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    A painting by the author. (Photo provided by Erin Thompson)
    Out of the Office: Painted blue
    By Erin Thompson • April 29, 2020 4:30 pm

    I went to Homer a few weeks ago to find blue.

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    During this time of uncertainty, the author vacillates between being outdoors and binge watching “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” (Photo courtesy of Kat Sorensen)
    Tangled Up in Blue: Lonely among us
    By KAT SORENSEN For the Clarion • March 24, 2020 1:30 pm

    I set daily goals to accomplish during this universal pandemic, a different kind of frontier.

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    Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race
    Norwegian musher wins Alaska’s Iditarod sled dog race
    March 18, 2020 5:30 am

    ANCHORAGE (AP) — Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner easily won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska, one of the…

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    Soldotna’s Bradley Walters won the boys varsity race during the Government Peak Invitational on Friday. (Photo by Tim Rockey/Frontiersman)
    Area skiers, bikers excel at Tour of Anchorage
    By Jeff Helminiak • March 11, 2020 1:30 pm

    Kenai Peninsula endurance athletes put together a host of top finishes Sunday at the Tour of Anchorage, a series of…

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    Homer NYO hosts Native games invite
    Homer NYO hosts Native games invite
    By Megan Pacer • March 11, 2020 5:30 am

    Now in its second year, Homer’s Native Youth Olympics invitational saw a jump in participants and interest this past weekend…

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    Out of the Office: Dropping a line
    Out of the Office: Dropping a line
    By Brian Mazurek • March 4, 2020 2:30 am

    In my ongoing quest to shake off my Florida roots and achieve the illustrious title of “Real Alaskan,” I recently…

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    Soldotna’s Youngren calls trials ‘one of the most amazing experiences of my life’
    Soldotna’s Youngren calls trials ‘one of the most...
    By Jeff Helminiak • March 4, 2020 1:30 am

    Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, finished 230th with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes, 27 seconds, Saturday in the U.S….

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    Adult league teams battle for basketball championship
    Adult league teams battle for basketball championship
    By Megan Pacer • February 19, 2020 5:30 am

    Adult basketball players sponsored by South Peninsula Hospital battled it out for the win against another community recreation team on…

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    Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion                                 Hallie Bergwall makes a move in a Scrabble game at Resurrect Art Coffee House in Seward, Alaska. Bergwall took home the win.
    Tangled Up in Blue: Piecing together a win
    February 12, 2020 1:30 am

    My friend Joseph is a Scrabble savant by my standards and, I would think, by many other’s standards too.

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    Skiers take off at the start of this year’s Ski for Women on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 at the Lookout Trails on Ohlson Mountain Road near Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Wind couldn’t stop annual Ski for Women
    By Megan Pacer • February 5, 2020 5:30 am

    Skiers young and old braved some hefty winds on Sunday for the annual Ski for Women at the Lookout Trails…

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    Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion                                 Martha Story and David Story cruise down a hill in the Fat Freddie’s Bike Race and Ramble on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in the Caribou Hills near Freddie’s Roadhouse.
    Freddie’s Roadhouse closes doors
    By Jeff Helminiak • February 5, 2020 1:30 am

    Freddie’s became more and more of a gateway to the Caribou Hills as the years went on.

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    Tangled Up in Blue: Love & Volleyball
    Tangled Up in Blue: Love & Volleyball
    By Kat Sorensen • November 20, 2019 5:30 am

    My boyfriend won’t let me be on his volleyball team.

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    Homer High grad to run Boston Marathon with Team Papi
    Homer High grad to run Boston Marathon with...
    By Michael Armstrong • October 23, 2019 5:30 am

    Next spring in Boston, a Homer High School graduate will join the team of legendary Red Sox hitter David Ortiz…

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