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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Road construction on the Sterling Highway from Anchor Point to Baycrest Hill is delayed, according to an update provided last week by the Alaska Department of Transportation. Homer News previously reported in February that highway reconstruction from MP 157-169 was slated to begin this year, potentially seeing at least preliminary construction. Now, DOT has divided the project into two phases, anticipating construction to start next year.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Homer in May is for the birds — literally. Visitors, both winged and otherwise, will soon be flocking in for the 33rd annual Shorebird Festival, held May 7-11. Registration for the festival remains open online.
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1 week ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
Last Thursday, Homer readers and Homer Public Library staff celebrated the 10th anniversary of the library's Lit Lineup reading program and welcomed Indigenous author Lily H. Tuzroyluke for a discussion on her historical novel, "Sivulliq: Ancestor." Tuzroyluke was recently selected as the 2024-2026 Alaska Reads author.
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1 week ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Two people are dead and another is hospitalized following a Monday afternoon plane crash in Nanwalek. Alaska State Troopers received “multiple 911 calls” about a plane crash near the Nanwalek airport that occurred on Monday, April 28, at 1:57 p.m., according to a Tuesday morning dispatch. According to the dispatch, troopers responded to the scene as first responders and “Good Samaritans” in Nanwalek helped provide medical assistance.
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2 weeks ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
This column has been coming for a while now, but I’ve been thinking about how exactly to present Kaliane Bradley’s “The Ministry of Time.”Bradley’s novel is a work of contemporary fiction that combines both history and speculative writing. When I picked it up I mainly expected a fun, action-filled adventure with some commentary on one of the greatest Arctic-based disasters — I mean, endeavours — that occurred during the golden age of Arctic exploration in the 19th century.
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2 weeks ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
This column has been coming for a while now, but I've been thinking about how exactly to present Kaliane Bradley's "The Ministry of Time."Bradley's novel is a work of contemporary fiction that combines both history and speculative writing. When I picked it up I mainly expected a fun, action-filled adventure with some commentary on one of the greatest Arctic-based disasters - I mean, endeavours - that occurred during the golden age of Arctic exploration in the 19th century.
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2 weeks ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
Tension permeated discussion on the upcoming roadway and water system improvements project on West Bunnell Avenue and Ohlson Lane during the Homer City Council's regular meeting last Monday, April 14, as several Old Town Homer businesses expressed their dismay with the project's timing.
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2 weeks ago | 
peninsulaclarion.com | Delcenia Cosman
Three organizations located on the Kenai Peninsula recently received funding from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, an April 12 press release announced. The Seldovia Village Tribe, the Seward Prevention Coalition and the Kenai Peninsula Homelessness Coalition each received a $50,000 grant in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
Anchor Point salmon derby cast for next weekendThis year's derby is held in honor of Erica Walli. The 30th annual Anchor Point King Salmon Derby, sponsored by the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, April 26. This year's derby is held in honor of Erica Walli, who was a longtime Anchor Point resident, derby supporter and the second-place winner in the 2021 derby. Walli passed away last July due to injuries sustained from an ATV crash.
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3 weeks ago | 
homernews.com | Delcenia Cosman
Annual litter cleanup to start MondayThe HoWL DiRtBaGs Clean-Up Week will take place April 21-26. The Homer Wilderness Leaders, or HoWL, annual DiRtBaG Clean-Up week begins Monday, April 21, and will finish with a beach cleanup and awards celebration on Saturday, April 26. Since 2011, 900 DiRtBaGs have cleaned up 1,720 bags of litter from Homer's trails, beaches, streets and sidewalks, the HoWL website states. In 2024, 78 youth participants collected 135 bags of garbage.
