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    Williwaw Marimba plays at its final performance at Marimba Madness last Saturday at the Homer Elks Lodge. From left to right are Lisa Olsen, Patrick Latimer, Jonas Noomah, Paul Trowbridge and Janette Latimer.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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    March 4, 2015 4:03 pm

    Williwaw Marimba plays at its final performance at Marimba Madness last Saturday at the Homer Elks Lodge. From left to…

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    Bundled up against a chilly wind, Morgan and Quinn Kelly have bags in hand to collect candy during last Saturday morning’s Anchor Point Snow Rondi parade. -Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    No-so Snow Rondi
    February 25, 2015 4:10 pm

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    City to comply with judge’s ruling, says decision doesn’t apply to all
    City to comply with judge’s ruling, says decision...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 25, 2015 4:05 pm

    On the day Kenai Superior Court Judge Charles Huguelet imposed a deadline for the city to respond to an order…

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    Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    What big teeth you have
    February 25, 2015 4:04 pm

    Homer charter chaptain Josh Brooks spent Tuesday fishing by himself with one goal in mind: finding a salmon shark. The…

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    State issues definition of ‘in public’
    State issues definition of ‘in public’
    By MCKIBBEN JACKINSKY AND MICHAEL ARMSTRONG • February 25, 2015 4:02 pm

    At 7 a.m. Tuesday with Alaska’s new marijuana law just hours old, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board held a teleconference…

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    Borough assembly dumps ordinance prohibiting marijuana cultivation
    Borough assembly dumps ordinance prohibiting marijuana cultivation
    By McKibben Jackinsky • February 25, 2015 3:59 pm

    After hours of public testimony during Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, the assembly voted down an…

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    Nonprofit Needs
    Nonprofit Needs
    February 25, 2015 3:35 pm

    Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies needs action-packer like plastic totes (heavy duty with locking handles); sturdy shelving; cotton-based, twin-sized sheets; fencing…

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    Homer’s Williwaw Marimba group poses for a photo. From left are Jonas Noomah, Axel Gillam, Patrick Latimer, Paul Trowbridge, Janette Latimer, Kirk Olsen, Lisa Olsen, Brandon Beachy, Karin Sonnen, Drew Turner and JJ Sonnen. Saturday will be the group’s final Marimba Madness performance as six members will graduate from high school this spring.
    Marimba Madness: bittersweet performance for Williwaw
    By Toni Ross • February 25, 2015 3:12 pm

    Feel like dancing? Or dessert? Or just a really great evening?  Marimba Madness, the annual Homer Council on the Arts…

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    Public to testify on borough ordinance prohibiting marijuana grow operations
    Public to testify on borough ordinance prohibiting marijuana...
    February 20, 2015 11:31 am

    Southern Kenai Peninsula residents will be able to testify by teleconference on Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2015-02, prohibiting the operation…

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    Event connects women of faith
    Event connects women of faith
    February 18, 2015 4:19 pm

    There will be a Christian women’s conference next weekend at Faith Lutheran Church in Homer.  The two-day event is being…

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    Kenai man gets 12 years in 2010 car...
    By Michael Armstrong and Kelly Sullivan • February 18, 2015 4:18 pm

    A Kenai man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of a Washington, D.C., tourist…

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    Pot: What's legal, what's not
    Pot: What’s legal, what’s not
    By McKibben Jackinsky and Michael Armstrong • February 18, 2015 4:16 pm

    Editor’s note: In this two-part series, the Homer News looks at what Ballot Measure 2 means. This week we look…

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    The Krewe of Gambrinus drill team performs at the judges’ stand during Saturday’s parade.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
    Carnival gets to heart of Homer winter
    February 18, 2015 4:12 pm

    D espite gray skies, there were brilliant smiles last weekend as residents turned out to celebrate the Homer Winter Carnival…

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