Council OKs money to educate voters
Ordinance allows $5,000 to ‘help public understand’ implications of sales tax on foodBy Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
In a lengthy meeting dominated by discussions of finances and responsible spending, the Homer City City Council voted Monday night to pass an ordinance that would allow the city to spend $5,000 to educate voters on an upcoming ballot measure [...]
Bootlegging on the Bay
Added income needed in hard timesBy Adrian Lysenko
Homer Tribune
Back in the days of prohibition, around 1930, a 67-year-old John Gitsberg was sitting on the beach near Halibut Cove, shooting glass bottles with his pistol. A boat of U.S. Marshals pulled into the cove.“You know of any whiskey stills in operation in the Cove?” a marshal [...]
At least half of ‘Homer’s 10’ make it back home
Kachemak Crane Watch project records changes in crane stopovers and increased eagle predationBy Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
Of the 10 sandhill cranes fitted with satellite transmitters last year, five returned to Homer this season, lending researchers a rare glimpse into the ancient cranes’ migration route.One crane, known as No. 86836, took a shortcut across glacial fields into [...]
Baby llama falls prey to eagles
Attacks a common threat when raising livestock in AlaskaBy Jenny Neyman
Redoubt Reporter
JoAnne and Carrol Martin, proprietors of Diamond M Ranch along Kalifornsky Beach Road, have the pragmatism that comes with ranching. Though the Martins are saddened at the death of a baby llama, they don’t begrudge the bald eagles for doing what eagles do.“If he [...]
Homer puts finishing touches on July 4 bash
City and chamber want pioneers to participate in photographic commemoration By Naomi Klouda
Homer Tribune
With a big 50th Anniversary of Statehood bash planned from morning to night on July 4, Homer’s Independence Day celebration planners want to hear from people who lived in Alaska at the time of the first statehood celebration in 1959.The plan [...]
FYI
Protecting consumersAlaskan’s who have been victimized by identity theft will get some needed protection in Alaska. Last April, after a three-year legislative battle, Alaska adopted the nation’s most comprehensive identity theft law. House Bill 65 requires that consumers be notified when information-gathering companies accidentally release a person’s social security or other personal information, this protects [...]
Letters
Accessibility projects a continuing success T.R.A.I.L.S. (Total Recreation and Independent Living Services) would like to extend a huge thank you to Roger McCampbell, ranger for Kachemak Bay State Park. For helping us make our goal of having more accessible options for low mobility individuals to enjoy our state park.For more than a decade, Roger has [...]
Improve student achievement
Larry LeDoux
Some Alaskans are concerned about the Palin administration’s decision to monitor, but not actively participate in, an upcoming effort to create common national standards in reading and math.Critics believe we are missing an opportunity to see how our students compare with students in other states, or they think we are satisfied with Alaska’s schools [...]
Slow down … it’s all good
Sean Pearson
Who would believe that a young man taking a souped-up project bike through a relatively sharp turn at an unbelievably high rate of speed on East End Road could survive an end-over-end flip into a ditch?Sure, he was wearing a helmet, and had on some fairly decent leathers to cushion his blow. Still, the [...]
Everything you wanted to know about sleep disorders
SPH offers free forum on sleep disorders By Sean Pearson
Homer Tribune
While you may never hear fruit flies snore, rest assured that when you’re asleep, they are too. According to research published in the January 2009 issue of the journal, “Genetics,” scientists from the University of Missouri-Kansas City have shown that the circadian rhythms (sleep/wake cycles) [...]
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