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Part of Kachemak Drive to be closed Sept. 3

A short section of Kachemak Drive will be closed to through traffic from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 3.…

Be careful out there: Lead is flying

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Be careful out there: Lead is flying

If Captain Kirk and his gang from the starship Enterprise had popped out of a reverse time warp…

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Homer supports women’s health

The 20th Annual Breast Cancer Run was a huge success with 63 brave participants conquering the sand on…

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Many help with library program

The wind has turned and the fireweed is blossoming at the tips. As we reflect on what fun…

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Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include…

Alaska Service Corps members pose for a photo near the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center last Friday. Working with the Southeast Alaska Guidance Association out of Juneau, they pulled up hemp nettle, an invasive weed. From left to right are Sheba Brown of Claremont, Calif.; Kendall Tuniston of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Myles Morris of St. Paul, Minn.; Heather Hughes; Megan Montgomery of Brookfield, Conn.; Matt Harrison of Mound, Minn.; and Dan Bowen of Juneau.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Now that the August primary has ended, school has started, the silver salmon run has slowed down and…

The full moon emerges from clouds before sunrise on Monday. August’s full moon was what’s commonly called a super moon, defined as when the moon is closer than 223,694 miles to the earth. The average distance to the moon is 238,000 miles.

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Homer’s Best Bets

Starting next week we enter the Twilight Zone of not-quite summer but not yet fall. Here in Alaska,…

Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of Spit

Outdoors & Recreation

Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of Spit

Last Saturday during the incoming tide, I decided to take on a unique challenge by attempting to simultaneously…

West Homer Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Brandon Young prepares his room at the start of the 2013-2014 school year. Young is a former Paul Banks Elementary School teacher and is back at West Homer for the 2014-2015 school year.-Photo by McKIbben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Back to school

‘Meet your teacher’ at West Homer West Homer Elementary School will have ‘Meet Your Teacher’ orientation from 2-3…

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Homer High tennis courts improved

This is a thank you letter to the fine folks who spent personal time at the Homer High…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer Spit Campground: 40 years a family tradition

As long as people have been visiting the Homer Spit, they have camped outdoors. Archaeologists have found shell…

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High school Community Rec programs canceled

With Kenai Peninsula Borough maintenance crews making unexpected repairs at Homer High School, the gym, mat room, weight…

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Marian Beck offers plein-air workshop

Halibut Cove artist Marian Beck offers a plein-air, or open-air, workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 17 in…