Apr 24 Wednesday
Calling all boaters! Join the US Coast Guard and Kenai Peninsula College for a free Maritime Safety and Education Open House on May 1st from 2 to 6 pm at Kachemak Bay Campus! Ask questions of local Coast Guard Marine Safety Representatives, explore hands-on exhibits by local experts, learn about licensing and reporting requirements, and how to get training to stay safe on the water whether you are new to boating, a commercial boater, or a recreational boater. That's May 1st, 2 to 6 pm at the Kachemak Bay Campus. Don't miss the boat!
HoWL DiRtBaG Clean-Up Week is an annual litter pick-up for youth and families. Monday-Friday, HoWL crews will be dispatched to clean up Homer's roadways, forests, and beaches. On Saturday, we will pick up trash at Bishop's beach, and celebrate everyone's hard work. Youth who participate can earn scholarships for HoWL wilderness programs, engage in community service, and win DiRtBaG awards. The HoWL DiRtBaG event also supports HoWL's need-based scholarship program, which helps provide expedition opportunities for all youth excited to HoWL! Visit our website to get involved as a participant or volunteer!
The Senate Resources Committee invites public testimony on "Consideration of Governor's Appointees: Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission--Michael Porcaro.
For more information or assistance participating contact the Homer Legislative Information Office.
The House Finance Committee invites public testimony on HB 119.For more information or assistance participating contact the Homer Legislative Information Office.
Learn practical job skills for becoming a deckhand on any vessel in one weekend in Kachemak Bay Campus. Includes safety, survival skills, line handling, knots, gear, basic navigation, crew roles, helm, wheelhouse expectations, and more. Class fee is $150. Scholarships are available for qualifying individuals through the Homer Marine Trades Association. To register visit https://kpc.alaska.edu/communitycourses or call (907) 235-7743.
Joins us for an informative evening with Dr. Ross Tanner, founder of the Diabetes and Lipid Clinic of Alaska to learn all about diabetes. Dr. Tanner is the founder of the Diabetes and Lipid Clinic of Alaska, and specializes in several areas!As a Diabetologist, he treats patients with diabetes and the management of the chronic condition, as a Clinical Lipidologist, he treats patients with complex choloresterol problems. Dr Tanner became the first board-certified Lipidologist in the state of Alaska in 2005. Dr. Tanner also works locally right here in SPH Specialty Clinic at 4201 Bartlett Street in Homer!
Diabetes is a health conidtion that increase the likelihood of heart disease and stroke. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to significant disability. On average, people with diabetes have health care costs that are more that two times higher that those without diabetes. Prediabetes is a health condition involving blood sugar levels that are higher thatn normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Come lean about this important health topic from an expert!
April’s Yoga classes will be led by Rachael Mannix Schmoker. She was born and raised in Fairbanks, is a Holistic Health, Ayurvedic, and Reiki Practitioner, Health Coach, an Experienced RYT-200 Yoga Instructor and Yoga Alliance Contributing Education Provider.
Rachael teaches yoga at Dharmic Spruce and the Hot Yoga Yurt weekly. Her classes are informed through a somatic and therapeutic context, highlighting body awareness to find the right movements for each person. Classes emphasize using breath as the key to strength and restoration.
Each week classes are informed by you! As you recognize what you need - energy or rest, and specific areas to target in the body - back, hips, chest, etc. Rachael will design classes based off who is in the room for a Somatically Aligned hour of movement!Bring yourself and come unwind from your day!
Ready to navigate life's chaos with confidence? Introducing "Chaos Compass,” a free six-week course designed for teens aged 14-18.Led by Homer Medical Center’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Devry Garrity, explore a brain-based understanding of yourself and others as we journey through techniques to strengthen our minds, sharpen focus, manage emotions, make wise decisions, and cultivate deeper connections. Let's chart our course together!
Please join us for Walking Each Other Home, a Death Doula training program. This program trains new and current Hospice volunteers to become a Death Doula to serve the Homer Community. The majority of training is done via Zoom and the schedule varies. Participants receive their End of Life Death Doula Certification through University of Vermont College of Medicine. To learn more about the program and its scheduling, please reach out to Morgan Laffert at care@hospiceofhomer.org.
Heidi's Booty Camp is a fabulous introductory workout class available to all ages & sizes! It will be based on basic form and functional movements that will progress into HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) using body weight and minimal equipment. Participants will work at their own pace and level. Led by instructor Heidi Cox. Cost of class is $3 and is scheduled for Tues. & Thurs. from 5:30-6:30pm.
Kids are allowed to come during this class but PLEASE bring your own toys & NO balls or wheeled equipment/toys allowed (for safety reasons).
***Don't forget to bring clean indoor shoes to put on in the entry way, prior to entering the floor. Thank you!***
Karin Sonnen, Alaska's state rangeland specialist with USDA-NRCS, will share her extensive knowledge of managing pastures for quality feed and sustainability for many kinds of animals - horses, goats, pigs, chickens, reindeer, cows... you name it. She will discuss pasture establishment, management techniques, and rotational grazing to optimize your pasture to save costs on feed. This Free event takes place on Thursday, April 25 at 6 pm in person at Kachemak Bay Campus and on Zoom. For the Zoom link please visit Homer Soil and Water's facebook page or website. For more information call (907) 235-1674.