Opening a small business?
Matt North • Don’t Give Up Financial SecurityLast year, more than 670,000 businesses opened their doors, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people set up their own shops every single year. If you’re considering joining these ranks, you’ve got a lot to be excited about, and you may [...]
Sports calendar
Thursday• Special Olympics bowling; School-age athletes, 2 p.m.; Adult athletes, 3 p.m.• Lady Mariner C-Team Volleyball at Ninilchik, noon• Lady Mariner JV Volleyball at Ninilchik, 1 p.m. Friday• Special Olympics bowling; School-age athletes, 2 p.m.; Adult athletes, 3 p.m.• Homer Swimming at Regions, Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center, 10 a.m.• Lady Mariner JV Volleyball vs. Seldovia [...]
Go, fight, win!
Sean Pearson Some of you may remember when I shared the experience of stepping onto the floor of my first cheerleading competition last year. (No, not as a pom-ponned participant, just as a spectator — the fact that you even had to ask scares me.)Anyway, I just returned from my second-annual Pop Warner Cheerleading Competition, [...]
Sports briefs
Mariner basketball clinic slated for FridayMariner Head Basketball Coach Mark Casseri will hold a basketball clinic on Friday at Alice Witte Gymnasium at Homer High School. The morning session runs from 9 to 11 a.m. and is for high-school-age boys and girls. The afternoon session, for all other age levels, runs from 1 to 3 [...]
Grapplers get a grip on new season
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune After finishing last season as Alaska State Champion in the 125-pound class, and third and fourth at state the two previous years, a second-place finish at state for senior Simeon Daigle would tie his wrestling career at Homer High School up in a nice and orderly package. Luckily, the Mariner [...]
Volleyball toughens up for Regionals by taking a few hard knocks
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Just last week, Homer Head Coach Beth Trowbridge said she was anticipating the Lady Mariners’ last conference matches to be some of the toughest ones so far this year. In fact, she seemed to welcome the challenge of being tested by some tougher teams before the Regional Tournament at Kodiak [...]
Mariner Swimmers sweep SoHi 104-69
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune As swimmers all over the state begin winding down the 2006 high school season with respective regional tournaments, Homer swimmers are gearing up to host the Region III competition at Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center. Expect things to get noisy.Coming off a conference win over Soldotna last weekend, the Mariners are [...]
Arts briefs
Fireweed Gallery looking for proposalsThe Fireweed Gallery is seeking proposals for exhibitions fall 2007 through 2008. Proposals will be accepted until calendar is filled. Submit: artist statement, resume and photographs of work. 235-3411, art@fireweedgallery.com Literary submissions wantedThe Kenai Peninsula College invites the public to submit literature for consideration for publication in the college’s "Driftwood 2007: [...]
Poet brings prose, latest book
By Carey James Homer Tribune Poet Barbara Ras has been known to make gems of poetry out of the ordinary — motherhood, minute observations of everyday surroundings — transforming them and leading them into philosophical quandaries. But that’s not the whole picture. Ras’ poetry can quietly tiptoe down a controversial path or two. It is [...]
Jazz sets stage at Bunnell
By Carey James Homer Tribune Like many musicians, Peggy Stern’s musical background began with classical piano lessons at an early age. But a lifetime of experiences has shaped her into a well-known jazz composer and performer steeped in a word of eclectic influences. Stern, along with bassist Bob Ramponi, will perform a Manhattan-club-like show at [...]
