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It’s a wrap
Update: The caption has been corrected on the fishhook sculpture photo properly identifying it as a circle hook.…
Community
Homer’s Best Bets
Now that Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has ordered Mt. McKinley be renamed Denali, will other prominent…
News
Will high-tech fish freezing come to Spit?
A thawed salmon filet that tastes the same as a fresh one? Is this too good to be…
Community
Announcements
The Alaskan Warrior Class Community holds a #Stop22on22 Ruck March starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at the…
Sports
Life-saving tips: Learn to swim, wear a PFD
Last Monday I opened a voicemail from my compadre Turk. He was so riled up that residual smoke…
News
Time, tides change Spit
I t was an idyllic childhood on the Homer Spit that Mo Hillstrand enjoyed during the summertime, when…
News
Less restrictive beach policy proposal to be introduced at Sept. 14 meeting
Citizens riled up about a proposed city of Homer ordinance that would ban year-round driving on Bishop’s Beach…
Community
Announcements
The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds it regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Diamond…
Sports
Nick shares recipe for salmon brine
Things have continued to roll along in the silver fishery along the east side of The Spit. Remember…
News
Ice Plant hums with old-school technology
In this climate-changed world, there are reasons to get sentimental about ice. It is old, for one. Our…
Community
Announcements
The Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a service organization of women educators, holds its annual Back to…
Sports
Fish while you can; time zooming by
Wow, did we somehow pick up a serious tail wind of time since this column’s seasonal debut? Come…
News
To drive or not on Homer’s beaches?
Next Monday at its 6 p.m. regular meeting, the Homer City Council will go from placid tidepools to…