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Birds of a feather, Heidi Johnson, Macy Marquez and Michelle Drake of Homer lineup at Sunday’s Migration Run.-McKibben Jackinsky

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More than 170 runners flock to 2014 Migration Run

Yes, the shorebirds showed up. So did lots of visitors for the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. And there…

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Homer’s Best Bets

Here at the News it takes a Cray supercomputer to keep track of everyone’s summer vacation schedules. We’re…

Lenore Swanson smiles after receiving her master of arts in teaching at Kachemak Bay Campus commencement May 7 at the Mariner Theatre.-Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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KBC graduates ‘charge ahead’ at May 7 commencement

Take risks. Say thank you. Smile. Be kind to yourself. Start something new.That was among the advice given…

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Kachemak Bay Campus history

July 1, 1964: University of Alaska Board of Regents approves request by the Kenai City School District to…

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Kachemak Bay Campus: Furthering education for 48 years

When the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchorage awarded degrees or certificates to 151…

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Welcome, shorebirders

This weekend Homer welcomes birders from all over to the 22nd annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. The festival…

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MAPP holds open house, community meeting

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships-Southern Kenai Peninsula, or MAPP-SKP, holds two meetings next week. A community…

From left to right, Lindianne Sarno, Sharon Friesen Schulz and Sunrise Kilcher-Sjoeberg rehearse recently Schulz’s song, “Sweet Little Bird,” for the 11th annual “On the Wing: Celebrating Birds and Spring with Poetry and Song” concert at 7 p.m. today at the Homer Theatre. -Photo Provided

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‘On the Wing’ concert starts at 7 tonight

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival “On the Wing: Celebrating Birds and Spring with Poetry and Song” starts at…

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Announcements

Sandhill crane monitoring season has started. Please report sandhill crane sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch at 235-6262 or…

A sandhill crane feeds in Beluga Slough last week with a flock of greater-white fronted and cackling Canada geese, evidence that not just shorebirds are migrating through or nesting in Homer.  -Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Best Bets

Warm weather, soft spring rains, trees turning green, thousands of shorebirds arriving and businesses opening on the Homer…

Daisy Lee Bitter looks at shorebirds at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit during the 2013 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival.-Jim Lavrakas

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Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival: small piece of big puzzle

Yes, indeed, there is a Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival (see related story, page 1). The arrival of winged…

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Nonprofit needs

Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic & The R.E.C. Room: Bean bag chairs, DVD movies, a lawn mower, gravel…

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Tustumena ferry meetings set

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will present the Tustumena Replacement Vessel Reconnaissance Report to…