Ice-free at last
•Winter King Tourney a goBy Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Eager anglers anxious to dip their lines into the early spring waters of Kachemak Bay will get the opportunity to test the frigid waters this weekend in a “better-late-than-never” edition of the Winter King Salmon Tournament.After having to announce the difficult decision last Wednesday to postpone the annual [...]
Homer man faces 85 counts
•Felonies relate to sexual abuse of minor, child pornBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
A 39-year-old Homer man was indicted by a Kenai Grand Jury on Friday for a total of 85 felonies related to offenses against a minor including first- and second-degree sexual abuse, exploitation and possession of child pornography. Kenai District Attorney June Stein said a [...]
Council talks charter cap
By Carey James
Homer Tribune
Meeting for the first time since the International Pacific Halibut Commission voted to cut the Homer area’s charter halibut bag limit to one fish a day for half of June, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will discuss how to manage the growing halibut charter fleet this week. Charter operators say while [...]
Dinner in the dark
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
The thick and savory scent of lasagna and breads was unmistakable. You could hear the dinner music as the backdrop to dinner conversation. It was pretty much like any other fundraising dinner — if only the guests could have seen it. Blindfolded and guided to a darkened room, dinner guests of the [...]
Forestry drops fire charges
•State to pursue suppression costsBy Layton Ehmke and Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Less than one year after a hibernating slash pile on Matt Shadle’s property rekindled into a 3-acre blaze off Green Timbers Road, the Homer City Councilman stood poised to face a jury of his peers Tuesday. However, before the hearing got underway, the state decided [...]
FYI
Shorebird volunteers neededOrganizers of the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival are hunting for volunteers to flap their wings in all areas. If you’re interested in helping, they have a perch for you. For more information, e-mail shorebird-ster@gmail.com or fly by the Homer Chamber of Commerce for the volunteer opportunities schedule.
Friends of the Homer Library honors [...]
Ice-free fish packing could save huge costs
Laine Welch
Shipping live or fresh fish without water or ice would save millions of dollars for seafood companies. A new waterless transport method could soon allow fish shippers to do just that.Waterless transport technology has won several international “best invention” awards for Bonifacio Comandante of the Philippines, who presented the concept as his master’s thesis [...]
Flamingos flock to Homer lawns
Band fundraiser inspires payoffs to keep pink, plastic flamingoes at bay
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
It’s definitely not a resurgence in lawn decorating fashion. It’s no doubt unnatural, and there’s little you can do to escape it. You might have already seen pink flamingoes spinning their legs in the wind as they’re planted in snow berms, driveways [...]
Homer man indicted for kidnapping, assault
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Just prior to his indictment on separate charges, Alaska State Troopers arrived at a home on Alpine Meadows and arrested a Homer man when a woman reported she’d been assaulted. Troopers say Kevin Kiel, 47, of Homer, argued with the woman that night and they got into a fight. Keil is alleged [...]
Letters to the editor
Vote on April 3
Contrary to the Bible-quoting letters to the editor, the advisory vote
on April 3 is not about whether voters approve of gays and lesbians and
their same-sex relationships or not.
The vote is basically an opinion poll, a poll with a price tag of $1.2
million. Evidently, some legislators want to know if the voters
recommend [...]
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