Chloe Pleznac, Author at Peninsula Clarion https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/author/chloe-pleznac/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 250542530 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference announces 2026 keynote speaker, faculty list https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2025/09/24/kachemak-bay-writers-conference-announces-2026-keynote-speaker-faculty-list/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2025/09/24/kachemak-bay-writers-conference-announces-2026-keynote-speaker-faculty-list/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/life/kachemak-bay-writers-conference-announces-2026-keynote-speaker-faculty-list/

The keynote speaker for the 2026 conference will be poet and essayist, Jane Hirshfield.

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The inaugeral event will celebrate the Homer filmmakers over Sept. 25, 26 and 27.

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, Sept. 11.

]]> https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2025/09/17/borough-celebrates-new-front-entrance-for-homer-high-school/feed/ 0 90907 U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to improve harmful algal bloom response https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2025/09/16/u-s-senate-unanimously-approves-bill-to-improve-harmful-algal-bloom-response/ https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/2025/09/16/u-s-senate-unanimously-approves-bill-to-improve-harmful-algal-bloom-response/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:30:00 +0000 http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/u-s-senate-unanimously-approves-bill-to-improve-harmful-algal-bloom-response/

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, establishes an interagency task force to assess impacts of HABs.

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Sample shellfish from Homer Harbor contained toxins over twice the regulatory limit.

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This year’s basket was the 22nd to be created in Homer.

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The annual event, which aims to cultivate connections through the arts, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 12.

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Shellfish from “the inner bay” have been found to contain amounts of toxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning.

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CACS’s annual marine debris cleanup and data collection event will start Sept. 6.

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Ruminations on a return to Homer community theater.

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