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First, the council passed a memo with suggestions and questions that it had for the Borough Planning Commission, as explained by council member Rachel Lord. Low and Lower performance at Islands and Ocean By jlockwood • Jan 27, 2020 Jeff Lockwood / KBBI The cello and bass duo Low and Lower performed at Islands and Ocean visitor center on January 15. Cellist Brooks Whitehouse and bassist Paul Sharpe performed a range of pieces from familiar classics to an original work by Sharpe inspired by a kayaking trip in Kachemak Bay; they were joined for two songs by their former student, Homer's own Emily Riedel. Low and Lower were brought to Homer by the Homer Youth String Orchestra Club. KBBI was on hand to record the show, and we are pleased to bring you selections from the evening. Red Beans - Episode 33 By jlockwood • Jan 26, 2020 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dries_red_beans_ready_for_use.jpg On this week's Check the Pantry, host Jeff Lockwood makes a pot of red beans and rice. Since Jeff took the easy route, guest Teri Robl digs into her culinary bag of tricks to come up with something else to do with red beans.... Produced at KBBI AM 890 in Homer, Alaska. Partially recorded at Station Twelve . First aired 01/26/20. Project Homeless Connect: Transport schedule and donation information By Kathleen Gustafson • Jan 24, 2020 South Peninsula Hospital With temperatures forecast to fall below zero this weekend, give a thought to adults, teens and children in the Homer area who sleep outside, or in their vehicles, or anywhere they can find. Project Homeless Connect is happening at Homer United Methodist Church next Wednesday, January 29. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with hot lunch served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m Borough Assembly passes a resolution calling for the repeal of Citizens United By Jay Barrett • Jan 24, 2020 Public Domain On Tuesday night the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly joined the City of Homer and other municipalities around the state and nation in coming out against corporate personhood in the form of the U.S. Supreme Court case, Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission. Only one citizen came out in support of the Citizens United Case, a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited corporate donations to political campaigns under the guise of free speech. Harbor porpoises in Halibut Cove Lagoon By Christina Whiting • Jan 23, 2020 Sebastiaan Koreman Wikimedia Commons Bring your lunch to Kachemak Bay Campus on Friday, January 24 from noon to 1 p.m. and learn about the secret life of harbor porpoises in Halibut Cove Lagoon. It’s part of a series of free lectures hosted by the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Halibut charters face changing regulations By Jay Barrett • Jan 23, 2020 Jlikes2Fish Public Domain Fishery regulators meeting in Seattle next week will consider several options for allocating charter halibut catches in the Gulf of Alaska for 2020. As KBBI’s Jay Barrett reports, the potential changes could mean more limitations on fishing opportunity this upcoming season. KPB Assembly recap: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 By Jay Barrett • Jan 22, 2020 KPB At Tuesday night’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, Homer’s Gary Thomas was remembered with a commending resolution. Introduced by Homer Assemblymember Willy Dunne, the resolution praised Thomas’ 40-years of service on the Homer Volunteer Fire Department and many other local causes and service area boards. Artist Ron Senungetuk dies at 87 By Kathleen Gustafson • Jan 22, 2020 Rika Mouw Artist Ronald Senungetuk of Homer died on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 after a long illness. He was born in 1933 in Kinigin, Wales, Alaska in a traditional sod house. He attended Mt. Edgecumbe School in Sitka. Ron Senungetuk was Inupiat, a sculptor, silversmith and wood carver of massive cultural influence as an artist, educator and mentor. On a Fulbright scholarship in Oslo, Norway beginning in 1960 he both met his wife Turid and was offered and accepted a position at University of Alaska Fairbanks in the budding metalsmithing program. Salamatof tribal leader speaks on place names By Kathleen Gustafson & Nicole Arevalo • Jan 21, 2020 Kenai Peninsula College The third Monday in January is Dr. Martin Luther King Day. It's also Alaska Civil Rights Day. To mark the day and to spark a local conversation about civil rights in Alaska, Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College invited Salamatof tribal leader Jonathon Ross to present as a part of their monthly, Public Square speakers series. Ross spoke about the Dena’ina people of Tikahtnu, Cook Inlet. He laid out their traditional territory, and talked about why it matters what geographic locations and villages are called. Pages 1 2 3 4 … next › last » Apply for your 2020 PFD, and Pick.Click.Give! When you apply for your Permanent Fund Dividend, you can select your favorite Alaskan nonprofits and give a portion of your PFD back to your community. Learn More Here! KBBI TRIVIA NIGHT - FEB 23rd, 2020 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION Submission Guidelines Here! KBBI Mobile Apps KBBI Mobile Apps for Android and iPhone are now available Click here to get the Mobile App Amazon Smile New to Town? Need a Radio? 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