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St. Pat’s Day Scavenger Hunt: A fun fundraiser for 29 years
Like a lot of Homer history, the origins of the St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt are shrouded in…
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Anchor Point: Up To Snow good During annual rondi
It’s called Snow Rondi for good cause, as was clear to anyone who stepped outside in Anchor Point…
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Great Backyard Bird Count part of citizen science
It began and ended with a murder of crows.Wait — I don’t mean “murder” as in killing crows,…
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homer’s winter carnival celebrates the season
Sunshine, slush, ice, rain, snow … you name it, the 2013 Homer Winter Carnival had a little of…
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Support group takes shape to care for those who give care
Once asked by an interviewer for the most important piece of advice she had for caregivers, Kate Mulgrew,…
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Homer Winter Carnival: Mardi Gras, Kachemak Style
New Orleans has its Mardi Gras, Anchorage has Fur Rendezvous, but here in Homer we do our annual…
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community conversation: thou shalt kill?
Read the headlines and see new stories about murders, shootings and all manner of violence and it’s easy…
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Mountainfilm: Armchair adventure
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER All your Facebook buddies might be posting photos of themselves surfing in Maui…
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Avalanche know-how offered for youth, adults
Homer may not be nestled in the shadow of a cornice lining the ridge of a snow-covered mountain…
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new year’s eve at renn’s: the highlight of homer dancinG
On a howling New Year’s Eve night with snow and rain flying sideways, someone driving by Renn Tolman’s…
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Beluga Slough Trail: A skookum new trail for popular hike
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER Whether during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, on one of the Kachemak Bay…
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Ninilchik fairgrounds: a stage for ‘christmas tree lane’
By McKibben Jackinsky Staff writer Christmas carols mention a Santa Claus Lane: “Here comes Santa Claus, here comes…
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Mindfulness meeting: finding weekly serenity
Stressed out? Anxious? Maybe the holiday chaos has gotten to you. Maybe the bills have stacked up and…