Seaman to leave KHLT
Land Trust loses long-time executive director to Marine Conservation Council
By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Following a lengthy career that saw Kachemak Heritage Land Trust permanently conserve more than 3,000 acres of land on the Kenai Peninsula, Executive Director Barb Seaman has decided to take on a new challenge.Seaman is leaving KHLT to lead the Anchorage-based Alaska Marine [...]
Fuel costs change vistors’ pattern
Campgrounds, motels thrive; RV traffic faltersBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Alaska license plates dominated the Homer Spit on Memorial Day Weekend, but the exotic Canadian, Texas, Minnesota and Virginia plates joining the view indicated a call to the north harkened despite climbing fuel costs.Salmon were another story, slowly trickling into the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon a bit [...]
‘Ice Man’ honored for 30 years of city service
Daniel Cornelius takes pride in his ‘frozen water’ worksBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
An Alaskan devoted to producing perfect ice might sound a bit odd, but for 30 years, Daniel Cornelius has taken pride in his work at the Homer Dock.Four giant ice machines crank out 40-100 tons of ice per day during the summer, providing preservation [...]
In their memory
Every year, as the Memorial Day holiday approaches, more and more American flags begin to pop up in front of businesses and residences around town. And, just as quickly, those same flags are taken down and stored away until the next “patriotic” holiday.Why?There are plenty of people who call this “fickle” flag-flying a sign of [...]
Alex Combs dies at 88
Combs leaves legacy of art, fond memoriesBy Randi Somers
Homer Tribune
Halibut Cove artist Alex Combs’ legacy extends above and beyond his physical creations, and will long outlive his 88 years on this planet. Outpourings of devotion and admiration flooding the ether following his passing on May 22 reveal how deeply he touched the lives of those [...]
Letters to the Editor
Can’t have it both waysI was reading last week’s article about retired Lt. Colonel Eileen Faulkner’s move to Homer with great interest. I was just reading along and then there it was; that unbelievable statement that so many anti-war doomsayers make.“You might not agree with the war, but support the troops. They don’t have a [...]
Salmon task force looks at Cook Inlet fishery conflicts
by Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
A political panel assembled of Alaska Legislators last week held its first public meeting to review fish escapement numbers for Cook Inlet and help them decide whether the Mat-Su Valley tributaries are benefiting enough from escapement goals. Sport fishermen on tributaries of the Susitna River drainage say something is wrong. The salmon aren’t [...]
Palin’s local budget trimmings cut deep
Gov. rejects third year of HEA requests; calls Zamboni blade sharpener ‘pork’By Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Homer Electric Association’s $12.5 million request for upgrades was among several local cuts in Gov. Sarah Palin’s capital budget for 2009.This is the third year in a row HEA’s request was denied, though the money was to come from the long-established [...]
Give moose a bit of a spring ‘brake’
Moose calves fight for survival among humans, canines and Mother Nature
By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
Even in Alaska, there are few places where you can watch nature’s life cycle unfold before your eyes. On the south end of Kenai Peninsula, however, many residents often wind up with a front-row seat to the regeneration of moose as the [...]
Fishing industry healthcare plan flounders
By Laine Welch
An innovative new plan to provide healthcare coverage for fishing families could stall due to the sudden illness of Sen. Ted Kennedy.The Massachusetts senator was championing the Commercial Fishing Industry Health Care Coverage Act through Congress this session. Kennedy was diagnosed last week with a malignant brain tumor and is scheduled to begin [...]
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