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August 22, 2018 4:08 pm

We have now entered the limbo days of summer. Yes, children, we understand vacation ended for you on Tuesday when…

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At left, Jillian Tracy, 12, of Palmer, and Caroline Higgins, right, of Philadelphia, do a presentation on orca whales at the end of Marine Mammal Camp on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies in Homer, Alaska. The girls and other camps went to the camp at the Peterson Bay Field Station and then closed with talks on marine mammals. They also articulated a “sea cat,” or lynx, skeleton with bone expert Lee Post. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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August 15, 2018 8:11 pm

What do other Homerites do to entertain friends and family when they come?

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Members of the LowDown Brass Band perform an impromptu session Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018 at the Homer Brewery in Homer, Alaska. The band played at Salmonfest on Saturday, at Alice’s Champagne Palace on Tuesday and at Soldotna Creek Park on Wednesday. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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August 8, 2018 10:35 pm

Here at our offices on the south shore of Beluga Lake, we see a lot of cool stuff happen. Throughout…

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A bee pollinates a Sitka rose bush by the Homer News office on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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By Michael Armstrong • July 25, 2018 6:04 pm

Alas, it appears our small, precious, eagerly awaited window of true, traditional summer has passed. The Betster hopes we’re not,…

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Bird is the word Palmer artist Francois Girard stands by art from his show, “Alaska Wings,” at the First Friday opening on July 6 at the Art Shop Gallery in Homer, Alaska. Girard creates sculptures he calls “Bird Blocks” made from prints adhered to wood and varnished. He also displays some of his original paintings. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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By Megan Pacer • July 18, 2018 5:28 pm

After a late spring and subsequently late summer, the Betster is finally starting to see some happy results, some telltale…

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Killer whales from several pods swim in Kachemak Bay on July 9, 2018 near Seldovia, Alaska. About 40 resident whales were seen in the area. Emma Luck, a University of Alaska Southeast marine biology student saw the whales while working as a naturalist for Rainbow Tours. “I’ve personally never seen so many killer whales in one spot,” Luck said. “It was a sight to behold.” (Photo by Emma Luck)
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By Michael Armstrong • July 11, 2018 6:15 pm

Wherefore art thou, nice weather? Hath Mother Nature forsaken us so easily?

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Kite boarders play in Kachemak Bay while a fog bank covers the south shore last Saturday afternoon, June 30, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. When the afternoon bay breeze kicks in, Homer’s kite boarding community can be seen off the Mariner Park beach. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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By Michael Armstrong • July 4, 2018 2:37 am

If the glint of motorhomes on the Homer Spit or the difficulty making a left turn off of Main Street…

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A golden crowned sparrow hops along through the gravel and grass just off Lake Street on Monday, June 23, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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June 28, 2018 12:10 pm

According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina…

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A golden crowned sparrow hops along through the gravel and grass just off Lake Street on Monday, June 23, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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By Michael Armstrong • June 27, 2018 6:05 pm

According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina…

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Crossing guard A cow moose helps a calf get out of a ditch and cross the Homer Bypass late Friday, June 8, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Motorists should be on the alert for newborn calves and momma moose, even in downtown Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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June 14, 2018 9:13 am

Ya know what? Sometimes even the great beauty held by the Kenai Mountains and Mother Kachemak Bay aren’t enough to…

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A cow moose and newborn twin calves graze in the grass on the side of Diamond Ridge Road near Shelton Drive on Saturday evening, June 2, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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June 7, 2018 2:46 pm

The dog days of summer are here, folks. Do you, like the Betster, find yourself scrambling about the house, frantically…

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Members of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars hold flags on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018, at Hickerson Memorial Cemetery, Homer, for services there. (Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News)
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May 31, 2018 12:14 pm

This past Monday, Homerites young and old took time to remember the veterans who gave their lives for everything we…

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An American Legion flower wreath decorated the Ninilchik Cemetery at a 2106 Memorial Day service to honor those fallen in battle. (Homer News file photo)
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May 29, 2018 2:06 pm

Blame it on a cold spring, a ripping and gnarly break up, or just being too darn busy, but the…

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