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Abigail Kokai’s small quilts illustrate Savannah, Ga., scenes and people she met while living there.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Quilts tell tales

Abigail Kokai is a story teller. But this talented artist from Ohio does not use pen or paper…

17-year-old Claire Swanson of Christian Community Church’s Ignite Youth group reads with a boy from Ouzinkie during a spring break trip to the village, located on Spruce Island. -Photo provided

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Church youth group goes to work in Ouzinkie

Ouzinkie might not sound like a spring break vacation destination, but for 16 local youths and four adults…

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Homer’s Best Bets

In the ongoing drama of our changing season, stuff happens. Sometimes it happens so fast you wonder if…

Alaska artist selected to create  Capitol Christmas tree ornaments

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Alaska artist selected to create Capitol Christmas tree ornaments

Halibut Cove artist Annette Bellamy is one of 10 Alaska artists selected by the Chugach National Forest and…

Registration starts for conference

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Registration starts for conference

Early registration is going on now for the 2015 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference to be held June 12-16…

HCOA cabaret is April 17-18

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HCOA cabaret is April 17-18

The Homer Council on the Arts’ Spring Cabaret is 8 p.m. April 17 and 18 at Wasabi’s Fusion.…

Abigail Kokai’s quilt, “Snowflake.”

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More art with April’s First Friday

Now that spring has arrived, it’s not just crocuses popping up around town. New venues also appear this…

Artists can apply for residency

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Artists can apply for residency

Alaska State Parks seeks artists to apply for its first-ever Artist-In-Residence Program to be held this June-August at…

Zeller holds improv workshop

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Zeller holds improv workshop

Martin Zeller holds a 5-hour improvisational theater workshop from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 18 in the Art Barn…

Cowboy Cabaret returns

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Cowboy Cabaret returns

The annual Cowboy Cabaret returns at 5 p.m. April 4 at Alice’s Champagne Palace. The evening includes cowboy…

Alayne Tetor-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Artist inspired by outdoor world

There is something about the Alaska landscape that attracts a certain kind of person. Alayne Tetor was drawn…

Assistant Chief Doug Loshbaugh of the Anchor Point Emergency Services moves a “patient” out of a field hospital Friday as part of an emergency response exercise with South Peninsula Hospital, Central Peninsula Hospital and the Alaska Division of Public Health’s Section of Emergency Programs. The patient was taken to the Homer Airport to be evacuated by Alaska National Guard Pavehawk helicopters.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Go to any meeting around town and you’re likely to hear the call of Homerus cruditis — that…

Brenda Hays holds a third-place winner in the 2010 Winter King Salmon Tournament.  Her fish tipped the scales at 29.4 pounds and was worth a total of $9,515. This year’s tournament runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.-Homer News file photo

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Homer’s Best Bets

Friday at 2:45 p.m. the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the heavens above the…