Homer, we have a problem …
Jane Dunn The Homer Tribune recently ran an online poll asking if we thought there was a drug problem in Homer. I was astonished to see that the vast majority of people felt that alcohol was a bigger problem than drugs. I am left wondering if respondents don’t realize the type of drugs that are [...]
Letters to the Editor
HEA to GVEA: Thanks, but no thanksOn Tuesday, May 12, the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors sent a clear message to the Golden Valley Electric Association: Healy 2 is a bad deal and we don’t want any part of it. By a vote of 8 to 1, the Board decided to disengage from the [...]
Mutton chops for the masses
Anchor Point man faces hairy competition on catwalkBy Sean Pearson Homer Tribune After a surprising third-place finish in the freestyle, partial-beard category at the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Anchorage over the weekend, Anchor Point resident John Plummer figures he’s got a good chance to defend his title in Trondheim, Norway, in 2011 [...]
‘Fishing for Energy’ nets recycled savings
by Laine Welch Recycling old fishing nets gets underway this summer at several Alaska fishing ports. The communities of Naknek, Dillingham, Petersburg and Cordova received funding via the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for two years to jump start net recycling projects. The pool of money comes from the US Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which [...]
Homer’s own ‘shipping news’
Wooden treasure sails the seas of AlaskaBy Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune The green and white Kilkenny remains one of the last big wooden boats afloat in the Homer harbor, and it possesses a storied past of forging through rough seas in waters from the East Coast to Alaska.While she has seen plenty of action over [...]
Saltry celebrates 25 years in the haven of Halibut Cove
Gourmet fare and stunning backdrop add to dining experience across the BayBy Adrian Lysenko Homer Tribune As restaurants go, the Saltry has come a long way from when Marian Tillion-Beck had a burner on her kitchen floor and a couple of harbor seals hopping around. (They weren’t on the menu; she was helping to rehabilitate [...]
Bomb shelter walls still talk
Building on Pioneer withstood Cold War fears, modern personificationsBy Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune Stan Welles and his wife Nikki don’t feel the occasional earthquakes that rumble through Homer every now and then. Safely enclosed in a bomb shelter built nearly 60 years ago, the thick walls and 13-inch steel bridge girders hold 265 Pioneer Avenue [...]
Homer boat fuel prices ‘exorbitant’
City manager challenges Petro Marine to explain why Homer pays moreBy Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune When commercial fishermen refuel in Kodiak, they pull up to their choice of two filling docks and pay between $2.46 per gallon of unleaded or $2.60 for diesel. Even Cordova fishermen pay less than Homer. At Shoreside Petroleum, they pay [...]
Capturing the human angst of the Exxon Valdez
• Documentary explores effects of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill on Cordova residentsBy Adrian Lysenko Homer Tribune While the Exxon Valdez may go down in history as the most devastating human-caused environmental disaster to occur at sea, and the mortifying effects of the spill on Prince William Sound are well-known around the world, it took Director [...]
Lady M’ softball sizzles
The Lady Mariner varsity softball played three games against Kodiak last week at home, picking up one win and two losses in conference play. Things opened up well for the Lady M’s with a 7-1 victory with Sydney Sligh on the mound. Sligh pitched all seven innings, logging 10 strike outs and three walks. Strong [...]
