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Volunteers make run happen

Our 20th Annual Breast Cancer Run on Aug. 10 was a fabulous success, thanks to the enthusiastic participants…

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Two men rescued off Homer after boat engine fails

The Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary and two crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island rescued two…

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Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include…

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Four file for two council seats

Friday marked the end of the candidate filing period for the Oct. 7 municipal election. On the city…

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Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include…

Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of Spit

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Friday marks beginning of snagging on parts of Spit

Last Saturday during the incoming tide, I decided to take on a unique challenge by attempting to simultaneously…

Sports

Nereus claims first in Converse Cup

In the Homer Yacht Club’s Converse Cup, held Aug. 2 on Kachemak Bay, Nereus sailed into first place.…

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Marian Beck offers plein-air workshop

Halibut Cove artist Marian Beck offers a plein-air, or open-air, workshop from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 17 in…

Childhood Immunizations

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Childhood Immunizations

Homer Medical Center 4136 Bartlett St.; 235-8586  Call for appointment between 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  …

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Sandhill crane colts are starting to fly. Please report sightings of fledged colts to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include…

Above, this 58-foot seiner was built in Homer in 2013 for Gus Linville of Seward by Freddy’s Marine, as well as “nearly all of Homer’s marine trades,” according to Eric Engebretsen of Bay Weld Boats. -Photo provided

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Homer boasts marine trades of world-class proportions

With its face toward the sea, it makes sense marine trades would be firmly anchored in Homer. “There’s…

Salmon sculptures spout fire at last year’s Salmonstock in Ninilchik. The music festival celebrating wild salmon runs Friday-Sunday. For ticket information, see salmonstock.org.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

If you’ve been seeing coworkers and friends walking around bleary eyed and in a daze, no, they haven’t…

Jason A. Williams

Obituaries

Jason A. Williams

Jason Austin Williams, 23, died May 31, 2014, in Dallas, Ore., from a blood clot after going through…