2007 Year In Review
• Looking back before leaping aheadBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Before leaping into the darkness of the unknown ahead, we take a moment in the fleeting opportunities of 2007 to reflect on our growth as a community. Through it all, we’ve endured global warming, forest fires, earthquakes, adventure and a number of personal [...]
Fire claims home, pets
• Homer does what it does best by helping outBy Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Since their two-story home was destroyed by fire one week ago, Rhonda Velsko and her husband Jesse Sherwood said the support from the community has been huge—almost a give from Homer residents when tragedy strikes. Sherwood and Velsko run the Boatyard Café on [...]
FYI
Army wants more soldiers in AlaskaThe U.S. Army says more than 1,300 troops will be assigned to Alaska under an extensive plan to increase the size of the Army. Overall, the Army wants to grow by 74,000 soldiers. Part of the plan includes moving one brigade from Fort Irwin, Calif., to Fort Richardson in 2010. [...]
Letters
Your country needs youCongressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, called for Congress to begin impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney on Dec. 15. In the first 24 hours, more than 30,000 people signed up online to join in his efforts. As of Dec. 19, there were well over 100,000. By [...]
Learning the ways of the North
Dana Jaworski
I used to live in the land of trouser socks, planners, meetings and planners full of meetings. For those gentlemen who do not know what a trouser sock is, it is somewhere between hosiery and socks. In this land, suits were expected. A day at the office meant coming early and leaving very late. [...]
Christmas in practice
Even before the Homer Volunteer Fire Department doused the final flames leaping from the home of Jesse Sherwood and Rhonda Velsko last Wednesday, word of the family’s situation spread across town as fast as the flames themselves. As their home near Bear Creek Drive smoldered, locals started working that classic Homer humanitarian hotline.At a local [...]
Learning my lessons from 2007
Sean Pearson
Life is full of lessons. I seriously doubt that’s news to anyone, but it certainly seemed like more of an appropriate start to this week’s Spiew than: “Things I’m pretty sure I learned about life this year, but won’t really know until I’m doing this again in December 2008.”And for those of you who [...]
Incredible Edible Arts
• Annual event may bring out your ‘inner chef’By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Regardless of what your mother told you, sometimes it’s OK to play with your food. Just ask the cuisine creators who gather every year at the Bunnell Street Gallery to fix a feast of flavorful fine art fare. They’re forever sticking their fingers in [...]
Bac’untry Bruthers break out jugband
By Layton Ehmke
Homer Tribune
Fairbanks jug/ragtime band Bac’untry Bruthers return to Homer for their New Years Eve blowout as they jazz rowdy crowds with ragtime and jugband music. Bandmembers Hannah “Huck” Corral, Emily “Emmit” Sousa, Portia “Juicy Lucy” Collette and Nessa “Bucktoof Smiley” Clark bring in spirited noise. Corral said the inspiration comes from their encounter [...]
Where’s the party?
Your guide to celebrating New Year’s 2008
Mule kicks in the New YearThree Legged Mule drops the other shoe at 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve at the Down East Saloon. The Mule specialize in the art of barn-romping bluegrass and whiskey-flavored folk rock. These boys won’t disappoint.
Duggan’s Waterfront PubThe Dax with the max plugs it [...]
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