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'Yukon Charlie' charged
Charles 'Yukon Charlie' Young was arraigned in Homer Court on Monday on first-degree murder charges in the Saturday shooting death of 35-year-old Michael Swanger.
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BREAKING NEWS: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:13 PM 'Yukon Charlie held on $250,000 bail A Homer artist known around town for his genial nature and willingness to help out in the community was arraigned Monday afternoon on charges of first-degree murder and misconduct involving weapons in the fourth degree following a Saturday shooting in Old Town Homer. According to court documents, Charles Stuart Young, 56, known locally as "Yukon Charlie," shot and killed 35-year-old Michael Richard Swanger outside Young's motor home on Bunnell Avenue around 11:57 p.m. Begich, Seaton win popular votes; District 35 votes for clean water Homer-area District 35 voters ousted Rep. Don Young by 10 votes, with Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell picking up 1,114 to Young's 1,104 and passed the Clean Water Initiative by 2,751 "yes" votes to the 2,231 "no" votes. Voter turnout was exceptionally high this year, with 38.33 percent voting to the 27.3 percent for Homer in the 2006 primary and the districtwide's 34.9 percent that year. Results didn't roll in until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, though the primary voting polls closed at 8 p.m. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich made an impressive Homer showing in his run for U.S. Senator at 1,815 votes almost as many as Republican Rep. Paul Seaton received at his 1,950 votes to Democratic Phillip Alderfer's 1,457 votes. NOAA ships chart unknowns in well-traveled Kachemak Bay When maps were last charted for Kachemak Bay in 1970, the technology was a single-beam, straight-down look at the ocean floor. Before that, chartographers dropped a lead ball weight to gauge depth for charts. Technology has changed a bit in the 38 years after the last look. The Bay's floor is now getting a more thorough scrutiny as 101 beams that swath a 360-degree arc seek out irregularities, depth, features, sea life, wrecked ships and more along the bottom. City Council hears crime, drug concerns; presentation by Iliamna Three areas in Homer are plagued by drug deals, noise and chronic speeders, causing many in town to cite a need for more police and even a resident district attorney. At Monday's Homer City Council meeting, Mayor James Hornaday responding to pleas from neighbors in Old Town where a man was murdered Saturday night agreed that Homer has a problem.
IN THE WEEKENDER
Sunday cultural performances dedicated to Gale Parsons
Drumming, dancing, singing and a variety of competitions look to vivify Homer's Labor Day weekend as Native groups from the Kachemak Bay area gather to renew bonds with the past and celebrate friendships that enrich the present and future. Coordinating with the villages of Nanwalek, Port Graham and Seldovia, the Pratt Museum will host Tamamta Katurlluta for its sixth appearance in the Homer community. The Sugpiak Alutiig phrase (pronounced da-mom-a-da ka-DOO-SLUU-daa) means "Gathering of Native Tradition," and was initiated in 1998 at the suggestion of Nanwalek Sugpiaq Elder Nick Tanape. |
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