The nearly 800 foot “Luminara” docked in Homer today on its way to Whittier Alaska; False Pass will soon see a surge in marine traffic as boats head north for the summer salmon seasons, but mariners won’t have the normal guidance they’re used to when trafficking through the shallow Eastern Aleutian pass that connects the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea; and the Homer City Council introduced a new police officer and recognized a community member for years of volunteer work in addition to its regular business last night.
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