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As the 2025 school year begins, Homer High School athletics offer two home games for interested viewers in the first week of the season. Emilie Springer spoke with football and volleyball coaches for details.

There are two opportunities this weekend for Homer youth to audition for upcoming fall and spring dance performances. Both events will be performed at the Mariner Theater. KBBI’s Emilie Springer collected event details to share.

The Ninilchik public school released a letter to the public on August 12th advising that due to staff shortages the school cafeteria would be closed and unable to serve meals until mid-September. This closure was reversed before the start of the school year and principal Sheri Maynard provided details to Emilie Springer.

Vasily Yakunin, representing Homer’s Church of the Holy Transfiguration of our Lord, announced that two invited speakers will provide a community conversation at the Kachemak Bay Campus on the history of the Russian Orthodox religion on Friday August 15th. Yakunin spoke to KBBI’s Emilie Springer and explained the speakers’ background and some of the history of the church in Homer.

Homer’s Naomi Klouda has recently published The Alaska Glacier Dictionary and shared some of the features of the book, some changes in glaciers she has witnessed over time and provided a reading of the introduction with Emilie Springer at KBBI. Klouda gave a community presentation of her book with photographer Jim Lavrakas at the Homer Public Library on August 14th, 2025.

The Alaska Bar Association held a meeting for Kenai Peninsula lawyers to discuss current topics related to Alaska Bar membership and legal practice on the Kenai Peninsula. The event included a one hour Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation with Bar Counsel, Phil Shanahan. Emilie Springer attended the event to summarize the key topics presented there.

Homer’s Marina Co, incoming 2025 senior at Homer High School had the opportunity to attend the Yale Young Global Scholars Program this summer. She shared some of her thoughts about the experience with KBBI’s Emilie Springer.

Kids from a new summer camp in Homer helped improve a muddy section of the Homestead Trail last week, using sleds, shovels and wood chips saved from tree removals.

Bunnell Street Arts Center presents PechaKucha, or, a night of concise, live storytelling at the Porcupine Theater with 10 local presenters. Emilie Springer spoke with Dave Webster and Saskia Esslinger about what PechaKucha is and what they will be sharing on Wednesday night at the theater.

The Homer City Council voted unanimously Aug. 11 against putting a proposed sales tax extension for a community recreation center on this year’s ballot.