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Homer Christmas bird count part of national tradition
Oh sure, it’s easy to count and identify birds during the balmy spring days of the Kachemak Bay…
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String storytelling: ‘Knotty’ entertainment
Forget all those interlocking pieces, hard to wrap shapes and battery-needing games. Here’s an activity that’s ancient, international…
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Kachemak Bay State Parks: Planning for the future
The last time the Alaska Department of Natural Resources updated its Kachemak Bay State Park and Wilderness Park…
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Making room for grief
The holiday season is known as a season of great joy. In reality, however, that isn’t everyone’s experience.…
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Homer Senior Citizens: Forty-years old and going strong
Considering how spread out are the facilities of Homer Senior Citizens Inc., when you talk about something being…
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Girls on the run: from a 5K to life goals
Unsure about reaching a goal? Add a coach and see the difference it makes. Add community support and…
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Halloween Hustle inaugurates new multi-use trail
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER In the fall of 2012 when contractors cleared dead spruce trees from the…
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Halloween: costumes, treats and tricks galore
Halloween — the time of year when dressing wacky is more than a Homer fashion statement, treats are…
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USCGC Hickory: Haunting Homer for 10 years
When the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sedge left Homer in 2002, some thought that after more than 20…
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Looking for a cure one step at a time
Combining his Boston roots with his love of running, Homer resident Mike Illg is aiming for a prize…
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R/V TiˆGlaˆX: across the USA four times
Some mariners might think they’ve put a few miles on their engines this summer, but bragging rights in…
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Taste of Homer a ‘flawless’ event
It was shoulder-to-shoulder, plate-to-plate and cup-to-cup at Wasabi’s on Saturday for the first Taste of Homer, with 19…
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10th Annual Burning Basket: ‘Enjoy’
The autumn equinox was set ablaze with Homer’s annual burning basket on Sept. 15. The mythical tale all…