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Taking a winter break

Homer’s new galleries and public art spaces celebrate with new or ongoing arts exhibits

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Christmas Bird Count spots more than 8,000 birds

Count Day was held on Dec. 21, after a weeklong postponement due to heavy snow

Rick Cline loads up a cart for his daughter Aiyana to bring to the delivery dock at the Share the Spirit preparation event at Homer High School on Saturday,. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Share the Spirit deliveries return for 2024

The Homer High School commons and theater halls on Saturday morning were filled with food and gift boxes…

Parents and kids pose for photos with Santa at the Procrastinators Fair on Saturday, Dec. 21<ins>, 2024,</ins> at Christian Community Church in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins>. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Procrastinators Fair has last-minute finds

The annual holiday craft and gift fair was held Friday and Saturday at Christian Community Church

Homer families visit the Bear Creek Winery Garden of Lights, held Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21<ins>, 2024, in Homer, Alaska</ins>. Photo courtesy of Louis Maurer

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Garden of Lights creates outdoor holiday fun

Bear Creek Winery annually hosts their Garden of Lights during the holiday season, a festive display of Christmas-…

Logo for Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. Photo courtesy of State of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

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Homer landslide susceptibility mapping project completed

The Alaska Division of Geological &Geophysical Surveys completed a comprehensive landslide hazard assessment for the city, the division…

Homer’s Little Fireweed Academy students grades K-2, teachers and staff deliver donations to Homer’s Food Pantry at the Homer Methodist Church on Friday, Dec. 20. Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Little Fireweed donates to food pantry

Homer’s Little Fireweed Academy students on Friday, Dec. 20, delivered three wagons of donations to the Homer Food…

Preston Stonislov, 10, shoots in the Mariner alumni game Saturday<ins>, Dec. 21, 2024,</ins> in the Homer High School Gym. Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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Homer hosts annual Mariner alumni game

The Homer High School basketball teams on Saturday hosted the annual alumni game for varsity boys and girls…

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Looking to an art-filled New Year

Homer Council on the Arts lines up a series of performances, exhibits and classes for 2025

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Unhinged Alaska: The little tree that could

Each year I receive emails requesting a repeat of a piece I wrote years ago about being away…

City of Homer Public Works employee Andrew Williamson plows city roads during the snow storm that occurred on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Mike Zelinski

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Friday storm knocks out power at South Peninsula Hospital

Backup generators failed to start and the main hospital and campus properties were without power for approximately 90…

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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Council to hold public hearing on skiff fee exemption

The public hearing is scheduled for Jan. 13

Record cover for "Snow Sky," by Touche or Ames Kincaid, a Homer freshman musician.  Songs will be provided at the Alice's event on Dec. 21.  Photo provided by Christopher Kincaid.

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Food pantry fundraiser scheduled at Alice’s

Christopher Kincaid is organizing and hosting a Christmas music event at Alice’s Champagne Palace on Dec. 21 starting…