Revamping the dump will cost $12 million
Finding the $12 million to close the Homer Landfill will involve careful timing with back-up plans in case the state isn’t willing to help, and the process depends on local support to help argue the case.
That was one of Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Dave Carey’s messages as he held a town meeting Friday night in Homer at City Hall. Cold temperatures in the teens and its placement in the week didn’t deter about 20 people from showing up to participate.
Husky’s win games
Two Homer Middle School Husky wrestlers were victorious at the Soldotna Middle School borough-wide wrestling tournament last weekend. Winners took home rubber chickens as trophies.
Cody Macy, 7th grade, 110 pounds, led the team with two victories in route to his Rubber Chicken Championship. Another 7th grader, Marshall Fuller, took home a chicken in the 125-pound weight class.
Tubing down Ohlson Mountain slopes of fun
Bill Strutz wanted to make his children happy, but weekend trips to Alyeska to snowboard weren’t in his budget. To compromise, he bought a rope tow to board down a hill on their Ohlson Mountain property.
When the kids got old enough to drive themselves to the bigger mountains, Strutz wondered what to do with the hefty investment. His solution? Continue to make kids, teens, and even adults happy by creating Extreme Tubing – 800 feet and four lanes of fun.
Kodiak defeats Mariners at home
The Mariner men’s basketball team fell to the Kodiak Bears in both home games this Friday and Saturday. The final score Friday was 48- 75. Saturday’s score was 50-78.
The Mariner’s fought hard, but Kodiak’s exceptionally strong team combined with injuries on the Homer side made for two tough games. In Friday’s game, the Bears got a quick lead on Homer and ended the first half up 19-30. After the break, the Bears came back in full force, scoring 26 points in the third quarter.
Can Homer stop Pebble at its harbor?
In anticipation of the Pebble Project progressing to the mining stage, a Homer planning commissioner proposed banning industrial products from crossing the Homer docks.
Homer Planning Advisory Commissioner Roberta Highland put forth the idea at a planning work session Jan. 19 from among 40 proposed amendments to the Homer Spit Comprehensive Plan. “No transshipments for major industrial products or hazardous waste” should be allowed at the port, she said.
Out of the Woodwork
Folks in Homer are likely familiar with the voice of Marcia Lynn, a radio announcer at KBBI Radio.
She’s also an accomplished tap dancer.
Jennifer Castellani sells her vegetables at the Homer Farmer’s Market. Do people know she’s an accomplished actress?
Homes too close to the cliff
When landowners decided to build their homes on sloping cliffs, the City of Homer had few laws to regulate construction rules on how far back they set the home from the edge or how steep the slope can be.
The Homer City Council remedied that in an ordinance passed at Monday night’s meeting that amends Homer City Code to a tighter definition of how far to set back buildings. The steeper the slope, the more set-back would be required.
Books focus on climate, oil, history
“I set out, first, to learn in my own neighborhood about steams and salmon. I wanted to know what was happening relative to climate, and I wanted to understand how science – so much of it scaled globally and so bound in scientific conservatism and jargon – could be explained and made useful on a local level. I would start at home, and then would head northward…” – “Early Warming: Crisis and Response in the Climate-Changed North”
You ought to be in pictures
A tax break has created a wealth of work opportunities within the film industry, statewide, and for Homer and experts are giving several ways communities and individuals can be ready to work with this growing industry.
In 2008, Sen. Johnny Ellis spearheaded a tax credit for film and video projects in Alaska. By applying to the State of Alaska Film Office, production companies who spend at least $100,000 in a 24-month period qualify for a base credit of 30 percent, and up to 44 percent if they film in rural areas, hire local crews, or film between October and March.
Community News – Jan. 26
Ski for a cause On Feb. 6, Superbowl Sunday, the Kachemak Ski for Women will bring a creatively costumed group of women, girls and even a few “appropriately” dressed guys together on the Homer ski trails for a fun event and great cause. This is the eighth year that the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club and [...]
