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Pickleball for youth, teens and adults! Kids 3rd-8th grade MUST have an adult present. Two courts for mixed ages and one court for adults only. No drop offs please & register/sign in before playing. All equipment is provided. Clean indoor shoes required

WHEN: Saturdays, 5-7pm

WHERE: HERC Gym

FEE: $5/adults or part of punch card/membership; Free for youth (3rd-12th graders)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Resources

Friday, March 21, 2025 was the decommissioning ceremony for the Homer-stationed USCG Cutter Naushon.

Rear Admiral Megan Dean, the commander of Coast Guard District 17, presided over the ceremony honoring the nearly 40 years of service Naushon and its crews provided.

First commissioned on October 3, 1986, the Naushon has proudly served in the Coast Guard's Alaska maritime homeland security operations for nearly four decades and has been home-ported in Homer since June 2016.

Join Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection for a discussion about recovery from substance use disorders and community engagement.

Tuesday, April 8^th from 6-7:00pm at the Homer Public Library Fireplace Reading Lounge.

The Homer Public Library will be CLOSED for Seward's Day, Monday, March 31st. Regular Hours resume Tuesday, April 1st.

There are four monitored volcanoes in the Kenai Peninsula Borough: Spurr, Redoubt, Iliamna and Augustine. Their activity is monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO), a joint program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.

Indigenous author Lily Tuzroyluke has been selected for the 2024-2026 Alaska Reads program, which brings Alaskans together through shared reading experiences. Her historical novel Sivulliq: Ancestor is set in 1890s Alaska, amid harrowing change for the Inupiaq people. As the Alaska Reads author, Tuzroyluke will visit libraries and communities across the state through 2026. Join us at the Homer Public Library for a reading and discussion!

Thursday, April 24 | 6:00 - 7:30pm | Homer Public Library Fireside Reading Lounge

The Celebration of Lifelong Learning will be held on Saturday, March 29, 6:30 pm at Homer Public Library. The evening will include appetizers by Vida’s Thai Food, desserts by Red Bird Kitchen, live music by Daniel Christ and Sophia Williams, a silent auction with fabulous prizes, sponsorships for youth participants of the Summer Reading Program, and of course, the Trivia Tree!

Tickets are on sale at the Homer Bookstore, the library and via Friends of the Library board members for $50

First commissioned on October 3, 1986, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter NAUSHON has been part of the Coast Guard's presence in Homer since June 2016. The NAUSHON is an Island-class patrol boat, a class of cutters of the United States Coast Guard named after Islands. (For the curious, Naushon Island is the largest of the Elizabeth Islands in southeastern Massachusetts near Cape Cod.)

The Homer Airport Improvement project team will be hosting a meeting:

Friday March 7th from 4:30-5:30 pm

at Cowles Chambers in City Hall.

491 E Pioneer Ave, Homer, AK

They will be discussing nightly closures set to begin April 5th and run through June 30th.

They can answer any questions you have and you can learn more about this year's construction plans.

For more information please check out the Alaska DOT's web page here:

Homer Airport Improvements