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June 12, 2019 5:30 am

Can Homer really be experiencing such a tranquil, drawn-out stretch of true summer? The Betster remembers many a summer season…

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The Azmara Quest is moored at the Deep Water Dock on Friday, May 24, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. The ship was one of two cruise ships to dock in Homer over the Memorial Day weekend, with the Silver Muse visiting on Sunday, May 26. A planned visit by the USS John Finn on Sunday had to be canceled when the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer was diverted for operational reasons. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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June 5, 2019 5:30 am

Summer is truly upon us now, Homerites.

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May 29, 2019 5:30 am

If you ever have built a simple cabin or worked in construction, you probably learned the term “punch list.” That’s…

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A moose browses on the lawn of the Homer News on May 15, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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May 22, 2019 5:30 am

BEST FISHY BET: Seldovia’s Human-Powered Fishing Derby features three days of fishing in Seldovia Bay and the mouth of Kachemak…

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Sandhill cranes feed in Beluga Slough on May 11, 2019, in Homer, Alaska, during the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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May 15, 2019 5:30 am

BEST BEER BET: Come to the next Barley &O.A.T.s (Outdoor Adventure Talks) to listen to Hig of Ground Truth Trekking…

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Flex School student Makayla Prescott holds up a collage she showed at Flex First Friday, an exhibit of art done by Flex students, teachers and staff over the past year. The show included pottery created during an Artist in the School residency by Jeff Szarzi. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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By Michael Armstrong Homer News • May 8, 2019 5:30 am

If you’ve noticed people prowling around town with big long spotting scopes staring out into Mud Bay, no, they are…

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Snow falls on a pink flamingo lawn decoration on Sunday afternoon, April 21, 2019, on Diamond Ridge Road in Homer, Alaska. A spring snowstorm dropped about 6 inches of snow on Homer over the weekend. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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April 24, 2019 5:30 am

“Don’t like Alaska weather?” goes the old joke. “Just wait five minutes.” Yeah, they probably say that in Norway, too,…

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Moose browse at the east end of Beluga Lake about 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, as seen from the airport viewing platform at the end of FAA Road in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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April 17, 2019 5:30 am

The Betster has decided, that, rather than waste these precious sunny hours before the rain and typical spring weather hits…

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Sandy Mazen looks at the Quilt of Valor made for him by Lorraine Murphy, right, of the Kachemak Bay Quilters. Mazen received the quilt on April 4, 2019, at Kachemak Community Center in Kachemak City, Alaska. (Photo provided)
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April 10, 2019 5:30 am

Walk around town this weekend and through Monday, and you’ll hear a strange clickety-clack sound coming from many Homer businesses…

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Daffodils bloom on April 2, 2019, on the south side of the Homer Electric Association building in Homer, Alaska. According to the Alaska Climate Research Center of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, new monthly high temperatures records were set for March in 10 of 19 weather stations, including Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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April 3, 2019 5:30 am

People who take short vacations during spring break may experience temporal dislocation upon their return, especially in March and early…

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March 27, 2019 5:30 am

The Betster doesn’t have all that much to say this week, Homerites. Perhaps it’s all this sunshine affecting the mind.

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A moose takes a drink of water from a marshy area just off Kachemak Drive on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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March 20, 2019 5:30 pm

What was that about April showers? Are they supposed to be here in March?

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Leia the dog stands in a Diamond Ridge driveway covered in 4-foot snow drifts on Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. A blizzard over the weekend kept plow drivers busy. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

On Sunday America holds its annual celebration of Irish culture and history, St. Patrick’s Day. Back in the old sod,…

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