The 29th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Derby, sponsored by the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, April 27. The Calcutta Auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26 at the Angry Salmon, preceded by a dinner and registration period from 5-6:30 p.m. The registration fee for all anglers […]
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A temporary committee of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education tasked with exploring the possibility of a four-day school week on Monday considered a model calendar and discussed the “purpose” of possibly making such a change. KPBSD Director of Secondary Education Tony Graham presented a “hypothetical” calendar to the group that described […]
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Homer’s annual Jubilee talent show, sponsored by Homer’s Council on the Arts, returns to the Homer High School Mariner Theatre for a single performance on Friday night. The show starts at 7 p.m. There are 25 acts in this year’s two-hour show, including dance, vocal, piano and theater acts. The event is directed by Jimmy […]
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Homer Opus, a nonprofit organization that provides instruction in string-based music programs to Homer youth as well an adult Codas ensemble, is in the midst of their first monthlong celebration of the Festival of Strings. The festival is a coordinated effort at bring youth, music and community together. There are two remaining performances in the […]
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Homer’s art scene encompasses all ages, as seen last weekend when work by local youth was showcased during a Pop Up event at Ptarmigan Arts, the community’s co-op gallery. Work by 13 artists, ages 3 to 18, included beaded jewelry, Fimo Clay jewelry, woven bracelets, painted rock magnets, watercolor bookmarks and cards, drawings, acrylic and […]
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The Homer Wilderness Leaders annual community spring DiRtBaG cleanup starts on Earth Day, April 22, and runs until April 27. Homer youth age 8 to 19 meet at the Bishop’s Beach green Monday through Friday, where they form groups and choose a community location where they will pick up trash and debris. Snacks, gloves, orange […]
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The Alaska division of America’s Warrior Partnership met with businesses, agencies and veterans at the Kachemak Bay Campus Wednesday, April 3 to provide a presentation on what the organization does to help coordinate community resources and services to improve life benefits for U.S. military veterans. The national program website describes the intentions of the organization […]
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On Monday, April 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. Kenai Peninsula College’s Kachemak Bay Campus will hold an open house in the upstairs commons for high school sophomores and juniors and their parents. The goal of the event is to share information about two programs that offer high schoolers the opportunity to earn early college […]
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The State of Alaska owes the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District almost $10 million in COVID-19 relief funds and is now considered a high-risk grantee, according to a letter sent from the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday, March 27. The federal government in that letter asserts that the Alaska Department of Education and Early […]
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Homer’s galleries and public art spaces showcase artists’ work during the first Art Walk of Spring. Stroll the galleries, meet the artists and enjoy the variety of mediums on display. Art Shop Gallery 202 W Pioneer Ave. Byron Birdsall watercolors and acrylic/watercolors by Courtenay Birdsall Clifford Opening Reception, 5-7 p.m. Art Shop Gallery hosts an […]
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Four Homer women will be honored by South Peninsula Haven House at its 19th annual Women of Distinction celebration. The ceremony will take place at Land’s End Resort on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The four awardees this year are Nina Faust, Flo Larsen, Ireland Styvar and Keri Keller. The event celebrates inspiring […]
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A short documentary about local resident George Faust will premiere April 11 at the Homer Theatre. “My Third Act,” produced by Affinity Films, is about Faust’s career performing in circus arts in various places around Alaska and how his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease at age 70 ended the physical part of his career. His circus […]
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Last Thursday, Homer’s First National Bank received an attempted deposit of a counterfeit $100 bill. The bill was a motion picture photos cash dollar. Erik Neibuhr, Homer branch manager and loan officer, confirmed the event and said that when this occurs it’s usually in a large deposit from businesses such as the grocery stores, gas […]
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Candidates running for seats on the Homer Electric Association Board of Directors gathered in the Soldotna Public Library on Monday, March 18 for a forum during which they shared their goals and vision for the future of the cooperative. This year, five candidates are vying for three seats on the nine-member board. The forum was […]
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Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Finance Committee on Monday honed three plans for the district’s immediate financial future. The meeting came less than a month after board members opted to build the district’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year around a state funding bump that was approved by lawmakers, but then vetoed […]
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Next week, the Defenders of Wildlife, in partnership with the Department of Fish and Game, will host a series of workshops on bear awareness and electric fencing — running Monday through Friday, April 1-5, in Hope, Seward, Kenai, Soldotna and Homer. On Monday, April 1, a workshop will be held at the Bear Creek Lodge […]
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