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Scott Miller greets customers to his booth at the 2011 Nutcracker Faire. Miller makes inlaid wooden pendants and small plaques.-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Nutcracker Faire: something for everyone, even Santa

By  The sights and sounds of the Christmas holiday will fill the Homer High School commons and gym…

Hungry members of the public enjoy the 2011 Share the Spirit spaghetti feed.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Spirit of sharing fills holiday season

By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer It’s full-steam ahead into the holiday season with Share the Spirit, a community-wide…

South Peninsula Haven House Executive Director Jessica Lawmaster, left, and victims services coordinator Rachel Romberg, right, hold up the Homer Thrift sign at the store on East End Road-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer thrift: more than a second-hand store

For women and children staying at South Peninsula Haven House, the domestic violence shelter has an in-house second-hand…

Red Cross volunteer nurse Trisha Davis of Nikolaevsk organizes relief supplies at her assigned location in the New York area-photo provided

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CaN-Do Spirit impresses Alaskans in New York City

A 6 a.m. alarm clock signaled the beginning of Tuesday for Trisha Davis of Nikolaevsk. By 5:30 p.m.,…

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COAST GUARD PUTS ANOTHER LOG ON THE FIRE

The U.S Coast Guard’s motto, “semper paratus,” means always being ready. That means being ready no matter what…

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HALLOWEEN: SOME SCARY FUN HEADED THIS WAY

Jumping jack-o-lanterns, it’s that time of year. Whether you call it harvest season, fall or Halloween, it’s time…

Lt. Jeff Josephson of the Salvation Army in Homer examines one of the 300 new coats donated by Fred Meyer to be given away after the showing of the movie “58:” on Saturday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Movie, clothing, food remind us of neighbors’ needs

With temperatures dropping and frost on windshields, it’s clear winter is on its way. For some, that means…

The Homer Volunteer Fire Department fire hall and trucks of today-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer Volunteer fire department celebrates big six-oh

OK, just to get the historical facts out of the way, the Homer Volunteer Fire Department Inc., the…