Homer Opinion
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On behalf of Share the Spirit, I would like to thank everyone who so generously gave of their time, donated door prizes and food and attended the Annual Spaghetti Feed Dinner this year. To each and every one of you, we express our resounding gratitude for your support....
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 4:41pm -
It was good to see MarthaEllen Anderson’s recent letter to the editor, reminding us of Brother Asaiah. I miss him, as I’m sure all of us who were fortunate to know him do. I miss his letters to the editor and his wisdom and his kindness and his evenhandedness. I’m glad he gave us a park on Pio...
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 4:41pm -
Similar to collectible Olympic pins, this year’s Homer Winter Carnival fundraiser is based on “Collectible HWC Buttons.” Beginning this month, we hope to see “Button Baskets” by every cash register in town. Here’s how you can be part of it. Anyone can “be a button” — it...
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 4:40pm -
We hate to write it, but you really can’t believe everything you read. Take the first edition of the resurrected Homer News on Jan. 7, 1964. The front page puts the year as 1963, but subsequent pages, where the date is handwritten, have the correct date. That means 2014 is our 50th anniversary. Th...
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 4:37pm -
The Friendship Center Adult Day Services staff thank our community of Homer and the surrounding area for a fantastic 2013 Christmas Craft Fair. A special thank you to all the vendors for participating in our annual Christmas Craft Fair and providing all the wonderful, different and beautiful c...
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:36pm -
As a liaison for KPBSD’s Students in Transition Program, I am so impressed by the community’s outpouring of support. Many people have reached out this holiday season to offer assistance for the Students in Transition Program. ...
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:34pm -
The first ever figure skating exhibition and performance was held last week at the Kevin Bell Arena. The skaters were showing off skills they had learned from enrolling in Learn to Skate and Figure Skating classes. Without the generous donation from the David and Mary Schroer Fund at the Home...
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:31pm -
My heartfelt thanks to the Homer Chamber of Commerce for having their raffle another year. Special thanks to Jim Lavrakas for walking me through the process of winning. This is such a wonderful and welcome Christmas gift ... thank you, thank you, thank you. ...
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:29pm -
My heartfelt thanks to the Homer Chamber of Commerce for having their raffle another year. Special thanks to Jim Lavrakas for walking me through the process of winning. This is such a wonderful and welcome Christmas gift ... thank you, thank you, thank you. ...
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:29pm -
I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude lately. It seems such an ephemeral thing, in reality, so vague because its meaning and depth of feeling varies with the individual and the occasion....
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 2:27pm
- Drumfest 2:34pm
- Jack “Yukon Jack” Metzler 1:16pm
- Homer Police Report 1:20pm
- Dusek named new superintendent 12:56pm
- Woodard Creek Coalition: Promoting a Downtown Asset 1:34pm