Letters
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South Peninsula Amateur Radio Club, or SPARC, is reforming. SPARC extends an open invitation to everyone interested in learning about amateur radio. We invite current ham operators and everyone considering obtaining their new “ham ticket” as an individual or as a family activity. ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:28pm -
Sprout Family Services would like to thank all of the wonderful businesses that hosted the donation collection jars for our Sprouts on the Go Fundraiser as part of our efforts to raise funds for a Sprout vehicle allowing us to serve more families from the head of the bay to Ninilchik....
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:27pm -
On behalf of the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and Cross Country Alaska, I would like to personally thank the more than 65 volunteers and local businesses that helped organize and officiate the recent Besh Cup ski races held at the Lookout Mountain Recreation Area. The events were a resoundin...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:27pm -
Through his thoughtful donation, Brother Asaiah Bates continues to support young children and their families in the Homer area. Brother Asaiah started the Brother Asaiah Bates Fund, a field of interest fund, to benefit the children who attend Homer Head Start. ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:27pm -
Kachemak Bay Girl Scouts held a Women of Art event on Jan. 25 at Homer High School where each girl got to work with three different artists to try out dance, ceramics, music, painting, photography, beading, drama, marine debris sculpture and cooking. The girls had an amazing time getting ...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:27pm -
First of all, I would like to put a huge thank you out to Dr. Susan Polis, D.D.S., for her amazing great big donation of $1,150 for my Polar Bear Plunge this year. I also need to thank each and every person who donated even one dollar to my jump. This year marked my 15th jump into Resurrection Bay i...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:26pm -
The Divas Women’s Hockey team and Homer Hockey Association would like to thank all the local businesses and community members that made the 5th Annual Homer Jamboree Hockey Tournament a huge success. This was the largest tournament yet, with more than 80 women playing, many traveling from as far a...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:26pm -
I have been a Kenai Peninsula resident for more than 10 years and have sport fished in Alaska for nearly 60 years. I was a member of the Kenai-Soldotna Department of Fish and Game Advisory Committee for 10 years and chairman in 2012....
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:25pm -
(Editor’s Note: The following is a copy of a letter that was sent to members of Congress and submitted for publication.) Recently I watched a documentary on PBS, concerning rape in our military. The act is atrocious, the fact that few perpetrators are brought to justice is unforgivable. A...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:25pm -
Thank you, Era Alaska, once again for bringing a quality performance to Homer. Lunasa, claimed to be the “hottest Irish band on the planet” lands in Homer on Saturday, Feb. 8, for a performance at the Mariner Theatre, followed on Sunday with public workshops and an outreach performance at the Ho...
Wed, 01/29/2014 - 5:24pm
