Local runners qualify for Boston Marathon
Homer represents at Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorageby Adrian Lysenko Homer Tribune It’s good to have a goal.For 46-year-old Val Kirsis, that goal was to “qualify for the Boston Marathon before I’m old and decrepit.”He achieved it. Now he’s got a new goal: Use the marathon to train for the Iron Man; a long-distance endurance event [...]
Biologists ponder increase in shark population
Salmon sharks take baitBy Patrice Kohl Redoubt Reporter When Gary Deimen’s niece traveled from New York to visit Ninilchik in early June, he took her marine trolling for king salmon. Deiman has 30 years of trolling experience in the area, but what happened next surprised both the seasoned fisherman and his guest. Fishing from a [...]
‘Versatile’ Pelaia keeps things in perspective
Realtor of the Year relates to Homer’s diverse array of home shoppersby Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune A local real estate agent who spends her days selling homes and managing rentals, Gina Pelaia “moonlights” by helping her neighbors. The Homer agent keeps several different perspectives in mind when helping young couples struggling to buy in today’s [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
