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Sunni Hilts of Seldovia takes time to reflect on her 13 years on the Kenai Peninsula Borough school board during an interview with the Homer News on Sunday.-photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Sunni Hilts looks forward to future, while celebrating past

Around the living room of the house that Sunni Hilts and her husband built themselves soon after moving…

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre speaks at the Kachemak Bay Rotary Club meeting on Dec. 3 at the Bidarka Inn in Homer.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Mayor Navarre to Homer: It’s too early to form opinion on health care review

Speaking like a doctor advising a patient with high blood pressure to lose weight and exercise, in a…

Gov. Bill Walker presents his fiscal plan at the Anchorage International Airport on Wednesday.-Photo by Elwood Brehmer, Morris News Service-Alaska

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Walker proposes big fix, including income tax, to solve state’s budget woes

Gov. Bill Walker is proposing the biggest changes to Alaska’s system of taxes and revenue since Jay Hammond…

This photo taken on Friday, Dec. 4, shows the home and driveway where Homer Police say a man was assaulted about 5 a.m. Wednesday. The house is across the street from Paul Banks Elementary School.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Police charge two in East End Road burglary, assault

A chance encounter by a Homer Police Department officer on patrol at about 5 a.m. Wednesday disrupted an…

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Nutcracker Faire moves season into warp drive

Make it so. Yup, if Thanksgiving weekend started the season, this Friday and Saturday the holiday kicks into…

Aiyanna Cline dances as Clara and Jackie Dentz and Jim Hornaday as the grandparents Stahlbaum.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Homer’s Nutcracker: Tradition mixed with lots of new additions every year

When Jill Berryman stopped by Nutcracker rehearsal last Sunday to offer feedback to dancers, she said she was…

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Kasilof special use plan blasted

Several organizations and activists are voicing opposition to the Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and…

Cattle graze in the Fox River Flats at the head of Kachemak Bay. Atz Kilcher has applied for a permit to build an art and music camp in the area.-Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Reality TV star seeks permit to build retreat at Fox River

For nearly his entire life, Atz Kilcher has been going up into the Fox River Flats to enjoy…

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In Brief

Donor to help homeless students After learning about a candlelight vigil to support homeless youth on the Kenai…

Kachemak Bay Campus Director Carol Swartz takes a break in a busy day to talk about her work. Swartz recently was honored by the Alaska Adult Education Association for her outstanding long-term contribution to lifelong learning.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal, Homer News

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Adult Education Association honors KBC’s Carol swartz

There’s a piece of paper taped above Carol Swartz’s desk that reads, “To love what you do and…

Caprice McAllistar, Sierra DeLoach and Madi Elkington rehearse as a doll, a bird, and a rabbit. The 27th Nutcracker Ballet in Homer opens Saturday at the Mariner Theatre. Dancers have been rehearsing since September. -Photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Kids find joy in hard work of performance

Beginning at the age of 5, children in Homer can audition for the biggest ballet production in the…

Snowflakes dance with their queen, played by Rhoslyn Jennings, in a rehearsal for the 27th Homer Nutcracker Ballet, which opens Saturday. From left, the snowflakes are Annalynn Brown, Sophie Morin, Lilli Heimbold, Katie Clark, Llena Bice, Ava Halstead and Ruby Allen.-Photo by Annie Rosenthal

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Homer’s Nutcracker:

When the curtains open at Mariner Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 5, nearly 100 people will pirouette, leap, tango…

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Homer breathes sigh of relief

By a 3-to-1 margin, Proposition 1 easily passed in a special election on Tuesday. The measure diverts into…