Combating the dreaded teenage eye-roll
Sean Pearson Not too long ago, my 17-year-old son let me know very clearly that he was getting pretty tired of having to ask all his friends to borrow their cell phones to get ahold of me. Surprisingly enough, I actually had no idea just how uncaring and insensitive I was being. My first reaction [...]
Time to set the table: summer’s tide is here
Seafood: It’s what’s for dinnerBy Sean Pearson Homer Tribune So you braved the harsh, cold winter for months, just waiting for Memorial Day Weekend and your opportunity to step into your favorite Xtra-Tufs, don your multi-compartmentalized khaki fishing vest and poke a sharpened hook through the eyeball of a small herring. Ah, life is good.Only, [...]
Wet Dogs off to new start after setbacks
Water in fuel, case of the flu sets group backBy Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Wet Dog Race ambassadors were greeted with enthusiasm in Port Graham on Sunday when they pulled in on jet skis following a rough start on the 2,000-mile journey.“A whole bunch of people came down to the dock to meet us,” said [...]
Events around town
Women on Target, women’s rimfire pistol shooting clinic June 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $25, preregistration required. Call Monty or Frankie Sowers at 235-8277. “Flexibility and function for Arthritic Knees and Hands,” May 28, 6:30-7:30 Bidarka conference room, 575 Sterling Highway. Contact South Peninsula Hospital at 235-0258 for information. SENIORSThe Friendship Center Adult Day Services is [...]
Wind-inspired event returns, ‘bigger, better and actually organized’
By Adrian Lysenko Homer Tribune Last year, when kite surfers Traveler Terpening, Trace Carlos and Tom Fredricks got together to organize Homer’s first Kite Fest, they were impressed with the response they had to a relatively new extreme sport. “We had 10-12 kites on the water, which I’m sure is a record in Homer, if [...]
Smart financial moves for empty nesters
Sponsored by Edward Jones It’s graduation time at colleges across the country. If you have children graduating from college, you’re probably excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for them. But once your last child leaves home, and you become an “empty nester,” you also may find some good opportunities for yourself — opportunities to [...]
Hotel Bravo: Effecting conversation and fashioning character
New art space creates theatrical soap box for local artistsBy Katie Emerick Homer Tribune For the past several weeks, renovations at the former Fringe consignment boutique on Pioneer have had many speculating as to what may fill its place. With freshly laid wood floors, a stage, gold walls and glittering chandeliers, “Hotel Bravo” may just [...]
Cottonwood Horse Park turns on the charm
Horse lovers turn out to celebrate season opening by McKenzie Callis Homer Tribune Cottonwood Horse Park celebrated its second-annual season opening on Monday with a Memorial Day chili cook-off, pony rides and riding demonstrations. Presented by the Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association, the event acted as a fundraiser for the park and brought riders of all [...]
Common man’s musician is anything but ordinary
Folk master combines poetry and heritage of storytelling into visceral acoustic performanceBy Katie Emerick Homer Tribune Greg Brown’s ability to make epic the common man’s existence is not through exaggeration, but by finding depth in everyday life. Brown is a singer/songwriter, armed with a Gibson guitar and considered by many as a leading father of [...]
Now what?
Sean Pearson Well, we got what we wanted, Or did we? After collectively stomping our feet to Homer Electric Association’s plans to fire up the old Healy Clean Coal project, they have chosen to listen and forgo the fossil-fuel folly for cleaner, more reliable and environmentally friendly energy resources.Only, no one really knows yet what [...]
