Art Briefs
Cosmic Hoopers ‘hoop’ it upCosmic Hoops is wrapping up its adult HoopDance Elements class with an all-ages Cosmic HoopDance party at Club Fusion (below Wasabi’s) on Friday from 9 -12 p.m. Cover charge is $5, and HoopDance instruction will be offered from 9- 10 p.m. Hoops will be provided, but if you have your own [...]
Air Force band marches to its own beat
“Top Cover” brings arsenal of tunes to rock Homer By Katie Emerick Homer Tribune When the U.S. Air Force “Top Cover” Band of the Pacific travels to Homer next week, they’re arriving after seven full months of planning and scheduling. And while the band is only coming down from Anchorage, there were a few stipulations [...]
Speaking of change…
Spoken-word poets bring passion for social service to duel showBy Katie Emerick Homer Tribune For Jimmi Ware, founder of the Black Feather P.O.E.T.S. (Put On Earth To Speak), it all comes down to giving back. Born in Alabama and raised in Chicago, Ware became hooked on poetry in the third grade after reading Dr. Seuss. [...]
Havens gives Homer a taste of Woodstock
Downward Dog brings performing legend to Cosmic HamletBy Katie Emerick Homer Tribune Richie Havens is pretty amazing for several different reasons. Despite his mad skills on guitar – playing an unusual thumb-fretting, open-tuning style, the man is extremely humble. “It’s so easy,” Havens said. “I can teach you in 10 minutes, and you’ll be able [...]
Time may be right to convert to Roth IRA
Do you regularly contribute to a Traditional IRA? If so, you’re taking an important step toward building financial resources for retirement. But it’s possible that you could take an even bigger step— by converting your IRA to a Roth IRA. And you may have two especially good opportunities to make this conversion in 2009 and [...]
Sports Calendar
ThursdayGirls JV Basketball vs. ACS at HHS, 5:45 p.m.Girls Varsity Basketball vs. ACS at HHS, 7:30 p.m. Friday X-C Skiing State at Fairbanks, TBA Drama, Debate and Forensics State at Sitka, TBA Boys C Basketball vs. Kodiak at HHS, 3:30 p.m.Boys JV Basketball vs. Kodiak at HHS, 5 p.m.Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Kodiak at HHS, [...]
Mariner Nordic ski teams finish third at Regions
• JV teams dominate trailsStaff Report Both the Homer Mariners boys and girls cross-country teams finished third overall at the Region III Nordic Ski Championships at the Tsalteshi Trails in Soldotna.“Homer was a powerhouse this weekend,” said assistant coach Megan Corazza.Will Anderson led all Homer skiers with a seventh-place overall finish. Anderson had a strong [...]
Stars spoil senior night for celebrating Mariners
• Freshman Kennelty leads M’s with eight points By Drew Hilsabeck Homer Tribune Following a senior night of slideshows and presentations for Homer’s graduating basketball players and managers, the Mariner boys hosted the conference-leading Soldotna Stars in a Northern Lights Conference test at Alice Witte Gymnasium on Friday.The Stars quickly demonstrated why they are undefeated [...]
Lady Mariner magic outshines Soldotna Stars
• Homer defense holds Stars to 16 second-half pointsBy Drew Hilsabeck Homer Tribune With a little help from a raucous home crowd, the 2009 debut of the Mariner pep band and a 23-point performance from senior Lindsay Layland, Homer’s Lady M’s edged the SoHi Stars in a Northern Lights Conference contest on Friday.Fresh off senior [...]
Rumble in the alley – not your daddy’s game
By Mike Heimbuch Homer Tribune The young Russian woman was nicely dressed, and to the casual observer she appeared cheerful and very much at ease holding an ordinary bowling ball. But when she moved forward, it was with a hunter’s stealth and pure death was in her eyes. The 10 pin, sitting precariously at the [...]
