Does “IPO” spell investment success?
Matthew North Investment representative If you’ve ever spent any time among investors, you’re bound to have heard someone say: “If only I had gotten in on the ground floor of Company A (or Company B or Company C).” In investment terms, “getting in on the ground floor” means buying a company’s stock shares when they [...]
Announcements
AnnouncementsA memorial Service for Bud Reel is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. at VFW Post 10221 in Anchor Point. This service is open to all family and friends of our beloved Veteran.Legion Post 16, Homer and VFW Post 10221, Anchor Point will be honoring their comrade with a memorial service and an Honor Guard [...]
Helping restore pieces of Attu’s past
• Local biologist assists in efforts to locate and identify missing remains of Japanese WWII soldiersBy Sean Pearson Homer Tribune As a Refuge Operations Specialist with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Aleutian Islands Manager Kent Sundseth is often faced with some exciting and unusual jobs. Sometimes, a whale gets entangled in a fishing net [...]
Go with the Tide
Bad boys of the Bay – silvers hit the holeBy Sean Pearson Homer Tribune By Sean PearsonHomer TribuneWell folks, this is where we separate the alevins from the fingerlings. After months of watching everything from halibut to cod to a few downright ugly Irish lords grab onto the sportfishing spotlight, the silvers have finally arrived.When [...]
Perennial pro, six-garden tour promise vivid weekend
By Randi Somers Special to the Homer Tribune In two firsts, the Homer Garden Club is offering a tour of six elaborate gardens this weekend, and also bringing in a professional gardener to speak on perennial plants. “It’s the first time ever we’ve had this many gardens open at the same time, and also the [...]
Arts Briefs
ARTrageous AugustFrom 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 3, the public is invited to Kachemak Bay Campus’ art show opening as part of the community-wide “ARTrageous August,” a month-long celebration of the arts in Homer. The Art show will feature the diverse work of the campus’ art faculty: Asia Freeman, Ellen Chambers, Allan Parks, Maygen Jannetta and [...]
Artist photographs the world through windows
By Randi Somers Special to the Tribune Who can resist at least glancing at, if not through, other people’s windows while strolling either in your own hometown or far away places? A few local folks will have the opportunity to yield to that temptation Saturday, cameras in hand, thanks to former Homer High School Principal [...]
Concert on the Lawn schedule
Concert Schedule: SaturdayMike Hayes & Eddie WoodThe Seafaring StrangersLoner DouglasSpontaneous PercussionHoarfrostMr. Roiley and His Kooky ClamsMattress RanchersNervis RexToken Counter SlugCTTC SundayPeter CooperJeff KanzlerDave Edwards-SmithBig Robert TThe MonkmenJ. WailThree Legged MuleThe Clumsy Lovers KBBI’s Concert on the LawnWhen: Saturday and Sunday, gates open at noon, music starts at 1 p.m. Where: Karen Hornaday ParkTickets: Daily $20 adults, [...]
Tunes from the Turf
• Music selection committee sees funky visionBy Layton Ehmke Homer Tribune Lose your shoes and let your hair down. Kick back and groove a while in the Cosmic Hamlet to some funky tunes. KBBI’s Concert on the Lawn returns and it’s going to be a smooth one.This year, KBBI administration let go the wheel of [...]
Experience Russia with every cup of tea
By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune Having survived the winding canyon roads and rainy hairpin turns on the way to Nikolaevsk, (in the back seat of my older sister’s rental car), it was with great joy and exuberance that I spotted the near-neon turquoise café that was the object of my sister’s relentless driving pursuits. There [...]
