Concert-style singalong music
On their website, local band Yellow Cabin wryly lists their influences as “…loud crappy or borrowed amplifiers, smoky bars and their drunken patrons, epic bartenders, Guinness, not practicing original songs and of course Cabin Fever. Also the color green.”
All that “atmosphere” is missing when the band performs in concert at Pier One Theatre this weekend. What remains is solid entertainment.
Fourth of July Events – June 30
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Wickre home from Hoka Hey
Homer’s Eric Wickre rolled into town Monday afternoon, finishing the Hoka Hey Challenge an hour later than he had originally estimated after a flat tire 75 miles from home set him back a bit.
Wickre, 44, said he hit the Homer Spit around 3:30 p.m., but found no one — and nothing — there to welcome him at the finish.
“There was nobody around,” Wickre said. “I started calling people to let them know I made it.”
Ownership and commerce
This is the fourth in a five-part series exploring the Homer Spit and how it has evolved over the years. From its original formation via eras of glacial advance and retreat, to its simple years as a coal-shipping hub, to its now-complex existence based on tourism, fishing and arts, the Spit continues to be a vital part of Homer’s economy, industry and overall personality.
Going’s work accepted by Museum of Modern Art
As a young art student in 1968-69 New York City, Jo Going could be found flat on the floor at the Museum of Modern Art, admiring Monet’s water lilies.
“Three walls would be covered with his water lily paintings,” Going recalled. “I would lie down on the floor and look at them all around me and float in this scintillating rapture of my own soul. Then a guard would come in and chase me out.”
Community News – June 30
Friendship Center honored by mayor
Homer Mayor Jim Hornaday honored the staff at the Friendship Center in this 20th anniversary, on June 20, for their compassionate actions taking care of the elderly. The center, started by Nurse Judy Calhoun in the building currently occupied by the Head Start program, grew to its present adult day program [...]
Arctica wins Land’s End Regatta
After a glorious first day of perfect, light-spinnaker winds and warming sunshine, the second day of the 14th-annual Land’s End Regatta offered a sharp contrast. Lack of wind hampered racers at the start, and rain-laden sails drooped from masts under drizzly, gloomy skies.
Police Report – June 30
Fire
The Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to 12 emergency medical calls and two fire calls in the week of June 21-28
Police
June 23
• A caller reported a suspicious bag left outside the airport. An officer retrieved the bag and it is stored at City Hall.
• An anonymous caller objected to roller bladers wearing parasails [...]
For the Record – June 30
The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available.
Felony Complaints:
Douglas Micheal McPhee 34, Driving under the influence
Donald S. Vaughn 40, Driving under the influence
Misdemeanors:
Zoe Mariah Tollefsrud 18, Action of operation immediately after accident.
Jimmy Dale Summers 49, Improper use [...]
City water system all backed up
Though they were praised for carrying little debt for a city of its size, problematic water and sewer issues dominated the round of Monday meetings for the Homer City Council.
John Bost, senior auditor for Mikunda, Cottrell and Co., pointed out the high cost — $14.4 million — for the city’s water/sewer enterprise fund. Of that, $9.5 million borrowed for the new treatment plant is not yet in repayment status, meaning the city hasn’t begun to pay back that debt.
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