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    The entrance to the Homer Electric Association office is seen here in Kenai, Alaska, on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)
    Duffield, Levine retain seats on HEA board
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    Dan Green, of Soldotna, secured more votes than incumbent director C.O. Rudstrom

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    Kenai Courthouse is photographed on February 26, 2019 in Kenai, Alaska. (Clarion file)
    Arraignment hearing for retired Homer judge bumped to...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    Margaret Murphy, who served as a superior court judge, is accused of perjury

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    Renovations made to the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers are seen on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough assembly to resume meetings in Homer, Seward
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The decision came after residents in those communities asked to be included in the body’s meeting schedule

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    Snow falls on a "vote here" sign outside of Seward City Hall on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Seward, Alaska. Residents voted in a special election to determine whether or not to sell the city’s electric utility and to change the city’s residency requirements for city manager. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Seward certifies special election results
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The Seward City Council on Monday certified the results of last week’s special election, through which sale of the city’s…

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    2023 Taste of Homer event logo. (Promotional image)
    Taste of Homer kicks off this weekend
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The nine-day “gastronomic journey” begins Saturday and will run through Sunday, May 21

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    Photo by Delcenia Cosman
The Tickled Pear staff fill orders during their grand opening in their new permanent location on Friday, May 5,. Owner Ashley Steiner is pictured second from left.
    The Tickled Pear opens new permanent location
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The Tickled Pear, which Homerites may have seen around the Spit in its food truck form, celebrated its grand opening…

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    Photo by Delcenia Cosman
VFW Post 10221 commander Chuck Collins and canteen manager Heidi Adams celebrate the post’s grand reopening on Saturday.
    VFW holds grand reopening after remodel
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The Anchor Point VFW reopened its doors on Saturday after completing renovations inside.

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    Christine Thorsrud and Caroline Venuti at their retirement celebration at KBC on May 4. Emilie Springer/ Homer News
    Kachemak Bay Campus celebrates staff retirements
    By Emilie Springer • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Faculty, staff and students join classroom to share memories, say thank you and say goodbye to Caroline Venuti and Christine Thorsrud

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    Homer poet and Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference faculty member Erin Coughlin Hollowell, left, reads a passage that shows words can be understood even when the letters are garbled as 2018 keynote speaker Anthony Doerr watches. Doerr delivered the opening address at the start of the annual conference on June 5, 2018, at Land’s End Resort in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference returns May 13-16
    By Emilie Springer • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The event will be held at Kachemak Bay Campus with readings at other venues in Homer

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    A song sparrow perches on a willow branch near the Beluga Slough trail on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Shorebird festival entertains birders of all ages and...
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    126 shorebird species seen at 31st Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

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    USS Momsen offers public tours on May 4, 2023, in Homer, Alaska.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News
    Homer welcomes USS Momsen
    By Emilie Springer • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The USS Momsen arrived at the Homer Deep Water Dock on May 3, ahead of the Northern Edge exercises scheduled…

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    Kiernan Lapp, of Soldotna High School, is introduced by Merrill Sikorski at the Caring for the Kenai Awards Celebration held during a Joint Chamber Luncheon on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Chambers honor Caring for the Kenai finalists
    By Jacob Dye • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The contest challenges peninsula students to devise ways to improve the environment or prepare for a natural disaster

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    Family-friendly health fair Saturday
    Family-friendly health fair Saturday
    By Emilie Springer • May 4, 2023 1:30 am

    Annual Safe and Healthy Kids fair offers events, activities and fun for kids of all ages

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    • Reeling ‘Em In: Rambo tides and action at the lagoon
    • Anchorage Bowl Chamber Orchestra returns to peninsula for 9th tour
    • 3 harbor seal pups admitted to SeaLife Center
    • Youth-only king salmon fisheries to open in Ninilchik, Homer
    • SPARC awarded funding for new floor

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