Homer Alaska - News

News - Peninsula to contribute to 37 years of Arctic Winter Games tradition

Letters - No good reason to feed eagles

Letters - Solution: Stop feeding eagles

Letters - Bone marrow registry big success

Letters - No place like Homer for holidays

Letters - Homer’s look like its people: diverse

Letters - Community makes show happen

Letters - Many provide warmth for others

Letters - Water project work applauded

Letters - There’s a better way to do it

Letters - Who wants to be free?

News - Chimney fire heats up year-end action

News - Neighbor keeps close eye on Augustine

News - In Brief

News - Homer residents end year by offering gift of life

News - Alaskans can start filing PFD applications Monday

News - Williams to assembly: Outlook grim

News - Fowl food fight hits state

News - Council predicts priorities for 2006

News - Anchor Point couple killed in car wreck

News - City also steps into fray

News - Era Aviation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Oped - Anchor Point couple leaves footsteps worth following

Oped - Instead of buying tasteless gifts, columnist offers dog for lease

Oped - Message clear: Do not feed eagles

Oped - Early graduation allows student to have her cake and eat it, too

Oped - Peninsula legislators gear up for session

Photofeatures - Got moose?

Photofeatures - Circle of peace

Seawatch - AMSEA offering mini-grants for marine safety

Sports - The year in sports 2005

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus UAA

Towncrier - Ferry Schedule

Towncrier - Weddings

Towncrier - Births

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Jan - 11 - 2006

News - Augustine Volcano erupts: This is kind of a throat-clearing blast,’ scientist says

Jan - 12 - 2006

Activities - Calendar

Activities -

Activities - Student News

Activities - Announcements

Activities - Kachemak Bay Campus UAA

Activities - Ferry Schedule

Activities - Births

Activities - Homer Police

Activities - Troopers

Activities - Courts

Activities -

Activities - Student News

Activities - Announcements

Activities - Kachemak Bay Campus UAA

Activities - Ferry Schedule

Activities - Births

Activities - Homer Police

Activities - Troopers

Activities - Courts

Arts - Prize-winning writer to read in Homer

Arts - Singer with Homer roots competes for $50,000

Arts - Musicians jam on Friday

Arts - Author reads, signs book

Arts - Foreign films return

Arts - Winter recitals continue

Arts - Looking for stories

Arts - Submissions sought

Breakingnews - Augustine erupts again — and again and again

Letters - Public safety should be priority

Letters - Every action has its consequences

Letters - Letter just mean-spirited

Letters - Editor showed lapse in judgment

Letters - Whose American Dream is this?

Letters - Heroic example worth remembering

Letters - Can we find peace in 2006?

News - Rascal Raven: ‘Get ready for the games!’

News - Boating safety class makes for safe-boating experience

News - Augustine blows, but no ash falls

News - What To Do: At A Glance

News - Study to examine combinin new public, college libraries

News - Homer’s first baby of ’06 greeted by four siblings

News - Daybreeze developer applies for permit

News - Changing the facade

News - Murkowski speaks of frustrations

News - Many lawmakers say they want to save $600 million

News - Sign reminds Homer of famous Club Bar Incident

News - Alice’s opens for Jazzmania

News - Women scientists headline Girl Scouts’ annual event

News - Remodel gives three hospital rooms home-like atmosphere

Obits - Kenneth L. Wardwell and Lizabeth W. Wardwell

Obits - Stanley Meacham Engle

Obits - Walter G. Gauthier

Obits - Louis Papke

Oped - Public safety should be priority

Oped - Every action has its consequences

Oped - Letter just mean-spirited

Oped - Editor showed lapse in judgment

Oped - Whose American Dream is this?

Oped - Heroic example worth remembering

Oped - Can we find peace in 2006?

Seawatch - Fishermen testy over groundfish rationalization

Sports - Mariner boys take third at SoHi Tip Off

Sports - Girls take fourth at Pen Challenge

Sports - Home ice spurs win, tie

Sports - Wrestlers beat Sohi, grab fifth

Sports - Mariner girls, Jones win Skyview Skiing Invitational

Sports - Skyview Skiing Invite results Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails

Sports - Pigskin Picker

Sports - Luke Spruill Memorial Wrestling Tournament

Jan - 18 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Happening in Anchor Point

Arctic - Games hope for more winter

Arts - St. Peter’s tops performers’ schedule

Arts - Mountainfilm Festival makes stop in Homer

Arts - Council holds annual meeting

Arts - Kids art kicks off

Arts - Emerging artist deadline extended

Arts - Grants workshop held for artists

Arts - Artists asked to submit applications

Arts - Art educator grant available

Arts - Entries sought

Births - Kyla Lalaune Seward

Births - Cameron Lee Laroque

Births - Stevie Dawn Peldo

Births - Flegont James Reutov

Cooking - Hot soup, lava cakes warm cold winter days

Letters - Combined library idea a bad one

Letters - Council action jeopardizes library

Letters - It ain’t necessarily so

Letters - Other alternatives to sharing space

Letters - Eagle feeding debate misdirected

Letters - City councilman wrong again

Letters - Setting record straight

Letters - Keep pets under control

Letters - Applause for letter writers

Letters - Stoplight offers relief

Letters - Homer steps up to plate

Letters - HMS winners recognized

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Dancers dazzle audience

News - Competition rookies bring home two trophies

News - Games hope for more winter

News - Editorial

News - Augustine keeps residents on alert

News - Cold-water plunge fueled by cancer-fighting commitment

News - Mayor’s cost-saving measures target school district

News - HEA rates set to increase

News - Counterfeit $20 bills still hitting Homer

News - Panel approves Foothills, Quiet Creek subdivisions

News - Ready for some hot ice action?

News - Volcano meetings, ash collection workshop set

News - Mayor’s cost-saving measures target school district

News - Supporters of library not booking council plan

News - Cold-water plunge fueled by cancer-fighting commitment

News - Supporters of library not booking council plan

News - In Brief - Games volunteer deadline extended

News - In Brief - School district holds budget forums

News - In Brief - Local organizations awarded grants

News - In Brief - Nonprofits receive funding

News - In Brief - Drama team draws awards

Obits - Mark Olaf Guldseth

Obits - Floy A. Johnson

Obits - Jack Dannehy

Oped - Editorial

Oped - No: Bad timing, bad process

Oped - Maybe: The question deserves study

Oped - State has more pressing needs than two bridges

Photofeatures - Meeting the man himself

Seawatch - IPHC to meet in Seattle this week

Sports - Free throws cost Mariner boys at SoHi

Sports - Girls fend off Stars for third win in a row

Sports - Hockey team beats Soldotna for the first time in school history

Sports - Wrestlers gear up for final home stand

Sports - Girls team, Jones win Soldotna ski race, again

Sports - Kenai Classic results

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Community Events

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Jan - 23 - 2006

Visitors - Welcome to Homer

Visitors - The History

Visitors - Pratt Museum

Visitors - Entertainment

Visitors - Homer Walking Tour

Visitors - The Spit

Visitors - Shorebird Festival

Visitors - Homer’s Other Seasons

Visitors - Arctic Winter Games 2006

Visitors - Fish and More Fish

Visitors - Where to Go Fishing

Visitors - Fish Species

Visitors - Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon

Visitors - Fishing Derbies

Visitors - Clamming

Visitors - Charters

Visitors - Regulations

Visitors - Outdoor Adventures

Visitors - Bear Viewing

Visitors - Hiking and Biking

Visitors - Sea Kayaking

Visitors - Beyond Homer: Self-guided Tours

Visitors - Environmental Education

Visitors - Across the Bay—Glaciers, Trails and Rocky Shores

Visitors - Air Taxis

Visitors - The drive to Homer from Anchorage on the Sterling and Seward highways

Visitors - Ninilchik

Visitors - Anchor Point

Visitors - Russian Old Believer Villages

Visitors - Seldovia

Visitors - Halibut Cove

Visitors - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center

Visitors - Bird Watching

Visitors - Volcanoes

Jan - 25 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Winter weather hits Anchor Point

Arctic - ABCs of curling

Arts - Homer settles into museum exhibit

Arts - King Lear overpowers elements

Arts - Arts and schools is good mix

Arts - Arts News

Bestbets - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Gardening - Ash isn’t all bad, just ask the lupine

Letters - Students deserve other side of story

Letters - Jan. 19 letters need clarification

Letters - Does college need more money?

Letters - Consortium library already studied

Letters - Consortium idea should be explored

Letters - Will of majority being circumvented

Letters - Refuge shelter makes perfect sense

Letters - Different spin on library issue

Letters - College needs its own library

Letters - KBC librarian funded by taxpayers

Letters - Adults at high school there to help

Letters - Tunnel can help bypass war

Letters - Citizens need to participate

Letters - U.S. not the problem

News - Anchor Point Youth Honored

News - Shelter request pulled

News - Eagle feeding proposed for nuisance list

News - Closure of Farm Service Agency takes another step

News - Council attempts to clarify library actions in letter

News - Closure of Farm Service Agency takes another step

News - Council attempts to clarify library actions in letter

News - Anchor Point Youth Honored

News - Student enrollment decline means schools are changing

News - Enrollment drop could bring changes to sports programs

News - Scientists, emergency managers brief community on volcano

News - Competition rookies bring home two trophies

News - Retailer refines its plans

News - Peace activists charged with trespassing at high school

Obits - L.A. Pete Pendrey

Obits - Willard John Brun

Obits - Lloyd Schade

Obits - Ann T. McNellis

Oped - Editorial

Oped - Why not? It’s relatively harmless

Oped - No: Practice leads to eagles’ deaths

Oped - To Augustine

Oped - With mixing zones, the devil is in the details

Sports - M’s girls fend off charging Chugiak team

Sports - Hockey team looks to rebound after sluggish weekend

Sports - Mariner boys gallop past Mustangs

Sports - Tough win, losses mark weekend

Sports - Mariner boys gallop past Mustangs

Sports - Tough win, losses mark weekend

Sports - Skiers head north for Besh Cup

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Homer Public Library

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Jan - 30 - 2006

News - anchor point youth honored

Feb - 01 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Snow Rondi coming soon

Arctic - Arctic Winter Games Volunteer sign up

Arts - Tessellations: Where geometry, art meet

Arts - Galleries ready for First Friday

Arts - Poetry opens doorway to safe, honest expression

Arts - Emeralds perform in Homer

Arts - Painters get together

Arts - Fleece-piecing under way

Arts - Busy month for arts council

Arts - Tickets for Duhks on sale

Arts - Soil and water sponsors contest

Births - Emily Sue Moss

Births - Blaise Augustine Banks

Births - Riley Nicole Drake

Births - Jonah Ryan Martin

Births - Spencer Kuan Co

Births - Evangeline Staria Tupper

Births - Jake Leo Marley Tappan

Cooking - ‘Tailgaten’ recipes spice up Super Bowl

Letters - Education funding needs boost

Letters - War is not the answer

Letters - Seniors appreciate holiday gifts

Letters - Education should be fully funded

Letters - Seaton bill will protect salmon

Letters - Freedom is not free

Letters - Library board’s work appreciated

Letters - Library plan full of fatal errors

Letters - King Lear offers cautionary tale

Letters - Council resolution stands

Letters - Artist appreciates opportunity

Letters - Curling will be on display soon

News - Bairamis, Frosty Bear honored

News - Southern peninsula streams heating up

News - Augustine blows again, and again ...

News - Free lunch continues for eagles

News - School district braces for financial blow

News - Third annual ski for women is Sunday

News - ABI celebrates 40th anniversary with praise, prayer

News - Photographer offers first-hand look at Pebble

News - Pebble site looks richer, group studies docks

News - Differing opinions spark conference

News - Sports announcer takes top state award

News - Ridged neptunes common in Kachemak Bay

News - In Brief - Activists to be arraigned Feb. 14

News - In Brief - Municipal league picks Homer

News - In Brief - Interfaith group organizes

News - In Brief - Parent advisory group meets

News - In Brief - Pratt receives award

News - In Brief - Senators accept intern allocations

News - In Brief - DOT awarded federal grant

News - In Brief - Wells Fargo donates $1.6 million to nonprofit

News - In Brief - Veteran memorials planned around state

Obits - William ‘Bill’ Hale Egbert

Oped - Editorial

Oped - Exhibit tells community’s story

Oped - Should city, college libraries be combined? - No.

Oped - Should city, college libraries be combined? - NO

Oped - Should city, college libraries be combined? - Yes

Photofeatures - Dog days of winter

Photofeatures - Rockin’

Photofeatures - Dog days of winter

Photofeatures - Mitey champs

Photofeatures - At least the water isnt freezing

Seawatch - Total allowable halibut catch down from 2005

Sports - Marinerswin pair at the line

Sports - Girls split pair against rivals

Sports - Skiers warm up for regions

Sports - North Star hockey title up for grabs this weekend

Sports - SOHI INVITE

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Homer Public Library

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Unhinged - Some sure signs your spouse is planning Super Bowl party

Feb - 08 - 2006

Arctic - Funds for Games considered

Arts - Thriller places author on best-seller list

Arts - Jazz sets stage for Casablanca

Arts - Theater captivated by carnival mood

Arts - Christian surfing movie at Capt.’s Coffee Saturday

Arts - Musicians fiddle around Concert,

Births - Diego Hudson Ramirez

Births - Elias Ray Bartos

Cooking - A Sweetheart of a Dessert

Gardening - Watch out Internet, here comes the Gardener

Letters - Love, kindness never wasted

Letters - Right of dissent is guaranteed

Letters - Right on, recruiters

Letters - Three show depth of conviction

Letters - Nothing accomplished by protest

Letters - Let parents educate their children

Letters - Military opens doors to opportunity

Letters - Recruiter honest, professional

Letters - race racing group makes requests

Letters - Area makes splash with generosity

Letters - Support for Pop Warner appreciated

Letters - Week-long celebration big success

Letters - Donations keep Homer writing alive

Letters - Many give to compassionate project

Letters - Constitution, democracy attacked

Letters - Hospice grateful for assistance

Letters - Eagle charges refuted

Letters - Depleted uranium poses big hazard

Letters - Vandals can’t destroy giving spirit

News - Homer prepares for 50th winter carnival

News - Tanker incident raises concerns for bay

News - Heimbuch concedes defeat on library idea

News - Library’s little patrons get big opportunity

News - National Weather Service issues false tsunami alert

News - Winter Carnival Schedule

News - Caring for others makes Realtor a winner

News - In Brief - Super Bowl quake wakes Homer

News - In Brief - AARP offers tax assistance

News - In Brief - Foster care, adoption meeting slated

News - In Brief - Wildfire protection meeting set

News - In Brief - Byway planning workshop planned

News - In Brief - Nominations sought

News - In Brief - Workshop has small-business focus

News - In Brief - Outdoor skills taught to women

Obits - Martha Alexander

Oped - Editorial - More stringent safety rules needed in inlet

Oped - Public hearing process flawed

Oped - National symbol deserves better

Seawatch - Fisheries center offers variety of internships

Sports - Wrestler wins state

Sports - Girls hit the Valley, make game of it

Sports - Boys weekend starts, finishes cold

Sports - Skiers earn spots on Team Alaska

Sports - Mariners edged out of hockey tournament

Sports - Ski for Women results

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Military News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Community School

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Feb - 15 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Cupids overtake Anchor Point

Arctic - Coaches, players hard to find

Arts - Lights put photographer in spotlight

Arts - Anchor Point authors pick 50 fab places to retire

Arts - It’s ‘Duhk’ weather at Duggan’s on Saturday

Arts - Caller draws contra, square dance crowd

Arts - Students exhibit art

Arts - Artists wanted

Arts - Fair sponsors poster contest

Arts - Arts council has busy future

Arts - Kenai Peninsula Writers Contest deadline

Births - Kyla Renee Simpson

Births - Tucker Ellis Hiller

Births - Johannah Sue Wickstrom

Cooking - Savory Starters and Sweet Endings

Oped - Cook Inlet navigational safety: It’s time to move into the 21st century

Letters - Homer shows its heart — again

Letters - Homer Animal Friends say thanks

Letters - Fencer appreciates support

Letters - Softball team cheers for supporters

Letters - Many make variety show a success

Letters - Rain doesn’t dampen carnival

Letters - Weather sets stage for ‘King Lear’

Letters - Cooperative spirit exemplified

Letters - Teen apologizes for actions

Letters - Support helps club carry out mission

Letters - Players appreciate generosity

Letters - Xie-Xie: thank you in Chinese

Letters - Alaskans have choice: jobs or not

Letters - Homer not easily forgotten

Letters - Can otters be fed like eagles?

Letters - Bar meant for community gatherings

News - Council gives ‘Eagle Lady’ feeding rights

News - Sensors record ‘view’ of volcano

News - Hurricane evacuee finds hope in Homer

News - City council backs down

News - Augustine Volcano has been known by all kinds of names

News - Mother Nature still holds all the cards

News - Troopers charge seven for liquor law violations

News - Peace activists plead not guilty to trespassing charges

News - Sunday wine tastings support nonprofits

News - Tug requirement considered after tanker grounding

News - Seabulk Pride leaves Kachemak Bay

News - How’s the weather? Reserve’s weather station tells all

News - In Brief - Planning workshops held today

News - In Brief - Projects receive grants, credits

News - In Brief - Advisory council nominees sought

Obits - Ella Vick

Obits - John Berg Fenger

Obits - Jacquelyn “Jacque” Louis Wilson

Oped - Are you ready whatever the weather?

Oped - State should fix school funding inequities

Oped - Grounding shows need to improve Cook Inlet safety

Oped - Democracy complex interaction of forces

Sports - Mariners battle weather, region’s best

Sports - Region III Cross-country Skiing Championships

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Community School

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Feb - 22 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Anchor Pointers should watch for moose, Snow Rondi events

Arctic - Games volunteers fall in line

Arts - Students use stage to deliver message

Arts - Retreat ‘about having fun’ for quilting guild

Arts - Alaska actors are top dogs in Disney film

Arts - Arts News - World comes to Homer

Arts - Arts News - Students exhibit art

Arts - Arts News - Artist project awards offered

Arts - Arts News - Kids art sessions begin

Births - Hadley Gale Thompson Glidden and Bryce Marin Thompson Glidden

Births - Elizabeth Kohanna Jones

Births - Faith Charlene Waterbury

Gardening - Yearly pattern brings gardener back to journal

News - Land-use legislation could open more private land to recreation

Letters - Many give to fund-raiser’s success

Letters - HHA looking forward to Games

Letters - Teens’ work put to good use

Letters - Real need for handicapped spaces

Letters - Grant helps keep children safe

Letters - Who will defend against government?

Letters - Donation helps with book battles

Letters - New features coming to library

Letters - Math-science night on tap

Letters - Boy Scouts say thanks

Letters - Arts council gives applause

Letters - Disunity sapping vitality

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Support keeps dream alive

Letters - Correction

News - In Brief - Cook Inlet focus of meetings

News - In Brief - AWG issues credentials

News - In Brief - Ride supports cancer patients

News - Teens share secrets with world on Web

News - Former Olympian keeps eye on Italy

News - Anchor Point ready to celebrate winter

News - Assembly continues to dig on gravel pits

News - Commission OKs new plan for Fisherman’s Resort

News - Changing fire season ignites cost concerns

News - Alaska Scenic Byway road work under way

News - Fifty years later, Homer man recalls close call

Obits - Lubova Meganack

Obits - Gordon Stoddard

Oped - Military service: opportunities, obligations

Oped - Geo Beach - Winter's disastrous season perfectly natural to Homer

Oped - Editorial - Parents can minimize risk of internet use

Seawatch - Mother nature extends cod season

Sports - Mariner girls win 3 games

Sports - Boys take 2 of 3

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Military News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Feb - 24 - 2006

Arctic - Want to cheer on the athletes in their own curling language?

Arctic - Homer art is one of the area’s attractions

Arctic - A to Z reasons to Visit Homer

Arctic - Everything you need to know about Homer in the wintertime

Arctic - Schedule of events

Arctic - What is curling?

Arctic - Office of the Mayor James C Hornaday

Arctic - Finding your way around Homer

Mar - 01 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Rondi was a success

Arctic - On your mark ... Games set to go

Arctic - 11 athletes from Homer in thick of the events

Arctic - Former AWG athletes recall gold moments

Arts - Back-to-back events celebrate literary arts

Arts - Following are some of the winning entries of the 2005 Fourteenth Annual Kenai Peninsula Writers Contest.

Arts - Galleries invite public to preview new exhibits

Arts - Arts News - Capturing bird’s eye view

Arts - Arts News - Concert part of AWG events

Arts - Arts News - Artists offer workshops

Arts - Arts News - Gallery combines exhibit, writing

Arts - Arts News - Jewelry-making classes held

Arts - Arts News - Homer museum calls for artists

Arts - Arts News - Anchorage museum calls for artists

Births - Births Nathan Louis Stroud

Births - Isaiah V. Martushev

Cooking - Kachemak Cuisine

News - Marine expert says shipping safety isn’t ‘rocket science’

Letters - Carnival tradition warms hearts

Letters - Trooper’s help appreciated

Letters - Soldiers are the peacemakers

Letters - Here’s to peace, joy, healing

Letters - What goes with President Bush?

Letters - Nudity isn’t art

Letters - Benefit helps kids in Africa

Letters - Reading is fun, says student

Letters - Snowmads say thanks

Letters - USA is constitutional republic

News - Borough doesn’t need to worry about Games loan

News - Council begins debate on ‘gateway district’ changes

News - Financial planning strategies taught

News - Fisheries cook up annual seafood dinner

News - Council not without humor

News - Wallace sentencing delayed until March

News - In Brief - Recreational trail grant awarded

News - Alternative airport sites under consideration for villages

News - 4-H youths visit Denver Stock Show

News - In Brief - School budget survey available

News - In Brief - Petition supports FSA office

News - In Brief - Grocery chain recognized

News - In Brief - Board members needed

News - In Brief - Chamber offers workshops

Obits - Obituary James V. Arness

Oped - Editorial - Kenai Peninsula ready to give Games athletes, visitors warm welcome

Oped - Invasive weeds pose threat to native ecosystems

Oped - Students deserve to be told both sides of military story

Seawatch - Fishermen to vote on fish tax

Sports - Skiers rebound at State

Sports - Mariner boys take division lead to Kodiak

Sports - Lady M’s grab south division lead

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Homer’s Best Bets

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Engagement Larissa Cullenberg and Steven Boling

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Unhinged - Perfect 10 for slipping, sliding through winter

Mar - 02 - 2006

News - Troopers investigate shooting at Homer Airport

Mar - 06 - 2006

Fishforcast - Forecast mixed for herring harvest

Fishforcast - Changes in crab fishery hit hard

Fishforcast - Gulf of Alaska plan continues to move ahead

Fishforcast - Crab rationalization plan pinches Homer

Fishforcast - Fishing industry job market improves

Fishforcast - Halibut inventory down; prices stay up

Fishforcast - Auction Block opens new markets

Fishforcast - ASMI strives to help increase catch value

Fishforcast - Dismal ’06 salmon harvest predicted after record year

Fishforcast - Southeast fishery keeps gourmands supplied in winter

Fishforcast - Chefs heap high praise on quality of Kenai Wild reds

Fishforcast - Fishermen face global climate change, but what they can do about it unclear

Fishforcast - Commercial fishing ... it’s not for everyone

Fishforcast - No doubt about it: Fishing is risky

Fishforcast - Cod fishing provides decent winter job in Homer

Fishforcast - Fish farming fight heats up

Fishforcast - Kachemak Bay oysters catching on

Mar - 08 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Break-ins on the rise in Anchor Point

Arctic - Saskatchewan crew turns ice rink into curling sheet

Arctic - Dene events connect Arctic Winter Games athletes with culture

Arctic - Arctic Winter Games participants from Keenai Peninsula

Arctic - Some see pin trading as 21st sport of Arctic Winter Games

Arts - Irish dance company breaks new ground

Arts - Alaska team takes third in snow sculpting

Arts - Arts News - Fiddlers, banjos jam

Arts - Arts News - Irish dancers perform, teach class

Arts - Arts News - Writing contest deadline nears

Arts - Arts News - Scholarship available

Arts - Arts News - Dancing the night away

Gardening - Brighten winter blues with something green

News - Those inside airport largely unaware of drama unfolding outside

Letters - No excuse for airport shooting

Letters - Citizen panel should probe shooting

Letters - Timing couldn’t have been worse

Letters - Pantry could use help

Letters - Music appreciated

Letters - Head Start says thanks for support

Letters - President lied about Katrina threat

Letters - Ski club collecting memories

Letters - Activists did not taunt and jeer

Letters - Cheers to letter writer

News - Police record first use of deadly force

News - Youths charm Homer

News - Augustine Volcano activity increases slightly

News - Stevens outlines Pebble stance

News - Rally, sculpture key in on need for services

News - Augustine to be monitored by submarine seismometers

News - Hospice reaches out to those who need services, volunteers

News - Scientists install lightning detectors on Augustine

News - Curlers take to Homer’s ice, win fans

News - Reporter’s notebook: Visitors come from near and far

News - Alaska Supreme Court sends Price case back to lower court

News - Abandoned Anchor Point well to be deepened in search for oil

News - International Women’s Week events continue

News - Anderson’s criminal record started when he was 17

News - Hospice of Homer plans spring training

Oped - Editorial - Judgments should be avoided, while probe of shooting continues

Oped - Children should be state’s No. 1 priority

Oped - Town center plan requires too many radical changes

Oped - Kindness of strangers helps ease burden of temporary disability

Seawatch - Comfish on tap in Kodiak

Sports - M’s look to rebound at Regions

Sports - Girls win 2, head to tourney

Sports - Sports News - Bantams skate in Anchorage

Sports - Sports News - Winter King Tourney on tap

Towncrier - Homer’s Best Bets

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Mar - 15 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Spring coming in Anchor Point

Arts - Italy’s inspiration hovers around artist

Arts - Book chronicles memorial, supports scholarship

Arts - Arts News - Writing contest deadline at hand

Arts - Arts News - Friday is scholarship deadline

Arts - Arts News - Artistic dialogue focuses on body

Arts - Arts News - Homer museum looking for artists

Arts - Arts News - Dramaslam returns

Arts - Arts News - Women receive fringe benefits

Births - Births

Oped - Not like civilian life: Military contracts do not treat involved parties equally

Letters - More training suggested

Letters - Police deserve benefit of the doubt

Letters - Admiration for Homer Police

Letters - Officers did best job they could

Letters - What-ifs are endless, fruitless

Letters - Compassion for officers needed

Letters - Accounting of errors needed

Letters - Mine foes not ‘extremist fringe’

Letters - Sterling Highway needs still critical

Letters - Homer wins gold for its support

Letters - AWG performers present class act

Letters - Homer’s support of athletes golden

Letters - Volunteer artist’s work appreciated

Letters - Kids reach out to help other kids

Letters - Library supporter’s legacy lives on

Letters - School appreciates contribution

Letters - Kindness captures spirit of holidays

Letters - Author stands by his statement

News - Shooting probe continues

News - Time to fish winter farewell

News - Maritime scholarship honors Scalzi

News - Magazine gives Homer new distinction as ‘sexiest’ town

News - Volunteer makes a difference

News - New digital system for police radio scrambles signals

News - Information sought on summer change in sales tax rate

News - Proposal focuses on part of gateway district

News - Teenager talks at middle school of anorexia recovery

News - New trooper assigned to Anchor Point post

News - Games bring visitors; how about business?

News - Kenai Peninsula kids gain experience, ulus

News - In Brief - School board comes to Homer

News - In Brief - Rental cabin proposals sought

News - In Brief - Potato, tomato growers reminded of quarantine

News - In Brief - Scenic byways grants announced

News - In Brief - Humanities forum seeks grant proposals

News - In Brief - DMV announces one-day closure

Obits - Dora Ann Kamluck

Obits - Jack Dean Estill

Obits - Catherine Feulner

Oped - Many working hard to ensure Town Center Plan not shelved

Seawatch - Alaska DEC proposing processor changes

Sports - Boys’ season ends in Valley

Sports - Girls head to state

Sports - 2006 Kachemak Ski Marathon Results

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Community School

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Mar - 16 - 2006

Cooking - St. Pat's day good time for festive feast

Mar - 22 - 2006

Arts - Homer man lived film’s story line

Arts - Mural’s completion slow, but certain

Arts - Arts News - Scholarship available

Arts - Arts News - Art being accepted

Arts - Arts News - Photo being accepted

Arts - Arts News - Film being accepted

Arts - Arts News - Museum seeking artists

Arts - Arts News - Mozart celebrated

Arts - Arts News - Top writers featured

Arts - Arts News - Dramaslam returns

Arts - Arts News - Grants available

Arts - Arts News - Auditions scheduled

Arts - Arts News - Arts camp accepting registrations

Arts - Arts News - Quilt approaching

Gardening - Gardeners reminded of quarantine

Gardening - Fencing an integral part of garden’s well-being

Oped - Editorial - Town Center Plan deserves council’s immediate support

Letters - Sister remembers her brother David

Letters - Guilt for shooting lies with all of us

Letters - Shooting questions remain

Letters - Sterling Highway needs attention

Letters - War has not made U.S. more secure

Letters - Council should not adopt plan

Letters - Marathon fun; good skiing remains

Letters - Community helps raise Eagle Scout

Letters - Habitat appreciates support

Letters - Motives questioned

Letters - Groups enjoy successful meeting

Letters - Sales tax should be paid by seller

Letters - Games aren’t over yet

Letters - Put museum exhibit on must-see list

Letters - Patient care applauded

Letters - Human form as art not evil

Letters - Scanners provide safety info

News - New church opens in Homer

News - Death leads Homer to face meth issue

News - Fish nets angler $17,619

News - Council set to consider town plan

News - Villagers ask board to keep Russian classes

News - At A Glance: Elements of Town Center Plan

News - 2006 Winter King Tournament Top Ten Fish

News - Bears offer comfort for ‘booboos’

News - Citizens air concerns, show support for police at meeting

News - Fishing for funding replaces cooking for cash

News - Weight-loss program considers overall picture

News - Borough on road to standardization

News - National Marine Mammal Laboratory studies seals

News - Kachemak Bay to get more public use cabins

News - in Brief - PFD applications due March 31

News - in Brief - Rental cabin proposals requested

News - Corrections

News - in Brief - Humanities forum seeks grant proposals

News - in Brief - DMV announces one-day closure

News - in Brief - Public comments sought by Minerals Management

Obits - Edwin G. “Ed” Rofkar

Obits - Bethany F. Woodworth

Obits - Antonio Montesinos

Oped - Geo Beach - High school basketball key in community’s life

Seawatch - Fishermen focus on feds’ rationalization plans

Sports - Girls drop game to Juneau, eye fourth at state

Sports - Coal Point wins tourney

Sports - Mites prove mighty at state

Sports - Sports News - Wrestlers compete in Homer

Sports - Sports News - Homer’s Hensen resigns at UAA

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Mar - 29 - 2006

Arts - Salem offers mix of eclectic sounds

Arts - Guide shares treasures of Kachemak Bay State Park

Arts - Alaskans make beautiful music in Italy

Arts - A day in a trip of a lifetime

Arts - Arts News - Children’s film fest planned

Arts - Arts News - Mozart birthday celebrated

Arts - Arts News - Scholarship available

Arts - Arts News - Museum seeking artists

Arts - Arts News - Wanted: Videos for ‘Body Works’

Arts - Arts News - Girl Scouts looking for art

Arts - Arts News - Art now being accepted for ‘Birds’

Arts - Arts News - Films accepted for movie matinee

Arts - Arts News - ‘Top Drawer’ writers featured

Arts - Arts News - Dramaslam returns

Arts - Arts News - Artist grants available

Arts - Arts News - Auditions scheduled

Arts - Arts News - Quilt show approaching

Arts - Arts News - ‘Reel Eyes’ presented April 7

Births - Zavier Roberts Hayes

Births - Colman Isidore Partridge

Births - Alexandria Brooklyn Childs

Births - Wade Nelson Carroll

Business - New GCI store under construction

Business - In Brief - Wellness center plans open house

Business - Figures show steady employment picture

Cooking - Homer chef brings home tastes of Italy

Arts - Children’s festival broadens library’s impact from written to visual

Letters - School funding should be priority

Letters - Nothing as simple as it used to be

Letters - Kindness during illness appreciated

Letters - Food pantry says thanks

Letters - Skiers benefit from HEA’s support

Letters - Drug traffickers are the problem

Letters - Be aware of people with low vision

Letters - Team celebrates victory, sponsors

Letters - Homer’s hospitality stands out

Letters - Young artists blossom with help

Letters - Who’s afraid of rights council?

Letters - Dog class starting soon

Letters - Access to drug treatment needed

Letters - Prohibition lessons go unlearned

Letters - Argument made for legalizing drugs

News - Daily Show sinks talons into eagle feeding

News - Helicopter crashes near Iliamna; no one hurt

News - Council adopts town plan

News - Talk of merger sparks outcry

News - Homer makes list of ‘coolest’ small towns

News - High Community School budget prompts delay

News - Property tax rate holds in ’07 borough budget

News - Mud season is coming

News - Students offered well-rounded look at careers

News - Hearing on discharge permits scheduled

News - Borough mayor: Group’s criticism off base

News - Kachemak Bay Science Conference looks at change in the bay

News - Peninsula fair fun comes early

Obits - David R. Luck

Obits - Robert E. Crooker

Oped - Editorial - Borough mayor offers reasonable proposals

Seawatch - Rationalization on tap for NPFMC

Sports - Girls exit state tournament

Sports - Boys of spring are back

Sports - Ninilchik girls win 2A state

Sports - Sports News

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Apr - 05 - 2006

Anchorpoint - April showers bring May flowers

Arts - Scouting out art in support of library

Arts - Spring fever sparks gallery artists, exhibits, schedules

Arts - Homer International Film Festival for Children — Film Synopses

Arts - Arts News

Business - For racer, bike shop is logical choice

Business - New café opens

Business - HEA’s annual meeting set for May 4

Business - Direct flights to Anchorage begin

Gardening - Skip the store; grow your own fruits, veggies

Arts - Homer International Film festival for Children — Film Synopses

Letters - Democrats offer chance for change

Letters - GMOs: Wealth at expense of health

Letters - Science conference a big success

Letters - Alaska needs law to protect dogs

Letters - POPS passionate about museum

Letters - Mayor should use different words

Letters - Everyone wants peace, happiness

Letters - Parents need to get involved

Letters - Support helps monitor water quality

Letters - Keeper thanks volunteers

Letters - Want to make difference?

Letters - Democrats get organized

Letters - Tony gets royal send-off

Letters - Shooting questions linger

Letters - Donation boosts reading

Letters - Films appreciated

Letters - Education and culture

News - Father shot son, says medical examiner

News - Residents confront meth use

News - City to look at status as refuge for ailing ships

News - Trails increase property values, says Utah expert

News - Assembly rejects capping senior tax exemption

News - Heath Street, other roads to get paved

News - Police bust couple for cocaine

News - Equipment adds to volcano knowledge

News - Ninilchik man indicted for manslaughter

News - CICADA offers ways to spot use of meth

News - Moose Point Learning Center offers educational nuggets

News - Bears and bees keep students busy at McNeil Canyon

News - Dream trip fund-raiser really is bigger than a bake sale

News - Homer Middle School is host of district Math Meet

News - Radio sharpens focus of spring fund drive

News - Poetry goes public

News - In Brief - NAMI changes location

News - In Brief - Good Samaritan honored as hero

News - In Brief - Seafood workers needed

Obits - Antonio Montesinos

Oped - Editorial - What does it mean to be port of refuge?

Oped - Legislature must not delay a decision on gas pipeline

Seawatch - IPHC looking at halibut fishing with pots

Sports - Records broken at Sea to Ski triathlon

Sports - Track and field looks promising, coach says

Sports - Sea to Ski Triathlon Results

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Apr - 12 - 2006

Anchorpoint - VFW to hold Easter Egg Hunt

Arts - Countdown begins for 2006 writers’ conference

Arts - Injection of art boosts healing process

Arts - Arts News

Births - Shane Anthony Harman

Business - Safeway remodel is on schedule

Business - Financial challenges await HEA board candidates

Business - Drilling operations begin in Anchor Point

Cooking - Homer chef cooks up Italian adventure

Letters - Jail not answer to meth problem

Letters - All drugs should not be treated same

Letters - Tax exemption should be $150,000

Letters - Grant will improve health services

Letters - Students take to the water

Letters - Community makes fun happen

Letters - Speak out to make a change

Letters - Democrats worry about mine

Letters - Students make time for discussion

Letters - Group plans to put ideas into action

Letters - It’s time for a third party

Letters - Hospice appreciates city’s grant

Letters - Is it volunteering, if you get a gift?

Letters - Call improves reception

Letters - Event supports math, science

Letters - Questions raised about safety

News - In Brief - Homer 3 trial rescheduled

News - In Brief - Shooting results in charges

News - Senate returns money for Forestry’s Homer office

News - Peninsula’s economy steady; jobs grow statewide in 2005

News - Chapman students act, spell, prepare for preschoolers

News - Cheerleaders win medal at state competition

News - Small-time crime carries big-time fine

News - Parents get lessons about meth, other drugs

News - Three picked to receive Women of Distinction award

News - Democrats see good turnout at annual District 35 caucus

News - Homer News wins Alaska Press Club Award for Best Weekly

News - Post offices help tax filers submit timely returns

News - KBBI marks successful fund-raiser

News - Community School continues for now

News - Kachemak Bay needs tug, panel tells Homer officials

Obits - Andrew Grosvold

Obits - Hilda L. Mast Stoltzfus

Obits - Dorothy S. VanOrman

Oped - Homer High senior to share travels in Tibet with public

Oped - Editorial - When it comes to taxes, it could be a lot worse

Oped - Wildfire preparedness training offered Monday

Oped - Tax structure should be re-examined

Seawatch - Drill instructor course slated for April 22-23

Sports - Girls soccer ready for ‘marathon’

Sports - M’s softball set for new season

Sports - Boys soccer looks to rebuild, surprise ccer

Sports - Sports News - Fishing Hole looking for help

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Community School

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer’s Best Bets

Unhinged - Columnist offers free tax tips, but you get what you pay for

Apr - 19 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point has sprung anew

Arts - Jubilee! 2006 features the following acts:

Arts - Musicians back to Homer by popular demand

Arts - Homer International Film Festival for Children Film Synopses

Arts - Arts News

Arts - Jubilee! — a celebration of area’s younger artists

Arts - Conference presenter offers glimpse of writing lifestyle

Gardening - April snows bring May showers? How does that go?

News - Schools to get legal limit, but mayor asks for property tax increase

Letters - Road upgrades moving closer

Letters - Election numbers don’t add up

Letters - Mental illnesses highlighted

Letters - Program appreciates support

Letters - Station ready for field trips

Letters - Dramaslam! savors its success

Letters - Day changes station’s fund-raising

Letters - Students show their generosity

Letters - Artists keep series going

Letters - Hospice honors supporters

Letters - Vet clinic’s care appreciated

Letters - Funds will be put to good use

Letters - Derby raises $3,000-plus

Letters - Who are the real liars?

News - Homer holds regional Drama, Debate and Forensics tournament

News - Correction

News - Summer ferry runs increased

News - Homer developers work toward trail system

News - In Brief

News - Commercial fishermen support climate panel

News - Troopers charge couple with forging prescriptions

News - District allays language concerns

News - Exchange students bring world to Homer’s doorstep

News - Meeting designed to clarify bear issues

News - Computer recycling focus of Earth Day

News - Citizens explore getting drug-detection dog

News - Ninilchik man indicted for manslaughter has prior murder conviction in Lower 48

News - Darling murder trial starts May 1

News - Homer angler hits jackpot with bass

Obits - Winifred Colton

Obits - Charles C. Parsons

Oped - Editorial - Now’s the time to savor life around the bay, before it gets too busy

Oped - Geo Beach - Gang that couldn’t shoot mouths off straight now strangely silent

Oped - Garbage is gross, so get your friends and pick it up

Oped - Feeding eagles does not equate to ‘baiting’ them

Oped - District 35 Democrats make some history in Homer

Seawatch - Kodiak slows down groundfish ratz talk

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Community School

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Apr - 20 - 2006

Business - Coffee shop owner starts new ‘buy local’ campaign

Business - In Business

Business - Trash collection business opens right on time

Sports - Girls play to scoreless tie

Sports - Boys drop first game to Grace

Sports - Girl takes first in fencing

Sports - Kenai Invitational Thursday at Kenai Central High School

Sports - Take your marks

Apr - 26 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Summer’s coming despite snow

Arts - Language lessons go from class to kitchen

Arts - Ice expert makes her way into writing world

Arts - Arts News

Arts - Homer International Film Festival for Children — Film Synopses

Arts - Musical performance takes wing for fourth year

Births - Sylvia Louise Clemen

Births - Brooke Suezann Shafer

Births - Paula Romaka Evans

Births - Kyeson Jack Johnson

Births - Audrianna Janette Mahoney

Business - Business rises out of family’s grief-filled year

Business - Former DMV worker moves to other side of counter

Cooking - You can taste the change of seasons

Oped - Editorial - Legislators should do math, avoid lawsuit over school funding

Letters - Picking up trash no easy task

Letters - Honey, we are killing the wildlife

Letters - Rights do have boundaries

Letters - DDF program success no accident

Letters - Issue with ‘baiting,’ not feeding

Letters - Fund helps make beautiful music

Letters - Recycling event was big success

Letters - Lack of criticism can be dangerous

Letters - Lots of computer pieces collected

Letters - Lions proud to serve community

Letters - Wildlife not here for entertainment

Letters - Applause for talent show support

Letters - Students say thanks, good wishes

Letters - Homer may be in for rough season

News - Correction

News - Council keeps regular meeting light, short

News - Residents fear for future of bears, refuge

News - Wrede to chamber: City’s outlook is bright

News - Festival: It’s not just for the birds

News - Water safety theme of kids fair

News - Kenai Borough Assembly closer to Heritage deal

News - In Brief

News - New principal, assistant principal named

News - Borough set to sue over school funding

News - In Brief - Chamber mixer peeks inside local lodging

News - In Brief - HEA’s annual meeting set for today

News - In Brief - Boy injured in ATV accident

News - In Brief - Fisheries forum addresses policy

News - In Brief - Japanese ships coming to Homer

News - In Brief - Cleanup scheduled for Saturday

News - ‘In Brief - Caring for the Kenai’ winners

News - In Brief - Farm family nominations sought

Obits - Cecelia “Cele” Mae Corbell

Obits - Andrew G. Kanaback

Oped - Kenai Peninsula schools in dire need; legislators must correct inequities

Oped - You can make Homer a better place by picking up trash

Oped - Community still stunned, still waiting for answers

Oped - Citizens have responsibility to ask questions

Oped - Questioning entirely different from blaming

Seawatch - Halibut earns eco-friendly certification

Sports - Athletes soak up sunshine

Sports - Tag, you’re it

Sports - Boys slip against Wasilla, girls win

Sports - Rink shutting down for summer, looking for funds

Sports - Skyview Invitational Track and Field Meet

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Apr - 27 - 2006

Shorebird - Greetings from the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Team!

Shorebird - Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - Field Events

Shorebird - Other Things To Do in Homer

Shorebird - 14th Annual Kachemak Bay Wooden Boat Festival

Shorebird - Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - Entertainment

Shorebird - Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival - Workshops & Presentations

Shorebird - Keynote Speaker

May - 03 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point greening up

Arts - Fund-raiser goes down like fine...soup

Arts - Love for wild places keeps entertainer walkin’

Arts - Poet urges writers to read, concentrate on every word

Arts - Nature takes stage at film festival

Arts - Gallery exhibits pay tribute to shorebirds

Business - Pebble Mine to see $40M in 2006

Business - In Brief - HEA’s annual meeting set for today

Gardening - When it comes to gardening, just do it

Gardening - Gardeners should take steps to avoid ‘Late Blight’

May - 10 - 2006

Arts - Meaning of ‘home’ nets prizes for students

Arts - Unalaska writer on conference faculty

Arts - Workshop offered for young writers

Arts - Classic films provide inspiration for Homer’s filmmaking youngsters

Arts - Homer International Film Festival for Children — Film Synopses

Arts - Arts News

Births - Keegan Charles Elkington-Wood

Business - Dinner, scholarships light up HEA members meeting

Business - Juneau opens the books for Homer

Business - In brief

Cooking - Enjoy Mother’s Day with a gourmet meal

Oped - Editorial - Seasonal sales tax change good way to equalize burden

Letters - Alaska giving its oil away

Letters - Steps to build walker-friendly town

Letters - Festival soaring success

Letters - Theater earns applause

Letters - Thanks to city, foundation

Letters - Stevens, Young off base

Letters - Relay about hope, cure

Letters - Thank your friends ...

Letters - Kids have fun, learn safety

Letters - Event helps pamper others

Letters - There’s a better way

Letters - Juneau road not needed

Letters - Megan’s Law site valuable

Letters - Can peace take root?

Letters - Kids make the party

Letters - A salute to Ramy Brooks

News - Road rally comes to peninsula

News - Mayors join in effort to combat meth use

News - Governor signs bill providing for an earlier fire season

News - KBC students earn recognition

News - Jury hears different stories of bluff ‘fall’

News - KBC grads celebrate accomplishments, acknowledge support

News - Council debates hiking sales tax during summer

News - In Brief

News - Homer Hospital eyeing up-to-date CT Scanner

News - Cook Inlet Keeper changes its name

News - Proposal to rezone portion of highway praised, panned

News - Beginners flock to Birding 101 to learn basics

News - By the numbers: Shorebird Festival big hit

News - Migratory bird count set for this weekend

Oped - Seniors need to get involved

Seawatch - State ferries, cruise ships to get Coast Guard escorts

Sports - M’s start season with 4 W’s

Sports - Smith breaks 100-M record

Sports - M’s girls soccer earns top seed for regions

Sports - Softball team undefeated in conference

Sports - Rebuilding season ends for boys soccer

Sports - Sports News

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Scholarships

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

May - 16 - 2006

Writers - First Place FICTION 10-12

Writers - First Place FICTION 4-6

Writers - First Place FICTION 7-9

Writers - First Place FICTION Open / adult

Writers - First Place FICTION K-12

Writers - The Judges and Judging

Writers - First Place nonfiction 10-12

Writers - First Place nonfiction 4-6

Writers - First Place nonfiction 7-9

Writers - First Place nonfiction Adult/open

Writers - First Place nonfiction K-12

Writers - First Place poetry 10-12

Writers - First Place poetry 4-6

Writers - First Place poetry 7-9

Writers - First Place poetry Open/Adults

Writers - First Place poetry K-3

Writers - The Winners

Writers - Readings - Dates and Times

Writers - Results of the Fifteenth Annual Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest

Writers - Judges’ Comments

May - 17 - 2006

Anchorpoint - It’s cleanup time for summer

Arts - Potters share studio to create spring show

Arts - Movements of life inspire author, conference presenter

Arts - Student receives international award

Arts - Concertos highlight musical talent

Arts - Arts News

Gardening - Gardening shoppers can find plenty here

Letters - City should close Bunnell Raceway

Letters - Students receive life-saving lessons

Letters - Jesus’ teachings put into action

Letters - Exhibit changes location

Letters - Congrats, KBC grads

Letters - Don’t omit sidewalks

Letters - Work of HAYEA appreciated

Letters - No-confidence vote in order

News - Defense rests its case

News - Hooked: Class Schedule, Supplies

News - Budget pleasantly surprises many Homer-area groups

News - Pratt celebrates International Museum Day

News - A new option for benefit auctions

News - ‘Hooked’ aims to catch new anglers

News - Award all in a day’s work for principal

News - King, halibut tip scales in Ninilchik derbies

News - Correction

News - In brief

News - What I Feel When I Look Up At the American Flag

News - Nikolaevsk students stack up awards

News - Borough mayor won’t seek property tax hike

News - Assembly backs education lawsuit proposal

News - At A Glance: Timeline of Events in Murder Trial

Oped - Editorial - Rezoning proposal offers opportunity

Oped - Neighbor helping neighbor: that’s what Homer EMTs do

Oped - Will a real Republican run for Homer?

Oped - Results of last week’s online poll question:

Oped - Lots of reasons to plant a tree

Seawatch - Sea lions giving harbors problems

Sports - Softballers to bring winning streak home

Sports - M’s win two in Homer

Sports - Mariners send 5 to state track meet

Sports - Anchor River set to open for kings

Sports - Sports News

Sports - Region III Track and Field Championships

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

May - 24 - 2006

Arts - Musicians head to ‘downtown Ninilchik’

Arts - Everything fair game when it comes to writer’s inspiration

Arts - Language arts offer avenues for students to share hobbies

Arts - Arts News

Business - In brief

Cooking - Summer means good fishing, great meals

News - Memorial Day marked by activities, remembrances on Kenai Peninsula

Letters - Efforts designed to honor, thank public safety personnel, families

Letters - Don’t cut sidewalk from project

Letters - Volunteers are heart of hospice

Letters - Lions roar their thanks

Letters - Ski club appreciates help

Letters - Residents bike to work

Letters - Kids enjoy dance at Elks

Letters - ‘Bear in box’ big hit

Letters - Many contribute to festival

Letters - Era helps art scene fly

Letters - Return of baskets sought

News - Council agrees to put seasonal sales tax change before voters

News - ‘Homer Hippie Chicks’ will walk in Relay for Life

News - Homer gets new Rotary Club

News - McNeil students show off ‘bear in a box’ at Bear Festival

News - Kachemak Kayak Fest shorter, just as much fun

News - Jury: Darling not guilty

News - Gateway district moves forward

News - Family festival grows; trouble declines

News - Methodist church breaks ground

News - Sickly trees raise concerns

News - In Brief

News - Ceremonies to celebrate graduates

News - Proposal would limit assembly’s tax authority

News - Have fun, but beware of fire danger

Obits - Joanne Gray Alexander

Oped - Editorial - Congratulations, grads; holiday weekend offers own set of life lessons

Oped - Poppies remind us of blood shed

Seawatch - Togiak fishermen wrap up herring harvest

Sports - Homer's Special Olympics win game

Sports - M’s track team battles at state

Sports - Girls eye Bears, state

Sports - M’s squeezed out of state tourney

Sports - Casting About

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Churches

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Awards recognize Girl Scouts' service

May - 25 - 2006

Breakingnews - Jury; Darling not Guilty

May - 31 - 2006

Arts - Reading programs spice up summer fun

Arts - Variety of mediums welcome gallery guests

Arts - Hats top off tea

Arts - Arts News

Births - Nikole Lyn Drake

Business - Gas line project pitched in Homer

Dining - Coal Bay Sandwich Company

Gardening - Garden tours plant all sorts of food for thought

Oped - Editorial - Informed voters key to making positive changes in government

Letters - Democrats present quality ideas

Letters - Ice arena grateful for support

Letters - Justice not served in murder trial

Letters - Donation expands students’ horizons

Letters - Students learn life skill

Letters - There’s a better way

Letters - Retirement worth the wait

Letters - Student says thanks

Letters - Gallery sees the light

Letters - Family appreciates help

Letters - Tourist tax in disguise

News - ACT initiative proposal again denied on legal grounds

News - Homer working on pandemic flu plan

News - Rising costs to shorten borough road project lists

News - North Fork man survives bear attack

News - Narrower roads will allow for walking, bike lane

News - Graduates celebrate endings, new starts

News - Southern peninsula pauses to honor dead

News - Firefighters stop Green Timbers fire from spreading

News - Correction

News - In brief

News - Rural living harms wilderness people crave

News - Fall victim’s family considers options after trial

News - Southern Kenai Peninsula Graduates

News - What They Said ...

Oped - Do we need real Republicans or good Democrats?

Sports - Sailing season underway

Sports - Mariners win, lose to Kodiak

Sports - Mariners play ball, even when Houston cancels

Sports - Casting About - Fishing wasn’t nearly as good as weekend weather

Sports - Rollin’ good time at kayak fest

Sports - Homer halibut travels to Oregon, still on the move

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Jun - 07 - 2006

Anchorpoint - There’s plenty to do in Anchor Point

Arts - Faculty’s insights offer glimpse into writers’ world

Arts - 2006 Writers’ Conference attendance skyrockets

Arts - Arts News

Arts - Voices, bells, carillon make music of celebration

Cooking - Alaska-style cooking: just for the halibut

Dining - Happy Face Restaurant

News - Green Timbers blaze results in citation; Forestry offers suggestions

Letters - Bear-mauling victim credits great hospital care with quick recovery

Letters - Foster parents appreciated

Letters - ‘United 93’ worth watching

Letters - HIV testing needed

Letters - KBBI grateful for help

Letters - Grant makes music

Letters - Library nearly complete

Letters - Ship’s crew lends a hand

Letters - Hats off to trail volunteers

Letters - Trails weekend thanks

Letters - Work will outlast summer

Letters - Order brick for memorial

Letters - No rush on contract

News - Illg keeps position at Community School

News - Summer institute takes students closer to college

News - Lt. gov.’s race draws two peninsula men

News - Stevens, Seaton to face Democratic challengers

News - Horse camp picks up where school left off

News - No charges to be filed in fatal car crash

News - Comments wanted on airport plan

News - Library countdown: 100 more days

News - Live aquatic plants can’t be harvested

News - Warship visits Homer

News - Homer resident celebrates 100 years

News - Assembly adopts tight FY 2007 budget, with no mill rate hike

News - Home-school program graduates 24 Homer students

Obits - Mathew Allen Crump

Oped - Editorial - Ordinance reminds humans to clean up their trash, property

Oped - No justice in Wardwells’ deaths

Sports - Lady Mariners play ‘magically’ to win state softball title

Sports - 207.4-pound catch puts Virginia angler in derby lead

Sports - Crews now at work to clear trails across Kachemak Bay

Sports - Homer Racing Lions announce results

Sports - Arena, trail system goal of newly formed equestrian association

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Churches

Towncrier - Anniversaries

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Unhinged - Discussion of regs keep things lively at The Hole

Jun - 14 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Visitors flock to Anchor Point

Arts - Festival claims international tone

Arts - Bearfoot returns to peninsula with camps, concerts

Arts - Eugenides speaks on craft, coincidence

Arts - Arts News

Births - Taylen Jace Arnd

Business - Winter Games boosted economy, but the benefit not evenly spread

Business - In brief

Business - Commercial real estate market strong, Realtors say

Business - Growth, good value lure businesses north

Business - New truck keeps business moving

Business - Group to study waste management

Gardening - Compost pile works well as garden’s heartbeat

Letters - Coast Guard family will miss Homer

Letters - Head Start appreciates support

Letters - Opposing war is not treason

Letters - Peninsula shows its generous nature

Letters - Grants target activities for the young

Letters - Homeopathic response needed

Letters - Fun with a focus: feeding the hungry

Letters - Don’t take me home, I live here

Letters - ACT deserves financial support

Letters - Thanks for the memories

Letters - Gear swap big hit

Letters - Volunteers are the best

Letters - Don’t disturb wildlife

Letters - Grad party a success

Letters - Student says thanks

Letters - Way to go, Lady Mariners

Letters - To build a boat ...

News - Father’s Day opportunity to honor differences

News - Discussions on death, dying sponsored by hospice

News - Personnel changes mark end of school year

News - Cross country coach retires after 28 years at Ninilchik

News - Ordinance aims at humans who endanger bears

News - Paid, paved parking spaces not hot item

News - No rest for these students as they sharpen writing skills

News - Commission changes cause some concern

News - Borough beetle-kill removal program to be extended

News - In brief

News - Safety trail surveying might start this summer

News - Corrections

News - Long-awaited Diamond Ridge Road project to start soon

News - Seldovia scores slam dunk with Team Hollywood play

Obits - Jack Estill

Obits - Damon Meeker

Oped - Editorial - Let’s slow down, enjoy the journey

Oped - System fails family who lost loved ones

Oped - President could learn from George Washington

Oped - Thinking ahead remains key to disaster planning for all

Sports - Caribou Lake trail spruced up by project

Sports - Kachemak Bay State Park Trail Report

Sports - Watermelon trail moved

Sports - Lunker lands in derby lead

Sports - Early registration encouraged for annual Spit Run

Sports - Kids hone skills in fishing derby

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Strutting mutts and masters

Jun - 21 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Sunshine a no-show in Anchor Point

Arts - New Homer library feels touch of artists’ talented hands

Arts - Artists find shelter through city’s 1 percent program

Arts - Arts News

Business - Application shows latest Fred Meyer design for Homer

Business - Freddy’s plan gets no action

Business - Guatemalan coffee a proven friend to people, planet

Cooking - It’s time to savor sweet tastes of summer

Oped - Editorial - Celebrate summer by running (or walking) in Saturday’s Spit Run

Letters - Read court reports with open mind

Letters - Presentation makes powerful impact

Letters - Seeds planted for abundant harvest

Letters - Panel acts only in advisory capacity

Letters - Strut Your Mutt reaches goals

Letters - Homer friends are the best

Letters - Like father, like daughter

Letters - 20-hour ‘stroll’ raises hope for cure

Letters - Many make literary event happen

Letters - True patriots seek to examine, build

Letters - Benefit provides the right medicine

Letters - Hairy garden tip keeps slugs at bay

Letters - Much to be done to rid area of drugs

News - 296.2-lb. halibut leading derby

News - Church tears down the old to make room for the new

News - Happy returns

News - After three ships, Coast Guard family leaves Homer

News - Mayday turns out to be hoax

News - Win a fishing trip with NHL great

News - Corrections

News - Troopers complete airport shooting investigation

News - Crews continue to work on state park trails conditions

News - Spit Run then, now

News - Improving reading skills keeps teachers, youngsters busy

Obits - Michael Robert McCroskey

Oped - Time to catch a taste of summer before it slips away into winter

Oped - Time for Alaska to pull together to oust invaders

Sports - Got salmon?

Sports - Casting about - Calm seas bring big fish

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Jun - 28 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Get your ducks in a row for July 4

Arts - Elements of design

Arts - Homer dances with birds

Arts - Arts News

Business - Northern Dynasty gets investment from another Canada company

Business - Grand re-opening

Business - DOE study says spur line gas price likely too high for large industry

Business - Homer woman named Wells Fargo store manager

Gardening - Some like it hot ... but not tomato plants

Letters - Global warming means local trouble

Letters - Goodbye to Sparky

Letters - Lost wallet found

Letters - Community interest appreciated

Letters - Group needs bowling coach

Letters - Many come to man’s rescue

Letters - Funds help send youths to camp

Letters - Visit creates lifelong memories

Letters - What if president is right?

Letters - Support means successful conference

Letters - Festival makes joyful music

Letters - hanks to supporters of Scouts

Letters - Past patriots pen points to ponder

Letters - Homer more aptly called Heaven

Letters - Reflections on intellect and instinct

Letters - Gubernatorial candidate to visit

News - Kachemak Bay area plans multiple Fourth of July celebrations

News - Coast Guard Auxiliary going strong at 67

News - Homer Middle School holds 10th annual bridge-building contest

News - Traffic: Expect delays

News - Six charged in 3 separate drug busts

News - Weekend full of Fourth festivities scheduled

News - Council OKs wording for Oct. 3 question

News - Corrections

News - Orphaned animals from bay, inlet taken to SeaLife Center

News - Police remind ATVers where it’s OK to ride on beaches

News - In brief

News - Analysis shows traffic impact

News - Changes to library policies likely to go to council again

Obits - Verlaine Schweitzer

Obits - Mrs. Oma “Bonnie” Lavonne Kurtzman

Oped - Editorial - Remembering rights we take for granted

Sports - Shell game Locals, visitors hit the beaches for clams

Sports - Casting about - Fishing on the Fourth

Sports - Arctica takes third regatta win

Sports - Hundreds of runners flock to Spit for fun

Sports - 2006 Homer News Spit Run results

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Engagements

Towncrier - Marriages

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Unhinged - Columnist hones sales skills at friends’ expense

Jul - 05 - 2006

Activities - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Activities - The Homer News Calendar

Arts - Changing exhibits offer new viewing, opening receptions

Arts - Local theater secured to ‘Pier’

Arts - Arts News

Business - Mankind’s best friend gets royal treatment at canine camp

Cooking - Take time to taste these summer treats

News - Communities across the lower Kenai Peninsula celebrate Independence Day

Letters - Torture should be banished forever

Letters - Support helps cancer patients

Letters - Just imagine this ‘what if?’

Letters - No ‘what if?’ here; war based on lie

Letters - Scholarship appreciated

Letters - Consider the Democrats

Letters - Croft offers alternative

Letters - Issue is balance of power

Letters - Croft ‘very refreshing’

Letters - Student says thanks

News - Homer High graduate re-enlists

News - Marathoner to run for Drew

News - DOT holds ridge paving meeting

News - Officers plan to get tougher on wildlife feeders

News - Late night tow gets halibut to market

News - Homer to receive honor

News - Bears star in Alaska brand of reality TV

News - Gravel pit charges dropped

News - Woman indicted in fatal car crash

News - End of an era

News - Homer named among America’s best 100 art towns

News - Hickory rescues four from sinking skiff

News - In Brief

News - Kachemak Bay ferry projects gets grants

News - Planning commission spikes GCI highway entrance

News - Sunshine, rodeo action set pace for holiday

News - Anchor Point cowgirl Alaska’s rodeo queen

Obits - Clinton D. Thurmond

Obits - Marianne Mae Borg Beckman

Oped - Alaska can do better for all its children

Outdoors - Plan B turns slow day around

Outdoors - Fishing hole opens to snagging

Photofeatures - The tradition continues

Photofeatures - Sunny slime line

Photofeatures - One if by land, two if by sea

Jul - 12 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Thanks for the Fourth of July

Arts - Front-page news captured in new book

Arts - Local theater gets to heart of crime

Arts - Spotlight on: Dan Westerburg, coach, Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics Team

Arts - Fair and bike ride give crafters, arts a boost

Arts - Arts News

Births - Shae Scott Parker

Births - David Troy Berestoff

Business - In Brief

Business - Anchor Point driving range to open soon

Gardening - Garden party teaches lesson in flexibility

Letters - Let’s promote rural lifestyle

Letters - First, we must know who we are

Letters - An ode to Tasso

Letters - Development needed

Letters - Thanks for help

Letters - The irony of it all

Letters - Where’s our exit strategy?

Letters - Setting the record straight

Letters - Trust me on this

Letters - Three cheers for support

Letters - World more dangerous

News - Soldotna bridge delays continue

News - Governor signs bill restricting eminent domain

News - Grocery market is saturated, study says

News - Homer mayor, 2 council seats up for election

News - Homer’s homeless

News - Cutter’s commander leaves Homer

News - Construction starts next week on ridge road paving project

News - In brief

News - Police, troopers, EMTs, firefighters to be appreciated Sunday

News - DOT warns candidates: No outdoor advertising on state roads

News - Fall municipal election filing period begins Aug. 1

News - Homer resident takes second in recipe contest

News - Fred Meyer economic impact shows room for merchandise growth

News - College continues remodel

News - Recycling cuts fair admission price

Obits - Marie Conia Duehart

Obits - Allen R. Chapman

Obits - Christopher Anthony Trumpler

Oped - Editorial - Pets need people to look after them

Outdoors - Runners tackle Mt. Marathon

Outdoors - Harbor looks to slow down boaters

Outdoors - Casting about - Some dipnetting anglers seeing red

Outdoors - Homer Racing Lions — City race No. 3 results

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Churches

Towncrier - Engagement

Towncrier - Wedding

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Jul - 19 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Wrong forecast keeps rain away

Arts - Homer devotes entire month to celebration of the arts

Arts - Spotlight on: Catie Bursch,

Arts - ‘Two Worlds’ artist to aid fishing hole

Arts - Arts News

Births - Kayin Journey Barker

Births - Briar Lynn Boyd

Business - Extending service

Cooking - Summer provides fresh ingredients for fast, easy meals

Oped - Editorial - Vote on gas pipeline contract should wait until after elections

Letters - Store will help shoppers, merchants

Letters - Meth users offered encouragment

Letters - Thanks to those who came to rescue

Letters - Family of donors grows

Letters - Library work appreciated

Letters - Ride for art rolling success

Letters - Enough is enough

Letters - Public safety sets example

Letters - Grant helps in many ways

Letters - Family says thanks

Letters - Winning season continues

Letters - Generosity keeps meals on the road

Letters - One runner seeks to make difference

Letters - Iran now put in catbird seat

News - Taking over the controls

News - Hospital expansion on time, on budget

News - AML to meet in Homer

News - When it comes to food prices, Anchorage wins

News - Poor sockeye run leads to closures

News - Mental health center gets new director

News - Planning commission changes Fred Meyer permit

News - Homer Police seek help in solving crimes

News - City tells new RV park to comply with DEC regs

News - Bridge closure dates changed again

Obits - Ronald Taylor Creasey

Oped - I break for humans in the zebra stripes

Arts - Grab your dancing shoes for fun-filled, two-day ‘Concert on the Lawn’

Outdoors - Casting about - Silvers, reds are coming in

Outdoors - Climbers find solitude at area crag

Sports - Mariner hockey player to play at next level

Sports - Sports Briefs

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Jul - 26 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Tis the season for road construction

Arts - Enjoy the music-making madness

Arts - Youth theater presents two one-act plays

Arts - ‘Real live’ Anchorage band makes Homer debut

Arts - Spotlight on: John Sutton Gamache Psychologist, musician, member of Community Winds Community Band

Arts - Arts News

Births - Denali Rose Schlotmann

Births - Samantha Jane Haakenson

Births - Elena Mei Badajos

Births - Violet Patience Sweat

Business - They came, they sawed

Business - After 20 years, natural food store to close

Business - Connecting the Kenai

Business - Villages oppose Pebble water plans

Business - Bridge open? Closed?

Gardening - Visitors, granddaughter view time well spent

News - Rotary volunteers to establish Health Fair Centers, conduct health fairs in Russia

Letters - Diamond Ridge project not progress

Letters - Fred Meyer’s plan not good enough

Letters - Street Fair is big success

Letters - Kachemak City not Homer

Letters - Council stipend donated

Letters - Reality vs. fiction

Letters - Bake benefits library

Letters - Gift will buy survival gear

Letters - Inletkeeper says thanks

Letters - Scheme limits freedom

Letters - Picnic appreciated by all

News - Dismal red run bites Homer fleet

News - Public gets new chance to dig into gravel pits

News - 2 businesses will relocate as demolition plans proceed

News - Locks shorn, given with love

News - In Brief

News - Alaska Airlines to charge $5 for meals

News - Assembly set to take action on property tax exemption

News - Search under way

News - In brief

News - Sockeye season shaping up as worst ever

News - Management plan panned, praised

News - ‘Teacher of Excellence’ brings subject to life

News - Changing at the Guard

News - Insurance company films commercial at Tutka Bay lodge

News - Borough mayor to seek state aid

Obits - Joanne (Kyllonen) Graham

Oped - Editorial - Poor sockeye return hits entire peninsula

Arts - Spotlight on: Jessica Schallock Student, musician: piano, Scottish harp

Outdoors - Kayaker completes solo expedition to Cordova

Outdoors - Casting about - Tagged fish earns lucky angler $500

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer's Best Bets

Jul - 27 - 2006

Breakingnews - Missing person found

Jul - 28 - 2006

News - Bars, liquor stores improve on alcohol compliance checks

Jul - 31 - 2006

News - Concert on the Lawn

Aug - 01 - 2006

News - Long-time chamber director resigns

Aug - 02 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Roadsides are blooming in AP

Arts - The art of gardening

Arts - Brenda Adams’ gardening tips

Arts - Comedy spotlights Homer women

Arts - Idaho band makes first appearance at end of the road

Arts - ARTrageous month hits galleries

Arts - Arts News

Births - Hazel Alma Pearson

Births - Tyrone Ea Keating

Cooking - Savoring great fishing, fine dining

News - Bars, liquor stores improve on alcohol compliance checks Nine pass, one fails in latest undercover investigation

Letters - Two distinct choices for waterways

Letters - Democrats say thanks to volunteers

Letters - Parent appreciates police search

Letters - Paper ballots needed

Letters - No justice in this case

Letters - Generous doesn’t say it all

Letters - Council marks 40 years

Letters - Bush usurping freedom

Letters - War not way to peace

Letters - Yates’ case offers reason to hope

News - Concert on the Lawn

News - Finding the right fit

News - Palmer, Soldotna discuss their ‘big box’ experience

News - Seldovia wrestles with bears

News - Derby leader weighs 341.8 pounds

News - Kenai River reds show up, finally

News - Halibut fishing trip wish come true — and more

News - Augustine Volcano follows the script

News - Pandemic flu workshop Wednesday

News - In brief

News - Correction

News - Assembly puts long gravel pit debate to rest, OKs ordinance

News - Long-time chamber director resigns

News - DOT holds hearing on environmental impacts of airport plan

Obits - Earl W. Hibpshman

Oped - Editorial - Residents should take break, experience Homer like visitors

Oped - It’s noisy enough without expanding airport

Outdoors - New silver salmon derby set to entice anglers

Outdoors - Remember to watch for critters when Dolly fishing

Sports - Mariners are ready for some football

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Wedding

Unhinged - Trying to get to Venus from Mars

Aug - 03 - 2006

Breakingnews - Fred Meyer permit wins commission OK

Aug - 04 - 2006

Nation - This year's drought is widespread

Nation - New technologies helping manage global warming impact on High Plains aquifer

Aug - 07 - 2006

Sports - Fred Meyer permit wins commission OK

Aug - 08 - 2006

News - Welcome Back to School, Southern Peninsula

News - School repairs, updates ready for coming year

News - District is borough’s largest employer; staff totals 1,197

News - Food For Thought

News - Contact information for southern Kenai Peninsula schools

News - Kenai Peninsula Borough School District 2006 - 2006 Calendar

News - Options offered

News - Parents play leading role in students’ performance

News - District’s nursing staff aims to keep students healthy

News - No Shots, No School, No Kidding.

News - KBC classes begin Aug. 28

News - Meet the KPBSD Board of Education

News - Back-to-School Supplies List

Aug - 10 - 2006

Arts - Icons create one-of-a-kind exhibit

Arts - Orchestra, outdoors make for magical evening

Arts - Spotlight on: Bree Murphy Emerging artist, printmaker

Arts - Arts News

Births - Kavindra Bree Johnson

Births - Natalia Nancey Sherwood

Births - Ethan Marley Malcolm-Blair

Business - Senator cries foul over foreign fish in school lunch program

Business - Company warns investors: Agrium facility to close

Business - New gas wells on the horizon for Marathon Oil

Business - In Brief

Business - South Peninsula Hospital installs new CT scanner

Gardening - Hummingbirds delight with gusto to spare

News - ‘Good neighbor policy’ will help combat erosion, workshop teaches

Letters - Expansion needs thorough study

Letters - Rotary Club seeks donations

Letters - Rain didn’t dampen concert

Letters - Swimmers had lots of help

Letters - Peace protest isn’t

Letters - Meth addiction accidental

Letters - ’Bye, thanks, good luck

Letters - One can make a difference

Letters - Cyclists ride for arts

Letters - Learning about the system

Letters - Thanks, Derotha

Letters - Dash proves to be unique ride

Letters - When did coup take place?

Letters - America’s silence worse than war

Letters - ‘War is a racket’

News - AML set to meet in Homer

News - AML summer meeting schedule

News - Peninsula to feel impacts of Prudhoe oilfield corrosion

News - National Marina Day makes Homer debut Saturday

News - Swimmers conquer Kachemak Bay

News - Happy to be fishing

News - HEA work sparks erosion concerns

News - Harvesting Beluga Lake

News - Corrections

News - Peninsula State Fair gearing up

News - Scientists keep eye on Kachemak Bay temperatures

News - Commission approves Fred Meyer permit

Obits - Denise A. Drake

Obits - Ellet “Allan” Seavey

Obits - Joanne (Kyllonen) Graham

Obits - John James Mitchell

Oped - Editorial - Welcome, Alaska

Arts - Spotlight on: Ken Landfield Pier One Theatre, GCI payment center specialist

Oped - Many help to feed hungry in area

Outdoors - Other swimmers cross bay to raise awareness of assault

Outdoors - Cox used bay as training ground

Outdoors - Silvers, Dolly Varden draw anglers to area waters

Outdoors - Wind drives up interest in sport

Outdoors - Lions to host state series races

Sports - Angler Keepers win softball title again

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Engagements

Towncrier - Weddings

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Aug - 11 - 2006

Arctic - Selling your house: 5 steps to success

Arctic - Energy improvements start with sealing

Arctic - AHFC works to provide Alaskans with housing

Arctic - Energy Star products can lower your costs

Aug - 14 - 2006

News - Homer forum may reveal desire for change

Aug - 16 - 2006

Arts - Photos reflect artist’s views, spark response

Arts - Arts council loses director

Arts - Youngster creates state’s cover art

Arts - ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ concludes summer season

Arts - Halibut Cove studios open doors to guided public tours

Arts - Arts News

Births - Dylan Andrew Arno

Business - Driver-to-owner route completed, expansion ahead

Business - Anchor Point housing project continues moving forward

Cooking - Little bag of shrimp can make big impression

Letters - Fees keeping kids out of sports

Letters - Smoky Bay still open

Letters - Too early to say goodbye

Letters - Reading program big hit

Letters - Reason tops emotion

Letters - Same food, new booth

Letters - Primary just days away

Letters - Bill rolls over rights

Letters - ‘Yes’ on Ballot Measure 2

Letters - Hope blooms in hospice garden

Letters - Distortion not way to make point

Letters - Cruise industry needs to pay

Letters - Ballot Measure 2 good for Alaska

Letters - More thoughts on judicial system

News - Gubernatorial forum may reveal desire for change

News - Fishing trip ends with rescue, fatality

News - Report card shows school improvement

News - Move means more family time

News - Corps of Engineers finds no wetland issues on HEA project

News - In brief

News - Library getting ready for big move into new home

News - City reaffirms position on Kachemak City merger petition

Obits - Denise A. Drake

Obits - Pearl Elizabeth “Betty” Saling

Oped - Editorial - Voters can make change happen

Oped - Land, legacy threatened by development

Outdoors - Homer Silver Salmon Spitacular Results

Outdoors - Homer 9-year-old cashes in on Silver Salmon Spitacular won by

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Student News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Engagement

Towncrier - Wedding

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Info update for Chapman School families

Towncrier - 2006-2007 area school bus schedule

Aug - 21 - 2006

Sports - Mariners Soak Nikiski 25 - 0

Aug - 23 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Library ice cream social happens soon

Arts - Mule’s music on second CD, DVD

Arts - Musical double-hitter in Seldovia

Arts - Spotlight on: Matthew Phelps Bagpipes, Poet

Arts - Arts News

Births - Nonna D. Skorohodoff

Births - Denali August Prat

Births - Hazel Anna True

Business - Small business stays afloat in cove

Gardening - Gardens bring out the individuality in all of us

Letters - Mayor missed an opportunity

Letters - Supporters are champions

Letters - Crawdad Fest fun time, good cause

Letters - Arts council gets a boost

Letters - Citizens deserve better

Letters - Grant helps set priorities

Letters - Thanks for caring

Letters - Can wrong be made right?

Letters - Honest, but still wrong

Letters - Wrong swimmers featured

Letters - Safe Kids Marina Day a success

Letters - Blessed are the peacemakers

Letters - Businesses help make community

News - Homer teacher finalist for ‘teacher of the year’

News - Homer coal-bed methane leases expire

News - New principal begins year at middle school

News - Joggers shave heads, raise money for cause

News - Local voters reflect statewide election results

News - Three large subdivisions moving toward development

News - In brief

News - Corrections

News - Nothing ‘fair’ about peninsula fair

News - Homer veteran charged with kidnapping, attempted murder

News - Bears, people’s garbage still problem in town

News - Creature of the deep fascinates scientists

News - Shopping heralds start of new school year

News - Homer boys soar to become Eagle Scouts

News - Scientists find instruments lost two years ago

News - Borough Assembly declines to fund education lawsuit

News - Clinic celebrates one year, welcomes directors

News - Envirothon team returns from trip

Obits - Gregory A. Rozak

Obits - Robert Norman ‘Doc’ Davis

Obits - Mary R. Hawkins

Obits - Ethel Doris Clendenen

Oped - Editorial - Measure 1 sends powerful message

Oped - Geo Beach - Copycat design takes art out of Homer

Arts - Spotlight on: John Luzadder Owner of Eagle Eye One Hour Photo Musician with ‘Elders on Fire’

Outdoors - Anglers find cloud’s silver lining

Sports - Netters get first look at conference

Sports - M’s run in Seward

Sports - Mariners Soak Nikiski 25 - 0

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Announcments

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Aug - 30 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Donate ‘be prepared’ items at AP Senior Center

Arts - Flow of words released at nature center

Arts - ‘Arsenic’ packs house; wraps up season

Arts - Changing seasons, changing exhibits

Arts - Arts News

Business - Clinic boosts students’ skills

Business - In Brief

Cooking - Raspberries serve sweet dinner delight

News - School briefs for southern Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Letters - Harbor officer makes Homer safer

Letters - Candidates appreciate Homer forum

Letters - Many make music festival possible

Letters - Tuition assistance in spotlight

Letters - Hungry benefit from donations

Letters - Pier One treats elders royally

Letters - Film should be required for all

Letters - Recovery from drug abuse possible

Letters - Tourney provides great opportunity

Letters - Current administration is wrong

Letters - ‘Cottongrass Cabaret’ big hit

Letters - Arts council gets color boost

Letters - Insults to citizens should stop

News - Iraqi humanitarian gives inside perspective of Iraq War

News - Mental health center fails to get city tax exemption

News - Kindergarteners begin new journey

News - City revisiting HEA permit on Baycrest project

News - One tough job: Labor Day celebrates unsung workers

News - Cutter’s future in Homer not decided, says Coast Guard

News - 16 days and counting down

News - Hospice Fall Forum addresses ‘self care’

News - In brief

News - Council tackles subdivision, Gateway District, crabs

News - Planning commissioner resigns; new chairman elected

News - Assembly adopts ballot proposition language

Obits - Roy James Evans Sr.

Obits - Hans Andrew Albertson

Obits - Earl Breckenridge

Oped - Editorial - Council’s decision on tax exemption appears arbitrary

Oped - What is a special interest group?

Oped - Amendments to Magnuson-Stevens Act: Senate proposes better bill than House

News - City revokes HEA construction permit HEA stops all work in bluff subdivision

Outdoors - Fisherman lands hefty halibut with wimpy gear

Outdoors - Fishing know-how passed to younger generations with permit

Outdoors - Casting About - End of summer, fishing season near

Sep - 01 - 2006

Sep - 05 - 2006

Nation - Why they fight

Sep - 06 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Winners get ATV, tent in Senior Center raffle — just in time for hunting season

Arts - Writing on the wall

Arts - Spotlight on: Work in Progress Jenny Martin, Emily Ward, Russell Hussman, Bobby Creamer

Arts - Arts News

Births - Blake Newman

Births - Yekaterina Andreevna Morozo

Elections - Candidates vie for two city council seats

Elections - Val McLay

Elections - Dennis Novak

Elections - Francie Roberts

Elections - Bryan Zak

Gardening - Rain, bugs, slugs give gardener nostalgia

News - Legislators fear Kensington decision threatens mining’s future

Letters - Hats off to chamber volunteers

Letters - Artrageous Ball outrageously fun

Letters - Watch out for tax increase

Letters - Family says thanks for support

Letters - Festival hums with sweet success

Letters - Different views on what the facts are

Letters - When will madness end?

Letters - Correction

News - Nar-Anon supports those dealing with drug users

News - September is national recovery month

News - Pebble mine’s first focus may be underground

News - Mine developers say withhold judgment as protests mount

News - Traveler brings geography lesson to area schools

News - Girl Scout registration includes skate lesson

News - City revokes construction permit for power project

News - Gathering a place to say ‘thanks,’ stand together

News - Homeschooling a full-time job for family of 10

News - Moving in

News - In brief

News - Local streets to get repaved this week

News - Events held to remember Sept. 11

News - Wallace may withdraw murder plea

News - Senior tax exemption law now includes residency requirement.

News - Small streams provide bountiful home for young fish

Obits - Joanne (Kyllonen) Graham

Obits - Eleanor Hazel Mertzweiller

Obits - Frank I. Kempl

Obits - Nancy H. Geragotelis

Oped - Editorial - Remembering Sept. 11, 2001

News - Tickets still left for 'Otterly Decadent' Coastal Studies event

Oped - Nation takes baby steps away from freedom

Oped - Target practice kills two eagles

Seawatch - Trawling proposals to be reviewed by Board of Fish

Sports - M’s linemen ready for big game

Sports - Mariners net wins over Wasilla, Sitka

Sports - Runners shine in only home meet

Sports - Homer Invitational

Sports - Ready for some NFL football?

Sports - Mariners, visitors make Ironman a success

Towncrier - School briefs for southern Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Unhinged - Weirdness blooms in wake of August rains

Sep - 08 - 2006

Sep - 11 - 2006

News - Kenai Peninsula teachers OK contract

News - Troopers hunt poachers

Sep - 12 - 2006

News - Pipeline corrosion not as pervasive as thought

News - Agrium to give gasification closer look

News - Assembly doesn’t dig strings on donation

Sep - 13 - 2006

Arts - Peter Norton Musician with Kenai Peninsula Orchestra, actor in Pier One Theatre productions

Arts - Homer visit, U.S. tour spotlights ‘get to know me’ CD

Arts - Arts News

Arts - First Friday focus

Births - Caleb Everett McMullen

Births - Annabelle Ora Lotscher-Franciscone

Births - Charity Kay Martin

Cooking - Raspberries bring sweet end to summer season

Elections - 4 candidates; 2 open seats

Elections - McLay: Incumbent, longtime resident excited about change

Elections - Novak: Diversity on council key to effective city government

Elections - Roberts: City’s new development sparks run for city council

Elections - Zak: City needs positive, planned and progressive growth

News - New study recommends Nanwalek, Port Graham share proposed airport

Letters - Neighborhood alliance says thanks

Letters - Are rules being broken with paving?

Letters - Exemption needs cap

Letters - Murals would add appeal

Letters - Fund-raiser successful

Letters - Volunteers move quickly

Letters - Investment pays dividends

Letters - Don should debate Diane

Letters - U.S. prohibits freedom of thought

Letters - Great start to school year

Letters - Vietnam’s lesson not yet learned

Letters - ‘I think that is stupid’

Letters - Alder mauling brings undue stress

Letters - America indeed in a dark corner

Letters - More than a fund-raiser

Letters - Good intelligence needed

News - Fall harvest yields school’s 19th annual garden fair

News - High scoring students named merit scholar semifinalists

News - In Brief

News - New contracts for teachers, support staff approved

News - Have bike, will ride for good cause

News - Borough should keep solid waste work, panel recommends

News - Williams, Superman targeted in recall effort

News - Russian delegaton studies environmental issues

News - Residents to get break on tax rate

News - Community spirit unites two schools sharing a building

News - Library grand opening is 2 days away

News - Homeowner applies for fill permit

News - Sterling byway plan nears completion

News - Borough grants mental health center charitable tax exemption

News - In Brief

Obits - Ethel Doris Oaks Clendenen

Oped - Editoial - Unlimited property tax exemption needs to go — now

Oped - Hospital expansion not result of tax hike

Oped - Irresponsible use of firearms leaves all gun owners with black eye

Oped - America’s founders realized their fallibility

Seawatch - Homer still tops when it comes to halibut

Sports - Volleyball team fights for win against Soldotna

Sports - Stars run away from M’s

Sports - Swimmers start strong at Homer Invitational

Sports - Runners heal, set to run at boroughs

Sports - Week one of NFL brings plenty of surprises

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Eugene Browning

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Sep - 20 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Fall a great time to explore Anchor Point

Arts - Spotlight On: Annalee Finkenbinder Singer

Arts - Beads illustrate new book

Arts - Director strikes up the band

Arts - Arts News

Births - Chloe Sage Baldwin

Elections - Mayor streamlines meetings, casts several tie-breaking votes

Elections - New administration, opportunity for change spurs Martin to run

Elections - Downing sees keeping PTR low as her primary accomplishment

Elections - Five city questions on ballot

Elections - Val McLay Homer City Council

Elections - FRANCIE ROBERTS HOMER CITY COUNCIL

Elections - Bryan Zak Homer City council

Elections - School capital improvements focus of borough prop

Gardening - Don’t quit on your garden, there is still time

Oped - Editorial Only one ballot measure deserves ‘no’ vote on Oct. 3

Letters - YAC making a difference

Letters - Program hooks into lots of fun

Letters - Everyday kindnesses appreciated

Letters - No fair without volunteers, sponsors

Letters - Many help ease difficult time

Letters - Mitchell’s Lagoon it will be to some

Letters - Rude behavior ruining movies

Letters - Many threads in tapestry

Letters - Time for a change

Letters - Assembly broke the law

Letters - Vote ‘yes’ on Prop 2

News - 2nd Annual Silver Salmon Derby held in Port Graham

News - Lancaster abandons bid for lt. governor’s job

News - Student increase means new teachers at Ninilchik

News - School Briefs

News - Fairy tale no more: library is now open

News - Residents to get say on city’s wish list

News - Borough voters again consider sales tax issue

News - In Brief

News - Scientists unsure why volcano is steaming

News - Correction

News - Tour of Pebble mine raises open meeting questions

News - Two men arrested in shooting, pot bust

News - Stoneflies in the snow lead to questions

News - Borough set to keep sales tax at 2 percent

News - Group launches campaign against Prop 2

Obits - Ernest R. Dierich, Sr.

Obits - Corinne Lee Risinger

Oped - Life is... On all kinds of fronts, Homer is changing

Oped - Homer Proposition 1: Vote ‘yes’ for lower winter rates

News - Homer woman missing two days found dead in auto accident Rotary Club members search for, find missing friend

Oped - Difficult budget issues still face borough residents

Seawatch - Dogfish catches becoming spiny issue

Sports - Spikers 3rd at Valdez Invitational

Sports - Swimmers dominate dual meets

Sports - Bears knock M’s from playoffs

Sports - Runners 3rd at Boroughs

Sports - Stats: Bears - Mariners

Sports - Bugs are worked out, Picker says

Sports - Homer/Bartlett/Eagle River Tri-Meet Results

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Sep - 22 - 2006

News - Assembly re-adopts senior tax exemption

Sep - 25 - 2006

Sep - 26 - 2006

Elections - Dennis Novak: Homer City Council

Sep - 27 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Winter knocking

Arts - Taylor Walkden Fifth grade student, Vocalist

Arts - Filmmaker to visit Homer festival

Arts - Just-released films at festival

Arts - Homer musician gives performances at nation’s capital

Arts - Arts in Brief

Births - Tyson Sauso’o Paul Matauaina

Births - Adam Daniel Swenson

Births - Noel Elizabeth Hoard

Cooking - Fall signals switch to meals of wild game

News - Public radio station’s fall fund-raiser balanced on single day

Letters - Just imagine what can be done

Letters - Speeding trucks create hazard

Letters - Berg twins arrive early

Letters - Gift brings ‘Mr. Geography’ to area

Letters - Library new source of civic pride

Letters - Family says thanks for love, support

Letters - Gathering affirms desire for change

Letters - New tools bolster health education

Letters - How does president sleep at night?

Letters - Efforts help kids focus on reading

Letters - Hunting within city dangerous idea

Letters - Hospice says thanks

Letters - Support grows great fair

Letters - Students explore issues

Letters - Rain doesn’t stop walk

Letters - Many contribute to cause

Letters - Freedom Walk a success

News - School Briefs

News - Northern Dynasty pays APOC fine

News - HEA to head coal project for Agrium

News - Residents weigh in on capital improvements list

News - Norovirus hits Homer; about 40 people confirmed ill

News - Assembly readopts senior tax exemption with fixes

News - Friends of Alaska refuges meet in Homer

News - Heading home

News - Gateway Business District wins council OK

News - Fourpeaked Volcano stirs after 10,000-year slumber

News - Voters to decide several propositions Tuesday

News - Burn basket, burn

News - Homer woman missing two days found dead in auto accident

News - In Brief

News - Chamber of commerce picks director

News - PFD recipients contemplating how to spend 2006 check of $1,106.96

News - Students pick up trash to raise cash

News - Pennies for a fish

Obits - Michael VanDerSanden

Obits - Aileen Clare Ryan Kirkpatrick

Obits - Shari L. Henkelman

Obits - Marjorie Larson

Oped - Editorial - Are we using state’s resources wisely?

Oped - Observations of sandhill cranes in Homer area

Oped - What we don’t see is what we’re getting

Oped - Food Pantry expands its reach by working with church in AP

Seawatch - Event highlights grant successes

Sports - M’s net second at Pen Invite

Sports - Swimmers vie for Pentathlon titles at SoHi

Sports - Kards edge Mariners, 8-7

Sports - Runners end season at regions meet

Sports - There’s no gimmes in NFL

Sports - Soldotna Pentathlon

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Sep - 28 - 2006

Elections - Voter turnout likely to be low Tuesday

Oct - 02 - 2006

News - Forecast for peninsula’s winter: warm

Oct - 04 - 2006

Arts - Linda Rourke Art teacher, artist

Arts - Ladysmith Black Mambazo in Homer

Arts - New exhibits, artists welcomed at Friday receptions

Arts - Arts News

Births - Riley Lynn Rohrenbach

Births - Raquel Diana Goldman

Births - Ryker Corbin McGuire

Elections - Homer voters defeat seasonal tax, pass Community Schools, roads

Elections - Roberts, Novak win council seats

Elections - Deadline looms for registration to vote in Nov. 7 general election

Elections - School election filled with candidates, promises, enthusiasm

Elections - Young candidates make big promises in campaign speeches

Elections - Election brings no changes to board of education

Gardening - Despite rain, gardens produce success

Oped - Editorial - Council member needs to apologize for election letter

Letters - Thou shall not kill in city limits ...

Letters - Too many speeders on Main Street

Letters - Community spirit burns brightly

Letters - Basket ’06 aptly named

Letters - Homecoming is a success

Letters - Friend will be missed

Letters - Homer wins accolades

Letters - Time for real change

Letters - Inflation of money, time

Letters - Families say thanks

Letters - Many make perfect day

News - Scientists stumped by sea otter deaths

News - School bond passes; Proposition 2 defeated

News - Knopp tops Wolf for Kenai seat on borough assembly

News - Magazine ‘blown away’ by Homer resort’s setting

News - Stark’s election letter prompts ethics complaint

News - Group appeals Fred Meyer permit

News - Blame high gas prices on lack of competition

News - Students find skeleton on beach

News - Homer restaurant owner indicted on arson, theft charges

News - Police chief withdraws resignation

News - In Brief

News - Correction

News - School board delays action on withdrawing from PERS

News - Threat results in student being removed from school

Obits - Aileen Kirkpatrick

Obits - Marjorie Alice Larson

Outdoors - Angler nets $43,500 prize

Seawatch - Few bright spots in Bering Sea crab quotas

Sports - M’s net win over Kenai

Sports - Mariners 19, Panthers 14

Sports - M’s win homecoming

Sports - Mariners sweep Kenai Invitational

Sports - Picker needs new strategy

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - School Briefs

Unhinged - Readers submit schemes for deep-sixing slugs

Oct - 10 - 2006

Sports - West Homer Elementary School Orca Invitational Cross Country Race Results

Oct - 11 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Wind blows fall into town

Arts - Dance and life go hand in hand, artist-in-the-school says

Arts - Steve Collins Painter, carpenter

Arts - Arts News

News - Alleged terroristic threatening in Ninilchik reduced to harassment

Letters - Voters didn’t understand question

Letters - No masking Fireweed’s appreciation

Letters - Councilman’s actions deplorable

Letters - Statement contradicts public service

Letters - Voters should remember tactics

Letters - Heimbuch out of step

Letters - Get tested for colon cancer — now

Letters - District 35 Democrats rally for Tony

Letters - Community keeps on giving

Letters - Families appreciate support

Letters - Work of paving crew impressive

Letters - Time to make changes in Juneau

Letters - Part-time resident calls foul

Letters - Truth will be known

Letters - CICADA says thanks

Letters - Event helps Homer release, renew

Letters - Experts share knowledge in forums

Letters - Donation grows thanks to gift

Letters - Knowles best choice for governor

Letters - Hospice volunteers honored

Letters - Defendant seeks justice

News - Ocean Drive Loop residents take seawall concerns to city

News - Seward still saturated; flood cleanup begins

News - Sales tax to remain at 2 percent for the time being

News - Alaska seafood marketers gear up for overseas trade shows

News - Kachemak Drive hammered

News - Council takes up election letter on Monday

News - Tax break postponed until budget unveiled

News - Pantry honors contributors

News - In Brief

News - Homer 3 trial may be in November

News - Soldotna bridge work back on track

News - Forecast for peninsula’s winter: warm

News - Subsistence board considers separate panel for peninsula

News - There’s more to Kachemak Bay’s littleneck clams than tasty treat

News - Invasive canary grass threatens fish habitat

News - Prudhoe Bay oil field nears full production

News - Students without homes have advocate within district

News - Volunteers find homes for Homer youth

News - Commission postpones Canyon Trails Subdivision plat

News - Middle school student makes threat

Obits - John Heck

Obits - Hazel Jeanne Howard

Oped - Editorial - Officials should forget tax breaks and focus on equitable policies

News - Applications seeking recall of borough mayor, assembly member denied

Oped - Precautions reduce risk of flu

Seawatch - New report highlights history of salmon fisheries in Alaska

Sports - Invitation to a marathon first step in long journey

Sports - Volleyballers split pair of road games

Sports - Near perfect, not good enough

Sports - Divers, swimmers sweep Bears

Sports - Skyview Invitational Swim and Dive Meet

Sports - Dual meet vs. Kodiak

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Rose Sinnhuber and Tyler Braun

Towncrier - Emily Farrens and Micha Sloth

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - School Briefs

Oct - 13 - 2006

News - Complaint against Stark to be heard Oct. 27

Oct - 16 - 2006

Oct - 17 - 2006

News - Group offers vacation for best reasons to vote no on Ballot Measure 2

News - Economists: Oil price slide should accelerate

Oct - 18 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Don’t let the rain fool you, winter’s coming

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point chamber celebrates birthday

Arts - Richard Olson AKA Reverend Poor Child Songwriter, guitarist, vocalist

Arts - Faces, feet raise funds

Arts - Society publishes list of best history books

Arts - Council announces new director

Arts - Concert packs Mariner Theatre

Births - Fifth-generation Alaskan Calum Christopher Borland

Births - Caleb Michael Szajkowski

Births - Solieanna Laa-Kah Jade Jackinsky

Births - Dale Grace Bryant

Elections - Legislative candidates target state’s big issues

Elections - Knowles promises help for property taxpayers, students

Elections - Opportunities to learn about candidates

Gardening - No rest for gardeners — even in winter

News - From Spit to Cape Town, South Africa ‘Someday’ arrives for Homer resident

Letters - Candidates speak in several forums

Letters - Incredible concert had lots of help

Letters - Plan for holidays now

Letters - Donation promotes safety

Letters - Herbicides pose real risk

Letters - Recycling help needed

Letters - Democrats best for Alaska

Letters - Gift will go for technology

Letters - Stark should resign

Letters - Officials need to learn about mine

Letters - Hospital gives hand to others

Letters - Let’s not take chances with fish

Letters - Council fails several ethics tests

Letters - On President Bush, carbon fuels

Letters - Another misuse of firearms reported

Letters - Aileen Kirkpatrick will be missed

Letters - Alaska shows it’s maturing

Letters - Our bodies should be nurtured

Letters - Facts about sewer, road proposal

Letters - Ski hill help appreciated

News - Crossing school boundaries not easy decision

News - Economists: Oil price slide should accelerate

News - Teenager saves self, baby brother from fire

News - Ethics complaint to be heard Oct. 27

News - Roberts sworn in; Novak new mayor pro tempore

News - Haven House will train youth about sexual assault

News - Homer woman reports break in, violent sexual assault

News - Awareness first step in making Homer safe from sexual assault

News - In Brief - Business workshop set for Oct. 24

News - Borough clerk denies recall petitions

News - Rockfish workshop to be held in Homer

News - Students come from all over to study at ABI

News - Size of tailings dams sparks new concern over Pebble project

Obits - Hazel Howard

Oped - Ethics proceedings should be held in open, public session

Oped - Kachemak Bay park: Homer’s backyard

News - Peninsula opposes joining Anchorage in subsistence advisory council

Sports - Sports Brief - basketball camp on tap

Sports - Mariners outlast alumni

Sports - Hometown netters grab second at Ninilchik Spikefest

Sports - Sports News

Sports - Swimmers sweep Valley Invitational

Sports - Homer netters take Kards in 3

Sports - Oddities spring up in desert matchup

Towncrier - How do you want your eggs?

Towncrier - School Briefs

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Road Construction

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Lacy Reinhart and Benjamen Wilcox

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Oct - 23 - 2006

News - Assembly finances effort to postpone beluga whales’ endangered status

Oct - 24 - 2006

News - Palin talk for Oct. 31 canceled

News - Gubernatorial candidates’ gas line plans hold many similarities

Oct - 25 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Winter knocks at Anchor Point’s door

Arts - Clothing designer Amanda Miotke

Arts - Wearable Arts 2006

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - Foreign films claim Fridays at KBC

Arts - Foreign Film Fridays Schedule

Births - Caleb Michael Szajkowski

Births - Devynn Rene George

Business - Starvin’ Marvin’s celebrates grand opening

Elections - Ted and Fran Gianoutsos Veterans Party Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor

Elections - Andrew Halcro Innependent candidate for governor

Elections - Tony Knowles Democratic candidate for governor

Elections - Sarah Palin Republican candidate for governor

Elections - Billy Toien Libertarian candidate for governor

Elections - David M. Massie Green candidate for governor

Elections - Don R. Wright Alaskan Independence candidate for governor

Elections - Sen. Gary Stevens Republican Candidate for District R

Elections - Charles Davidson Democratic Candidate for district R

Elections - Rep. Paul Seaton Republican Candidate for District 35

News - Council OKs underground untilities ordinance, finalizes city’s wish list

Letters - Mines developed to extract minerals

Letters - Community shows big heart

Letters - Palin will do better job for fisheries

Letters - Seniors appreciate music, library

Letters - Voters must keep officials in line

Letters - Rally unleashes hope for change

Letters - Comfort of so many overwhelming

Letters - Veteran unhappy with Knowles

Letters - Breath of fresh air appreciated

Letters - Time to think about less fortunate

Letters - Quit picking on Heimbuch

Letters - Knowles best candidate for the job

Letters - Leadership and statesmanship

Letters - You can vote before Nov. 7

Letters - Parks coordinator does great job

Letters - This is the year for a change

Letters - Homer shows off rink, hospitality

Letters - Alaskans should elect Benson

Letters - Good reasons to choose Benson

Letters - Thank you, thank you, thank you

Letters - Thanks for great birthday

Letters - Family grateful for care

Letters - Trespassers not welcome

Letters - Children need to play

Letters - Let it snow

Letters - Let’s seek wisdom together

Letters - Gift lets light shine in

News - Razdolna School gets brand new foundation

News - Homer DDF team brings home tournament awards

News - Shorter session won’t make legislators more effective

News - Dirt Ball fund-raiser exceeds expectations

News - Candidates make pitch on peninsula

News - Ordinance aims to cut overhead utility lines

News - Procedure outlined for ethics meeting

News - Bowlers support Special Olympics

News - Tournament raises funds for Alaska veterans

News - Fourpeaked Volcano still steaming

News - Corrections

News - In Brief

News - Let the haunted hickory begin

News - Little Anchor Point library making big changes

News - Counting harbor seals tougher than 1, 2, 3

Obits - Dora Louvie ‘Vi’ Chapman

Obits - Dorothy Marie (Richmond) Hollis

Obits - Thomas Henry Tice IV

Oped - Ballot Measures 1, 2 should be rejected by Alaskans Nov. 7

Oped - Shorter session won’t make legislators more effective

Sports - Hockey team looks to shave penalty minutes

Sports - M’s swimmers sweep SoHi

Sports - Region Swim Meet Schedule of Events

Sports - Sports News

Sports - Netters drop three on the road

Sports - Homer SoHi Dual Meet

Sports - Picker shaking his head

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - School Briefs

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Military News

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Nov - 01 - 2006

Arts - Artist goes digital

Arts - Reidun Todd Musician, fiber artist

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - Fashion designers play with words

Arts - November exhibits showcase winter holidays

Births - Caleb Patrick Brow

Births - Mischa Siriket Slaughter

Births - Samson Baptiste Isaac

Births - Natalie Ann Keintz

Births - Tanner William Carlos

Business - Different polls oppose, support Pebble project

Business - In Brief

News - Center land deal leaves ‘bad taste,’ concerns for assembly members

Letters - Kamchatka sets fine example

Letters - Elks say ‘congrats,’ ‘thanks’

Letters - Foundation provides storage funding

Letters - Vote ‘yes’ on Ballot Measure 2

Letters - Community continues to inspire

Letters - Swim club appreciates equipment

Letters - Time for new ideas in Congress

Letters - Littering is hurting wildlife

Letters - Good to hear miniority candidates

Letters - Support leads to ice rink’s success

Letters - Knowles will move state forward

Letters - Help Democrats make a difference

Letters - Denial of voters’ rights revolting

Letters - Problem, solution for Seldovia issue

Letters - Don’t extend Point Thomson leases

Letters - Palin will be tough on oil companies

News - Report: Working for government common in Alaska

News - Special Olympic bowlers take home ribbons, prepare for state games

News - Animals find new homes, wait for adoption at shelter

News - Nikolaevsk fire hall closer to reality

News - Drivers warned to heed those flashing red lights

News - No improprieties in volcano center deal, says attorney

News - Charter fleet catches more than federal limits allow

News - No public ruling yet on ethics case

News - Homer murder trial snags interest of national television

News - Man arrested for burglary, forgery, credit-card fraud

News - Assembly seeks delay on ESA listing

News - Correction

News - Schools supported with smiles, masks, crazy get-ups

Obits - Gerald Earl Osborn

Oped - Editorial - Alaskans don’t have to settle for politics as usual on Tuesday

News - Fred Meyer postpones building Homer store; cites high costs of construction

Oped - You may not want to be seen, but ...

Seawatch - Effort to reduce rockfish bycatch not successful

Sports - Bell, girls ring up region wins

Sports - Spikers set for regions

Sports - Mariner seniors enjoy Shriner success

Sports - REGION III CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sports - Wrestlers set to hit the mat

Sports - Broncos, picker go down in defeat

Towncrier - Fourth-graders take prize with pennies

Towncrier - Farmers take root at middle school

Towncrier - School Briefs

Towncrier - Host needed for television show

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Holiday bazaars

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Eva Carlene Brow and John Wayland Beene

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Unhinged - Rogue turkey Ralph served up as revenge

Nov - 03 - 2006

News - 5-year-old killed in shooting accident

News - Effects of climate change visible from pole to pole

Nov - 08 - 2006

Activities - Vendors at the fair

Activities - Health Fair Seminars

Activities - Fair aims to improve lives here and abroad

Activities - In Brief

Activities - Laughter: powerful medicine

Activities - It’s possible to eat healthy while on the go

Arts - Elyse Carter Musician

Arts - ‘For the Love of Land’ exhibit highlights land trust program

Arts - Arts in Brief

Births - Jaela Reneee Marchbanks

Births - A baby girl was born

Births - Evander Adell Bradner

Business - Saddlery, sundries settle in Anchor Point

Cooking - Roast chicken perfect for any occasion

News - State’s teacher of year helps language learners, instructors at head of bay

Letters - U.S. troops need your support

Letters - Middleton family says ‘thank you’

Letters - What are benefits to middle school?

Letters - Chapman enjoys super carnival

Letters - Seeds of learning planted

Letters - Grant means tech upgrade

Letters - Hospice volunteers wanted

Letters - National parks need help

Letters - Gifts benefit museum

Letters - ‘Monster Ball’ good time

Letters - Program grows artists

Letters - Support creates horribly good time

Letters - SPH employees reach goal

Letters - Let’s follow path to peace

Letters - Borough did not get fair shake

Letters - Gift buys recreational equipment

News - What You Said About Election Results ...

News - Area split on having its own subsistence council

News - Grandpa’s letters give glimpse of WWI

News - Veterans to be honored Saturday

News - Gifts for soldiers collected locally

News - Fred Meyer indefinitely postpones store here

News - Republicans sweep Kenai Peninsula

News - Charter school looking to expand

News - Working group looks at potential places of refuge

News - Haven House spreads message through coasters and posters

News - Two more charged in forgery scheme

News - ’06 salmon season: Prices up, fish down

News - Kachemak Bay holds titan of barnacle world

Obits - Larkin J. Hall

Oped - Editorial - Another peaceful election; system works as it should

Oped - Meth remains a danger, even though all is quiet

Sports - Alaska Swimming and Diving Championships Friday and Saturday at Bartlett High School, Anchorage

Sports - Hockey team drops two, gets ready for home tourny

Sports - Volleyball season ends at regions

Sports - M’s make splash at state

Sports - Wrestlers kick season off at Nikiski duals

Sports - Deja Vu hits Pickerland

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Holiday bazaars

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Claudette Poteet and Clayton Coy

Towncrier - Memry Jessica Hamik and Frederick John Imhoff

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - School Briefs

Nov - 15 - 2006

Arts - Sara Reinert Musician, Artist

Arts - Homer to host writing program

Arts - Arts in Brief

Births - Grover Fuller Brown

Business - Mother, daughter ‘felt’ their way into booming business

Business - In Brief

News - Same-sex partner benefits could spark tricky debate, lawmakers say

Letters - Veterans deserve more support

Letters - Theater helps good causes

Letters - Diet soda not healthy alternative

Letters - Separate grades school

Letters - Newcomer says ‘thanks’

Letters - Balance the issues

Letters - Health fair a success

Letters - ‘Mundane’ no more

Letters - What Homer really needs

Letters - Thanks, one and all

Letters - Generosity aids planning

Letters - Check the address

Letters - Safeguard dividends

News - Health fair tops expectations, past years’ success

News - Forum discusses future of fuel, energy alternatives

News - Floods, avalanches, eruptions — borough handles it all

News - Alaska salmon swim to new markets

News - 2006 salmon harvest numbers down 80 million from 2005

News - ‘Queen of the fleet’ includes Homer in last patrol

News - Snow forces state leaders to hustle to get a quorum

News - Dueling polls oppose, support Pebble Mine project

News - District drafts new plan for charter school

News - Cold snap

News - Community effort fills baskets for Thanksgiving

News - House draws look from quilt patterns

News - Charges dismissed against Homer 3

News - In Brief

News - We’re getting older, working harder and spending more, borough data shows

News - Students long on problem-solving

News - Health, safety fair attracts interest

News - Bill would ban lawmakers from holding consulting jobs

News - Rewrite of coastal zone plan nearing completion

Obits - Reginald “Reggie” Hendricks

Oped - Editorial - What role should government play in economic growth?

Oped - Collaboration key to win-win

Oped - Equitable treatment needed

Oped - Pipeline corrosion shows need for citizen oversight

Sports - Daigle wins Bob Bailey wrestling invitational

Sports - M’s win home tournament

Sports - Bob Bailey Invitational

Sports - Gators invade Pickerland

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Military

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Holiday bazaars

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Memry Jessica Hamik and Frederick John Imhoff

Towncrier - Haley Allene Fell and Josiah David Fisher

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - School Briefs

Towncrier - Governor recognizes school principals

Nov - 17 - 2006

News - Stark violated ethics code, decision reads

Nov - 22 - 2006

Arts - Charla Bultman Choir Director Alaska Bible Institute

Arts - Enamored with encaustics

Arts - Arts in Brief

Births - Mason Ray Yervew-Watson

Holiday - A little turkey grows into bigger project

Holiday - Try these tasty dishes, instead of turkey leftovers

Letters - Fireweed should be allowed to grow

Letters - Fireweed should stay where it is

Letters - Thanks for good care

Letters - Fred’s should build in AP

Letters - Accident leads to mishap

Letters - Homer Three to be topic

Letters - Arts, business mix

Letters - Need for help is great

Letters - Dream comes true

Letters - Pantry honors volunteers

Letters - Fund-raiser ‘off the grid’

Letters - Land deal in bad taste

Letters - ‘Opt-out’ form should be considered

Letters - Nothing clean about Healy coal

Letters - Diamond Ridge project not perfect

Letters - Alaska stealing from the poor

News - New friends mix it up at McNeil Canyon

News - School Briefs

News - Ninilchik gets priority on Kenai

News - Fireweed proposal rejected

News - Despite troubles, family counts its blessings

News - Budget pie on table for slicing

News - Stark vote postponed for lack of a quorum

News - Emergency response strengthened by commitment

News - Trooper charge man with assault, burglary

News - Two Anchor Point men arrested in check-forgery case

News - Activists speak on military recruiting, Iraq War

News - Corrections

News - Scientists track local surface currents

News - In Brief

Obits - Homer resident Edwin Sears

Obits - Donna May Zastrow

Oped - Editorial It’s time to count our many blessings

Oped - Teach a man to fish for Thanksgiving

Oped - The sky is falling — from CO2

Seawatch - Time to comment on aquaculture plan nearing end

Sports - M’s skaters split at home

Sports - Daigle takes North/South

Sports - Sports News

Sports - KARDINALS 7, MARINERS 2

Sports - Paltry picks prime Picker for poultry

Sports - North/South Tournament Friday, Saturday at Soldotna High School

Sports - Homer Tri Meet

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Holiday bazaars

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Nov - 27 - 2006

News - Homer man kidnapped, nearly beaten to death over car fire

Nov - 29 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Home for the holiday season

Arts - Elaine Grabowski Quilter, all-around artist

Arts - Homer’s nuts for Nutcracker

Arts - Nutcracker Faire features more than 100 booths

Arts - Arts stretch boundaries for December’s First Friday

Births - Tiya Martushev

Business - Homer company’s product appears on ABC TV show

Cooking - Seasonal treats spice up the holidays

Holiday - Holiday Happenings

Holiday - Seasonal treats spice up the holidays

Letters - Lots of ways to Share the Spirit

Letters - Thanks to a small town’s great ones

Letters - ‘Love of the Land’ exhibit inspiring

Letters - Consider gift of service

Letters - War is not the way

Letters - New nonprofit forming

Letters - Family appreciates care

Letters - Students seek help with trip

Letters - Trail project will continue

Letters - Fireweed disregards community

Letters - It was an evening to remember

Letters - Community again shows its support

News - Kenai Peninsula Borough wish list gets hearing Dec. 5

News - Assembly to consider bond measure to finish hospital project

News - Stark condemned for violating ethics code

News - In Brief

News - Council introduces changes to permitted uses on the Spit

News - Homer man kidnapped, nearly beaten to death

News - Therapy a tall order for short-legged caregiver

News - Tuneful fund-raising proves profitable

News - Third man indicted in check forgery case

News - Wallace petition to withdraw murder plea continued

News - In brief

News - Fish seller charged with processing without a permit

News - Mayor seeks to sue state over funding

News - Living with Alaskan coastal hazards takes good neighbors

Obits - Elliott Albert (Fernandez) Hagen

Obits - Arthur M. Kolar

Oped - Editorial - Alaskans should take

Oped - Think of ‘the city’ as your municipal corporation

Arts - CTTC (Casualties To The Cause) Rock ’n’roll musicians Dan McCallum, bass guitar; Miro Schaad, vocals, keyboard; Ethan Martin, guitar, vocals; Haven Multz-Matthews, percussion; all age 16

Oped - The common goal of public and charter schools

Oped - Charter school not paying fair share of expenses

Seawatch - Time to brush up on survival skills

Sports - M’s ski team prays for snow

Sports - M’s shoot out the Stars

Sports - Picker talkin’ turkey

Sports - Sports News

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Holiday bazaars

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - School Briefs

Dec - 01 - 2006

News - Per-person, per-day tax rules may be delayed a year

News - Coast Guard finds two missing Homer boats

Dec - 06 - 2006

Anchorpoint - Christmas bells ring in AP

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - Book tells of Web-site adoptions

Births - Olivia Jade Tozier

Births - Gabriella Rae Witzer

Births - Connor Ryan Brown

Oped - Editorial - This holiday season give a gift that will change a family’s life

Holiday - Keep those holiday celebrations safe

Holiday - Holiday Happenings

Holiday - For holiday magic, invite kids to cook

Holiday - Share the Spirit reaches thousands in need

Letters - Kids explore nano world

Letters - Valuable lessons found in conflict

Letters - In memory of mother, child

Letters - No incentive for peace

Letters - Voters want new direction

Letters - An example to follow

Letters - Fund-raiser huge success

Letters - KBEA says thanks for fund-raiser

Letters - Chamber’s help appreciated

Letters - Rotary happy for chance to serve

News - Mother, child die in crash

News - Share the Spirit gift changes family’s life

News - Council crunches budget numbers; forum set for Friday

News - Who you calling ‘extinct’?

News - More charges filed in assault case

News - Coast Guard finds two missing Homer boats

News - InBrief

News - Former Hickory officer charged with sex offenses

News - Corrections

News - Public hearing set for proposed hospital bond package

News - City Budget in a Box

Obits - Ruth A. Pollard

Obits - Carolyn ‘Linny’ Pacillo

Obits - Palma E. Goesch

News - College students solve world’s problems one Thursday at a time

Oped - Fireweed Academy committee educates about charter schools

Sports - Lady M’s set to hoop it up

Sports - Kenai wrestlers get past Homer

Sports - Skaters drop two to central peninsula foes

Sports - Skiers get season moving

Sports - SKYVIEW INVITATIONAL

Sports - Kenai 39, Homer 28

Sports - Hecklers, beware, Picker’s feeling testy

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - School Briefs

Unhinged - ‘Nicky the Nice’ tells his side of Christmas story

Dec - 07 - 2006

News - Three slightly injured in Wednesday morning accident

Dec - 08 - 2006

News - Fund-raising for schools, organizations made easier

Dec - 13 - 2006

Arts - Svea Olsen Dancer, musician

Arts - Music produced in wilderness

Arts - Arts in Brief

Holiday - Kids ask Santa for dolls, pirate ships, sleigh rides

Holiday - Holiday Happenings

Holiday - Holiday Festival

Letters - Be aware: bikes on road

Letters - Drivers should stop for pedestrians

Letters - Donation adds up to yummy break

Letters - Children’s program close to heart

Letters - West Homer says thanks for support

Letters - Everyone should have the basics

Letters - Easy tourism impact study proposed

Letters - Students appreciate Christmas tree

Letters - TRAILS plans winter of fun

Letters - For better New Year, impeach Bush

Letters - War involves more than think tank

Letters - Fireweed not paying fair share

Letters - Time is of the essence

News - Volunteers ring in the season, bell in hand

News - Pebble Mine proponent digs for support

News - Council approves ’07 budget

News - Holiday gift idea goes to the ceiling

News - In Brief

News - Three injured in Sterling Highway accident

News - Correction

News - Those incredible kids and their (possible) flying machine

Obits - Courtney Lyn Clark

Obits - Irene Virginia Denker

Obits - Margaret Hodgson

Oped - Editorial - City’s 2007 budget indicates it’s going to be a good year

Oped - Kachemak Kids aims to fill community need

Seawatch - Magnuson-Stevens reauthorized

Sports - Daigle duo continues to impress at Skyview

Sports - Mariner hockey team closes gap with competition

Sports - Girls rough up Dimond

Sports - Mariners run over Bulldogs

Sports - MARINERS 74, BULLDOGS 19

Sports - Skiers battle best at Lynx

Sports - MARINERS 51, LADY LYNX 47

Sports - Pooch pummels Picker

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - School Briefs

Dec - 20 - 2006

Arts - Karol Miller Visual artist

Arts - Exhibit explores ravens

Arts - Potter, musician, photographer win Stranded Art grants

Births - Hayden William Lewis

Business - Porte wins Realtor of the Year award

Business - Radio station revamps its mission statement

Business - Finances, flights smooth out for Era

Cooking - Holiday baking better with friends

News - Budget survey designed to assist district in making tough choices

Holiday - Yesterday’s Christmas

Holiday - Dear Santa ...

Holiday - Christmas stories told by children

Holiday - Holiday baking better with friends

Letters - Spirit of Christmas alive and well

Letters - Donation makes big difference

Letters - New ‘buzz’ should be

Letters - Care served with kindness

Letters - Gift project helps teens

Letters - CAP says thanks

Letters - Nutcracker 18: Amazing

Letters - Fleet faces extinction

Letters - Person of the Year: You

Letters - PETA offers advice

News - Saying ‘no’ to mine could be costly

News - New teen center in works

News - Seniors enrich workplace, say bosses

News - In Brief

News - Dinner invitation open to all

News - Fred Meyer appeal dropped, answers wanted

News - Tug needed to break wind’s hold on Tustumena

News - Five more men indicted in airport hangar burglary

News - Peninsula schools get pat on the back

News - Students learn about, entertain with joyful noise

News - City tells Refuge Room it needs permit to operate

News - Improv opens up possibilities

News - McNeil teams score big in nano world

News - AARP offers tips for long, happy work life

News - Dispatchers keep Homer safe over holidays, any day

Obits - Gary Lee Tyner

Oped - Editorial - Expansion project not just about hospital, it’s about quality of life

Oped - Another option exists for Pebble mine

Seawatch - Fishing family care plan out of Magnuson-Stevens Act, for now

Sports - M’s beat alumni going away

Sports - Juneau trip ends in pair of losses

Sports - Daigle wins West tourny, team eighth

Sports - Mariner hockey team gets home loss from Stars

Sports - Picker peeks at the bright side

Sports - Boys given no grace at Invite

Sports - Skiers compete at Besh Cup

Towncrier - Pet of the Week

Towncrier - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Towncrier - Students

Towncrier - Announcements

Towncrier - Kachemak Bay Campus

Towncrier - Martha Lou and Karl W. Smith

Towncrier - Homer Fire

Towncrier - Homer Police

Towncrier - Troopers

Towncrier - Courts

Dec - 21 - 2006

Holiday - Still looking for that perfect Christmas tree?

News - Troopers arrest former Anchor Point man on child porn charges

Dec - 27 - 2006

Arts - Eat, dance the way into the New Year

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - Peninsula espresso shops featured in benefit calendar

Births - Emmett Thomas Meskis

Births - Gavin Kohler

Births - Gabriella Rae Witzel

Cooking - Set a festive table for New Year’s gala