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Homer City Council member and mayor pro tempore David Lewis, right, presents a fire-wise flag from Teshio, Japan, to Homer Volunteer Fire Department Chief Robert Painter, left, as Homer Police Chief Mark Robl, center, watches. Lewis recently returned from a trip to Japan where he visited Homer's sister city, Teshio. Lewis also gave Robl a Teshio police pin. "Our sister city really outdoes itself when you are there," Lewis said. "I have never been treated so well in my whole life."

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Homer’s Best Bets

As we toil here at Homer News election central into the wee dark hours of the morning, the…

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The Arts in Brief

Women of the World perform International a cappella group Women of the World perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday…

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First Friday events: New shows reflect change of seasons

It might be October and well beyond the end of the summer tourist season, but First Friday this…

A bald eagle perches in a birch tree along the Anchor River last Thursday.

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Homer’s Best Bets

Surprise, Homerites. If you thought you could pop into your Subaru and dash to work this week, oops.…

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The Arts in brief

‘Rubber Ducky’ shows Friday Local filmmaker Silas Firth and Standing Tide Productions holds the world premiere of his…

Kim Steutermann Rogers sits on the deck of Frederica, a small cabin on the Storyknife writers retreat property.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Storyknife vision now getting feet

Three years ago, Homer writer Dana Stabenow had a dream: build a retreat where women writers could go…

Thank climate change for magnolia blooms in Homer

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Thank climate change for magnolia blooms in Homer

A magnolia in bloom right here at latitude 59 degrees 39 minutes north. Now that’s something to write…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Despite objections from many lower Kenai Penisula residents, the controversial onshore…

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Playing for a good cause

Nadine Pence smiles at her 100th birthday party at the Homer Senior Center on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Pence's great-granddaughter - still unnamed - was born in Anchorage on her birthday. Pence was born in Ottawa, Kansas, on Sept. 20, 1916. She came to Homer in 1933. Her late husband, Edward, was a territorial police officer. She offered some advice for living a long life. "Just keep going," she said. "Don't let 'em get you down."

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Homer’s Best Bets

Almost as regular as the closure of businesses on the Spit and the last cruise ship of the…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Lasse Holmes, Karen Berger and Steve McCasland opened the doors to…

Cleo Webb and Sue Mauger unwrap the new watercolor painting of the Homer Public Library building, painted by local artist Jan Peyton, at the library building's 10th birthday celebration on Saturday, Sept. 17.

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Library unveils surprises at 10th birthday celebration

The Homer Public Library unveiled two new additions — one small in size and the other quite large…

Artist Melissa Shaginoff shows Homer Flex teacher David Lefton how to thread a needle during the workshop she facilitated at Homer Flex on Sept. 9.

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Indigenous art workshop inspires teens

Bones, feathers, porcupine needles, beads and other items covered the tables of Homer Flex’s workshop area as students…