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Homer, Alaska is located in Kenai Peninsula County. Zip codes in Homer, AK include 99603. More Homer information.

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Yesterday | Homer Tribune

Ways to share in the season of giving abound in Homer

File photo - Fran VanSandt organizes food that will soon be placed in the Kachemak Lions' Thanksgiving Basket.

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Thursday | Homer News

Giving the Homer Public Library a boost

Library Board Members Clockwise from left: Elaine Burgess, Helen Hill, Neil Denny, Andy Haas, Sue Mauger, Marylou Burton and Cleo Webb In times of tight city budgets, for institutions like the Homer Public Library, it's good to have a few friends.

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Thursday | Homer Tribune

Homer dodging H1N1 severity

HOMER TRIBUNE/Naomi Klouda - Sixth grader Lance Peterson at West Homer Elementary School gets an H1N1 vaccination shot Tuesday morning.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

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Highland wins chamber's car raffle

With an even 500 tickets sold in the Homer Chamber of Commerce's 12th annual car raffle, the last ticket drawn was purchased by Roberta Highland, leaving Highland with the choice of $25,000 toward a new Ford automobile or $15,000 cash to buy well, whatever she wants.

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

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Weighted grades for AP courses draw attention

For most of her 28 years teaching at Soldotna High, Sammy Crawford wanted to see the Advanced Placement courses she taught have weighted grades.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

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New chamber director named

Former college president Dr. Paul R. Dauphinais has been selected as the Homer Chamber of Commerce's new executive director.

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Thu Nov 12, 2009

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Family loses home in late-night fire

A late-night fire Monday on Early Spring Street displaced a family of three. Neighbors have pitched in to help Lionel and Alyica Johnson and their 2-year-old daughter, the family now homeless after the fire destroyed their house.

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'Sick as a dog' no fun, but it could be a whole lot worse

As I write this, I'm recovering from what my friend Jan Flora calls "the Kachemak Crud." For the past week I've had a runny nose, a cough, a slight temperature and general body aches.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

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The Whiskey Jacks: They'll be 'Going Brogue' in Homer

Live Irish music is coming to Homer, all the way from uptown, midtown and downtown Anchorage.

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As Homer landfill nears capacity, plans made to close

By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune The Kenai Peninsula is home to only two garbage landfills on the road system - " one in Soldotna and one in Homer.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Homer Tribune

Someday soon you'll speak English just fine'

HOMER TRIBUNE/Naomi Klouda - All four of Kachemak Bay Campus' Adult Education instructors and volunteers have won awards for their work.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

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Dipnetting 101: a few bad apples may spoil the fun

HOMER TRIBUNE/Aaron Selbig - A cluster of dipnetters plies the waters of the Kenai River July 19 as a commercial fishing vessel passes by.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Homer Tribune

Zoning police attack recycling

Mike Heimbuch Way too long after the normal weekly deadline for submitting my column, I started a piece about the City going after Mike Kennedy for the egregious display of recycled "durable goods" in his yard.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

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November First Friday highlights longtime Homer artists

It takes a lot of hard work to make a living as an artist in Homer. From throwing thousands of pots at arts and crafts shows to welding steel, a handful of artists have managed to support themselves by their creations and make some cool art in the process.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Homer Tribune

Transitioning businesses swap locations in town

Curves has moved to a new spot in the Orca Building on Pioneer Avenue - " back up from its old quarters on Lake Street.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

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Fitness business gets new owner, new location on Pioneer Avenue

Residents looking for a way to get or stay in shape had a new place to go as of 6:30 a.m. Monday.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

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Recycled fashion show, from trash to haute couture

One step closer to completing the Lexus and Scholastic EcoChallenge, the recycled fashion show accentuated the "reduce, reuse and recycle" message put forth by Homer's EcoLogical team with some modeling help from the Girl Scouts.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

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Bearfoot returns to Homer

Bearfoot, the band that started as a group of Anchorage bluegrass camp counselors, returns to Homer for one performance at 7 p.m. Nov.

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Helping Homer: Coast Guard: 'always ready' to lend a hand

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard ssigned to either the USCGC Hickory or USCGC Roanoke Island have taken the motto "always ready" to heart when it comes to their duty station.

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Homer's Best Bets

Citizens, relax. There's no need to worry. Everything is fine. Just move along and pay no attention to that man in the hockey mask juggling bloody chainsaws.

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