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Assistant principal promoted at Homer High

With current Homer High School principal Dr. Allan Gee leaving the school at the end of this school…

Joanne Thordarson, left, and Betty Siegel, right, look for birds last Friday at Mud Bay on the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Birding: It’s for anyone, anywhere

“The birds are always out there waiting for us to notice them,” said Jeffrey Gordon, this year’s keynote…

Homer Chamber of Commerce executive director Monte Davis and GCI sponsor representatives Kelly Snow, Mary Hart and Keith Sopp fish for halibut during the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby tagging cruise May 2.-Photo by Jim Lavrakas

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Halibut Derby Offers More Than One Prize

When angler James “Jimmie” Peeples of Chico, Calif., hooked into a 323.2-pound halibut last August, he and his…

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Fry wins another term on HEA board

Three directors were elected to Homer Electric Association’s board during the utility’s Wednesday annual meeting in Kenai. Dan…

Carol Swartz

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KBC director being honored for ‘meritorious service’

Among those being recognized at commencement ceremonies for Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College-University of Alaska Anchorage, is…

Michelle Wilson and Sean Hogan stand in a corner of their restaurant, Cosmic Kitchen, celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Cosmic Kitchen celebrates 10 years

In the heart of Homer on Pioneer Avenue, what started as a simple quick-serve restaurant has grown into…

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Announcements

Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, and Sen. Peter Micciche, R- Soldotna, hold a joint Town Hall Meeting from 5…

Student art from the Flex School show, opening May 10 at the school.-Photo Provided

Arts & Entertainment

First Friday Events

Art Shop Gallery 207 W. Pioneer Ave. New Work by Nancy Wise 5-7 p.m., First Friday Reception New…

Arts & Entertainment

Wildlife art shows preview shorebird festival

As hundreds of geese, dozens of cranes and a few shorebirds descended on Homer last weekend, and with…

Mossy Kilcher, left, and Sunrise Sjoeberg, right, are two of the performers in “On the Wing.”-Photo Provided

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‘On the Wing’ concert starts off shorebird weekend

To kick off the 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, “On the Wing,” a musical celebration of birds,…

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Commencements fill coming weeks

Kindergarten through college  students are celebrating accomplishments with the following ceremonies: May 8: Kachemak Bay Campus, Mariner Theatre,…

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Graduates lining up for commencement at KBC

From GEDs to master’s degrees, 32 students will be honored at the May 8 commencement ceremony of Kachemak…

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Chamber seeks local buy-in to make shorebird fest financially sustainable

With this year’s Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival quickly approaching, the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is…