Archie Dunbar was born to parents Luck Dunbar and Jennifer Marschke at 12:21 p.m. on April 25 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Archie weighed 8 lbs., 5 ounces, and measured 21 inches. Grandparents are Chris and Debbie Marschke, and Patrick Dunbar and Janet Harrington. Luck’s grandmother Dorothy Willard and friend Christy Tengs Fowler were the first on-hand to hold the baby. Jennifer said she spent one month in Juneau waiting for the baby to come and was in labor for 40 hours.
  After completing his first professional basketball season with the Frankfurt-based Fraport Skyliners, Haines High School all-star Kyle Fossman returned to the United States April 1. Fossman spent about a week in Haines with parents Steve and Ann Fossman before heading back to Anchorage for wife Kate Fossman’s graduation from her dietetic graduate internship. Kyle said he is looking to get on a different team in a higher league this year, but contract discussions between his agent and teams likely won’t start until July. “Then you find out if anyone is going to offer you (a place on the team) or not. It’s basically a lot of waiting and then training to stay in shape so that you are ready when the time comes. You just have to stay positive with it and have the mindset that something good will come out of it,” Kyle said.
  Heather Lende’s book launch party last week packed the library so full fireman Al Badgley had to rearrange the crowd to stay within fire code. Nearly 130 people attended. Lende read from her new book, “Find the Good,” and signed more than 100 copies. Stacey Gala, Bill Broste and Tracy Wirak organized the event, which featured a Tuscan lemon theme, based on the book’s cover. Cambria Goodwin catered the event with meatball/pasta pesto skewers, mini caprese sandwiches, and lemon mousse tarts, and others pitched in to provide snacks like smoked salmon. Alisa Beske, Bryan Harmon, Meghan Elliott and Kelsi Gloyer provided music. Proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the library’s expansion project. Heather will read her books aboard Holland America cruise ships from 1 to 2 p.m. every Wednesday beginning May 27 through the cruise ship season. She is donating her “entertainment fee” from the readings to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation.  
  After 15 years of coming back to Haines to visit his parents Kathy Friedle and John Brower during Christmas, Jeremiah Brower was finally able to come back to town during a season that wasn’t winter. Jeremiah arrived in Haines from Bermuda last week and spent five days hiking and kayaking. He then headed to Juneau to spend time with friend Peter Klein. In Bermuda, Jeremiah is employed as a Marine Science Technician at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science, where he works on issues related to global climate change. He spends most of his time on the research vessel Atlantic Explorer, one of the largest vessels in the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System fleet.
  Tyler Swinton recently finished fourth at the Cascade Conference Championships golf tournament in Oregon. Swinton, a junior at the Oregon Institute of Technology, finished fourth out of 27 men with a 54-hole total of 221, or eight above par, at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course. Parents Ralph and Sarah Swinton and siblings Kayley and Dylan traveled to Oregon to watch him play.
  Melina Shields and Tim Hockin recently returned from 32 days of work in the Mojave Desert, where they worked on a study of desert tortoises. They walked 12 kilometers transects each day, for a total of 384 kilometers, or about 238 miles. Highlights included finding four Mojave green rattlesnakes, a sidewinder, wild burros, a bobcat and mountain lion tracks. Wildflowers and cacti were blooming as well.
  Reed Analita Scott-Schwalbach was recently elected to represent Oregon on the National Education Association’s board of directors. The position also places her on the Oregon Executive Committee, which helps run the Oregon Education Association. Her duties include lobbying the Oregon Congressional delegation, working with the state president and vice presidents to run the state union, and working with other NEA directors to develop policy and direction for the association. Reed is a Spanish teacher at Centennial High School in Gresham.
  Opening day for the Haines Farmers Market is coming up, and the group is looking for volunteers and vendors for the 2015 season. The market runs every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 6 through Sept. 12. The market needs help during market days with set-up, clean-up and running the information booth. Musicians to keep things lively are also needed. Vendor and volunteer applications are available at www.hainesfarmersmarket.org. 

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