The Homer Native Plant Society field trip on mushroom identification scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. “Return of the Bark Beetle? The Changing Forest of… Continue reading
Following a great performance at the Tsalteshi Invitational, the Mariners will host the Homer Invitational starting at 3 p.m. Friday. Although the Tsalteshi race doesn’t… Continue reading
Last Monday I opened a voicemail from my compadre Turk. He was so riled up that residual smoke leaked out of the receiver. He started… Continue reading
Robert “Bob/Bobby” Campbell June 24, 1941 – Aug. 11, 2015 Pioneer Homer resident Robert “Bob/Bobby” Campbell, 74, died from throat cancer on Aug. 11, 2015,… Continue reading
The Alaskan Warrior Class Community holds a #Stop22on22 Ruck March starting at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at the base of the Homer Spit. #Stop22on22 is… Continue reading
I t was an idyllic childhood on the Homer Spit that Mo Hillstrand enjoyed during the summertime, when her parents, Mary and Earl Hillstrand, original… Continue reading
Citizens riled up about a proposed city of Homer ordinance that would ban year-round driving on Bishop’s Beach and summer driving on the Homer Spit… Continue reading
The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds it regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Diamond Ridge Fire Station, 65705 Diamond Ridge Road.… Continue reading
Things have continued to roll along in the silver fishery along the east side of The Spit. Remember last week when I hinted that if… Continue reading
Down East Saloon and Homer Events sponsor the second-annual Alaska Open Human Foosball Competition on Aug. 29 at Down East. Last year’s champions from the… Continue reading
When the state inducted a new class of luminaries into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame, the Kenai Peninsula had the chance to celebrate… Continue reading
Nov. 1, 1938-July 15, 2015 Homer educator Elizabeth Ann Johnson, 76, died of natural causes at her home on July 15, 2015. A memorial service… Continue reading
The Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a service organization of women educators, holds its annual Back to School Supplies Project. Help local children start… Continue reading
Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Prints on steel by Taz Tally 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Opening Reception Homer photographer Taz Tally presents his… Continue reading
Anyone who’s experienced the quiet, shimmering magic of a rippling creek knows what piece of mind it can bring. We forget about the turmoil of… Continue reading
Since I live out East End Road beyond the city limits, I don’t have a lot of say about what goes on in the city… Continue reading
In 1966, when Daisy Lee Bitter, then a middle school science teacher in Anchorage, first brought a school group down to Homer for a daylong… Continue reading
The Omicron chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a service organization of women educators, holds its annual Back to School Supplies Project. Help local children start… Continue reading
With an agenda rivaling a contractor’s punch list of things to do before freeze up, the Homer City Council at its regular Monday night meeting… Continue reading
Tip of the Spit • Flat-bottomed sea stars litter the beach and dangle from pilings during very low tides • Sea birds — including black-legged… Continue reading
