Burning Basket
Public Art Facilitator Mavis Muller gives a presentation Sept. 10 at the Mariner Theatre, along with other TED-X events. Soon it will be time for the community to help build the burning basket, set to begin on Sept. 11.
Kachemak Bay Tanner crab season closes Tuesday
By Randi Somers
Homer Tribune
Tanner crab harvest in Kachemak Bay ends at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in an emergency closure issued this week.
Sport, subsistence, and personal use Tanner crab fishing ends for waters east of a line from Anchor Point to Point Pogibshi and remain closed through March 15.
The closure has been ordered because ADF&G?s 2011 Kachemak Bay survey estimate of 41,595 legal male Tanner crab is below the threshold of 50,000 set by the Alaska Board of Fisheries in 2002. The Board?s strategy states that the fishery will be closed when the estimated stock abundance is less than 50,000 legal male Tanner crab in any given year. The decline observed in legal male abundance was apparent across all but the very smallest (youngest) size classes of male Tanner crab.
No survey was conducted in 2010, but a survey is planned for June 2012. This estimate represents a large decline in legal male abundance from the 2009 estimate of 144,282 crab.
The department spokesperson said they plan to survey Kachemak Bay next spring and expect to have an estimate available by late July. At that time the department will review the estimate, determine if the Tanner crab fishery can be opened and make an announcement regarding the 2012 season.
Cook Inlet Area waters west of the line from Anchor Point to Point Pogibshi, including
Kamishak and North Gulf Coast waters, will remain open through the 2011-2012
season. Individuals possessing a Tanner crab harvest permit should retain the permit if
they plan to fish in open waters. However, individuals who do not plan to fish for Tanners in areas outside Kachemak Bay are encouraged to return their permits to the Homer office of ADF&G as soon as possible. Harvest data are critical to managing these fisheries.
For additional information contact Charlie Trowbridge or Carol Kerkvliet in the Homer
office at 235-8191.
Latitude 59? closes
Homer?s going to miss the cookies, wraps, coffee and friendship as Wendell Cummings closed his coffee shop, Latitude 59?, last week to move on to a new phase in life.
It was nothing to do with the economy and everything to do with a spending time with a precious grandchild, he said. On the door he hung this note: ?There comes a time when things change and this is that time for Latitude 59?. If you have bought a coffee or other delightful beverage ? thank you. If you have had lunch or perhaps a cookie ? thank you. If we have helped you with something ? thank you. If we have entertained you ? you are welcome. If we have insulted you ? annoyed you ? sorry. If we have been grumpy ? well that?s just who we are. Thank you for a great time and all of your support; we cannot thank you enough.?
Best Beginnings gains leverage
Alaska?s Best Beginnings program has awarded Homer?s Families First: A Best Beginnings Partnership grant to support early childhood education in the Homer area for the 2012 fiscal year. Families First is a coalition of local non-profit agencies and individuals who support early childhood education in the Homer and outlying areas. Their strategic goals for this year include: providing support and awareness about early childhood education, improving the safety and quality of indoor and outdoor playspaces for young children, supporting Birth 2 Three in their new Home Visiting Program and working to develop a new Nurse Home Visiting program and helping to make community resources accessible to all citizens through the MAPP POP411.org website.To learn more about Families First and the other projects they are targeting this year, go to: http://pop411.org. Volunteers in all areas are welcome.
Veterans Family Picnic Sept. 18
The VA Volunteer Services of the Kenai Peninsula invite all veterans and their immediate families to the Southern Kenai Peninsula Annual Veterans free picnic noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 18 at the American Legion Hall at Mile 2.5 East End Road. BBQ (hamburger, hotdogs, ribs) and all the trimmings will be served. There also will be door prizes, children?s games and the musical group Mismatched MukLuks and Andre Drake?s 8-Mile Band.
A representative from the VA Medical Clinic in Kenai and Post 16 Service Officer, Craig Forrest, will be present to answer questions.
You do not need to belong to a Veterans Organization to attend this picnic, it is for all veterans and their families. Come dance on the grass ? sit back and relax ? let the kids play games and have a fun day. In case it rains, the party will be inside and a tent is also available if needed. Any questions call the Legion Post at 235-8864, or Darlene at 235-6789.
Posted by Newsroom on Aug 31st, 2011 and filed under More News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling out the following comment form, or trackback to this entry from your site.
Source: http://homertribune.com/2011/08/community-news-aug-31/
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