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Isla Brown, age 5, sits on Wildheart, the Giving Salmon, sculpture Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the ribbon cutting for the Homer Boat House in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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May 16, 2018 5:50 pm

“Skjdfsdan,” one of our hotshot reporters wrote as a draft lede to Best Bets. No, that’s not the French keyboard…

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Western sandpipers, dunlins and maybe a few least sandpipers feed in Mud Bay on Tuesday, May 7, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. A pulse of about 8,000 sandpipers flew in Tuesday night.
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May 10, 2018 1:29 pm

Homer has really gone to the birds lately. Apologies, but this is the only time of year the Betster gets…

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Two sandhill cranes walk across a yard on Crestwood Circle on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Homer, Alaska. Report sandhill crane sightings to the Kachemak Crane Watch at 235-6262 or reports@cranewatch.org. Date, time, location, behavior, and number of cranes is helpful. Leave a name and number in case the group needs more details. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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May 3, 2018 1:30 pm

Our erstwhile editor escaped to Europe last month. Yes, he brought back chocolate, souvenirs and a copy of the Reykjavik…

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Local resident Theresa Engebretsen’s boxer, Miller, has a peaceful interaction with two moose Sunday, April 22, 2018 at her house in Homer, Alaska. They touched noses six or seven times and then hung out for awhile, Engebretsen said. “I’ve never seen an interaction like this with a dog and moose,” she said. (Photo by Theresa Engebretsen)
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April 26, 2018 11:16 am

Spring has sprung! And with it, all that mud and gunk that spent months in the back of your mind…

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Birds find nooks and crannies in the rock to perk on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay on Saturday, April 14, 2018 on Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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April 19, 2018 10:14 am

“Are we out of the woods yet?” “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” These…

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It’s all about the view A bald eagle sits on a tree branch while another eagle watches their nest on Monday morning, April 2, near the Lake Street and Homer Bypass intersection. Since 2010, a pair of bald eagles has built four nests in the area near Beluga Slough south of the Lake Street and Sterling Highway intersection. This pair returned to the nest earlier in March. The first nest was destroyed when the tree fell down in a winter storm. In 2012 the eagles built a new nest across from the Homer Post Office by the motorhome dump station. In 2014 they built another nest in a new tree closer to the slough. In 2016 they built another nest, but in 2017 moved to the post office location. This nest is the same one built in 2016. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
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April 12, 2018 11:48 am

“Here comes the sun — doo doo doo doo.” Or so we thought. Maybe the rest of Homer was able…

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April 5, 2018 12:34 pm

Earlier this week the Betster drove by a big Bypass parking lot and saw sweepers in action. “Ruh-roh,” yours truly…

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Charlie Edwards of the Optimist holds his trophy after winning this year’s Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 24, 2018 on the Spit in Homer, Alaska. His winning fish weighed 24.6 pounds. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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March 29, 2018 10:29 am

As we Alaskans know, living here brings many benefits: an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, no state sales or income taxes,…

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BOLO A bald eagle watches over the Homer Spit in March 2018 from the tsunami warning tower near Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. “BOLO” is police slang for “be on the lookout.” (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
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March 22, 2018 11:06 am

The Betster saw something rather amusing the other day: a saying, proclaiming that “It’s like winter is really mad and…

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On the first day of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 11, 2018 seagulls fly over the Homer Spit, Alaska. Fresh snow covered the beach to the high tide line. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)
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March 15, 2018 1:10 pm

If you’re reading this online from your Maui vacation cottage, Betsteroids, congratulate yourself on escaping for spring break at the…

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A cow moose munches on some bushes Thursday, March 1, 2018 on Ohlson Mountain Road outside Homer, Alaska. She, another moose and a calf browsed just along the side of the road, where the snow was slightly less deep. With March bringing with it the whiplash of repeated snow falls and thawing, many moose are gravitating toward roads to give themselves an easier time navigating. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
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March 8, 2018 9:58 am

Parents, brace yourselves. If you thought figuring out what to do with your various offspring for an extra few hours…

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High waves blow on Kachemak Bay about 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 as seen from West Hill Road in Homer, Alaska. The storm caused power outages on the lower Kenai Peninsula and high winds caused drifts on area roads, including Ohlson Mountain Road. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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March 1, 2018 10:07 am

Was there ever a friend so fickle as the weather? The Betster thinks not. Just when she lulls us into…

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A young moose browses on a bush by Homer City Hall on Friday morning, Feb. 9, 2018. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
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February 22, 2018 9:47 am

The other night the Betster drew the short straw and had to cover one of those important community meetings instead…

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