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    By Michael Armstrong • June 1, 2017 11:02 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News High temperatures over the weekend caused a swarm of spruce-bark beetles. Many said…

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    Here’s the goal: To love every minute you tend your garden
    Here’s the goal: To love every minute you...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • June 1, 2017 10:58 am

    Where to start? Much has been happening in this little garden. May I emphasize “little”? If there were another 10…

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    By Michael Armstrong • May 25, 2017 11:10 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News The Homer High School class of 1997 made its mark in their choice…

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    Colorful 5K draws enthusiastic crowd
    Colorful 5K draws enthusiastic crowd
    By McKibben Jackinsky • May 25, 2017 11:09 am

    By McKibben Jackinsky For the Homer News In a fitting burst of color, on Saturday a throng of eager runners…

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    By Michael Armstrong • May 18, 2017 10:31 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News Nanwalek students expanded Sea Week, an annual focus on marine biology, to include…

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    Shorebirds visit right on time
    Shorebirds visit right on time
    By Michael Armstrong • May 11, 2017 10:33 am

    As if turning a switch, thousands of shorebirds arrived May 3, pushed north and west by a storm with winds…

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    Years Ago
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    May 11, 2017 10:32 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News Work on a Spit erosion project started when a barge with 60,000 cubic…

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    May 4, 2017 9:21 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News To add to its nickname as The Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea, the…

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    Years Ago
    Years Ago
    March 30, 2017 10:26 am

    20 years ago in the Homer News Floyd Newkirk of Homer won the Winter King Fishing Tournament, landing a 35.3-pound…

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    Haven House honors Homer women of distinction
    Haven House honors Homer women of distinction
    March 29, 2017 12:58 pm

    South Peninsula Haven House invites the community to celebrate the 2017 Women of Distinction during a dinner and auction Friday,…

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    There’s a whole lot of nothing between Homer and rest of the world
    There’s a whole lot of nothing between Homer...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • March 9, 2017 9:39 am

    We bought our daughter’s car and made the decision that rather than let it moulder in her climate we would…

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    Embrace February: It really is the best time of year
    Embrace February: It really is the best time...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • February 16, 2017 9:56 am

    On Mondays John and I go on a “dump date.” We load the pickup (and for the two of us…

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    January is the time to plan your garden, not plant it
    January is the time to plan your garden,...
    By Rosemary Fitzpatrick • January 19, 2017 12:02 pm

    Let’s revisit spruce aphids. I’m hearing lots of talk about how lucky we are to have cold temperatures after too…

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    • Homer welcomes back Alaska’s fiddling poet
    • Soldotna requests changes to planning commission ordinance
    • It’s Kenai girls vs. SoHi; SoHi boys vs. Juneau for Division II state soccer titles
    • Mouth to Mouth Wild Run and Ride celebrates 10 years
    • NLC softball: Kodiak clinches spot in final, awaits Homer-Kenai winner

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