Community News – April 13

New MRI dedicated

HOMER TRIBUNE/Randi Somers

Cutting the ribbon, from left, Borough Assembly member Mako Haggerty, Kelly Cooper, Vice President of the South Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors, Borough Assembly member Bill Smith, Homer Mayor Jim Hornaday, Judith Lund, Chairman of the Service Area Board and Borough Mayor Dave Carey.

Ring of Fire Meadery wins the gold
The Ring of Fire Meadery won six medals, four of them gold, at the 2011 Mazer Cup International this month in Boulder, Colo.The winning medals are gold for the Cosmic Mead, gold for the Tart Cherry Reserve, gold for the Vanilla Bean Mead and gold for the Local Raspberry Melomel and bronze for both the Local Press Apple Mead and Alaska (Fireweed) Mead. Over 500 meads were judged from all over the US and world. Ring of Fire is expanding with the addition of three new 500-gallon stainless steel temperature controlled mead vessels.

YAC supports youth
The Homer Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee recently distributed $5,860 in grants to several organizations: Project GRAD for their Summer Institute, the Homer Hockey Association for sets of hockey gear, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Homer to support match activities, Pier One Youth Theatre to support their tuition assistance program for the Summer Youth Theatre Camp, The Center for an educational trip to Peterson Bay, The Homer Youth String Orchestra Club for orchestral scores, and the Kachemak Ski Club for the purchase of helmets to be loaned to kids at the Ohlson Mountain Rope Tow.

Student summer activities
A Summer Activities Fair will be held at the Paul Banks Elementary School 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 18 for all age students from the Homer area. PTA president Julieanne Super, who is in charge of the fair, said tables will be set up for numerous organizations where students can pick up information and sign up for activities.

Saddle up
Boot stompin’ fun reigned at Alice’s Champagne Palace last Saturday as the Kachemak Bay Equestrian Association’s fourth annual Cowboy Cabaret entertained a full house.
In addition to the $25 price of entrance to the affair, funds were raised through a raffle, live auction of gold horseshoe earrings, a bear viewing trip, cookies, pies and cakes and a silent auction of numerous valuable donated items. Association president Roberta Highland said that approximately $12,000 was raised toward the $30,000 payment due on the Cottonwood Park June 1. The association still owes $100,000 on the park and additional events will be held this summer to raise needed money.