Fish processing worker robbed, beaten
Two Homer men are charged with felony robbery after allegedly beating a man in his tent in order to steal money from his recently cashed paycheck, or $320 earned at his fish processing job.
Donald Rauh, 22 and Jeremy Brian Ackerman, 23, are charged with first-degree robbery in connection with an early morning Sept. 24 crime at a campsite near the Homer Slough. Police identified a third suspect who has not been arrested.
Power of convictions
The only Homer City election where voters face a decision between two competing candidates is in the mayor’s race, set for the ballot when polls open Tuesday morning.
Homer businessman Doug Stark faces off against incumbent Mayor Jim Hornaday, who has served as mayor since 2004. Being Homer mayor is a popular enough position that twice in its short 46-year history, two mayors served eight years: Hazel Heath and Jack Cushing. Hornaday’s six years so far makes him a contender for an equally long stretch if he gets re-elected Oct. 5.
City council votes down seasonal food tax
The Homer City Council voted down an idea to reinstate sales tax on non-prepared foods at its Monday night meeting.
The vote was 2-4, with the ordinance sponsor, David Lewis, and Councilwoman Francie Robert casting the minority “yes” votes.
Public testimony ran mostly against passing an ordinance to impose the sales tax that was removed in a 2008 voter referendum. The Kenai Peninsula Borough ballot prop had called for a borough-wide tax holiday during the winter months on non-prepared food items, running Sept. 1 to May 31.
Community News – Sept. 29
The Homer Emblem Club No. 350 won the Delia Zieziulewicz Community Service Award at the 84th Supreme Emblem Convention held in Nashville Tennessee in September. Emblem Clubs are not for profit organizations that fund raise to give back to their communities. While fundraising and donating, they also compete for awards. There are over 200 Emblem Clubs across the Untied States of America.
Eclectics round up First Friday
When elementary age students team up with a professional artist, the results depict an energy and imagination worthy of careful pauses and the unexpected surprise.
The Art Shop Gallery features just such a collaboration between Kodiak Artist Bruce Nelson and McNeil Canyon Elementary School, to be showcased at The Art Shop Gallery’s First Friday opening. The Art Shop Gallery is hosting Bruce Nelson at an artist’s reception from 5-7:30 p.m. to open a new show of oil originals “Tidal Treasures Shells and Japanese Floats.” Nelson is well known for his paintings of fish and crabs.
Homer 50, Houston 0
Sparked by Robin Glosser’s three interceptions, the Homer Mariners clinched a spot in the playoffs by blanking Houston 50-0 behind Dyllan Day’s 129-yard, two-touchdown day in a Northern Lights Conference game in Homer. Day did his damage on 10 carries. While he was busy racking up yards on the ground, quarterback Ryan Cotney was busy [...]
Nikolaevsk boys take Region II crown
The Nikolaesk boys, in just their second year as a team, won the Region II cross country title on Saturday at Susitna Valley. The Warriors scored 35 points to win, while Tri Valley was right behind with 36 points. For Nikolaevsk, Matthew Trail was third at 19:08, Blake Klaich was fifth at 19:31, Mark Fefelov [...]
Zak, Wythe talk future direction
Incumbent Homer City Council member Beth Wythe has served on the council since 2004, more recently also voted in as mayor pro tem. She has a strong educational foundation in accounting, which joined with 24 years of budgeting and administration of salary and compensation as a human resource director, provides a focus on financial systems. Wythe was raised in Homer from the age of 13 and with her husband, John, she has two children, Katelyn and Kevin. She currently is studying for a bachelor’s degree in human resource management, at University of Alaska Southeast
CIRCAC castigated for ‘lap dog’ role
At the end of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the people who fought for a citizen’s regional council to oversee the oil industry had high hopes a toothy watchdog would be on guard to monitor the oil industry. But the group that emerged over the past 20 years isn’t functioning the way it was intended.
Letters – Sept. 29
Refuge Room recalls Romero We, at the Refuge Room, would like to acknowledge all the support we received from the friends of Raegin Romero at his passing last November. We were amazed at how many friends he had and all the favorable things said about Raegin. He was a fine and gentle man who came [...]
