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Seldovia resident Dick Wyland poses with the 245-pound halibut he pulled in on July 15. -photo provided

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Seldovia man hauls in monster halibut

To his great surprise and elation, Seldovia resident Dick Wyland caught a 245-pound halibut while fishing with Seldovia…

Kayak guide Kim McNett demonstrates how to roll and right a kayak in Peterson Bay in July 2014.

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Kayak smart and safe this summer

Kayaking, though a popular summer activity in Homer, can prove dangerous if not approached with the proper information…

Garlic scapes twirl and twist as they grow. Synergy Gardens' First Annual Great Garlic Scape Festival celebrated the plants' unique aesthetic qualities and sharp garlic flavor through artistic and culinary activities.

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Synergy Gardens celebrates garlic, local produce

One greenhouse, two high tunnels, three fenced open-air garden plots and three-and-a-half years of work make up Synergy…

Rowyn Cunningham and Sage Thomas prepare to battle each other as Samantha Cunningham looks on. The Shire of IceFire Bay meets on Saturday afternoons from 4-7 p.m. at Karen Hornaday Park to play battle games.

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For the Shire! LARP group includes fun for all ages

Every Saturday from 4-7 p.m. in Homer, often at Karen Hornaday Park, brave warriors fight evil lizards, or…

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Park users can get free bear-resistant containers

Friends of Kachemak Bay State Park has launched a Bear-Resistant-Food-Container (BRFC) lending program to promote safe and clean…

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Reeling ’em in: Fishing Hole kings hit or miss; halibut fishing picks up

Correction: This column has been updated to show that fishing is not allowed at Deep Creek. The chinook…

Reeling 'em in

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Reeling ’em in

When fishing starts heating up in the pristine waters of the lower Kenai it’s akin to being in…

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Kenai River late-run kings stronger than recent years

A dreary chinook run has plagued the Kenai River for the past few years, but numbers for 2015…

Weather calls for wait-and-see attitude

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Weather calls for wait-and-see attitude

“… and o, the winds do blow. …” Cold winds. Single digits for the next five days or…

Hummingbird, rabbit, snail found in garden — oh my!

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Hummingbird, rabbit, snail found in garden — oh my!

So there I am, fussing around in the west garden and I get buzzed by a hummingbird. This…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Onward to New York

Sarah Outen touches the Seafarers Memorial statue after she and Justine Curgenven landed on the Homer Spit on…

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Adventurer speaks about world journey

British adventurer Sarah Outen speaks at 7 p.m. today at the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center about…

A bull moose browses off Lakeshore Drive on Tuesday. The moose appears to have only three brow tines on either side and thus wouldn’t be a legal kill it it were outside city limits.-Photo courtesy of George Harbeson

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Moose hunters’ chances good as season opens

For hunters heading out at the start of the fall moose hunting season this week, as in 2013,…