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Good music, generous givers
I was invited, in my capacity as executive director of the Homer Foundation, to attend a ukulele concert…
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Two candidates file for city council, filing period still open
Halfway through the candidacy filing period for the Oct. 1 election, two Homer residents have filed as candidates…
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Back to School – Superintendent’s Welcome
On behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District it is my pleasure to welcome you to the…
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Thanks for great reading summer
The culmination of the 2013 Summer @ HPL Reading Program happened recently. Hundreds of children, teens and adults…
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Garden Club, gardens connect us
When my husband and I moved from Anchorage to Homer for retirement eight years ago, I joined the…
Outdoors & Recreation
Fishing for silvers heats up; here’s how you won’t get skunked
Flat Island and Point Pogibshi have been heating up for silvers lately, so maybe those reports from boats…
Obituaries
Lewis J. Byerly
Lewis John Byerly, 55, died July 4, 2013, in Homer, doing what he loved: working on a commercial…
Community
Announcements & Student News
Announcements Kachemak Emergency Services Board holds its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the McNeil Canyon…
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Power outage shuts down Spit, other areas
An electrical equipment failure shut down power from the Safeway grocery store on the Sterling Highway to…
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Filing period for borough, city candidates now open
If you ever wondered why an elected official voted this way or that, or were determined you could…
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Homer planning commission rejects heliport permit
The Homer Advisory Planning Commission has denied a conditional use permit application by Eric Lee of Slingblade Aviation…
Community
Nothing sluggish about new book, song
In spite of its name and leading character, there’s nothing slow-moving about “Slugs Forever!’ What started as a…
Obituaries
Sharon Howerton-Thomas
Sharon Howerton-Thomas July 30, 1942-July 16, 2013 Homer resident Mrs. Sharon Andregg Howerton-Thomas, 70, died Tuesday, July 16,…