Year One (PG-13)
• 9 p.m., Homer Theatre
Heading to China Poot Bay
Approximately four and half miles or a 40-45 minute boat ride from the Homer Harbor is China Poot Bay. A favorite place for locals to dipnet an Alaskan favorite: Red (or Sockeye) salmon. Dipnetting is open to personal use fishery (the taking, attempting to take or possession of finfish, shellfish or aquatic plants by an individual Alaskan for consumption as food, or use as bait, by that individual or his immediate family) from July 1 through August 7 in the fresh waters above the Fish and Game marker. Snagging is allowed below the markers in salt water only.
Nanwalek festival celebrates Fun in the Sun
If you just weren’t able to soak up enough sunshine at Concert on the Lawn on Sunday, it’s not too late.
With three days of music, a talent show and a number of water events, Nanwalek’s annual “Fun in the Sun” Festival has all the makings of some lively play across Kachemak Bay. This is the home of the English Bay Band, and they will be performing along with other bands from Homer and the Kenai Peninsula.
The power of Pier One’s youth
Theatre stages 3 plays By Randi Somers Homer Tribune What kind of power could induce young people to sharpen pencils, slide into desks and start taking tests during their summer vacation? Obviously, it’s the power of Pier One’s Youth Theatre program. Homer’s youth grab the spotlight at Pier One for the next two weekends with [...]
Own a business? Put retirement plan in place
Sponsored by Edward Jones If you own a small business, you have a lot to think about: sales, expenses, marketing, cash flow, competition — the list goes on and on. However, by spending so much time on the issues of today, you may overlook the concerns of tomorrow. That’s why, if you haven’t already done [...]
M’s hit the gridiron with high hopes, lots of heart
• Players struggle to survive ‘Hell Week’ for shot at varsity play By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune When Mariner Football Coach Cam Wyatt walks into the first day of Hell Week at Homer High School every year, he’s not necessarily looking for the big guys, the fast guys or the guys with lots of attitude. [...]
Scientists ‘dyeing’ for a closer look at salmon
While many Americans mark spring by dyeing chicken eggs, Bill Glick marks spring by dyeing sockeye salmon smolt.
Each spring, Glick, an Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish biologist, captures a few thousand Kenai River sockeye smolt, dyes them gold and releases them back into the river. Kenai River smolt dyeing began in 2005 as part of a Fish and Game mark and recapture project to estimate out-migrating smolt abundance.
Dutch Harbor retains top fishing port title
by Laine Welch For 20 years running, Dutch Harbor has retained the title as the nation’s top fishing port. According to NOAA Fisheries’ popular annual report, Alaska fishermen delivered 612.7 million pounds of fish and shellfish at Dutch Harbor last year, mostly Alaska pollock. The landings were down from 777 million pounds in 2007. Ports in [...]
Homer High student elected chaplain at ‘Boys Nation’
• Elias Garvey travels to D.C. to represent Alaska at national conference By Sean Pearson Homer Tribune While many high school students measure their current success in regard to the kind of clothes they wear, the cars they drive or their social status among peers, 17-year-old Elias Garvey has a much different set of goals [...]
Concert on the Lawn a dance in the park
