Letters – July 27
Sidewalks need correction I cordially challenge the city engineers to use my wheelchair for one day. I realize slanting the sidewalks aids in runoff during spring break ups, but what about that small patch in front of KBBI? How many years is it going to take before asphalt is rolled in place? Jerry Korell Donate [...]
Local artist work requires audience input
Aptly named “Viewer Participation Requested,” Marilee Sargeant-Smith’s show at Homer Council on the Arts invites interpretation. Impressionism requires the viewer to bring his own imagination to the piece to interpret what he is seeing.
KPO launches 2011 summer music festival
Leading up to major concerts, free music performances at restaurants begin August 1 under the auspices of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra. Fresh Sourdough Express is the site of Monday’s performance. On Tuesday Rudy Multz performs at the Mermaid Cafe. Wednesday brings Victim with Crime to the Harbor Grill, Don Jose’s is the fun spot Thursday and Two Sister’s Bakery is the music scene Friday.
KBBI ready for Concert on the Lawn weekend
From it’s humble beginning in a tiny studio on Lake Street with a concert across the street in the yard of the Yah Shure bar, KBBI Public Radio has grown into a major force in the community and its concert has become an annual rite of summer.
All grown up and mostly homegrown, KBBI’s 32nd Annual Concert on the Lawn is Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 at Karen Hornaday Park.
Events Calendar – July 27
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Halibut plan restructures quota for charters
A new plan to change halibut allocations for Homer-area charter boat customers is up for public comment. A special meeting planned for 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, at the Land’s End Resort is to discuss the proposal and draft a plan for action to educate the public about what the new structure would mean.
Elegant sport of fencing
Adventure movies often include scenes of sword battles, looking much like a stylized dance to the uninitiated. Fencing is a one-on-one sport that requires agility, balance and foresight. Figuring out what your opponent is going to do next can save your life. Or your game.
Dipnet fishery open 24 hours a day in July
In response to a record number of red salmon headed for the spawning grounds in the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has opened the dipnet personal use fishery at the mouth of the Kenai and Kasilof Rivers 24 hours a day, seven days a week through July 31 unless superseded by a subsequent order.
Derby has new July winners
Aaron Larson of Anchorage still holds the number one position in the July Jackpot Halibut Derby standings with his 252.3 pounder caught July 4 while fishing aboard the Bear Force I with Captain Rob Hyslip of Big Bear Halibut Charters.
A newcomer in the standings, Sam Slack of Rock Hill, South Carolina, captured second place with a 225.4 pounder July 20 while fishing with Captain Fred Berney aboard the Grande Alaska of the Berg’s Alaskan Fishing Adventures charter.
Exciting sail race
The new race the Homer Yacht Club added to the summer’s events featured a new start procedure which made for an interesting contest, Captain Erik Pullman said. Start times were staggered based on handicaps, and theoretically if all the handicaps were correct the boats would finish together, which they almost did.
