.

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Museum gets up close with whales in new exhibit

The title of the Pratt Museum’s new exhibit tells it all: “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters.”And by “encounter,”…

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Winners, 21st annual Kenai Peninsula Writers’ contest

Kindergarten – 3rd grade$25 prize for all winnersPoetryJudge: Charlotte GloverWinner: Alexis Schneider, “Favorite Things About Me”Honorable mention: Serena…

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HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners

Now in its 21st year, the Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest has been going on long enough that writers…

From left, Pam Hoker, Vanessa Bale and Mary Jo Gates prepare for a six-week support group for caregivers of loved ones with dementia that begins Feb. 14.

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Support group takes shape to care for those who give care

Once asked by an interviewer for the most important piece of advice she had for caregivers, Kate Mulgrew,…

Scott Bartlett, left, Pratt Museum curator of collections, speaks at the opening last Friday of “Encounters: Whales in Our Waters,” as Lee Post, right, listens. Post coordinated ariculating the whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling.                               -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Yo, Betsteroids, note the date on this issue. That’s right, it’s Feb. 7, a week out from National…

Dance honors director’s father

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Dance honors director’s father

In modern dance, as kinetic and fluid as the choreography can be, sometimes the dancers slow and pause,…

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HCOA announces Writers’ Contest winners

Now in its 21st year, the Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest has been going on long enough that writers…

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Homer’s Best Bets

Worried that Homer had settled into a nice, calm stable weather pattern? Did you fear that our reputation…

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K-Bay Caffe Open Mic tonight

K-Bay Caffe on Pioneer Avenue holds an open mic at  7 p.m. today. Sign up at 6:30 p.m.…

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Nominate poems celebrating parks

The Poems in Place Project seeks nominations for poetry to be placed at state parks in Ketchikan and…

A 38-foot gray whale skeleton is the highlight of a new exhibit at the Pratt.-Photo provided

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First Friday — low key but diverse

With several galleries closed for February, art openings for First Friday are scattered. What First Friday lacks in…

Homer Winter Carnival: Mardi Gras, Kachemak Style

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Homer Winter Carnival: Mardi Gras, Kachemak Style

New Orleans has its Mardi Gras, Anchorage has Fur Rendezvous, but here in Homer we do our annual…