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Andrey Moraru balances on one hand during the performance last Friday of Quixotic at the Homer Mariner Theatre.                                     -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
October 24, 2013 1:05 pm

After decades of living in Alaska, the years and seasons blur together. The Betster’s memories might have gotten mixed up,…

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Lauren Winstead, left, an aerialist with Quixotic, teaches Delilah Harris, right, aerial silk techniques on Tuesday in the Homer High School Commons. Quixotic is a Kansas City, Mo., music, dance, circus art and multimedia performance troupe. They perform today and Friday. Both shows are sold out.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
October 17, 2013 11:49 am

You know how people these days get all harsh and rude, particularly on social media and the interwebs? Yeah, well,…

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A row of painted mailboxes brighten up the neighborhood on Hillside Place off West Hill Road.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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October 10, 2013 10:59 am

About this time of year, Homerites fall into outerwear confusion. One day it can be sunny and warm, with just…

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October 3, 2013 12:37 pm

Yet another Alaska reality TV show washes up on the airwaves. Starting Sunday on TLC is “Alaskan Women Looking for…

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Youngsters prepare items to sell during Kids Vending Day at the Homer Farmers’ Market from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
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September 19, 2013 12:27 pm

Skywatchers, if you missed the Harvest Moon Wednesday night, go take a look tonight and you’ll get a glimpse of…

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Kristen Tonga sketches outside Ptarmigan Arts last week for First Friday. Tonga was in town visiting family. For a donation, she offered 10-minute portrait sketches.       -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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September 12, 2013 9:47 am

An alert observer of the natural world e-mailed the Betster with an update on the sandhill crane migration. “Huge Normandy…

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An adult swan leads three young swans, or cygnets, across Beluga Lake last week. Another adult swan was nearby.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
Homer’s Best Bets
September 5, 2013 10:02 am

The other day the Betster and some friends debated whether or not it would rain on a holiday weekend. “It’s…

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Sarah and Hani Demetrious stand outside Skyhorse, their custom motorhome, at the Homer Brewery on Monday. From Key West, Fla., the couple arrived in Homer this week. See their trip blog at adventuresinskyhorse.com.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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August 28, 2013 8:11 pm

Your average American holiday requires some sort of token effort. It’s not just a day off. You have to cook…

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Pig wrangler Robert McGinnis encourages two of the Kenai Peninsula Racing Pigs at the Kenai Peninsula Fair last Friday.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
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August 21, 2013 3:49 pm

You know why it rains in August? That’s so when students go back to school with their new clothes and…

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Visitors walk the grounds last year at the Kenai Peninsula Fair. The annual August tradition opens at 9:30 a.m. Friday and runs through Sunday. The fair closes 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. This year’s theme is “Clammin’ It Up.” Admission is $10 a day for adults, $5 for youth 6-12 and seniors 65 and older or a three-day pass for $25 adults, $10 youth and seniors. Friday is Red Shirt Friday to “remember everyone deployed.” Back this year are the popular pig races. For a fair schedule, go to kenaipeninsulafair.com.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
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August 14, 2013 3:46 pm

If you did a web search on “photos of icky fall colors” on local social media pages, your eyes would…

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Anna Stewart, left, and Sarah Bodary, right, sell flowers last month at the Saturday Homer Farmers’ Market. The Homer Farmers’ Market is 3-6 p.m Wednesdays and 10 a.m-3 p.m. Saturdays on Ocean Drive, with kids activities and music. The market features vegetables, flowers, seafood and other food and crops from local producers. Locally made arts and crafts also are on sale.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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August 7, 2013 6:36 pm

Some want to blame the Betster for this recent stretch of soggy weather. “So seize that sun again and again…

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Greensky Bluegrass performs at Salmonstock 2012. The three-day festival starts Friday at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik.-Photo by Tim Steinberg for Salmonstock
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July 31, 2013 5:37 pm

It might seem like a distant memory, but remember in May when it snowed? Remember how miserable we were, shivering…

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Atz Kilcher drives a truck towing a historic cabin on East End Road on Monday afternoon. The cabin was built by Francis Byer, the builder of the Homestead Restaurant building. Kilcher was moving the cabin to property on West Hill Road where it will be an artist’s studio. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
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July 24, 2013 4:39 pm

What with all this road construction and utility work, the Betster hasn’t had so much fun driving since the summer…

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