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Fishforcast - 2007 Forecast: cod Rationalization plans still shaping fishery

Fishforcast - NPFMC considers groundfish options

Fishforcast - 2007 Forecast: Crab Allowable catch lower than in ’06

Fishforcast - Crabs, not storks, deliver babies at Seward hatchery

Fishforcast - Fishing voices unite against Pebble mine

Fishforcast - 2007 Forecast: halibut Prices high, retail market strong

Fishforcast - Bill would require more study before fish farms allowed

Mar - 05 - 2007

Announcements - Senior Citizens lunch is open to the public and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Homer Senior Center.

Announcements - The 2007 Seward Sea Kayaking Symposium will be held in Seward May 17-21.

Announcements - ASAA and PAC WEST Spirit Group present the 2007 March Madness State Cheerleading Competition

Announcements - beginner’s level modern dance class

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center presents Spring Break in the Islands, March 20-24.

Announcements - Ferry Schedule M/V Tustemena

Obits - Michael “Harpo” Holzheimer

Obits - Faye Nell P. Forrest

Obits - John Bruce Franklin

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus KBC is holding registration for a new special class in outdoor education to be held March 21-25 over spring break.

Mar - 06 - 2007

Births - Weston Paul Marley

Obits - Victor Nolan Schimp

Obits - Donald James Smith

Mar - 07 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Sam ‘Sam I Am’ Smith Artist, actor

Arts - MegaFloat on council’s shore

Arts - Film premieres in state

Arts - Writers sign this weekend

Arts - Bella Luna continues

Arts - Poet reads at library

Arts - Apply for scholarships

Arts - Art contest launched

Business - Farm program brings fresh produce north

Business - High-speed Internet offered through wireless microwave

Cooking - Recipes cook up memories of time in Italy

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Blessed to be from Homer

Letters - Bell family says thanks to Homer

Letters - There’s no place like Homer

Letters - Thanks for helping Max

Letters - Spectators, racers give boost to fund

Letters - Enough is enough

Letters - Hospital expansion needed

Letters - Invest in the future

Letters - Young skiers say thanks

Letters - War protesters hurt those fighting

Letters - Salsa lessons about more than dance

Letters - Reading really is fun

Letters - Band sings praises to HCOA

Letters - Many help kids make lovely music

Letters - Safety class makes smooth run

Letters - Visitors willing to pay a lot to fish

Letters - Show time: times sure have changed

Letters - War should not be taking place

Letters - Poor reporting hurts community

News - Aging population plays starring role in story of Ninilchik’s past, present

News - Daylight-saving time gets head start Sunday

News - Bay Science Monitoring project targets plankton in Kachemak Bay

News - Charter fleet’s growth remains an issue

News - No good news on district’s finances

News - Homer volunteer on Iditarod trail

News - No clowning around: Circus

News - Cold weather makes Lower 48 attractive to Ninilchik couple

News - Northern Dynasty skeptical of survey methods, results

Oped - Editorial - Peninsula residents can’t afford to be just observers in debate over school funding

Oped - Can we do better than the Healy Coal Plant?

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - What’s shakin’ keeps students busy

Schools - School Briefs

Seawatch - Board of Fish meeting gets under way Friday

Sports - Mariner boys fend off Bears

Sports - Kayak racers raise $14,353 to benefit Max

Sports - Girls fall to Kodiak

Sports - Max’s Race Results

Mar - 08 - 2007

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Mar - 12 - 2007

Announcements - KBC is holding registration for a new special class in outdoor education to be held March 21-25 over spring break

Announcements - Hospice of Homer will hold a 22 Hour Volunteer Visitor & Phone Friend Training March 20 and 27

Announcements - March 15 is the deadline to sign up for the 4-H Junior Market Livestock Program.

Announcements - Homer Community Schools is offering the following classes:

Announcements - The Alaska Campaign for Wise and Safe Investing will hold two workshops on Investor Education and Consumer Protection.

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center presents Spring Break in the Islands, March 20-24.

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital will be holding Expansion Brown Bag Luncheons every Friday in March

Announcements - The South Peninsula Hospital Operating Board of Directors .

Announcements - The second annual Poetry Out Loud High School statewide competition

Announcements - The American Cancer Society is offering applications for the Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program.

Announcements - AARP volunteers will offer free tax preparation and free electronic filing to low and moderate income taxpayers,

Announcements - Popeye Wrestling is open to all ages from 4 years old to adult.

Births - Timothy Neal Todd Hedrick

Schools - KPC Registration is now going on for upcoming classes.

Schools - KBC is holding registration for a new special class in outdoor education to be held March 21-25 over spring break

Mar - 13 - 2007

Announcements - The American Cancer Society is offering applications for the Cancer Survivor College Scholarship Program

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — has the following event schedule:

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital, Inc. is seeking applicants for its Board of Directors.

Announcements - Two $1000 scholarships are offered to Alaska residents who are college or university students planning a career in a communications field by Alaska Professional Communicators,

Announcements - Delta Kappa Gamma, Omicron Chapter: Scholarship

Announcements - Applications are being accepted for Seward’s 2007 Mount Marathon Race

Announcements - The Ninilchik Health & Wellness Club will host three personal trainers from the Bay Club in Homer

Announcements - There will be a beginner’s level modern dance class every Thursday starting March 15.

Announcements - Registration has begun for the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 24.

Announcements - Entries are being accepted in the third annual Fish Alaska Recipe Contest.

Announcements - The 2007 Seward Sea Kayaking Symposium will be held in Seward May 17-21.

Announcements - The Pratt Museum has issued its final call for entries to the “Beauty and the Bug” exhibit.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens offers a trip to Anchorage to “Shop ‘til You Drop” and see “Stomp,”

Announcements - The Homer Chamber of Commerce is accepting vendor applications for the 2007 Shorebird Festival’s Arts & Education Fair.

Announcements - The Kachemak Emergency Service Area Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22

Announcements - Social Security Administration Representative Johe will be at Homer Senior Citizens on Tuesday, March 20.

Announcements - March Madness State Cheerleading Competition

Announcements - NW Services is seeking caring families in the area to host high school students from Mongolia, Japan, Colombia, Belgium, France and other countries

Announcements - The Kenai Rotary Club in association with the All-American Soap Box Derby will hold a Super Stock Division race on May 12 on Spruce Drive in Kenai.

Announcements - Ferry Schedule M/V Tustemena

Announcements - Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday

Announcements - The Alaska Bible Institute will hold their Graduation Banquet

Announcements - Extreme Tubing on Ohlson Mountain Road

Announcements - The Homer Fish & Game Advisory Committee will meet March 13th

Births - Alinna Rose Baker

Obits - Margaret King

Mar - 14 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Spring weather hard to find as season nears

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - HOMER’S BEST BETS

Arts - Three Dudes Snow Sculpture Team Gary Lyon, Gary Keeton and Les Babcock

Arts - Pratt opens back room

Arts - French Gypsy jazz, Anchorage rock play in Homer

Arts - Arts in Brief

Business - Going the extra mile to reach travelers

Business - In Brief HEA meeting on tap

Business - Homeopaths help people heal from inside out

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Courts

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Homer Police

Gttroot - Getting to t he root

Gardening - Alas, invasive species shrubbery must go

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Bears need permanent protection

Letters - Vote ‘yes’ for hospital expansion

Letters - Release big halibut

Letters - Open-door policy needed

Letters - Tax caps partial solution

Letters - Circus roaring success

Letters - Festival full of fun films for all ages

Letters - Performance benefits Haven House

Letters - ‘Stories with Pictures’

Letters - Ski marathon simply spectacular

Letters - Foundation’s support appreciated

Letters - Knowledge, wisdom, peace

Letters - Chapman appreciates support

Letters - We are all the walking wounded

Letters - Facts are facts

Letters - Bella Luna events aren’t over yet

Letters - Mushing’s lessons memorable

Letters - John Franklin taught life lessons

News - Silver Hand may get tighter grip

News - Assembly ups ante on proposed lawsuit

News - Communities help fire victim rebuild his life

News - City moves ahead with new water, sewer plant

News - Halibut bycatch poses dilemma

News - Alaska traveler rescues Chihuahua

News - Legislature considering bill increasing mining taxes

News - Keeper releases annual water monitoring report

News - Trial against hospital, surgeons continues

News - Homer boat sinks

News - Tidepooling gets council’s attention

Oped - Editorial - Thanks to community support, Anchor Point post will get K-9 unit

Oped - Editorial - Mining law changes worthy of discussion

Oped - What Do You Think?

Oped - State, borough need to consider policies aimed at parity in taxation

Oped - President, vice president must face inconvenient truth of war in Iraq

Schools - Science fair grabs interest of students, judges

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Scholarship:

Sports - Girls fall short of state

Sports - Boys ousted from NLC tourney by Warriors, Bears

Sports - Boys stats

Sports - Skiers hit the slopes for marathon races

Sports - Girls Stats

Sports - Popeye Tournament on tap

Sports - Ninilchik retakes throne

Sports - Homer rider eyes international prize

Unhinged - Nothing cool about these freezing temps

Mar - 21 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens offers a trip to Anchorage to “Shop ‘til You Drop” and see “Stomp,”

Announcements - AARP volunteers offer free tax preparation

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital Inc. is seeking applicants for its board of directors.

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital will be holding Expansion Brown Bag Luncheons

Announcements - The South Peninsula Community Service Directory is now being updated

Announcements - The Division of Parks and Outdoors Recreation invites interested parties to apply for vacancies on the Snowmobile Trails Advisory Commission.

Announcements - Homer Electric Association’s annual meeting will be held at Kenai Central High School at 6 p.m. May 3.

Announcements - The Homer Chamber of Commerce is accepting vendor applications for the 2007 Shorebird Festival’s arts and education fair.

Announcements - The 2007 Seward Sea Kayaking Symposium will be held in Seward May 17-21.

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center presents Spring Break in the Islands, through Saturday.

Announcements - The Homer Youth String Orchestra welcomes the Anchorage Youth Symphony

Announcements - Extreme Tubing on Ohlson Mountain Road,

Announcements - The second annual Homer Community Pinewood Derby will be April 14

Announcements - The Kenai Rotary Club in association with the All-American Soap Box Derby

Announcements - The Alaska Bible Institute will hold a graduation banquet at 6 p.m. March 30.

Announcements - Beginner’s level modern dance class is held every Thursday, downstairs at The Studio.

Announcements - All tourist-related businesses are invited to talk about their products at a meeting sponsored by the Homer B&B Association

Announcements - A Legislative District R constituent teleconference previously scheduled for April 5 has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. April 12.

Announcements - Birth 2 Three is holding its second annual Spring Puppet Show on April 14.

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — has the following event schedule:

Announcements - Ferry Schedule M/V Tustemena

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Paul Morton writer, novelist

Arts - Poet, students connect with words

Arts - Arts in Brief

Births - Spencer Dye was born at Providence Hospital in Anchorage

Births - Jake Patrick Hannan was born at South Peninsula Hospital

Births - Faith Marie Cosselman was born at South Peninsula Hospital

Cooking - Upcoming trip to wine country tasty inspiration

Cooking - Entries are being accepted in the third annual Fish Alaska Recipe Contest.

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Copscourts - Cases filed in Civil Court

Copscourts - Small Claims

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Seaton helps mariculture efforts

Letters - Nature must be in balance

Letters - Property tax: Who? How? Why?

Letters - Learning from history

Letters - Vote turns process on its head

Letters - Many encourage young writers

Letters - Teens show generous spirits

Letters - Ethics legislation needed now

Letters - Women on Fire thanks

Letters - Homer reaches out to help Nepal

Letters - Let’s learn to peacefully co-exist

Letters - Story fell short of good journalism

Letters - Donation fosters love of outdoors

Letters - Missing Alaska

Letters - War on corruption more appropriate

News - Concern for bears doesn’t end with hunt

News - Jury delivers divided decision in hospital case

News - Winter king tournament delayed until March 31

News - Diving for knowledge

News - The Homer Volunteer Fire Department was recently honored by National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame

News - Kenai Peninsula will get two new K-9 officersrief

News - In Brief

News - In Brief

News - Nikolaevsk family home partially destroyed by fire

Oped - Homer News online great way to share community with world

Oped - Heart of hospital expansion vote: personal responsibility for well-being of community

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Jamey Smith, a member of the 2009 class at Connecticut College

Schools - Heather J. Stutz has been named to the University of Redlands’ dean’s list

Schools - The Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club has selected two local high school students to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards training.

Schools - The following students at Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College-University of Alaska Anchorage, have been named to the dean’s list

Schools - Rural Alaska Honors Institute is accepting registration for the 2007 season.

Schools - NW Services is seeking area families to host high school students

Schools - Homer Community Schools is offering the following classes:

Schools - KPC Classes starting soon include:

Schools - The Following Scholarships are available:

Seawatch - Early season halibut prices jump higher than $5

Seawatch - In Brief

Sports - Slipper fits for men’s league champs

Sports - Sports in Brief

Sports - Applications are being accepted for Seward’s 2007 Mount Marathon Race,

Sports - Popeye Wrestling is open to all ages from 4 years old to adult.

Mar - 27 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens offers a trip to Anchorage to “Shop ‘til You Drop” and see “Stomp,” April 12 and 13.

Announcements - The American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring Girls State, an objective citizenship-training program

Announcements - AARP volunteers offer free tax preparation and free electronic filing to low and moderate income taxpayers

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital will be holding Expansion Brown Bag Luncheons every Friday in March from noon-1 p.m. in conference room 1. Bring your lunch or buy it there.

Announcements - The South Peninsula Community Service Directory is now being updated for Homer and outlying areas.

Announcements - The Division of Parks and Outdoors Recreation invites interested parties to apply for vacancies on the Snowmobile Trails Advisory Commission

Announcements - The Homer Electric Association’s annual meeting will be held at Kenai Central high School at 6 p.m. May 3.

Announcements - If you are interested in being a volunteer for the 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Announcements - The 2007 Seward Sea Kayaking Symposium will be held in Seward May 17-21.

Announcements - Applications are being accepted for Seward’s 2007 Mount Marathon Race

Announcements - The second annual Homer Community Pinewood Derby will be held April 14.

Announcements - The Kenai Rotary Club in association with the All-American Soap Box Derby

Announcements - If you are interested in being a volunteer for the 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Announcements - NW Services is seeking area families to host high school students

Announcements - All tourist-related businesses are invited to talk about their products at a meeting sponsored by the Homer B&B Association

Announcements - Birth 2 Three is holding its second annual Spring Puppet Show on April 14.

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — has the following event schedule:

Announcements - Cook Inlet Keeper is holding a training class

Announcements - The Homer Chamber of Commerce announces the First Annual Kachemak Bay Sea Festival beginning Memorial weekend, May 25.

Announcements - The 6th Annual Kachemak Kayak Festival will take place May 25-27 and June 1-3

Announcements - Hospice of Homer will relocate to the Homer Professional Building at 940 East End Road beginning April 2.

Announcements - The 18th Annual Homer Youth Fishing Fair will be held on April 7 at the Homer Middle School from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is offering bare root trees and shrubs for sale by pre-order through April 6.

Announcements - The Independent Living Center will hold a fund-raiser at the Down East Saloon on April 7.

Announcements - Rural Alaska Honors Institute is accepting registration for the 2007 season.

Announcements - Ferry Schedule M/V Tustemena

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Campus

Obits - Rita M. McBride

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Mar - 28 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Spring finally arrives in Anchor Point

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies needs volunteers

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Happenings around Homer

Arts - Jazz Band swings for spring

Arts - Arts In Brief

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Gettint to the Root

Gardening - Cold weather taking toll on gardener

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Alaskans urged to vote ‘no’

Letters - Help for family, friends of drug users

Letters - God bless President Bush

Letters - Students learn life-saving skills

Letters - Temptation justifies itself

Letters - Grant helps those in need

Letters - District policy challenged

Letters - Awareness by movement

Letters - Advisory measure needs ‘no’ vote

Letters - Bus driver makes ski commute fun

News - Hospital seeks support for bond proposition

News - Williams proposes rebalancing tax structure

News - Derby a go for Saturday

News - Aging in place trend impacts community

News - Training gives Homer athletes winning edge

News - Are streams, forests recovering from bark beetle?

News - Celebrity waiters keep sky above fair

News - Homer featured on new Travel Channel show

News - What blind people see

News - Carbon emissions causing ocean acidification

News - Wildfire charges dropped against council member

News - Some legislators question constitutionality of Palin’s proposed ‘tax freeze’ for gas

News - Council gives nonprofits a financial boost

Oped - PFDs and taxes: Good time to remember how good Alaskans have it

Oped - Taxes may be certain, but property owners being asked to pay too much

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - Students celebrate Pi Day

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Scholarships available:

Seawatch - Council discusses crab rationalization program

Sports - Resident skis to Master’s win

Sports - Bantams impress at tourney

Sports - Girls ready for soccer season

Mar - 30 - 2007

Announcements - The 6th Annual Kachemak Kayak Festival will take place May 25-27 and June 1-3

Announcements - The American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring Girls State,

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies needs volunteers to clear trails in preparation for school field trips to their Field Station in Peterson Bay

Announcements - The second annual Homer Community Pinewood Derby will be held April 14.

Announcements - The Kenai Rotary Club in association with the All-American Soap Box Derby will hold a Super Stock Division race

Announcements - NW Services is seeking area families to host high school students from Mongolia, Japan, Colombia, Belgium, France and other countries

Announcements - Cook Inlet Keeper is holding a training class for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer water quality monitor.

Announcements - All tourist-related businesses are invited to talk about their products at a meeting sponsored by the Homer B&B Association

Announcements - Birth 2 Three is holding its second annual Spring Puppet Show on April 14. This year’s title is “In Search of Spring.”

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — has the following event schedule:

Announcements - Homer Community Schools is offering the class “Let’s Juggle!”

Announcements - Diane Ditton teaches a Beginning Swing Dance

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - AARP volunteers offer free tax preparation and free electronic filing

Announcements - There is a Beginning Modern Dance class

Announcements - Habitat for Humanity will hold a Spaghetti Dinner on April 13 from 5:30-8 p.m.

Announcements - square and contra dance at 7:30 p.m. April 14 at McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Announcements - The annual Community Clean-Up Day will take place on May 5

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - The South Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. April 12

Announcements - Hospice of Homer has relocated to the Homer Professional Building at 910 East End Road.

Announcements - The South Peninsula Community Service Directory is now being updated for Homer and outlying areas.

Announcements - The Homer Electric Association’s annual meeting will be held at Kenai Central high School at 6 p.m. May 3

Announcements - If you are interested in being a volunteer for the 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is offering bare root trees and shrubs for sale by pre-order through April 6.

Announcements - The Homer Chamber of Commerce announces the First Annual Kachemak Bay Sea Festival

Announcements - Ferry Schedule M/V Tustemena

Births - Summer Maria Smith

Births - Ellah Shea Kaleo’ola Hii Poli DeCosta

Births - Gillian Jeannette McBride

Schools - Homer Community Schools is offering the class “Let’s Juggle!”

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus Classes starting soon include:

Apr - 02 - 2007

Announcements - The Paul Banks Elementary School PTA will hold the 3rd Annual Summer Programs Fair

Announcements - The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra will premiere Adrienne Albert’s new work, “An Alaskan Symphony.”

News - Homer man wins Derby

Apr - 03 - 2007

Outdoors - Excited Yet?

Outdoors - Sans reservations

Outdoors - Invest HERE???

Outdoors - Catch me if you can

Outdoors - Dress coda

Outdoors - Lofty thoughts (Thoughts aloft)

Outdoors - Home Sweet Island

Outdoors - Hazards

Outdoors - Bad Guys?

Outdoors - Bury Place

Outdoors - Don't worry

Outdoors - News, no news

Outdoors - Outhouse ode, Midnight outhouse meander

Outdoors - Island fare

Outdoors - Dining island style.

Outdoors - John Frum from Where?

Outdoors - Freighter finally

Outdoors - Log of A Very Important Passenger

Outdoors - Wild Mom Nature

Outdoors - Shaking shoes

Outdoors - Relearning basics

Outdoors - So what AM I doing here?

Outdoors - Search over (almost)

Apr - 04 - 2007

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Kent Meyers Writer, essayist

Arts - April is the coolest month

Arts - First Friday openings

Arts - Arts in Brief

Cooking - Fresh tastes of spring brighten every meal

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Homer friends could use some help

Letters - Automotive program may be cut

Letters - Because we all need to go ... vote ‘yes’

Letters - The longer we wait, the more we pay

Letters - Hockey jamboree took lots of work

Letters - 87 racers enjoy Sea to Ski Triathlon

Letters - Softball team ready to play ball

Letters - On marriage, individual rights

Letters - Artist, students explore ‘balance’

Letters - Auxiliary shares letter from Iraq

Letters - Schools’ faculty, staff appreciated

Letters - Spaghetti feed helps Haven House

Letters - Genetically modified food is served

Letters - U.S. has often treated soldiers poorly

Letters - Lessons from a child

Letters - What a great place to live

News - New parks, rec funding plan on tap for council

News - NPFMC approves halibut charter moratorium

News - Local angler wins derby

News - Hospital service area voters control fate of expansion project

News - Voters urge lawmakers to pursue amendment

News - BoatU.S. grant goes to Homer Coast Guard Auxiliary

News - Medical clinic may be in Anchor Point’s future

News - Homer crabber breaks free of Bering Sea ice after 18 hours

News - Public invited to celebrate Easter

News - Mariner to travel with team Alaska

News - Controversial plat to get planning hearing

News - Burglary arrest leads to more charges

News - Grand jury indicts Homer man on 87 counts

Oped - Borough would benefit from comprehensive review of tax structure

Oped - Hospital expansion unaffordable; more modest renovation in order

Oped - Discarded consumer electronics creating environmental hazards

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - Design aids chores

Schools - ‘Mathletes’ fight over numbers

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Scholarships available:

Seawatch - Two new faces to take seats on Board of Fisheries

Sports - Athletes enjoy conditions for Sea to Ski race

Sports - Boys soccer team getting creative without field

Sports - Duggan’s Divas take second

Apr - 05 - 2007

Arts - Tricia Brown Writer, editor

Arts - Close up of the 'Quest'

Apr - 05 - 2007

News - Fund-raiser goes through, to the roof

Apr - 10 - 2007

Announcements - Fifteenth Annual Safe Kids Fair

Announcements - The 2nd Annual Electronics Recycling Event

Announcements - Alaska Division of Forestry will offer a Wildland Firefighter Training Course

Announcements - Christian Fine Arts Society is sponsoring a free religious poetry contest

Announcements - TRAILS — Total Recreation and Independent Living Services — announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will host the following events:

Announcements - Homer Community Schools is offering the following classes:

Announcements - The KBBI monthly board meeting

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

Announcements - Complete details of the 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

Announcements - Army National Guard Pvt. Rachael M. Pinnow

Announcements - The Alaska State Council on the Arts will launch an American Masterpieces grant program,

Announcements - The 2007 Alaska State Lectureship: Life Changing Faith

Announcements - Good Time Tango with Coire and Taliesin

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association will hold a fund-raiser on April 21

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Births - Dallas Tymothy Walker

Births - Maykyla Socito Wallace

Obits - Ruth Estelle Lane

Obits - Charles Robert Snyder

Obits - Otho B. “O.B.” Culley

Obits - Glenna Lee Wells

Apr - 11 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer’s Best Bets

Arts - Spotlight on: Tricia Brown Writer, editor

Arts - Arts in Brief

Arts - spotlight jump

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - With just 15 minutes a day, you, too, can garden

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Ferry service: use it or lose it

Letters - Improved hospital needs no debate

Letters - Tax code needs a fix; here it is

Letters - Dr. Eneboe makes wise suggestions

Letters - Many contribute to tourney’s success

Letters - Communities need revenue sharing

Letters - It’s clear what marriage should be

Letters - Event will send message to Congress

Letters - No safe place for migratory birds

Letters - Special request leads to late feeding

Letters - Vote for Hirsch is vote for future

Letters - HEA needs members to be involved

Letters - Auto shop offers gift of confidence

Letters - Project gears up for summer

Letters - ‘Fun-Raiser’ meaningful to all

Letters - Club, foundation team up to help

News - Geography-loving student on her way to Florida

News - Hospital expansion ballots in mail soon

News - Homer man gets new lungs

News - Alice’s Champagne Palace to reopen soon

News - Amnesty speaker talks about Guantanamo visit

News - Measure to cap tax exemption moves forward

News - Local completes solo Iditarod trail ski

News - Prom shines with fashion, intrigue

News - Plane makes safe landing on Spit Road

News - School district hopesfor Legislature’s help

News - April is National Donate Life Month

Obits - Edith Fay Engebretsen

Oped - It won’t cost a dime to give your 2 cents’ worth on new quarter

Oped - You can help change happen

Oped - Hospital expansion needed; more delays will add to cost

Oped - What Do You Think?

Schools - ‘Fair’ summer fun

Schools - School Briefs

Seawatch - Trawlers lose fight on new bycatch regulation

Sports - Track team gets jump on competition

Weddings - Terry Scovell and Dona Johnson

Apr - 16 - 2007

Announcements - Fifteenth Annual Safe Kids Fair on April 28

Announcements - Parent to Parent class

Announcements - The Anchorage Symphony will perform Verdi’s “Requiem”

Announcements - TRAILS announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Summer Youth Jazz Dance Workshops

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Births - Isabella Rose Kaufman-Bacher

Births - Boyd Alan Lehmberg

Births - Hannah Rose Winters

Births - Jasmine Marie Halbur

Obits - Gregory K. Merchant

Apr - 19 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Pete Fromm, writer

Arts - New library celebrates Building certified 'green'; Library Week continues

Arts - Library awarded certificaton by Building Council

Arts - Arts scholarships offered

Arts - Bands hold fund-raiser

Arts - Bunnell Plate Project opens Friday

Arts - KBBI seeks concert musicians

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Letters - Is tax revolt right around corner? Keep auto shop in high school

Letters - Tax structure should be fixed first

Letters - Expansion critical to surgery services

Letters - Modern hospital facility needed

Letters - Bird feeding attracts bears

Letters - Homer Theatre rocks

Letters - Apology not enough

Letters - Max one of the lucky ones

Letters - Mideast focus of program

Letters - Realtors appreciated

Letters - Library celebrates

News - Spring break in Mexico offers time to help others

News - Public radio launches membership drive

News - Voters to weigh in on hospital expansion

News - City seeks ideas for comp plan

News - Eagle feeding law gets first test in town

News - Voices of experience increase drug awareness

News - Tragedy leaves sled dogs up for adoption

News - Second electronics recycling event set for April 28

News - Alaska leads in per-capita federal largesse

News - Mayor introduces FY 2008 budget

News - Court affirms sentence for Homer stalker

News - Kidnapping trial postponed

News - Elephant seal rescued from boat launch

Oped - Invest in community; vote yes to complete hospital expansion

Oped - Cons of SPH Expansion

Oped - Pros of SPH expansion

Oped - Expansion will not decrease bed capacity

Oped - Vote yes: Current rooms not conducive to healing

Oped - Vote no: Different approach needed

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - School board mulls safety

Seawatch - Settnetters' petition denied at Board of Fish meeting

Sports - Boys soccer team closes gap at Grace

Sports - Softball champs set for new year, challenges season

Sports - Team begins season

Sports - Girls drop game at Grace

Unhinged - Smells of spring all around

Apr - 20 - 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest

Announcements - public comment on its changes to proposed regulations of the Alaska Grown certification program.

Obits - Niles Arthur Kaho

Apr - 24 - 2007

Announcements - Air Force Airman Joshua W. Klapak has graduated from basic military training

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Homer Clean-Up Day will take place on May 5

Announcements - A Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Water Event will take place on May 5 citizens

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

Announcements - TRAILS Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 25-June 3

Announcements - Mountaineers Books presents a book launch event for "Steller's Island:

Announcements - The KBC Student Art Showcase is at Ptarmigan Arts

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will host the opening reception for 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival keynote speaker John Acorn

Announcements - Entries in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest are due by 6 p.m. May 7

Announcements - The Senior Wheels USA program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens

Announcements - The Boys and Girls Club of Homer is holding registration

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Air Force Airman Joshua W. Klapak has graduated from basic military training

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Homer Clean-Up Day will take place on May 5

Announcements - A Safe Kids Kenai Peninsula Water Event will take place on May 5 citizens

Announcements - Something to Believe In is offering classes

Announcements - TRAILS Spring Weekly Events Calendar:

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 25-June 3

Announcements - Mountaineers Books presents a book launch event for "Steller's Island:

Announcements - The KBC Student Art Showcase is at Ptarmigan Arts

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will host the opening reception for 2007 Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival keynote speaker John Acorn

Announcements - Entries in the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest are due by 6 p.m. May 7

Announcements - The Senior Wheels USA program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens

Announcements - The Boys and Girls Club of Homer is holding registration

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Births - Beatrix Marie McDonough

Births - Nevaeh Lea Anastasia Forwood

Births - Quinton Mathew Blaine

Births - Joseph Thomas Meneely

Weddings - Ida Martin and Chris Gullett

Apr - 26 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Alaskan Symphony' premieres this weekend

Arts - Chapman Students draw on creativity of artist-in-school

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - Time is right to clean up your garden

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - What is truth about Pebble?

Letters - Homer has no planning authority

Letters - Hospital expansion needed now

Letters - Either way, big changes are needed

Letters - Hospital needs internal changes

Letters - Case for auto shop strong

Letters - Lessons are a big splash

Letters - Kudos to KBC student association

Letters - Business donations appreciated

Letters - Support for kids appreciated

Letters - Another good time for good cause

Letters - Poetry Slam big hit with all

Letters - Tax exemption should be $150,000

Letters - Seniors appreciate grants program

Letters - Collaboration benefits community

Letters - Community shares its heart

Letters - Fishing fair reels kids in

Letters - FDA undermining health care choice

Letters - Proud to support troops, America

Letters - Another view of marriage

Letters - If you hate America, leave

News - Helipad not part of current construction

News - Council eyes new parks, rec funding idea

News - Anti-meth campaign launched

News - Facts about methamphetamine

News - Alaska Press Club honors Homer News with awards

News - Candidates, propositions on HEA ballot

News - Radio's one-day pledge drive 'pretty close' to target

News - Saying 'no' to drugs takes community response

News - Goosetongue abundant in local salt marshes

News - Invasive weeds workshop scheduled for May 17

News - Center fosters friendship, well-being for seniors here and abroad

News - Faulty transformer blamed for power outage

News - Task force thinking globally, locally

News - Bear picked for Alaska quarter

News - Cook Inlet's beluga whales facing threat of extinction

News - New bridge coming for Stariski

News - Rescue saves 13 fishermen before plunge into Kachemak Bay

Obits - Clark Rees Garrison

Oped - University of Alaska should top students' lists for consideration

Oped - Saturday offers opportunity to reduce e-waste stream

Oped - Month of Jubilee showcases creativity of Homer's youth

Schools - School Briefs.

Schools - Scholarship aids high school student's plan to study in Portugal

Schools - University president encourages staying close to home

Seawatch - Alliance: 'Oceans-21' bill creates new bureaucracy

Sports - Boys split games in Valley

Sports - Girls tie Colony, find offense against Palmer

Sports - Middle school tracksters compete

Sports - Tracksters find stride at Skyview

Sports - Mariner sluggers ready for new season

Weddings - Ida Martin and Chris Gullett

May - 03 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point schedules cleanup day for May 12

Announcements - Homer Community Schools is offering Intermediate Silversmithing,

Announcements - Danielle Ringer of Homer will spend the Spring 2007 semester in Australia

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Officer Cory Rupe of the Homer Police Department was recognized at the National Highway Traffic Safety Association and Alaska Highway Safety Office 2007 Alaska Highway Safety Summit

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - TRAILS announces its Spring Weekly Events Calendar: Month

Announcements - The Homer branch of the Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus will meet for a two-hour sing-through of Handel's Messiah

Announcements -

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Announcements -

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Announcements - "Unlocking the Door to Jazz,"

Announcements - Seldovia Village Tribe Health Center is celebrating National Women's Health Month

Announcements -

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Announcements -

Announcements - The Fifth Annual Invasive Weed Workshop

Announcements - M/V Tustemena:

Announcements -

Announcements - KBC's Student Art Showcase continues

Arts - Lesley Thomas, Writer

Arts - An adventure for all ages

Arts - Musicians mix classical, jazz concert

Arts - Dance troupe performs Sunday

Arts - Sunday program is fund-raiser

Arts - Chorus to rehearse 'Messiah'

Arts - Writers invited to read work

Arts - First Friday celebrations highlighted

Births - Donald Hearst Beitzel

Births - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Cooking - California dreaming inspires these delicious dishes

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Thanks to all, tragedy averted

Letters - Legislature needs to step up for UA

Letters - You will need hospital some day

Letters - We can't afford not to finish project

Letters - Hospital expansion good investment

Letters - SPH axuiliary supports expansion

Letters - Summer gains balance winter losses

Letters - Health care being held hostage

Letters - Expansion best serves community

Letters - Students present great concert

Letters - Parent learns from classes

Letters - Rink support appreciated

Letters - Fund-raiser stirs souls

Letters - Concert helps good cause

Letters - Coast Guard saves 13 lives

Letters - Buddy is back

News - Homer student selected as U.N. delegate

News - Kids encourage community to clean up its act

News - Vessel inspections offered free of charge

News - Shine returns to 'Spit'

News - Rescue saves 13 fishermen from sinking

News - Residents weigh in on comprehensive plan update

News - Assembly meeting draws little interest in Seward

News - House OKs Agrium proposal

News - Flames destroy Seldovia Lodge

News - Visiting teacher breathes fresh air into physics

News - Recall announced

News - Technotrash

News - Coffee Contact Reflecting on years at Espresso Express

News - Captain recalls day on the water, sinking

Obits - John William "D.J." Duncan

Oped - Halibut Endeavor's sinking offers plenty of lessons for others

Oped - Support for troops appreciated; all must know freedom not free

Oped - Washington's words still pertinent

Schools - Schools Briefs

Schools - Paul Banks second-grade actors go 'buggy' with play

Seawatch - Test fishery shows promise

Sports - Middle school borough race results for Homer

Sports - Girls blank pair of foes in wins

Sports - Boys win first home game

Sports - Defending champs start softball season on a roll

Sports - Tracksters shine at Palmer relays

Unhinged - Fishing season arrives, but columnist's luck runs dry

May - 07 - 2007

News - Grizzly kills moose in Skyline driveway

May - 08 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - PV2 Kurt K. Miller graduated on April 20, 2007 from Basic Combat Training

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association will hold a membership drive meeting Library in Anchorage

Announcements - Jodi Miller and her crew present Earthwalk 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association will hold a Garage Sale and Tack Swap

Announcements - The Alaska Writers Guild will hold a formation meeting at the Municipal Library in Anchorage

Announcements - Open Water Diver Course during the summer, fall and winter months

Announcements - Popeye Wrestling will hold a potluck banquet

Announcements - TRAILS events:

Announcements - the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens and Education Fair

Announcements - National Bike and Walk to Work WeekLibrary in Anchorage

Announcements - The Salvation Army will hold a sale

Announcements - The Painted Soles Project will be exhibited at various businesses around Homer

Announcements - the Fashion Splash at 6 p.m. May 27 at the Land's End Resort

Announcements - Big Bear Halibut Charters will host the next Chamber of Commerce Mixer

Announcements - South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting

Announcements - discuss potential renewable energy opportunities in Southcentral and rural Alaska

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place May 24-June 3.

Announcements - Homer Public Health holds walk-in clinic

Announcements - "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan. Events:

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - The Pratt will have a booth at the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Arts and Education Fair

Births - Carter Alexander Craddock

Births - Ethan Gregory Drake

Births - McKenna Jane Carlin

Schools - Ruth Sensenig of Homer graduates in the University of Alaska Anchorage's

Schools - Emma Brooks of Homer was named to the Winter 2007 President's List Homer

Schools - Alex Inglima of Homer was named to the Winter 2007 Dean's List

May - 10 - 2007

Anchorpoint - A busy summer season for Anchor Point community

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Artist teaches basket workshop

Arts - Quilters hold show

Arts - Painted Sole Project starts

Arts - McKeown plays for festival

Arts - David Marusek, Writer

Arts - Performers say 'au revoir' Circus duo gives farewell performance on Sunday

Arts - Poetry and music take to the wing

Business - New business opens

Business - Recreational sales tax changes

Business - Mixer begins visitor season

Business - Your business news wanted

Business - Hirsch wins seat on HEA's board

Business - New owners launch business, fishing season at AP beach

Business - Homer woman named to health care planning council

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Now we know why we plant at end of May

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Rescuers changed course of day

Letters - Link between budget cuts, drug use

Letters - Main Street still needs sidewalks

Letters - Democrats offer training on Sunday

Letters - Support for cleanup overwhelming

Letters - Cleanup Day a big success

Letters - Eighth-graders enjoyed fabulous trip

Letters - Racial tensions should be faced

Letters - Recycling e-waste helps watersheds

Letters - Donation shows support for children

Letters - Events raise funds for horse park

Letters - Don't miss 'Miss Potter'

Letters - Support leads to experiential learning

Letters - Pelosi's spirit sparks hope for future

Letters - Medical equipment for loan

Letters - Pantry thanks Curves, others

Letters - Congrats to mathletes

Letters - Fun, fellowship, talent

Letters - Healthy families the goal

Letters - Grant Aviation says thanks

News - Blessing for fishing fleet set for May 19

News - Grizzly kills moose in driveway

News - Peninsula legislators: Scandal a 'travesty'

News - Flocking to the festival

News - Fish derbies running on peninsula

News - Global warming's effects on peninsula highlighted

News - Salmon processing should keep pace with summer catch

News - Record set for Homer cleanup day

News - Refuge supporter urges increased budget

News - Events on tap this weekend for summer Special Olympics

News - Hammering away at stereotypes of mothers on their special day

News - Voters give green light to hospital expansion

Obits - Glenna Lee Wells

Obits - Ronald Howard Berglund

Oped - What Do You Think?

Oped - High gas prices only one reason to park your car

Oped - News out of Juneau should inspire real changes in 'system'

Schools - Healthy snacks get warm welcome

Schools - All's fair

Schools - School Briefs

Seawatch - High halibut prices big surprise

Sports - M's softball team leads conference

Sports - Mariners drop Wasilla in opener

Sports - Girls find stride on soccer pitch

Sports - Soccer blanked at home, away

Sports - Wrestlers compete in Anchorage

Sports - Track team shines at final home meet of season

Weddings - Lacy Cloud and Ty Francis

May - 13 - 2007

News - Dollars don’t make sense

May - 14 - 2007

News - Budget grows, enrollment doesn’t

Writers - First Place Fiction 10-12

Writers - Fiction

Writers - First Place Fiction Open / Adult

Writers - First place nonfiction K-3

Writers - First place nonfiction 4-6

Writers - First place nonfiction 7-9

Writers - First place nonfiction 10-12

Writers - First place nonfiction Adult / Open

Writers - Nonfiction

Writers - Larry Campbell

Writers - Stuart Cohen

Writers - Therése Halscheid

Writers - Kristan Hutchison

Writers - Jackie Benson Pels

Writers - Andromeda Romano-Lax

Writers - Chad Stebbins

Writers - Amber Flora Thomas

Writers - Heather Carreiro

Writers - Holly Rubino

Writers - Josh Rosenberg

Writers - First place poetry 7-9

Writers - Poetry

Writers - First place poetry 10-12

Writers - First place Fiction K-3

Writers - First Place Fiction 7-9

Writers - First place Fiction 4-6

Writers - Judges’ Comments

Writers - Holly Chism

May - 15 - 2007

News - Learning to keep up with supply demands

May - 15 - 2007

Announcements - The Alaska Division of Agriculture is seeking nominees for the Eight Annual Farm Family of the Year award. T

Announcements - Soldotna Equestrian Association will hold the Peninsula Cowboy Round-Up Family Series Rodeo

Announcements - TRAILS events schedule

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Friday is International Museum Day.

Announcements - Square and contra dance at 7:30 May 30

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is seeking ten volunteers

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center will celebrate Rachel Carson's 100th birthday

Announcements - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action will hold their summer fund-raiser

Announcements - Volunteers for the Kachemak Bay Sea Festival are needed

Announcements - The City of Homer is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on the following commissions and committees:

Announcements - Summer Institute to teach teens how to use art and media to help the environment.

Announcements - During Big Read Month, the community will read "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.

Announcements - Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council will hold their quarterly meeting at 9 a.m.

Announcements - The Sixth Annual Kachemak Kayak Festival, part of the Sea Festival, will be May 25-17 and June 1-3

Announcements - The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council has concluded its brand research with North Star Destination Strategies

Announcements - The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council has concluded its brand research with North Star Destination Strategies

Announcements - The 2007 Community Service Directory is now available for purchase at Lazer Print

Announcements - The Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges are looking for volunteers to help this summer

Births - Eucharias Philradley Dietz

Births - Kristina Dawn Stoll

Births - Leto Paulus Rastopsoff

Births - Elle Alexandra Gifford

Births - Cassidy Belle Carroll

News - News postal prices take effect today

Schools - Nicholas Cobb Fuller of Homer graduated from the University of Idaho

Schools - Evgeny L. Olson of Homer graduated from the University of Idaho

Schools - Isaiah (Essaia) White of Homer graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage

Schools - Holly McCune of Homer graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage

Schools - The Homer Chamber of Commerce awarded scholarships

May - 16 - 2007

News - State, federal law limits local share contributions to schools

May - 17 - 2007

News - Not scaled for economy

May - 17 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Gearing up for a good time

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Sue Silverman

Arts - Indy folk singer plays Homer Ferrick takes risks in music, life

Arts - Big Read' brings literature to peninsula

Arts - Firths win fifth Junior Duck Stamp competition

Arts - NOMAR announces shorebird photo winners

Arts - Pier One holds auditions for 'The Odd Couple'

Arts - Writer, videographer receive Rasmuson awards

Arts - State arts council offers fellowship

Arts - Writers contest winners read

Business - Weather hammers start of building season in Homer

Business - Mead makers square off in Homer

Business - Alaska legislators to take new look at oil, gas tax

Business - New postal prices in effect this week

Business - HEA rate increase approved

Business - Mitchell tapped for chamber

Business - Get to Know Homer' on Friday

Business - Chamber mixer set for Friday

Business - Mortgage lenders to be licensed

Cooking - Flavors of fresh produce fuel cook's passion

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Fire can't destroy some things

Letters - Beach shelter falls victim to vandals

Letters - Kids earn bikes in cleanup

Letters - Grant enhances appreciation of bay

Letters - Differences shouldn't mean violence

Letters - Join walk to find cure for cancer

Letters - Conservation policy expert to speak

Letters - Lots of training packed into session

Letters - Republicans comment on scandal

Letters - Scholarship helps fulfill dream

Letters - Outages don't darken pledge drive

Letters - No place like Home ... (r)

Letters - Students learn fire safety

Letters - We must make our future

Letters - You just never know

Letters - Cruise ships hurt Homer

Letters - Fire can't destroy some things

News - Firefighters stomp down West Hill burn-barrel fire

News - Ninilchik student names canine officer

News - Police seek help in solving crimes

News - Troopers looking for murder suspects

News - Phase two approved for hospital

News - Concerns raised over rec tax plan

News - The finer art of chainsaw carving

Oped - Before another tax proposal surfaces, let's agree on some community goals

Oped - New father to son: When all else fails, ask your mother best of which is 'ask your mom'

Oped - Times have changed; drivers need to follow suit

Oped - Results of Online Poll

Oped - Spill drill points to need for more escorts in inlet

Schools - Students bowl through competition

Schools - School Briefs

Schools - Diverse group of students earn degrees from KBC

Seawatch - Herring fishery underway

Sports - Athletes compete in Special Olympics summer games

Sports - Trieweiler blanks SoHi

Sports - Shorthanded Mariners beat Grace

Sports - Girls split with Ketchikan, Grace

Sports - Tracksters shine at Borough Meet

Sports - Tracksters compete at Boroughs

Sports - Homer wrestlers compete at State

Sports - Kenai Peninsula Borough Meet results

May - 18 - 2007

News - State funding inequities leaves district shortchanged

May - 20 - 2007

News - Schools sweat the small stuff, too

May - 22 - 2007

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Sea Festival will take place through June 3

Announcements - Summer Clubhouse at the Homer Boys and Girls Club

Announcements - M/V Tustemena

Announcements - The Homer Foundation is auctioning off a car to raise money

Announcements - Bunnell Street Gallery will hold its annual school-year-end meeting at 3 p.m. June 4

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - TRAILS invites you to join them at the following events this week:

Announcements - Medicare wheel chair eligibilty

Announcements - Ninilchik Traditional Council will hold a public hearing on the childcare program grant application

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust will hold a "Barefooters" party from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 10

Announcements - The city of Kachemak will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Kachemak Community Center to discuss ordinances 07-01 and 07-02.

Births - Ludmilla Hailey Hetrick

Births - Bear Aiden Geibe

Births - Talia Jean Weisser

Obits - Lenard S. "Bud" Reel

Schools - Jared Szajkowski graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology

May - 24 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Holiday kicks summer into gear

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Puppy socialization classes

Announcements - Entertainment

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Sea Festival

Announcements - Meetings

Announcements - Pratt Museum

Announcements - T.R.A.I.L.S.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Arts - Cartoonist releases second collection of humor based on living in Homer

Arts - Jill Wright

Arts - Rearden records adventures of legendary wildlife agent

Arts - Bluegrass camp starts soon

Arts - Go to Art Camp this summer

Arts - African group plays First Friday

Births - Ludmilla Hailey Hetrick

Business - Preserving good day on water makes impression as business

Business - Hospital now offering speech language pathology services

Business - Branding presentation scheduled

Business - Golf courses open for play

Business - CH2M Hill of Denver negotiates to purchase VECO

Business - Home cooking out of the house

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Eating from your own garden makes sense

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Food pantry needs fish, meat

Letters - Thanks for support for hospital

Letters - Scholarship encourages writer

Letters - Field trip offers fun-filled lessons

Letters - Grant to be used for ski equipment

Letters - Close-knit community a blessing

Letters - Gift creates unique experience

Letters - Reflecting on the war in Iraq

Letters - Homer's youth help those in Jamaica

Letters - Friend's lively spirit will be missed

Letters - Hospital appreciates EMS crews

News - Schools prepare for coming year

News - Lower Peninsula projects funded in 2008 Budget

News - Memorial Day events pay tribute

News - City launches pedestrian safety campaign

News - Place names tell story of past on Kachemak Bay

News - Capping senior property tax exemption will go to voters

News - Runners pass fund-raising goal

News - Air National Guard rescues boy from bluff

News - Burn permits limited

News - Wife Swap' seeks Alaskans

News - Gas prices won't deter travelers

News - Barge recovery goes slowly

News - IPHC to hold halibut stock assessment workshop

News - Fire destroys Camerons' cabin; dog yard safe

News - Short sessions' days may be numbered

Obits - Martin "Marty" Patrick Cummings

Obits - Lenard S. "Bud" Reel

Oped - The rest of the story: court judgments will once again be printed

Oped - Be safe, and remember reason for the holiday

Oped - Reminder of war in Iraq arrives in daily e-mail casualty reports

Schools - McNeil teacher named 'Teacher of the Year'

Schools - Former teacher, coach honored

Schools - Bridge builders test toothpicks

Schools - Jared Szajkowski graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology

Schools - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action,

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Seawatch - Trade show to highlight diversity of seafood industry in Alaska

Sports - Girls soccer heading to regions

Sports - Lady M's drop 4

Sports - M's blank Colony, ready for Moose

Sports - Mariners qualify 11 to state meet

Sports - Boys season over

Sports - Motocross madness

Sports - Anglers get a jump on early season kings

May - 27 - 2007

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust presents "Bird Songs and Bird Nests

Announcements - M/V Kennicott

Announcements - South Peninsula Hospital will hold a two-day Safe Sitter class

Announcements - Pratt Museum

Announcements - The Homer Bookstore will hold two book signings on June 16

Announcements - The Salvation Army will hold a 50 percent off color tag sale from 5:30-8 p.m. June 8.

Announcements - The Homer Tennis Association and Homer Community Schools will hold their 2007 Tennis Clinics for ages 10-16 years.

Announcements - Just Peace Homer presents a Non-Violent Communication workshop with Jiva Manske June 15-17

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Homer Community Schools holds an Early Morning Open Weight Room

Announcements - The Alaska Marine Advisory Program will hold a workshop on "Direct Marketing for Fishermen in the Cook Inlet"

Births - Henry William Wedvik

Births - Juanita Zenee Wood

Births - Malachi Canyon Uhlig

Obits - Gregory K. Merchant

Schools - Lynn Bechtol of Homer graduated May 13 from the University of Puget Sound

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Weddings - Bjorn Hansen and Suzanne Thompson

May - 31 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Bearfoot Bluegrass plays Sunday

Arts - First Friday exhibits showcase works of multiple genres by artists of all ages

Arts - Kate Gale

Arts - Faux' trees in France inspire paintings in Timmreck's show

Business - Road, utility construction season light this year

Business - Wasabi's, East End Road K.C.'s Diner, Homer Hash Browns, Anchor Point New eateries offer taste of something distinctive

Business - State labor force sees overall rise in wages

Business - CIRI teams with energy firm for Fire Island wind project

Business - Company announces interest in looking for gold offshore of AP

Cooking - Alaska seafoods work well in dish from Mexico

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Senior care program to sunset

Letters - Those fighting in Iraq deserve better

Letters - Community garden begins 5th year

Letters - Climate poses political challenge

Letters - Student appreciates financial help

Letters - Congrats to KBWBS raffle winners

Letters - Scholarship helps dreams come true

Letters - Help in time of need appreciated

Letters - Donation helps make trip possible

Letters - Compassion eased loved one's passing

Letters - Grants focus on environment

News - City Hall committee accelerates planning

News - Grant money clears way for Anchor Point health clinic

News - Council renews tax debate

News - Grandma's Hope Notes returns

News - HVFD to get fire safety house

News - Libraries' reading programs add mystery to participants' summer

Obits - Douglas Leon Morgan

Oped - Take Time to enjoy Homer in the summer

Oped - Homer's bittersweet summers: so much to do, so little time

Oped - What do you think

Oped - Community shows its love

Oped - Town center plan not gathering dust; work begins

Outdoors - Trail clearing under way

Outdoors - Salmon Halibut Shellfish Anglers, fish on vacation over Memorial Day

Outdoors - Bon voyage

Schools - Third-grade student wins contest

Schools - Southern Kenai Peninsula Graduates

Schools - Graduates step forward into the future

Schools - Classes

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Seawatch - Fishermen consider eliminating 'middle man'

Sports - Girls win regions

Sports - HHS records fall at state

Sports - M's beat Palmer, set for Kodiak

Sports - Softball team bruised at home

Jun - 07 - 2007

Announcements - Friends of the Homer Public Library will hold "Get a Clue About Harry Potter

Announcements - Friends of the Homer Public Library presents "The Wildest Magic in Alaska"

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Air Force Airman Wesley S. Catlin has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Timeless Toys is seeking entertainers

Announcements - Downward Dog Productions presents Ellis Paul and Antje Duvekot

Announcements - The Pratt Museum offers special group Historic Harbor Walking Tours

Announcements - The Rotary Club of Homer Downtown meets every Wednesday

Announcements - Close Up Photography workshop

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - birthday party for Lorraine Haas

Arts - Rachel Coe Artist

Arts - An encore for Alice's

Arts - Groove virtuosos' play Down East

Arts - Ellis Paul, Antje Duvekot perform

Arts - Portland blues musician on stage

Arts - Writers descend on Homer

Business - Happy Valley lodge offers packages to suit all tastes

Business - Kensington decision may affect other mines

Business - Restaurant gets new name, new look

Business - Agriculture grabs attention of administration

Business - Seminar on collection management offered

Business - Exporter awards presented

Business - Notti to lead AIDEA

Business - Forest Oil to sell Alaska assets

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Bleeding hearts take a hit; who knows why

Letters - Halibut resources can be shared

Letters - HCOA plays public, private roles

Letters - Chinook stocking program needed

Letters - Sea Festival has lots of helping hands

Letters - A special thanks for support

Letters - Marathon journey ends successfully

Letters - Words not enough to say 'thanks'

Letters - Scholarship aids in pursuit of dream

Letters - Homer touches, expands hearts

Letters - Writer's column appreciated

Letters - Homer hospitality in Texas

Letters - Grant helps young musicians

Letters - All smiles with scholarships

Letters - Racing help appreciated

Letters - Award helps college finances

News - Orthodox church consecrates first for Homer

News - Fast track may help save funds for City Hall

News - Homer biologist aims to take bite out of shark tales

News - Air National Guard hoists man off bluff

News - Three seal pups rescued in Homer last month

News - Trails Day set for Saturday

News - Assembly lowers property tax rate, adopts budget

News - Homer Spit: Nature's gift from Alaska's icy past

News - Assembly lowers property tax rate, adopts budget

Obits - Carolyn "Linny" Pacillo

Oped - Now's the time to get involved in City Hall, Town plaza planning

Outdoors - Teen lands 240-pound salmon shark in inlet

Outdoors - Weather, fishing improving around Kachemak Bay

Schools -

Seawatch - Copper River reds hot commodity as summer kicks off

Seawatch - Kids learn about cold water safety, survival

Sports - M's ready for state

Sports - Girls look to repeat

Sports - Girls soccer drops pair at state tourny

Unhinged - Let's put rumors to rest: Huge hog truly not Howard's papa

Jun - 11 - 2007

News - Baycrest Hill accident injures four people

Jun - 14 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Dreaming big Mother tells how son found his gifts

Arts - Tim Steinberg Photographer and Painter

Arts - Facing the Elements opens Friday

Arts - Antje Duvekot returns to Homer

Arts - Going going to Greenland

Arts - Ellis Paul brings Homer song to Alice's tonight

Business - Looking for seasonal work? Lots of Homer businesses are looking for you

Business - Smoking about to get more expensive

Business - Timeless Toys plans Gypsy Fair

Business - Sport fishing's impact studied

Cooking - Make the most of fresh seafood when you cook

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot -

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - National parks need support

Letters - Big sponsors improve quality of life

Letters - Cab drivers take care of community

Letters - Volunteers kick off demo project

Letters - Thanks, Fashion Splash team, artists

Letters - Awesome teachers, amazing field trip

Letters - Traffic laws need to be obeyed

Letters - Student appreciates scholarship

Letters - Thank you, trails day volunteers

News - Baycrest Hill accident injures four people

News - Black bear watches over campground

News - City Council approves tax break

News - Amy Tan examines ghosts of her imagination

News - Writers' conference creates community

News - Volunteers celebrate 37 years

News - Weekend workshops focus on building peace

News - Anchor Point wildfire contained

News - Meaning of America is theme for Homer's 4th of July parade

News - Auxiliary gets clean-water grant

News - Clarification

News - Homer murder trial gets national spotlight

News - Fourpeaked Volcano status dropped to code green

News - United Way exceeds goal with donations topping $820,000

Oped - Multiple special sessions poor use of public's resources

Oped - Visit with grandchildren proves life's lessons come in all shapes

Oped - Brainstorming goes hand-in-hand with research

Outdoors - K-Bay trails opening up

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Outdoors - Summer is short, get out and fish

Schools - Borough not ready to abandon school funding suit

Schools - Education task force meetings held today, Friday in Anchorage

Seawatch - Effort urges fishermen to comply with safety regs

Sports - Girls finish 1 out from championship

Sports - Golfers to remember Swede

Sports - M's ousted at state tourney

Jun - 15 - 2007

Announcements - Across the Bay Tent and Breakfast Adventure Company will hold two workshops:

Announcements - A representative from the Social Security Administration will be at Homer Senior Citizens

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies announces its summer schedule at the Wynn Nature Center.

Announcements - In honor of Child Vision Awareness Month, Birth 2 Three will hold free vision screenings for children ages 6 months-5 years

Announcements - Pacific Intercultural Exchange is seeking host families for foreign high school students for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Announcements - United Cook Inlet Drift Association will hold its annual membership meeting,

Announcements - The Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival will take place from June 22-23.

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Campus

Announcements - There will be a 70th birthday party for Lorraine Haas at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Studio. I

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Announcements - Quilting on the Kenai will hold a Quilt Extravaganza Viewer's Choice Quilt Show

Births - Nickolas Gerald Larson

Schools - Jenny Merritt of Fritz Creek has been awarded a Rising Scholar Scholarship from the University of North Dakota

Schools - Julie Moore of Homer was inducted at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. into Kappa Delta Pi,

Schools - Conrad Winslow, son of Eric and Kim Winslow, formerly of Homer, has graduated Magna Cum Laude

Jun - 18 - 2007

Announcements - Tai Chi class for seniors ages 50 years and older

Announcements - Tai Chi class for seniors ages 50 years and older

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center Summer Schedule

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center Summer Schedule

Announcements - Local author Nancy Lord will discuss research for her book, "Beluga Days

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - Hot Tuna at 7 p.m. July 6 at the Kenai State Fairgrounds in Ninilchik

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Births - Nickolas Gerald Larson

Births - Gracie Brooks Miotke

Births - Jeremiah Dean Hostetler-Alvord

Births - McKenna Grace Black

Obits - Jorge P. Bravo

Schools - Steven P. Stead of Homer graduated June 17 from Oregon State University

Schools - Steven P. Stead of Homer graduated June 17 from Oregon State University

Schools - Julie Marie Moore of Homer graduated May 27 from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore.

Schools - The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the Kachemak Bay Campus

Weddings - Caroline Long and Lars Peterson

Jun - 19 - 2007

News - Yukon Island plane crash injures four

Jun - 20 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Welcome visitors and four-legged neighbors; support local efforts

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Flat Mountain Girls play Sunday

Arts - Farmer Jason' plays at Ring of Fire

Arts - Burning Basket goes to Seldovia

Arts - Baker offers new art camp

Arts - Register for mystery convention

Arts - Tommy Dobbs Photographer

Arts - Best little festival in Alaska

Business - Passion for coffee fuels start of new business

Business - Homer offers show-and-tell program to BP new hires

Business - Unique trade show unites those in food supply chain

Business - Homer Hounds plans party

Business - Hospital job openings go online

Business - Homer chamber plans parade

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

Gardening - Collie needs sheep, cats eat too many chickadees, and beautiful music helps heal Gardener's heart

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Many make conference successful

Letters - Kachemak Kids center launches

Letters - Opinions on health care sought

Letters - Student grateful for scholarships

Letters - Coach Kuhns scores big for Homer

Letters - Scholarship sets up darkroom

Letters - Protection needed from credit offers

Letters - Pop Warner thanks community

Letters - Jury has no reason to be ashamed

Letters - They're still in business ...

News - 15-acre Sayer Road blaze all but out

News - Judge reverses city council plat approval

News - Project GRAD institute opens door to scholarships

News - Special Olympians bring home gold medals, more

News - ACT proposes making borough attorney's job elected position

News - Borough clerk rejects term limit petitions, for now

News - Yukon Island plane crash injures four

News - Searching for a new city hall site

News - Caribou Hills Fire grows

News - What a view

News - Spit campgrounds keep city personnel busy

News - Producers get season started

News - EPA sued over inlet discharge permit

News - Emergency beacon launches Coast Guard search

News - House-warming party for Kachemak Kids set for Friday

Obits - Beverly Ann Englishbee

Oped - Freedom from nasty habit, after quitting for 16th time

Oped - Wildfires may be inevitable; humans can reduce the risks

Oped - Alaska's Weed Awareness Week shows importance of 'an ounce of prevention'

Outdoors - Fishing heats up with summer season

Seawatch - Deadliest Catch' stars hope to use their fame to promote, benefit Alaska's fishing industry

Seawatch - Crab fishermen baffled by stardom

Sports - Friends, co-workers prepare for fights Ultimate challenge

Sports - Runners prepare for '07 Spit Run

Sports - Equestrian clinic on tap

Sports - Homer Softball Association

Sports - Swede Success

Jun - 22 - 2007

News - Caribou Lake Fire keeps firefighters, public alert

News - DEC updates air quality advisory

News - Web links for more Caribou Hills fire information

News - Fire update gives reasons for hope, reasons for concern

Jun - 23 - 2007

News - Caribou Lake Fire given top priority

News - Homer News Spit Run

Jun - 24 - 2007

News - Weather gives firefighters a brief reprieve

News - Southern peninsula residents keep close eye on Caribou Hills Fire

Jun - 25 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Department of Motor Vehicles will be operating with one clerk from July 1-15.

Announcements - Army Pvt. Thomas H Boden has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Announcements - Eric J. Van Oss of Homer graduated June 3, 2007, from Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests and is served 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Announcements - The Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic will hold an annual meeting at 11 a.m. July 15 at the clinic.

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - UAA's Kachemak Bay Campus is now holding registration for degree-seeking students

Births - Rocco Townsend Flora

Births - Samuel Houston Russell

Births - Graham Hess

Births - Kaiden Ryan Bogie

Births - Josiah Stephen Napier

News - Homer Police Chief cabin's spared

News - Being prepared key to surviving fire

Jun - 26 - 2007

News - Caribou Hills evacuees return home

Jun - 28 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Thanks, fire workers

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Dave Hendrickson

Arts - Youth Theatre shows off talents 'Never Say Never' opens Friday

Arts - Writer speaks about belugas

Arts - Tickets on sale for July concerts

Arts - Homer groups get state grants

Business - Art brings home $2.6 million, report says

Business - Arts, culture more than pretty picture for Anchorage

Cooking - Steaks and sauce spice up summer

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting To the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Picketers prove point

Letters - Calling parents of eighth-graders

Letters - Grandmother encourages others

Letters - Road to recovery

Letters - Speak up

Letters - Homer's dog lovers say thanks

Letters - Prologue and judgment

Letters - More protesters needed

Letters - Technologies available

Letters - Racers say 'thank you'

Letters - Keep Alaska kids in Alaska

Letters - Life should be hopeful

Letters - Words of appreciation

Letters - Planting support

Letters - Learning center registration soon

Letters - Long-distance lessons

Letters - Ski club acknowledgement

News - Victims begin recovery from plane crash

News - Taxpayers get first taste of hospital cost

News - Going home at last

News - Council mulls funding for parks, parking lots

News - Local cowgirls, cowboys dust off saddles for local, national rodeos

News - Grandmother protests moving boy out of state

News - Resort work resumes

News - Three indicted for burglary

News - Greenpeace in town

News - Expansion nearly finished Phase 1 of the South Peninsula Hospital expansion is 90-percent complete, the hospital announced last week. Started in May 2006, the 22,000-square-foot project includes a new emergency room and entrance, radiology department and admitting area. New boilers have been installed and already providing more efficient, energy-saving hot water and heat. Curbs and gutters are in with paving expected soon. Interior work also is being done, said Carl Brinkerhoff, project superintendent for Cornerstone Construction. A grand opening is tentatively scheduled for September.

News - Clarification

Oped - Fourth of July a day for right remembering

Oped - Giving back to, getting back from the land

Oped - Personal preferences survive test of mainstream popularity

Outdoors - Joy' wins regatta again

Outdoors - Derby gets new leader

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Seawatch - NSF to fund buoy monitor

Sports - Runners flock to Spit for run

Jul - 05 - 2007

Arts - Mary Bee Kaufman Artist

Arts - Rock legends play Ninilchik

Arts - Street Fair cancelled

Arts - Larry Keel and Natural Bridge cancelled

Arts - Salem plays Down East Friday and Saturday

Arts - Funkee Homosapien comes to Wasabi's

Arts - Space left in dance camp

Arts - Art Shop Gallery

Gardening - As some plants leave, others take shape

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Tax news is good news

Letters - Travel plans

Letters - Weighing the evidence

Letters - Act now

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Rock on

Letters - Music, music, music

Letters - Faith, love, grace

News - Homer mom, daughter stop bear mauling

News - Homer featured in travel mag

News - Caribou Hills firefighting effort ramps down

News - Make fire prevention a holiday priority

News - Boating tips to increase safety over busy holiday holiday

News - Gov. vetoes some Homer area projects

News - City Council fails to approve new planning commissioners

News - Monster fish takes derby lead

News - Greenpeace visits Homer

News - Cabin builder faces charges for fire

News - Beach Committee to consider ATV ban on area beaches

News - Vandals hit mailboxes on rural routes

News - State posts winter ferry schedule

Oped - Budget cuts reflect governor's intent; safety urged for 4th

Oped - Community's response to emergency applauded

Oped - Good old days make for good old story swapping

Outdoors - Red runners

Outdoors - Trail conditions improving in Kachemak Bay State Park

Outdoors - Big halibut, salmon waiting to be caught

Outdoors - Kasilof dipnetting off to slow start

Sports - Ninilchik Rodeo draws full house

Sports - Golf tournament on tap

Jul - 09 - 2007

Announcements - Homer Department of Motor Vehicles will be operating with one clerk through July 15.

Announcements - Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center

Announcements - Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies

Announcements - belly dancing classes

Announcements - Painting on Silk workshop

Announcements - Puppy socialization classes

Announcements - The Pratt Museum will hold "Bug Me Week"

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens

Announcements - Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic annual meeting

Announcements - Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board

Announcements - Rotary Club of Homer Downtown meets every Wednesday

Announcements - Caribou Lake Dash, an 11-mile mountain bike race

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - Islands and Ocean Visitor Center will host a poster exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of "the Survey of the Coast,"

Births - Lydia Esther Coe

Births - Ezra Lucas Henderson

Business - Research reserve gets funding

Business - Certification alternatives funded

Business - Nurses training supported

Business - Brats, beverages partner on Lakeshore Drive

Business - A glass act takes to the light

Copscourts - Homer Fire

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Court records show the following actions taken in Homer District Court through July 2:

Copscourts - Cases filed in Criminal Court

Copscourts - Cases filed in Civil Court

Copscourts - Small Claims

Letters - Tax news is good news

Letters - Travel plans

Letters - Weighing the evidence

Letters - Act now

Letters - Support appreciated

Letters - Rock on

Letters - Music, music, music

Letters - Faith, love, grace

Obits - John Milton Collins

Obits - Leslie I. "Les" Crane

Obits - Joakim Adam Cook

Obits - Tina Louise Bunch-Thayer

Oped - Budget cuts reflect governor's intent; safety urged for 4th

Oped - Good old days make for good old story swapping

Oped - Community's response to emergency applauded

Schools - Kachemak Bay Campus

Schools - Jennifer Finley Brewer

Schools - Adam R. Crum

Schools - Danielle Duggar

Schools - Andrew J. Faulker

Schools - Lauren Leib Migdal

Weddings - Erika Hendrickson and Darin Conner

Jul - 12 - 2007

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Arts - Hippie hip-hop' featured Saturday at Wasabi's

Arts - Anchor Point author's novels on the 'light and fruity' side

Arts - Rowan Mulvey Artist

Arts - Artist discusses work at Fireweed

Arts - Birdsall visits Art Shop Gallery

Arts - JazzFest starts next weekend

Arts - NYC designer looking for photos

Births - Taylor Grace Fraley

Business - HEA schedules work for south side of bay

Business - Longtime Alaska fishermen picked to serve on NPFMC

Cooking - It doesn't get better than this: eating your catch

Cooking - CAJUN-STYLE ALASKA SALMON

Cooking - FIRECRACKER GRILLED SALMON WITH SESAME STIR FRY VEGETABLE LINGUINE

Cooking - It doesn't get better than this: eating your catch

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Alaskans should support Mat Maid

Letters - Dogs that bite shouldn't be in public

Letters - 4th of July community style

Letters - Let's change Homer to Hammond

Letters - It's time to use fund earnings

Letters - Hospice says thanks to United Way

Letters - Friendship Center appreciates help

Letters - Yes, you can make a difference

Letters - Maybe council will fly coach

Letters - Support means more SO sports

News - Germano resigns from assembly

News - Borough denies Country Club Estates plat

News - Firefighters, equipment released

News - Rats in Homer?

News - Runners conquer Marathon

News - Funds provide new bear-resistant cans

News - Kenai River Classic draws 200 dignitaries, raises $1 million

News - Public input invited

News - Scouts to sharpen camping skills

Obits - Michael Stanley "Oz" Osborne

Oped - Aggressive action needed to stop all invasive species

Oped - 4th of July births thoughts on First Amendment rights

Outdoors - Near-town hike offers taste of wilderness

Outdoors - Six race for Independence

Outdoors - Near-monster wins July 4th halibut derby

Outdoors - Take a hike

Outdoors - Ski club gets grant for Lookout

Weddings - Ed and Olive Scovell

Jul - 13 - 2007

News - Charter vessel sinks near Homer

Jul - 16 - 2007

Announcements - Arctic explorer Eric Larsen will give a free presentation with stories,

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Announcements - Pratt Museum's newest exhibit,

Announcements - Molly Tuter Gym Rat Girls' Basketball Clinic

Announcements - The Bunnell Street Gallery is organizing a tour of Anchorage artists' studios

Announcements - Tent and Breakfast Adventure Company will hold a workshop on Adventure Travel Writing

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust will hold a Neptune Bay Exploration

Announcements - The Finance Committee for the Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board will meet

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch

Announcements - Homer High School's Drama, Debate and Forensics team will hold a two-day training workshop

Announcements - The Homer Garden Club presents "The Perennial Diva,"

Announcements - The South Peninsula Haven House regularly scheduled August board meeting has been changed

Announcements - Homer Community Schools will hold a Latin Dance Therapy class

Announcements - The Homer Community Schools "Hoop it Up" basketball camp

Announcements - The Homer Garden Club will hold "Summer Garden Tours" from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

News - Center turns 25; Toby Tyler turns 80

Schools - Holly Aderhold and Chelsea Pyhala - Dean's List

Schools - Jake Bell of Homer graduated May 13, 2007, from Pomona College

Schools - Heather Strutz of Homer graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts degree

Schools - Charles Trowbridge of Homer was named to the Dean's List

Jul - 17 - 2007

Announcements - Alice Wright, co-author with LaVon Bridges of the childrens' book "Alaska Animals, We Love You," will perform songs and poems from the book

Announcements - Kachemak Heritage Land Trust invites the public to the Elk's Lodge

Announcements - There will be a Women's Fly Fishing Class

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

News - Fire strikes North Wind

Schools - Chelsey Nieman was awarded a $500 Caring for the Kenai scholarship

Schools - Samuel John Bushell graduated May 11, 2007,

Jul - 18 - 2007

Announcements - Pet of the Week

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - JulieAnn Smith Musician

Arts - Jazz comes to Homer

Arts - Sidecar's specialty: truth in comedy

Business - Northern Dynasty working to mine partners

Business - Hospital recognized by FDA, prepares for Web expansion

Business - Homer News editor wins award

Business - Photo contest deadline Aug. 31

Business - Shellfish co-op building takes root

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gardening - Why would anyone stop gardening?

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Council members should be held to highest ethical standards

Letters - Homer should protect beaches, kids

Letters - Let's go from Hommer to Hammond

Letters - U.S. should nix Law of the Sea Treaty

Letters - Just say no to nuclear power plants

Letters - Enjoy golf, lunch help the hungry

Letters - Farmers' Market says thanks

Letters - Humankind still must evolve

Letters - Special thanks to Homer Foundation

Letters - Softball club enjoys time in Canada

News - Assembly to look at SPH board's role

News - Smoldering cigarette sets store on fire

News - Citizen files ethics complaint against Shadle

News - Light the candles

News - Homer charter boat goes down

News - Alaska rodeo queen competes nationally

News - Episcopal church takes shape in Homer

Oped - Murphy's Law shows itself at Homer News

Oped - Science fiction proves to be true compass to navigate life

Oped - Proposal to limit powers of hospital service area board not what's needed

Oped - Some thoughts on ATVs vs. beaches

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

Outdoors - Timing is everything, when it comes to fishing

Seawatch - Coast Guard wants info on weather broadcasts

Sports - Girls compete in Canada

Sports - Major Girls win good sports award

Jul - 19 - 2007

News - Commercial fleet posts banner day

Jul - 20 - 2007

News - Mayor expresses concerns, plans for hospital

Jul - 23 - 2007

Announcements - the 13th Annual Breast Cancer Run

Announcements - two workshops: Adventure Travel Writing with Alaska author Bill Sherwonit

Announcements - Ferry Schedule

Announcements - $500 scholarship for a disabled American veteran or a spouse or child of a disabled American veteran.

Announcements - Homer Senior Citizens lunch is open to seniors and their guests

Announcements - There will be a Kachemak Bay Campus Art Faculty Art Show

Announcements - There will be a Youth Volleyball Clinic for grades 1-3

Announcements - The state-approved AARP Safe Driving Program will be held from 5-9 p.m. Aug. 1-2

Announcements - Memorial service for Bud Reel

Births - Iris Sage O'Laire

Births - A boy was born

News - Fat Cat found adrift in Shelikof Strait

News - Homer supports listing Cook Inlet belugas as endangered

Obits - Billy Ellis

Schools - Whitney Lee Phillips Cushing of Homer was named to the Dean's List

Jul - 25 - 2007

Anchorpoint - Anchor Point in full bloom

Announcements - Homer's Best Bets

Arts - Gallery offers glimpse into minds of artists

Arts - Lynn Marie Naden Artist

Arts - Dancing to different drummers

Arts - KPO dishes up classical music feast for 2 weeks

Arts - Basket workshops this weekend

Arts - Children's book comes alive

Business - Official: Alaskans benefit from oil economy

Business - Pebble drills 24/7 as debate continues

Business - Dye leaving First National for Land's End

Business - Palin signs bills of interest to business

Cooking - Italian salads inspire dishes with Alaska flair

Copscourts - Homer Police

Copscourts - Troopers

Copscourts - Courts

Gttroot - Getting to the Root

History - 10 years ago in the Homer News

History - 20 years ago in the Homer News

History - 30 years ago in the Homer News

Letters - Assembly should delay vote

Letters - Mayor's beach proposal has merit

Letters - Homer did Harry proud

Letters - Order your brick now

Letters - It's a brave new world

Letters - Library has liberal agenda

Letters - Instead of criticizing, do something

Letters - Residents need to remember actions

News - Court gags OCS protesters, woman says

News - Plan would cut SAB out of contract negtiations

News - Bagging marine debris

News - Council eyes new beach rule for motorized vehicles

News - Changes in board powers not new

News - Planning gets commissioners

News - Ranger plants roots in state park for self, others

News - Homer supports listing inlet belugas as endangered

News - Charter boat found

News - Developer appeals plat denial

News - Hunters plead no contest to game violations in moose refuge

News - ABC news show to air piece on Homer Aug. 8

News - Living with nature a mixed blessing

News - Men charged with poaching

News - Maritime history to fill museum

News - Sea otter study aims to monitor animals' health, foraging patterns

News - Wildfire starter gets hotshot lawyer

Oped - Walking offers perspectives you can't get while driving

Oped - Wrong prescription offered to ensure healthy hospital

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

Outdoors - August brings new opportunity

Outdoors - Yurt camping: a room with a view

Sports - Homer Softball Association League standings Updated July 22

Jul - 26 - 2007

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