Daylight-saving time starts Sunday
On Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m., Daylight-saving time 2010 begins. Be sure to move your clocks ahead one hour in order to “spring” into the season.
Blizzard leaves town covered
State ski meets were completed barely a week and winter carnivals come and gone by the time Homer received its first significant snowfall this winter.
The March blizzards of ‘10 likely will go down as some kind of record, but that won’t be determined until after the tallies are in later today or Thursday, said National Weather Service Forecaster Dan Peterson.
Costly rock, politics stymie harbor project
The high expense of armor rock lies at the bottom of a problem holding up public works projects throughout Alaska, and places Homer’s hopes for an East Harbor beyond reach for now.
According to U.S. Army Corp of Engineer’s Patrick Fitzgerald, that was one reason why Homer’s East Harbor estimates stretch to $107 million.
Fitzgerald gave a presentation to the Homer City Council at a Monday afternoon work session. The city and Corps partner with the Alaska Department of Transportation on the project. DOT officials Ruth Carter and Harvey Smith were also present.
“There is a lack of quarries to supply armor rock,” Fitzgerald said. “In the past, we paid $65 a cubic yard when the rock was local; now that is doubled.”
Beluga comments stretch into the thousands
The testimony on whether or not to designate most of Cook Inlet as beluga habitat is now in, with some 91,668 responses to the public comment period that ended March 3.
The comments will be available to the public shortly at the National Marine Fisheries Service Web site, said spokesperson Sheela McLean. It is important to note that the number of responses didn’t calculate how many made repeat testimony. However, the numbers from organizations were noted, with Sierra Club accounting for 43,339 responses. The Natural Resource Development Council — countering the idea of designating Cook Inlet as critical habitat — weighed in with 39,939 responses.
Community News – March 10
Oldest resident at senior center turns 98
Friendship Terrace resident Sue Lewis turns 98 on March 17, a day sure to be celebrated among friends and family in Homer. She was born on that date in 1912 on her family’s farm near Clear Lake, Wash.
It’s hard to account for how she came to live such a [...]
Growing up in Homer on skis
Growing up in Homer in the 1950-60s, young skier Larry Martin helped maintain his own cross-country trails. He was often in the dark, in a broad swath of wide open emptiness, trailing behind his coach’s snowmachine.
When other duties called coach Dave Schroer away, Martin would take off on his own, skiing for miles on treks that many today would consider a good day’s ride on a snowmachine.
For the Record – March 10
The following records are cases and records filed in court. Individuals are innocent until proven guilty, and copies of the records are publicly available.
Judgement
Dagny L. Anderson, 26, misconduct involving controlled substance in the sixth degree, guilty.
Beau E.H. Turner, 18, repeat minor, consuming, possessing, or controlling alcohol, guilty.
Richard W. Foley, 48, driving while license revoked, [...]
Police Report – March 10
Fire/EMS
The Homer Volunteer Fire Department responded to eight emergency medical calls and one fire call for the week of March 1 through March 7.
KESA responded to two medical calls and one fire call from March 1 through March 7.
Assault
On March 3, a caller reported a student at Homer High School drew a knife on another [...]
Now you can take your gun camping
In Katmai National Park and Preserve, Denali National Park and other areas of the state, visitors bring cameras to shoot bears. This summer, they may bring something much more deadly.
On May 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 into law. Tacked onto that piece of legislation is an unrelated amendment that repeals a National Park Service rule prohibiting the possession of firearms in national parks and reverting regulation to individual states.
‘It’s spring break, baby!’
Believe it or not, spring is only 10 days away.
That might seem a bit ridiculous, considering the vibrant, white glow around town. But for those of us who refuse to be slaves to the whims of Puxatawney Phil and the National Weather Service, spring is whatever we make it.
And, as in every year, with spring comes that infamous break. Those fortunate enough to head to tropical places for winter-refueling — well, you’re on your own. The rest of us hearty souls brave enough to stick out spring break in Homer are in for a treat.
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