Jamie Diep

The Homer Animal Shelter shut down last month following a confirmed case of canine parvovirus or parvo, in one of its dogs. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced Wednesday that the Tustumena ferry will be delayed coming out of its annual maintenance. The federal government has declared a fishery disaster for salmon setnetters on the east side of Upper Cook Inlet for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

The City of Homer is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Teshio, Japan this year and is holding taiko drum workshops as part of the celebration activities.

Teachers and community members held “walk-ins” across the school district, gathering outside schools in support of funding public education before going about a regular school day.

Teachers, parents, students and community members showed up to Kenai Peninsula schools Wednesday morning dressed in red for a “walk-in,” a demonstration in support of public education funding. Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer is currently hosting a Canadian sound artist and radio producer through its residency program.

Following a performance of “Alice in Wonderland” last year, Motivity Dance School is putting together a springtime production of “Swan Lake.” The production features numerous bird themed dances from other ballets as well.

A cruise ship will make an impromptu stop in Homer tomorrow morning to give its passengers a moment of respite after almost two weeks at sea. Springtime in Homer is marked by the return of sandhill cranes and various shorebirds. This year, a local dance school is bringing even more birds to the city with a production of “Swan Lake.” A Sterling man was indicted by a federal grand jury last month for a scam involving Covid-19 relief business loans. A new University of Alaska research project will look at the way human-caused climate change will affect fishing, farming and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly held its yearly meeting in Seward and coincidentally approved various pieces of legislation for the city.

The Homer City Council approved resolutions at last night’s meeting that established a longevity pay system for city employees and committed funds as part of an application for a federal grant to replace float system’s in the city’s harbor.

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is joining the race for the Alaska House seat that represents the southern Kenai Peninsula. Superheroes have become household names in large part thanks to comic-based movies like the “Avengers” series, “Shazam,” and “Spider-man: No Way Home.”

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly President Brent Johnson is the fourth person joining the race for the District 6 Alaska House seat.