Nanwalek News

Energy solutions, economic development and the town's capital project wish list were all high priorities expressed by Homer residents when Alaska Sen.

Before 10 a.m. Friday morning, it was 15 down and 6,085 to go. Homer Electric Association's "Kick in-Can" program aims to put 7,000 compact fluorescent bulbs in its members' hands in exchange for incandescent bulbs.

Randy Arndt describes the home-heating system offered by Alaska GeoEnergy of Homer.

Immunizations against H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, are being given to students of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, according to Naomi Walsworth of Homer, the district's health services coordinator.

Health legislation? Environmental legislation? How about more capital project money for local needs? This is your chance to tell us and Sen.

HOMER TRIBUNE/Naomi Klouda - Malania Kehl, the eldest resident in Nanwalek, knows many traditional stories that pass along pieces of history, as well as cultural knowledge.

By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune The 500 clients enrolled in Homer's Women and Infant Children program will see a difference this month when they shop for local foods with WIC certificates.

HOMER TRIBUNE/Naomi Klouda - Students from the Grauer School listen to Nanwalek elder Melania Helen Kehl in a visit to the village to learn more about how elders and youth interact to continue cultural traditions.

More than 40 volunteers collected 31 bags of trash from harbors in Homer, Seldovia, Nanwalek and Port Graham earlier this summer for Cook Inletkeeper's Kachemak Bay Clean Harbors Day, held Aug.

By Naomi Klouda Homer Tribune How is your town's overall health? It's a question a broad group of community officials from all walks of life hope to answer by compiling a report on health issues and concerns facing residents from Ninilchik to Homer to Nanwalek.

When the power went out in Seldovia, the go-to guy who fired up the town's emergency generator was Gerald W. Willard, a 31-year employee of Homer Electric Association.

When the power went out in Seldovia, the go-to guy who fired up the town's emergency generator was Gerald W. Willard, a 31-year employee of Homer Electric Association.

Just the words alone conjure up horrible, unspeakable images. It's every parent's nightmare, but for the victims of abuse, that nightmare takes over their young lives.