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    Petals have started to fall off fireweed at the Homer Harbor on Tuesday — a sign that summer is either early or already fading.-Photo by Michael Armstrong
    Nature of the Spit
    By Miranda Weiss • July 30, 2015 10:02 am

    In 1966, when Daisy Lee Bitter, then a middle school science teacher in Anchorage, first brought a school group down…

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    Hospice of Homer board members Michael Hawfield, Beth Graber and Pam Breckenridge, from left to right, listen as Homer Mayor Beth Wythe reads a proclamation declaring Aug. 8 Hospice of Homer Day and Aug. 2-8 Hospice of Homer Week. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Hospice honors cycles of life, community
    By Shana Loshbaugh • July 30, 2015 10:00 am

    At life’s most difficult times, hospice caregivers offer valuable help. Yet hospice relies on the community for help in return….

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    City may tax some junk food
    City may tax some junk food
    By BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • July 30, 2015 9:55 am

    In a meeting with an 8-page agenda and 26 items, the Homer City Council on Monday met until 10:10 p.m….

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    Hydriomena irata is part of a large group called carpet moths distinguished by intricate camouflage markings. Most specimens reported are from western Canada.
    National Moth Week: check out local microfauna
    July 23, 2015 12:25 pm

    Most area moths are small, with wingspans of about an inch. But catching them with a digital camera macro lens…

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    Budget deficit needs attention now
    Budget deficit needs attention now
    By Megan Pacer • July 23, 2015 10:30 am

    Alaska’s path to financial stability will be neither short nor easy, and local residents will have the chance to weigh…

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    Bay Welding’s Brad Howe caps 3 1/2-inch holes used to fill the circle hook sculpture with concrete to keep it from shuddering in a stiff breeze.-Photo by Miranda Weiss
    City ends hook’s shudders
    By Miranda Weiss • July 23, 2015 10:30 am

    You can’t venture onto the Homer Spit without noticing something new and interesting — totes of beautiful red rockfish just…

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    Morgan Kelly, 18, of Homer, jumps with a Morgan horse named Island Rumba. To her right is Briggs and to her left is Shirley Cox from Happy Valley on her horse Boomer. Behind Cox is Leslie Whip of Homer, riding Rio.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter
    Pony Club
    July 23, 2015 10:25 am

    Eighteen riders and horses practice their jumps at Mariner Beach Friday. It was the wrap-up to a five-day clinic in…

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    DOT plans to revamp downtown Homer
    DOT plans to revamp downtown Homer
    By Shana Loshbaugh • July 23, 2015 10:14 am

    Driving in downtown Homer traffic can be a hassle. Is it better to drive all the way around to avoid…

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    Alaska congressional delegation talks about Iranian nuclear deal
    Alaska congressional delegation talks about Iranian nuclear deal
    July 16, 2015 10:52 am

    After news of the Iranian nuclear deal was announced, members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation released announcements with their opinions. Each…

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    What happens to those halibut after being caught?
    What happens to those halibut after being caught?
    By Miranda Weiss • July 16, 2015 9:22 am

    When you pull over Baycrest Hill and catch a glimpse of the Spit, it almost looks like a hook dangling…

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    Homer Thrift clerks Beverly Jones, left, and Tiffani Couch, right, tend the counter at the new store on Ocean Drive. Homer Thrift is celebrating its opening in a new, larger location from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
    Homer Thrift Thrives, relocates to bigger space
    By Shana Loshbaugh • July 16, 2015 9:07 am

    Safe kids, healthy families, peaceful communities – and bargain shopping. Homer Thrift strives to provide all those things, although not…

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    Voznesenka lease  agreement stalled
    Voznesenka lease agreement stalled
    By Kelly Sullivan • July 16, 2015 9:02 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Voznesenka Community Council Inc. have not yet reached a lease agreement for…

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    District begins work on budget
    District begins work on budget
    By Kelly Sullivan • July 16, 2015 9:01 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is starting the budget process four months early for the 2016-2017 school year. Assistant…

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