For the Record – April 28
The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available.
Misdemeanors:
Patrick Harry Callahan, 45, driving under the influence
Julian Raquel Stowe, 18, no motor vehicle liability insurance
Ryan James Nye, 29, driving without operators license
Kenneth Wilfred Englishoe, 54, no motor vehicle liability [...]
Police Report – April 28
Fire
Kachemak Emergency Services responded to two fire calls April 19-25.
Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 emergency medical and two fire calls April 19-25.
Police
Burglary attempt
A 60-year-old male reported that someone tried to break into his locked 1991 Suzuki on Ocean Drive Loop by cutting the straps on his canvas top. No officer available [...]
Land use hinges on 1 word
In the future, land at south East End Road won’t necessarily be set aside for farming, according to new recommended land-use designations passed Monday night by the Homer City Council.
Several members of the public raised concerns at council meetings that agricultural activities such as small-scale farming or raising cattle hinged on a word that ought to be changed — nixing “urban” and reinstating “rural.” A working group advocated for this and other changes in the Homer Comprehensive Plan adopted by the Homer City Council on Monday night.
Walker plans Homer talks
One of the four Republican challengers to the governor’s office plans a Homer and Anchor Point visit this week as campaign season swings into force for summer stumps.
Bill Walker, an Anchorage attorney and lifelong Alaskan, is challenging Gov. Sean Parnell and candidates Ralph Samuels and Gerald Heikes in the Republican primary for governor.
Homer takes in record e-waste for recycling
Instead of just trucking them out to a landfill, 24 pallets of Homer’s outdated and unwanted electronics will go on to serve a repurposed life after Saturday’s Electronic Waste Recycling effort at Spenard Builder Supply. The one-day grab scooped up an estimated 21,000 pounds of e-junk.
Library wages war on weeds
A particularly menacing and meddlesome plague has unfortunately taken root at the Homer Public Library on two separate fronts.
As in many instances of new construction, soils onsite often prove especially vulnerable to invasive plant species that are seeking stripped landscapes to take root. And the library’s lawn is no exception.
“The library is close enough to the Bay that onshore breezes can blow across the property,” said local invasive species expert and gardening consultant Brenda Adams. “The seeds are looking for an opportunity to establish themselves.”
Community News – April 28
Letters from Lecomte
Bunnell Street Arts Center presents Serge Lecomte reading and book release party for his new social commentary, “Letters of Misanthrope Dogood Goodman,” on May 2 at 5 p.m. No admission will be charged.
Born in Belgium, Lecomte tells of how his mother was taken prisoner by the Germans in 1941, and met his father at a slave labor camp in 1944.
1 fish, 2 fish, dead fish, stew fish
What some people call fishing I find truly amazing.
I can’t remember the first time I went fishing with my dad. He wasn’t so much the fishing type. He was always much more comfortable with numbers than with live animals. And campfires. And mosquitoes. And sunshine.
The first memorable experience I had fishing with my father was on a deep-water fishing charter somewhere off the coast of Florida. I was set. No problem with holding a fish, baiting a hook, or even wrestling with slimy, bloody things. No … my nemesis that fateful day was the roiling, raging sea herself.
‘Dear Editor’ …
Every week, letters roll into the newspaper office addressing a variety of issues that impact our small town. Some weeks are quieter than others, but there’s generally a fairly steady flow all year.
People in Homer have a lot to say.
Many are notes of gratitude, thanking neighbors for their generosity or hard work in the community. Some are students thanking organizations for scholarships or donations to the debate team. Others are more personal, scathing with words of anger and accusation that never make it past the e-mail inbox.
Kids campaign for cleaning
Dear Homer Tribune:
The students in Mrs. Demers’ fourth grade class at West Homer Elementary School offer the following letters (in their own words) to encourage everyone to participate in the Homer Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up Day on Saturday. They hope all members of the community will mark May 1st on their calendars and join them in picking up litter along the streets and beaches of our town as a way to celebrate the coming of spring. Thank you for publishing them.
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