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A flock of birders

Birders watch shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit on Saturday during the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay…

Birds of a feather, Heidi Johnson, Macy Marquez and Michelle Drake of Homer lineup at Sunday’s Migration Run.-McKibben Jackinsky

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More than 170 runners flock to 2014 Migration Run

Yes, the shorebirds showed up. So did lots of visitors for the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. And there…

A sandhill crane feeds in Beluga Slough last week with a flock of greater-white fronted and cackling Canada geese, evidence that not just shorebirds are migrating through or nesting in Homer.  -Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Warm weather, soft spring rains, trees turning green, thousands of shorebirds arriving and businesses opening on the Homer…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District May 21: School closes.   Chapman School May 5: Kindergarten to Alaska Islands…

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Ribbon-cutting ceremonies set for water trail

Paddlers and boaters from around Kachemak Bay, the Kenai Peninsula and the state are invited to an inauguration…

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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Kachemak Drive gas easements prove problematic

As contractors with Enstar Natural Gas ramp up construction this month on the second phase of the Homer…

Left, big tides flooded the Salty Dawg on the Spit after the quake.-Photo provided, Pratt Museum

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50 years ago Quake rattles Homer

Fifty years ago today Alaska was slammed with a 9.2 earthquake. It occurred at 5:36 p.m. and its…

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Stranded, sick sea otter euthanized

A stranded adult male sea otter found on the Homer Spit last Thursday had valvular endocarditis, a heart…

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Kachemak City balks at draft wastewater services agreement

The Homer City Council on Monday postponed action until no later than August on a resolution approving an…

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Troopers rescue man canoeing across bay

Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Monday night rescued a man canoeing across Kachemak Bay in a 14-foot Coleman “Scanoe”…

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Winter Carnival opening ceremonies cancelled

Due to a winter storm, tonight’s opening ceremonies for the Homer Winter Carnival have been cancelled. The ceremonies…

Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Working weather

Orange cones, working equipment and flaggers are usually a sign of a busy Alaska summer, but this year’s…