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Sunset view over Beluga Slough (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
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January 11, 2023 2:30 am

The Betster hopes you enjoyed the first lunar spectacle of 2023, the wolf moon. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, so…

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Christmas at Homer’s Wagon Wheel, Dec. 16, 2022 (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)
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December 29, 2022 2:30 am

The Betster hopes you had a magical Christmas celebration and are looking forward to the coming New Year. If you’re…

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A pair of bald eagles on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, perch on an antenna at the KBBI Public Radio station in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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December 14, 2022 2:30 am

If you’re one of the cool kids who still read comic strips — you know, like graphic novels, but one…

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Winter beach on New Years Day (Christina Whiting)
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December 14, 2022 2:30 am

So long 2022 and hello 2023. Along with the new year comes an opportunity for contemplation, a full moon, ever-increasing…

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Photo by Christopher Kincaid/Courtesy Homer Nutcracker Productions
Dancers perform on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, for the Homer Nutcracker Ballet held at the Mariner Theatre in Homer, Alaska.
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December 8, 2022 1:30 am

Another day has been put to rest in the prolonged stretching of the red sun’s light beneath the horizon. Our…

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Skaters catch the last rays of the sun on Beluga Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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November 30, 2022 2:30 am

In what can seem like an overwhelming sea of black, the amount of radiant and unique color can seem surprising.

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The northern lights shine early on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, as seen from north of Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Callie Steinberg/Homer News)
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November 9, 2022 2:30 am

Here at Chez Betster the Betster always writes about the Betster’s Canine Companion, but does the B.C.C. ever got a…

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Sunday’s 21-foot afternoon tide and 50-mile-an-hour winds closed the Homer Spit Road for several hours so that City plows could remove rocks and debris as the water splashed over boulders and onto the road, with hundreds of community members watching from local beaches. This week, crews are moving soil from the City’s dredge pile to replace lost soil at the boardwalks. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
Collins Construction workers rebuild soil damaged during Sunday’s storm, paid by private businesses on the boardwalk, with material coming from the City dredge pile free of charge, Oct. 11, 2022. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)
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October 21, 2022 2:30 am

Holy howling winds and talk about surf’s up! Did you race to a local beach to take in Sunday’s show?…

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Paul Banks First Grade students hold handmade We Love Homer signs at WKFL Park after a field trip visiting the Police Station, Post Office and WKFL Park, learning about citizenship, community and helpers within the City of Homer. When asked, “Why do you love Homer?”, two of the students responded: “Because it’s such a great place.” (Ella Christman); “Because there’s lots of animals and it’s pretty.” (Coraline Jones-Bear) Photo by Christina Whiting. From left to right: Linnea, Matfey, Bowie, Gus, Vera
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October 7, 2022 2:30 am

Whether a local youth, teen or adult or a visitor to the area, there are so many reasons to love…

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Film fans enjoy reindeer sausages and hot dogs at the gala opening of the Homer Documentary Film Festival last Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at the Homer Theatre. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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September 28, 2022 2:30 am

Spectacle, propped up on a stage and bathing a crowd in story, is powerful. One of the longest running businesses…

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Birch trees have begun to turn yellow in this view of the Maria Road area and across Kachemak Bay as seen on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, from Old East End Road near McNeil Canyon, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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September 21, 2022 2:30 am

Yellow leaves, brown leaves, orange leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves, yellow leaves.

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Burning Basket coordinator Mavis Muller, works on this this year's Burning Basket, Breathe, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, at Mariner Park on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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September 7, 2022 2:30 am

Fire burning off the remnants of a summer eclipsed by the storming rain clouds. Will this burning break through the…

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Fog rolls over Mud Bay on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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August 31, 2022 2:30 am

All right, I’ll admit it: It appears summer is finally coming to an end. The sun has shown her smiling,…

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