Living Healthy
Diabetes in Alaska Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications. Types of [...]
Announcements
Announcements WeddingsJennifer Anne Mueller and Sgt. Charles M. Stokes announce their plans to wed April 19, 2008 at the Hale Koa Hotel and resort in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jennifer is the daughter of Mary Martin, and a 2000 graduate of Homer High School. She is currently employed as a manager of a hair salon in Anchorage. [...]
Take steps to prevent identity theft
Identity theft is big business. In fact, each year, billions of dollars – that’s billions, with a “b” – is lost to identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This cumulative figure may not mean that much to you, but if you are victimized for a few hundred dollars, it will be an [...]
Youth Brief
KBC student named ‘New Century Scholar’ KBC student named ‘New Century Scholar’ Crystal Dosser, a student at the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College in Homer, has been named the Phi Theta Kappa New Century Scholar for Alaska. The Phi Theta Kappa’s New Century Scholars represent the highest-scoring students in the All-USA Academic Team [...]
Sustainable Homer
The triple bottom line Everyone understands the importance of the “bottom line” when it comes to profitable business. But there is another way of looking at things that encompasses a much larger goal of focusing business on three bottom lines: economy, environment, and society. This triple bottom line, also referred to as “People, Planet, Profit,” [...]
Homer High student earns Presidential Scholar nomination
Hannah Bradley makes the grades – but still takes time to enjoy last year of high schoolNaomi Klouda Homer Tribune Spelling out any secret to success is hard to do, but if there is one for Homer High senior Hannah Bradley, it might be in Post-it-Notes.“I don’t consider myself extremely organized, but I try to [...]
Belcastro keeps going for the ‘green’
Homer real estate agent earns designation as EcoBrokerSean Pearson Homer Tribune While it may be only one small step in Peg Belcastro’s bid to “save the world,” the Homer real estate professional’s recent designation as an EcoBroker makes her only one of two realtors with such “green” distinction in the state of Alaska. A real [...]
‘Buck’ puts the ‘Bang’ back in rockabilly
Down East provides venue for punk trio with attitudeRandi Somers Homer Tribune Down East Saloon will rock Thursday night when Jeremy Buck and the Bang swing through Homer on their first Alaska tour. The California group will perform in Anchorage and then drive to Homer for a one-night stand, heading back to Anchorage for a [...]
Art Briefs
Don’t wait for happinessThe Kachemak Bay Campus Student Association’s Foreign Film series presents “Waiting for Happiness” at 7 p.m. Friday at East Campus. Admission is free, but donations accepted. “Waiting for Happiness” is a 96-minute drama that tells the story of a young man named Abdullah. Soon to immigrate to Europe, Abdullah visits his mother [...]
Salvaged art poised for fresher outlook
HCOA seeks ‘Crawl Spcae Art’ for March exhibit, silent auctionRandi Somers Homer Tribune Local art devotees may have felt a little like archeologists this month as they combed through cobwebs of storage spaces. Many were re-viewing those works of art they just had to have at one time, but have long since been relegated to [...]
