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Homer NYO hosts Native games invite
Now in its second year, Homer’s Native Youth Olympics invitational saw a jump in participants and interest this…
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Out of the Office: Dropping a line
In my ongoing quest to shake off my Florida roots and achieve the illustrious title of “Real Alaskan,”…
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Soldotna’s Youngren calls trials ‘one of the most amazing experiences of my life’
Soldotna’s Megan Youngren, 28, finished 230th with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes, 27 seconds, Saturday in…
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Adult league teams battle for basketball championship
Adult basketball players sponsored by South Peninsula Hospital battled it out for the win against another community recreation…
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Tangled Up in Blue: Piecing together a win
My friend Joseph is a Scrabble savant by my standards and, I would think, by many other’s standards…
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Wind couldn’t stop annual Ski for Women
Skiers young and old braved some hefty winds on Sunday for the annual Ski for Women at the…
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Freddie’s Roadhouse closes doors
Freddie’s became more and more of a gateway to the Caribou Hills as the years went on.
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Homer High grad to run Boston Marathon with Team Papi
Next spring in Boston, a Homer High School graduate will join the team of legendary Red Sox hitter…
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Runners conquer rain, wind at Kenai River Marathon
A women’s running group from Homer, a pair prepping for the California International Marathon, and rainy, windy conditions…
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Tanner crab fisheries open Tuesday
The 2019-20 sport and subsistence Tanner crab fisheries in Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast opens Oct.…
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Dixon, Wiebe win Homer Mariner Triathlon
Dozens of endurance enthusiasts rose early on Saturday to swim, bike and run in the annual Homer Mariner…
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Reeling ‘Em In: Alas, poor Thrasher — it’s time for Nick’s revered fishing rod to retire
As the summer teeters on the border’s edge of August and September, I have come to the solemn…