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August 13, 2015 11:14 am

Recently the Betster has been having issues with computers — OK, to be exact, the grand wonder of interconnected devices…

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Stilt walkers Kylee Wegner, left, and Phill Stasz, right, lead March Fourth as the Portland, Ore., band parades during Salmonfest on Sunday. Sunshine blessed the three-day music festival at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds, Ninilchik.-Photo by Michael Armstrong. Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
August 6, 2015 10:19 am

On a fine summer evening when the setting sun lights up a cloud-splattered sky in azure blues and brilliant pinks,…

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The tourist season is in full swing at the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
July 30, 2015 10:44 am

Less than 24 hours after the Homer City Council held its longest meeting in recent memory — 4 hours and…

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Homer’s Best Bets
July 23, 2015 12:21 pm

OK, Besteroids, here’s something the Betster bets you didn’t know: This is National Moth Week. In celebration of that event,…

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Visitors to Homer look at an eagle nest near Lake Street and by Beluga Slough.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best bets
July 16, 2015 10:54 am

On an early morning walk this week, the Betster, observant as always, noticed a couple of things: 1. In the…

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Flowers in teapots add some color to the boardwalk by Coal Town Coffee and Tea on the Homer Spit.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
July 9, 2015 10:47 am

Recently while walking the Spit, the Betster noticed an odd phenomenon: Homer cars sure do have a lot of bumper…

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Two savannah sparrows fly around a sign at the Mariner Park Beach on the Homer Spit near the storm berm. Over the past years, the berm has built up, improving habitat for birds.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
July 2, 2015 10:27 am

You know how in all the hip cities neighborhoods have cool names? There’s Soho in New York for “south of…

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Kathy Buys, left, on fiddle, and Lief Sorbye, right, on mandolin, perform with Tempest last Friday at Karen Hornaday Park for the opening of CeltFest and the Highland Games. They played several songs based on Robert Burns poems. For photos and results of the games, see page 12.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
June 25, 2015 10:18 am

Lately it seems like Homer has had some really important people come to visit. Earlier this month King Harald V…

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A bald eagle flies away with a Dolly Varden on a stringer it snatched from a fisherman last week at Land’s End on the Homer Spit. The eagle took three fish, but two fell off, as did the stringer. The bird flew around the Spit for several hours showing off his catch, said photographer Russell Campbell. For more, see “Reelin’ ’Em In” by Nick Varney.-Russell Campbell, Wandering Nomad Photography
Homer’s Best Bets
June 18, 2015 9:38 am

As the latest whining about our heat wave shows, you just can’t please Homerites. Let the temperature fall below 5…

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Cancer survivors start Relay for Life in 2013. The annual fundraiser starts at 6 p.m. Friday with the Survivors Walk at its new location of West Homer Elementary School. Closing ceremonies are at noon Saturday. Proceeds benefit American Cancer Society research and patient support programs.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
June 11, 2015 10:51 am

Next Wednesday the Homer Advisory Planning Commission holds a public hearing on how to connect Waddell Way from Lake Street…

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June 4, 2015 10:44 am

What with graduation, climate change  and the state budget, there’s been a lot of talk about the future. OK, make…

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The P/V Augustine passes by the M/V Statendam as the Alaska Public Safety boat leaves the Homer Harbor on Tuesday. Troopers provided security for King Harald V on his visit to Homer.-Photo by Michael Armstrong; Homer News
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May 27, 2015 5:49 pm

If you’re like the Betster, you might have been putting in some extra hours lately. Hey, it’s summer, and you…

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Jay Calvert left, and Meagan DeBenedetto, right, hold a pipe distributing silver salmon fry into pens at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon last Thursday. About 130,000 fry were put into the pens. Calvert is a doctoral student at the Ulster University in Northern Ireland. He is a Fulbright Scholar and is here Alaska working with Alaska Pacific University biology environmental science professor Bradley Harris of on a seabed mapping project. DeBenedetto is an undergraduate student at APU. They were with a group of 14 APU students working with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game on various projects.
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May 21, 2015 10:29 am

Senators, governors and distinguished congresspeople have visited Homer. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, came here…

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