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Daisy Lee Bitter looks at shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit during the 2013 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.-Jim Lavrakas

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Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: small piece of big puzzle

Yes, indeed, there is a Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival (see related story, page 1). The arrival of winged…

Michael Armstrong

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Homer News wins 13 awards in Alaska Press Club contest

The Homer News took home 13 Alaska Press Club awards last Saturday at the statewide media organization’s annual…

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Earth Day event: a community celebration

What do electric cars, orchard pigs and prayer flags have in common? Stop by the Alaska Islands and…

Randy Wiest, third from left, sets Kachemak Bay Running Club’s new timing clock at the start of a fun walk-run March 28.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Running club times start-up of season

The Kachemak Bay Running Club unveiled its new timing clock Friday at the club’s annual membership meeting held…

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College, career, job fair to be April 4 at KBC

“Meet, Explore, Discover” is the theme of the Homer College, Career and Job Fair being hosted at Kachemak…

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Long history requires visionaries

Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic wants to give thanks to the Homer News for recognizing our work —…

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Homer News to host Business After Hours event

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Homer News will host this week’s Homer Chamber of Commerce…

Tumultuous times in 1970s meant lots of good stories

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Tumultuous times in 1970s meant lots of good stories

Editor’s Note: As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Homer News has asked former “Newsies” to reminisce…

Homer News marks 50 years in 2014

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Homer News marks 50 years in 2014

During 2014, Homer will note several milestones. Some are sad, like the 50th anniversary of the March 27,…

Dancers perform during Tamamta Katurlluta: A Gathering of Native Tradition held late in the summer. The event, sponsored by the Pratt Museum, attracted visitors from around the state.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Summer of 2013: A very good year

Overall, the summer of 2013 was a good one for Homer businesses. By the end of the year,…

Jake Moe of Anchorage is the first one ot cross the finish line of the 2013 10K Run for the Bay Spit Run today, with a time of 32:40.-McKibben Jackinsky

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Spit Run attracts more than 300 participants

Under sunny skies, more than 300 runners, walkers and strollers covered the distance between the Homer High School…

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Many contribute to success of 12th writers’ conference

The Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College would like to extend its sincerest appreciation and gratitude to…

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Despite snow, cleanup happened

On behalf of the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center we want to say how deeply appreciative…