New era in Cook Inlet
Homer will catch sight of a large vessel this weekend in Kachemak Bay, if all goes as planned for the heavy lift ship, the M/V Kang Sheng Kou. After many years of no new drilling in Cook Inlet, the jackup rig freighted by the Sheng Kou is to set to work on a particularly promising [...]
Obama ‘birthers’ waste of time
During the first months of Barack Obama’s presidency a conspiracy by an amorphous group who came to be called “birthers” raged on the Internet and right-wing talk radio. The birthers claimed that President Obama really wasn’t born in Hawaii, but in Africa, making him ineligible to be president of the United States. The controversy went nowhere until Donald Trump recently reopened the issue making it the curious cornerstone of his bizarre, short-lived Republican presidential bid.
Take inventory after ‘rapture’
Roll call — are we all still here? Any empty piles of clothes found in the breakfast cereal aisle, or suddenly driverless cars careening off the road Saturday? Any missed meetings that couldn’t be explained by Seinfeld reruns or the fact that it was decent barbecue weather? Any beams of light seen vacuuming up the true believers like a giant heavenly Hoover?
Sunny skies bless Saturday’s Torch Run
About 50 people gathered at the base of the Homer Spit bike trail at 10 a.m. Saturday for the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Pledge Drive for Special Olympics Alaska. Walkers, runners, joggers, bikers and even one wheelchair joined the fun to help keep the flame burning for thousands of Alaskan athletes with disabilities.
A mighty wind flips boom truck at Harbor
A heavy wind gust Friday at the Homer Port and Harbor caught at the extender on a boom truck and flipped it to a precarious position with its nose on the ground and its hind end leaning on a storage shed.
The owner of the boom truck, Cecil Cheatwood, was outside the truck operating the extension, and wasn’t injured.
Events Calendar – May 25
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Errors again bring baseball team down
It wasn’t a great weekend for Homer in baseball.
Kodiak defeated Homer in a home game Friday night 11-0 in five innings. “Overall, we looked a little better on defense but couldn’t get a lot going,” Coach Lary Kuhns said. “We’re still making too many errors on defense. We’re a very young team in the process of gaining valuable experience and I expect that within a few years we’ll be back to contending for a Region Three championship.”
Mariner girls softball teams face big week
Both the varsity and junior varsity girls softball teams play conference games here at the Jack Gist Park against Kodiak today and Thursday with games starting at 4 and 6 p.m today and 2 and 4 p.m. tomorrow. Those games will decide whether or not Homer plays in the state tournament in Anchorage June 3.
For the Record – May 25
The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available. Misdemeanor Brent W. Eckert, 45, misconduct with a controlled substance. Leo R. Crocker Jr., 48, driving under the influence. Phillip J. Christensen, 36, driving under the influence. Richard R. Hostetter Jr., [...]
Police Report – May 25
Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to eight emergency medical calls and one fire during the week of May 16-23. Kachemak Emergency Services had four medical and one fire call during the week of May 9-15 and three medical and five fire calls during the week of May 16-22. Police May 17 A man went to [...]
