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Scottish poet Thomas Campbell once wrote, “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” As Memorial Day approaches, we remember the fallen. Keep an eye out for memorials to be held Monday — the VFW Post 10221 will host services at the Homer Cemetery, Anchor Point Cemetery and Ninilchik Cemetery at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m., respectively. For other happenings around town this week, check out these Best Bets. ....
While you don’t have to put away your birding scopes just yet, it is time to dig out your writing tools and creative ideas! The 2024 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference is happening this weekend. The conference itself is at capacity, but scheduled readings by conference faculty and this year’s keynote speaker are open to the public! Don’t miss out! For information on other exciting happenings this week, check out these Best Bets! ....
Congrats to the prize winners from this year’s Winter Carnival Parade! This Betster hopes everyone enjoyed the fun and spectacle put on by all the parade participants — as well as the warmer weather and the sunshine while it lasted! Coming up this week, head on over to the library for a special screening of a fantastic classic film, also part of the ongoing Big Read event series. Or learn a few things about gardens and soils in advance of the upcoming growing season! While you’re at it, don’t forget to vote for Homer as the “Best Small Town Arts Scene” — only a few days left till the poll closes! For details on these events and more, check out this week’s Best Bets! ....
An annual highlight of the summer, the Homer Garden Club 2023 Tour will take place on Sunday, July 16 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be five local gardens available for visitors in Homer this year. These include Angela Smith’s Homer Japanese Garden, Flo Larsen’s Gorgeous Rock Garden, Gentian Van der Boeck’s Artistic Garden, Brenda Adams’ Spectacular Garden and Flowers, Flowers, a family garden whose owners prefer to be unnamed for print, but whose address and name will be available when visitors pick up passes at the Homer Bookstore. ....
Even if the rain might suggest otherwise, summer is in full swing folks, evidenced all around us by the fields of lupine, traffic and tents on the Spit and lines at the grocery stores. With Summer Solstice and Fourth of July behind us, we’re losing daylight and we all know what that means, so get out and soak up all the Homer happenings in and around town, like these Best Bets. ....