Homer’s month-long community walking challenge sponsored by the South Peninsula Hospital wrapped up at the end of May with a celebration to announce team winners and where their donations will go in the community. Emilie Springer spoke with Homer Steps Up coordinator Annie Garay about this year’s event challenge.
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Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLStream Watch was started in the mid-1990s by a group of fishermen intent on protecting the Kenai Peninsula’s salmon habitats. The program is jointly run by the Kenai Watershed Forum and the U.S. Forest Service and has an overarching goal of promoting watershed stewardship. -
Jake Dye / KDLLMore than 100 attendees gathered on May 31 to celebrate the life of Kenai Peninsula College’s longest serving director, Gary Turner, who died in April. Speakers celebrated Turner as a champion for the college and its students and staff. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLCouncil members added roughly a quarter of a million dollars in one-time spending during their Wednesday meeting. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLThe borough budget designates money for local schools, road work, borough landfills, service areas and government operations, among other things.
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