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James Lack takes Hope Stearns for a sail in his Chesapeake Lighthouse sailing pram during the Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival on the Spit on Saturday.

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Homer’s Best Bets

Some of you seemed surprised recently when a big howling rainstorm blew in over town last week. Whoa!…

Docfest celebrates lucky 13

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Docfest celebrates lucky 13

After 13 years of picking interesting films for the Homer Documentary Film Festival at the Homer Theatre, owners…

McKenzy Johnson poses with the Dall ram she shot on an Aug. 10 hunt with her father and a family friend. McKenzy was the only one to draw a sheep tag for the hunt, which occurred out past Tok.

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Homer teen gets Dall Ram on family hunt

The first time 13-year-old McKenzy Johnson took a shot at the Dall ram she missed. Though McKenzy, her…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News: Homer Police Chief Dennis Oakland ended up in pursuit of a…

Quilters find inspiration by reading

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Quilters find inspiration by reading

As Alaskans turn inward with the change of the season and the declining daylight hours, they sometimes ward…

Don't be afraid to move your plants around

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Don’t be afraid to move your plants around

I went to a friends garden this week because she is frustrated with what she has going on.…

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Years Ago

20 years ago in the Homer News A Minnesota angler won the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby with a…

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Artists move into autumn with new shows

Many Alaska artists seek and find inspiration in nature. That’s the case for several shows opening for First…

First Friday events

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First Friday events

Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. New work by photographer Laural Sabin 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Opening…

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The Arts in brief

Writer reads at KBC Visiting writer Debra Magpie Earling holds a reading at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at…

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Years ago in the Homer News

20 years ago: A subsistence harvest of sea otters by Alaska Natives in Kachemak Bay earlier in the…

Bumppo Bremicker takes his granddaughter, Zoe Bremicker, for a ride at the Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival last Saturday.

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Get ready for ocean-focused fest Sept. 8-11

The Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society and Alaska Marine Conservation Council are teaming up to offer Homer one…

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Arts in brief

Fresh Produce performs benefits Fresh Produce 2.0, Homer’s improvisational comedy group, performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday…