Sports calendar
Friday, March 2•Mariner Basketball vs. Kodiak at HHS, 6:45 p.m.•Lady Mariner Basketball at Kodiak, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, March 3•Mariner Basketball vs. Kodiak at HHS, 4:45 p.m.•Lady Mariner Basketball at Kodiak, 5:45 Monday, March 5•Mariner softball and baseball start practice for 2007 season
Sports Briefs
Learn to skate clinics offeredLearn to skate at the Homer Ice Rink with instructor Mark Vial for children ages 9 and younger for $3 per session, rental skates included. Sessions run from noon to 1 p.m. on March 1, 8, 29 and April 5. For more information, contact the Homer Ice Rink at 235-2647. Huskies [...]
Mariner boys fall down, get back up again
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune The closing song for the Mariner boys losing effort against the Palmer Moose at home on Friday was, appropriately, a favorite from one-hit wonder Chumbawumba. The song, with its lyrics touting, “I get shot down, but I get up again. You’re never gonna keep me down,” seemed to sum up [...]
Lady M’s finish 9th at State
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Homer senior Erika Klaar led her Lady Mariner squad to a ninth-place team finish at the High School Nordic Ski Championships at Kincaid Park over the weekend. Klaar finished 28th overall with a 37th-place finish Thursday in the 7.5-kilometer freestyle race and a 23rd-place standing in the 5K classical race [...]
Lady Mariners stumble in final quarter
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Anyone watching the opening minutes of Saturday’s game between the Homer Lady Mariners and the Lady Knights of Colony, knew this game was headed for barn-burner status long before the 49-50 showdown going into the fourth and final quarter.And had it not been for the shooting, passing, ball-handling and rebounding [...]
Snow Rondi ’07
HOMER TRIBUNE/Sean Pearson Rondi celebrators race on snowmachines and skis at Saturday’s Anchor Point rendezvous. Locals also played snowshoe softball, participated in sled dog races, enjoyed sunny skies for skiing and jazzed things up with a dog show. The skies were decorated with an ultralight and the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce’s space rocket.
Searching for search and rescue volunteers
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune With 128 Kenai Peninsula search-and-rescue operations in fiscal year ’06, and another 77 already on the books for fiscal year 2007, Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Craig MacDonald knew the development of an organized search-and-rescue operation on the southern Kenai Peninsula was long overdue.“There has always been a need for [...]
New pension rules benefit 401K beneficiaries
By Matthew North As you’re probably aware, the traditional pension plan has not fared so well in recent years. In fact, many large companies have frozen or discontinued their plans. Congress passed laws last year to strengthen pensions, but some other provisions of this legislation may interest you even if you don’t have a pension [...]
Announcements
BIRTHSAngelena Marie Root, a baby girl weighing 9-pounds, 2-ounces, was born at 2:52 p.m. on February 18 to Irene and Sean Root. Angelena is welcomed by her grandparents: Marcia and Al Veldstra, Anita and John Sadler and Duane and Linda Root. Aiden Tulkas Brandt, a baby boy weighing 6-pounds, 10-ounces, was born at 5:14 p.m. [...]
Arts briefs
2007 Young Alaskan Artist Award offeredAnchorage Festival of Music announces its ninth annual “Young Alaskan Artist Award” competition. This award provides a solo, professional, debut recital in Anchorage and award money to a young, aspiring classical musician pursuing a music performance degree in college.Young artists previously selected for this award are talented performers ready to [...]
