Announcements
BIRTHS Councilmember Doug and Sandy Stark: Elysha Shadle delivered a fine healthy boy last night in Utah, name is Matthew Shadle Junior. This baby took his own sweet time getting here. Mom is doing fine. CITY OF HOMER Basic Homer beach rules – Driftwood in storm berms must not be remnoved. Do not drive on [...]
Art Briefs
Listen to Homer’s newest authors Homer’s aspiring authors will read from their latest works at 7 p.m. today at the Homer Council on the Arts. During the program, seven new works will be added to the Homer Public Library’s Top Drawer collection and one work will be recognized with a Top Shelf award. Find out [...]
Youth Briefs
Pinewood derby to benefit scouts Homer Friends of Scouting is holding a Community Pinewood Derby Race on Saturday, April 15 at the West Homer Elementary Gymnasium beginning at 10 a.m. The fundraiser for Friends of Scouting is a great opportunity to have fun while supporting young boys of Homer. By contributing as little as $100 [...]
Letters to Editor
Conference well attended We are greatly appreciative of the community support and participation in the fourth Kachemak Bay Science Conference on March 24-26. The conference was well-attended with 125 registered participants, including 13 area science teachers and community members from Homer, Seldovia, Nanwalek, Anchor Point, Kasilof, Ninilchik, Soldotna, and Kenai. Seventy people participated in the [...]
Public should have been included in Kachemak City proposal
If there is one thing this community has learned from recent years, it is that how you approach an issue is everything. Some, it would seem, have yet to fully grasp that concept. For years, the idea of Kachemak City merging with Homer has been bantered around in conversation. Its location on the edge of [...]
FYI : News Briefs
About time for spring cleaning The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge announces their annual Spring Cleanup/Greenup, and in celebration of Earth Day, the refuge has dedicated the week of April 17 to 21 to work with volunteers, service organizations and students to prepare for another busy summer. Interested volunteers should visit the refuge headquarters in Soldotna [...]
Festival focuses on fledgling filmgoers
by Sean Pearson Competing with a clever and colorful clownfish and light-years of entertainment from a spaceman named Buzz isn’t always easy when you’re vying for the interest of attention-challenged, young filmgoers. Nevertheless, Claudia Haines and the Friends of the Homer Public Library are banking on interesting stories and characters, talented filmmakers, and even a [...]
Community schools may be my last hope to get in better shape
by Sean Pearson I finally got around to making a list to make a plan about how I was going to actually organize a program to start on my New Year’s resolution of getting in shape. Yes, I am talking about 2006, and yes, I know it’s April. What, did you actually think you could [...]
Crab farms experiment with growth
by Laine Welch People are already growing crops of king crab in several countries around the world. But tracking how well the home-grown crabs might survive in the wild remains one of the biggest mysteries. That was just one of the fascinating findings shared by the world’s foremost crab scientists future at a first of [...]
City adds Town Center to comprehensive plan
By Layton Ehmke, Homer Tribune Work continues on the town center as the Homer City Council added the plan to the city’s comprehensive plan — a step toward planning for the town’s future in the big picture, proponents say. In some eyes, the city has become the “third leg” in an informal agreement where it [...]
