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Singer-songwriters Barbara Sim from South Carolina and Brandon Mills from Nashville, Tennesee, pose alongside Hal, a fiberglass halibut at the Chamber’s Spit visitor center, June 8. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Singing through the longest day

Summer Solstice Festival celebrates summer and showcases veteran musicians

Tom Kizzia and Richard Chiappone present an author talk at the Homer Public Library, an event hosted by Friends of the Homer Public Library, September 2022. (Photo provided by Cheryl Illg)

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Meet Your Neighbor: Friends of the Homer Library

Local volunteers support the Homer Public Library’s programs, events, activities and fundraisers

When Takotna resident Alec MacDonald registered in February 1942 for the military draft, he falsely claimed to have been born in 1900 in Chautauqua County, Kansas.

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The Separate Lives of the Man Who Fell — Part 1

Even now, with much more of the truth laid bare, mysteries remain

A favorite of Korean kids and college kids alike, Korean black bean noodles are an everyday takeout staple. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Comfort food for when it’s needed most

Korean black bean noodles provide a mild and soothing meal

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Homer happenings from years past

Second captain Mike Tozzo, chef Avram Salzman, and captain and owner Rand Seaton pose in front of the “Lady of the Sea” on Thursday, June 1, 2023 in the Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Lauren Seaton

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Meet Your Neighbor: Lady of the Sea Adventures

Local family shares their love of the ocean and Alaska with their new luxury cruise business

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Dr. John Baughman’s wife, Mina (left), poses in this circa 1905-10 photo with Mrs. E.E. Hale on a Seward city sidewalk near the Alaska Central Railroad and Seward’s first school.

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Dr. Baughman’s Unusual Second Job, Part 2

Dr. John A. Baughman also filed a lot of paperwork.

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Quinoa Chickpea Kale Salad is packed with filling protein and great nutrition without being too heavy on the stomach.

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Fresh and hearty salad to fuel springtime’s busy days

Quinoa Chickpea Kale Salad can be simply poured into a bowl and eaten without breaking stride

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Homer writer Erin Coughlin Hollowell is photographed in 2019. Photo by Joshua Veldstra

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Homer author to debut her third poetry collection

By Christina Whiting

(Photo from a lantern slide courtesy of Gary Titus
This 1904 Baughman Collection photo shows two hunters—Dr. John Baughman (left, holding girl) and W.H. Case—with four mountain goats they killed near the summit of White Pass and brought back to their home in Skagway later by train.

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Dr. Baughman’s Unusual Second Job, Part One

In the late 1990s, Michael Hankins and two of his pals were treasure hunting near Old Knik when…

Oatmeal raisin cookies to celebrate a one-year anniversay. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homemade cookies to celebrate a forever home

Homey oatmeal raisin cookies mark one year ‘happily ever after’

Kachemak Nordic Ski Club mobilizing materials this past winter to be used to build trails this summer. (Photo provided by Sandy Cronland)

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Meet Your Neighbor: Homer Trails Alliance

Community members work together to promote, maintain, and develop sustainable trails in the Homer area