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Coowe Walker has spent most of her 15 years at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve studying salmon and their habitat.

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Researcher dives into fish habitat

It’s no secret people are captivated by salmon. We fish for them, hold music festivals in their honor,…

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Student grateful for scholarship

I would love to thank Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club for the generous scholarship of $1,000 and your…

Obituaries

Mary Jane Naumann

Mary Jane Naumann Oct. 10, 1942-April 29, 2015 Mary Jane Naumann, 72, died April 29, 2015, at South…

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Announcements

Announcements The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board holds its regular meeting at 6 p.m. today at the new…

Robert Purpura

Obituaries

Robert Purpura

Robert Purpura May 18, 1946 – April 27, 2015 Longtime Kachemak Bay resident Rob- ert Purpura, 68, succumbed…

Kim McNett, the featured artist for this year’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, canoes an Alaska lake.-Photo by Bjorn Olson

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Environment inspires shorebird artist’s work

A  red squirrel splitting open a nut. A giant Pacific octopus nestled in the tide. Kachemak Bay Shorebird…

Colin Tolman, drums

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Shorebird Festival concert celebrates water and wildlife

Take six musicians who have played everything from Cajun to classical to blues, add original compositions by Homer’s…

Volunteers deliver trash and recyclables for the annual Cleanup Day on Saturday afternoon at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. About 800 bags of trash were picked up.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

After decades living in Homer, the Betster can finally admit it. Yours truly has succumbed to birder fever.…

Cindy Sisson, left, and Jason Sodergren look for birds at Mud Bay on the Spit during a shorebird monitoring session last Friday. A group of birders identifies species and counts numbers every five days in late April and May during the shorebird migration.-Michael Armstrong

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Shorebird Festival: Birds and Fun Abound

Now in its 23rd year, the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival has settled into a weekend- long wildlife festival…

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Thanks to all who helped clean up Homer on Saturday

The Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center would like to thank all the participants of Cleanup Day…

Sports

Migration Run is for everyone

Last year more than 170 entrants took to the Spit Trail for the Migration Run, a 5K USATF-certified…

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KBC Commencement planned for May 6

The 2015 Commencment of the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College 2015 Commencement will be at 7…

Meta DeArmoun gets her steps in as part of a nine-week walking challenge. Seldovia’s forests and beaches provide incredible views while residents walk as part of a nine-week challenge.-Photo by Laura Hilts

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Seldovia residents embrace svt’s walking challenge

One, two, three, four… Step after step. Step after step. Thousands of steps are adding up into millions…