City Manager's Office

Each year the Friends of the Homer Public Library honor a community members who have made a lifelong commitments to acquiring an exceptional skill or knowledge -- someone who is always trying something new and sharing what they have found with others and who has an infectious passion for learning and exploration. 

Lee Post is the 2018 Celebration of Lifelong Learning Award winner. The Youth Learner Award goes to Ben Kettle this year.

Congratulations to Best Western Riptide for winning this year's basketball league title.  They defeated the Bay Welding Smooth Operators in a close game 51-49.

Standings at the end of the season:

Best Western Riptide
Bay Welding Smooth Operators
Pathfinder Aviation Splash Bros      
Alaska Bible Institute                          
​Uminski Properties K-12
Engage Fitness Titans
Gear Shed Slammin Salmon              

Last week, members of Homer Volunteer Fire Department teamed up with Samantha Cunningham to teach 7^th graders at the Homer Middle School an introductory CPR class.  Over 85 students got hands on training with CPR manikins as well as AED training.  Now the students have the ability to use the three AED's located throughout the Homer Middle School.

The City of Homer Park, Arts, Recreation and Culture Advisory Commission will be providing half hour tours of the HERC facility (Homer Education and Recreation Center) on Wednesday, March 7^th at 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

The site visit allows community members to see first hand the challenges and opportunities the space provides. 

Please use the gym entrance, not the entrance by the Homer Veterinary Clinic.

CARTS, the Central Area Rural Transit System, is developing a transit service plan and wants to know how public transportation can serve you better. 

The Independent Living Center invites Homer residents to give their input on transportation needs of the southern Kenai Peninsula at a Community Open House being held in Cowles Council Chambers on Monday, March 5^th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. 

On Saturday, February 17^th from 10:30 to noon, Homer area preschool providers will be in one place- at the library!

Find out more about local preschool options and the questions you might want to ask when choosing the right program for your child.  Early literacy resources will also be available.  This event is family friendly.

Sponsored by the Homer Public Library, the Friends of the Homer Library and the Homer Early Childhood Coalition.

Alaska’s ports and harbors are the economic lifelines for the 49^th State.  Ports accept 90% of all goods entering Alaska; they support Alaska’s vibrant commercial fishing and resource extraction industries and they attract and accommodate recreation and tourism. 

Last Friday, January 26th, the City of Homer bid farewell to long-time Fire Chief Bob Painter.  Bob began his career with the Volunteer Fire Department in 1991 as the Assistant Fire Chief.  His retirement marks twenty-six years of public service dedicated to the health and wellbeing of Homer area citizens and emergency responders.

When winter deepens and the ‘winter blues’ start to set in, finding a way to cope can be difficult.

Celebrate the 16^th year of Mountainfilm on tour in Homer!

Mountainfilm pulls together two evenings of current and best-loved films from the Telluride Mountain Film Festival, all aimed at inspiring audiences to create a better world.  They promise heart-stopping adventure, heart-warming people, bighearted acts and lighthearted humor.

Don't miss out!  Two shows on two different nights, each featuring different films:

WHEN:       Friday, January 26^th at 7:00 pm &