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Jewel Curtis, Tara Walter and Elisha Howard, from left, check out a brick cenotaph, or memorial, last Thursday built on Bishop’s Beach by Old Town artists in residence Jimmy Riordan, Jesus Landin Torrez III and Michael Gerace. The community art project was made with local clay and fired on the spot.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Heat. Frost. An earthquake. Wildfires. Smoke. High winds. Snow. Aren’t you glad to see the end of May?…

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Please report sandhill crane colt (chick) sightings to Kachemak Crane Watch. Include location, date, time and number of…

Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run

Outdoors & Recreation

Ignoring fishing regs won’t pay in long run

I just don’t get it. For weeks, information has been bouncing around the Internet and printed media that, for…

The oyster hatchery in the Kachemak Shellfish Mariculture Center on the Homer Spit is packed with PVC pipes, water tanks, and a whole wall of beakers. Each piece plays an integral part in the oyster’s growth, and the atmosphere whirs with efficiency.

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Oyster farmers cultivate own seed

At first glance, the Kachemak Shellfish Mariculture Center looks just like any other building on the Homer Spit. …

Kayakers paddle around Yukon Island, part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and on the water trail.-Photo provided, True North Kayak Adventures

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Water ‘trail’ creates new way to explore Homer area coastline

At first glance, the idea of a Kachemak Bay Water Trail seems bizarre. Is that a long, skinny…

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14th Annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference

June 13-17 Land’s End Resort Register at: writersconference.homer.alaska.edu Festival of Literary Readings   8 p.m. June 14, Mariner…

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Marine safety lessons save lives

A big shoutout goes to all the volunteers, staff members, parents and students at Voznesenka School for making…

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Kudos to city for PARC survey

Every year, the City of Homer allocates general operating funds to the non-profit sector through an application process…

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Trails Day is June 7

Sign up now to help maintain trails in Kachemak Bay State Park for Trails Day on June 7.…

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Local volunteer earns doctorate

Jonathan Richar of Trapper Creek graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Graduate School of Fisheries and Ocean…

Cinda Martin presents Dionisy Konev with the 2014 Homer Mariners Trades Scholarship.-Photo Provided

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Marine Trades scholarship goes to 2009 Kachemak Selo graduate

Deonisy Konev, a 2009 graduate of Kachemak Selo, has been awarded the 2014 Homer Marine Trades Scholarship of…

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Grads earn $1.6 million in scholarships

The following scholarships were awarded to Homer High School graduating seniors. The amount totaled more than $1.6 million.…

Before you go fishing, give yourself refresher course on regulations

Outdoors & Recreation

Before you go fishing, give yourself refresher course on regulations

Well, now, wasn’t that a beautiful Memorial Day weekend for those of you who can dimly recall it?…