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    In Our Backyard
    The Haunted Hickory features ghouls, goblins and monsters from the USCGC Hickory. Haunted Hickory welcomes the easily-scared from 4-5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26. The hardcore, you-can’t-scare-me crowd can can test the ship’s fear factor from 6-9 p.m. (Homer News file photo)
    Homer embraces Halloween from the Hickory and beyond
    By Michael Armstrong • October 26, 2017 9:48 am

    Like pretty much everything it does, Homer puts its own stamp on traditions — including Halloween, the day when kids…

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    Boy finds rare, ancient tapir fossil in Alaska
    Boy finds rare, ancient tapir fossil in Alaska
    By McKibben Jackinksy • October 12, 2017 11:54 am

    What’s nicer than spending a day at the beach? With family and friends? Looking for interesting items to take home?…

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    Kendall Dellasperanza, a teacher at McNeil Canyon Elementary School, helps some of her fourth grade students transfer trash from one bag to another Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 during the Kachemak Bay CoastWalk at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. Citizen groups, including classes from multiple schools, adopt a section of Kachemak Bay shoreline to clean up during the annual event hosted by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News.)
    CoastWalk cleans up beaches and monitors ecology
    By Michael Armstrong • September 28, 2017 9:53 am

    Students from McNeil Canyon Elementary School walking the Homer Spit beaches last Friday have become the latest generation of citizen…

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    Pinks run in places never seen before in bay
    Pinks run in places never seen before in...
    By Michael Armstrong • September 14, 2017 10:32 am

    All around Kachemak Bay the past weeks, people have reported large runs of pink salmon in places never seen before…

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    A row of skin kayaks is on display at a previous Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival last Saturday. (Homer News file photo)
    Wooden boat fest celebrates big 2-5
    By Michael Armstrong • August 30, 2017 4:40 pm

    Since its start in May 1993, the annual Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Society Festival has moved in both location and…

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    Goshawk can’t stop enjoyment of ‘gem of a trail’
    Goshawk can’t stop enjoyment of ‘gem of a...
    By Michael Armstrong • August 8, 2017 12:34 pm

    Hikers walking Alaska’s many trails know to take water, food, extra clothing, a First Aid kit, and, in the event…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    July 27, 2017 10:42 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News One of two Homer Police officers accused of excessive force by a woman…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Michael Armstrong • July 20, 2017 10:01 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News Homer sent a proposal to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council asking…

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    Gardeners Weekend explores challenging local climate
    Gardeners Weekend explores challenging local climate
    By Jessica Shephard • July 20, 2017 9:59 am

    Homer gardens can be festive, or restive, refined, or wildly imaginative. Come July 29 and 30: Gardeners’ Weekend, sponsored by…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Michael Armstrong • July 13, 2017 9:52 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News A homeowner found a 100-pound black bear entered her cabin through an unlocked…

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    Time to tidepool
    Time to tidepool
    By Michael Armstrong • July 6, 2017 9:28 am

    What happens rarely, features lots of red-and-green things and brings gifts? Nope — it’s not Christmas, but the big summer…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Michael Armstrong • July 6, 2017 9:27 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News A legal dispute over grandfather rights has led to proposed changes in the…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    By Michael Armstrong • June 29, 2017 10:12 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News About 200 people turned out on a sunny Saturday to build the new…

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