20 years ago

Longtime Homer resident and Anchor River homesteader Margaret Pate, 94, died Sept. 24 of natural causes at her son Mike’s home surrounded by her family. Pate was born June 20, 1911, in Clatskanie, Ore., and came to Alaska in 1942 on a one-year contract to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She married John Pate, and with their children Mike and Patty moved to Homer in 1952. The family homesteaded on the Anchor River in 1958. An active volunteer, Pate served on boards of directors for the Public Utility District, Homer Electric Association, the Homer Chamber of Commerce, the Pratt Museum, Homer Senior Citizens and the Friends of the Homer Public Library.

— From the issue of Sept. 29, 2005

30 years ago

The Homer City Council may take a hard look at recent flooding i

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