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Class offered for new North Slope workers

A one-day, six-module “NSTC Unescorted Program,” plus a hydrogen sulfide/iron sulfide class is being offered by Kachemak Bay…

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School Events

Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictApril 18: Vacation day. Chapman SchoolApril 17: Kindergarten to Pratt Museum.April 18: Vacation day.April…

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Sandhill crane monitoring season may be early this year. Kachemak Crane Watch has already had a report of…

Peter Zollars displays the Russian Orthodox cross found on an island in Kachemak Bay.-Photos by McKIbben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Cross raises questions, offers few answers

It’s been almost a year since Peter Zollars came upon the metal cross along the beach of a…

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Schools superintendent: Student test scores high, graduation rate too low

It was “school” day at the Homer Chamber of Commerce’s weekly luncheon on Tuesday.  Dr. Steve Atwater, Kenai…

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Scholarship clock counting down

With high school graduation little more than a month away, there are still scholarship dollars available to help…

Lorraine Haas, Lorene Tepa Hansen Rogers and Joan Gordon Edens compare stories.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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‘Meet the People’ spotlights Homer’s pioneering women

Stories about Homer’s bygone days fill the pages of books. On April 3, the public had an opportunity…

Kristina “Kris” L. Bettes

Obituaries

Kristina ‘Kris’ L. Bettes

Kristina “Kris” L. Bettes, 49, of Winnie, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 4, 2014, after an intense,…

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Announcements

Kachemak Bay Conservation Society is seeking volunteers to assist at the upcoming Earth Day celebration from noon-6 p.m.…

Project GRAD students from Kachemak Selo — from left, Ksenia Reutov, Mariania Reutov and Katherine Konev — ask Joel Markis of the University of Alaska Southeast questions about the university’s fisheries technology program during last week’s College, Career and Job Fair at the Kachemak Bay Campus. The fair was a chance for students and the public at large to meet with employers, explore options for a variety of jobs and careers, and learn  more about what the University of Alaska offers in Homer as well as other UA campuses.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Community turns out for college, career fair

The Homer College, Career and Job Fair attracted between 150-200 people last Friday, according to Kim Frost, student…

“Fish Call” is one of the paintings by Marian Beck on display at Fireweed Gallery.-Photo provided

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First Friday Events

Bunnell Street Arts Center 106 W. Bunnell Ave. Installation by Jarod Charzewski 5-7 p.m., First Friday Opening Reception;…

Randy Wiest, third from left, sets Kachemak Bay Running Club’s new timing clock at the start of a fun walk-run March 28.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Running club times start-up of season

The Kachemak Bay Running Club unveiled its new timing clock Friday at the club’s annual membership meeting held…

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More to learn about partnerships

Public land — especially the land incorporated into parks, preserves and refuges — is big in Alaska. Just…