Corbin Eames Brooks was born Nov. 7 to Elissa and Chris Brooks. Corbin weighed 8 lbs., 3 ozs. and measured 21 inches. Corbin joins brothers Ohlin and Winston. Chris’ mother Arlene Brooks was in Juneau for Corbin’s arrival and was a great help to the busy family. Elissa’s parents, Laurie and Ron Alsup, are happy to have everyone back home in Haines.

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Brothers Norm Smith and Carlton Smith caught up in Fairbanks at the Alaska Municipal League conference last week. Carlton was elected to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly this fall and sworn in Oct. 17. He may look to his brother, a Haines Borough Assembly member, for advice. Norm notes that Haines and Juneau face some of the same issues, like garbage and junk car disposal, on different scales. Both attended the municipal league’s two-day training for new assembly members that preceded the regular conference. Assemblyman Jerry Lapp and Mayor Stephanie Scott also attended. Julie Cozzi and Jamie Heinz attended the state clerk’s convention, also in Fairbanks, and manager Mark Earnest also attended the meetings.

Irene

Mike

Joan

A man who is missing in Teller is a former student of Jennifer Allen. Kyle Komok rode his ATV out to the spit that separates the Bering Sea from the Imuruk Basin on Nov. 9. Severe storms and high seas were battering the western Alaska coast and may have swept Komok out to sea. Jenn taught elementary school in Teller from 1995-1997.

The Women’s Christian Fellowship raised $1,285 for Salvation Army food baskets at their annual Harvest Auction. Proceeds include $500 from the Catholic Church, raised at their fair booth. Marianne Rasmussen was the guest speaker and Abigail Diggins sang for the gathering. The next meeting of the Women’s Christian Fellowship is Dec. 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Haines Christian Center. The potluck luncheon will include caroling at Haines Assisted Living. Ladies are encouraged to bring cookies to be added to the holiday food baskets.

Snyder is home from her annual visit to Easton, Penn. to see family. Joan’s niece, Marie Glanz, accompanied her home to Haines in time to enjoy the bald eagle festival. They also watched bears and eagles out at Chilkoot Lake, and saw a moose with two calves by the airport. Marie was in town during the weekend’s snowstorms and experienced a taste of Alaska isolation when cell phone service went down Monday. Kinison is the first place winneer of the Topical BioMedics travel photo contest entitled “Where in the World is Topricin?” Users of the homeopathic cream submitted photographs of where they have taken the cream for pain relief. Mike spends his summers at a placer mine 100 miles outside of Nome and thought his slogan, “Topricin is worth more than its weight in gold,” could be a winner. The winning photo, taken by a coworker, shows Mike panning for gold with 50 ounces of gold in his gold pan and a tube of the cream poking out of his pocket. Mike’s wife, Carrie Kinison, reminded Mike to get a picture in by the deadline. He’s won a year’s supply of Topricin, which he uses for aches and pains in his back, knuckles and knees when he’s on the job. Hofling recently completed a six-week series of art workshops for children ages 2-7 at the Golden Mouse Art House in Dalton City. Students met to explore color and texture with paint, fiber arts and sculpture under Irene’s guidance. Collaborative works and individual pieces will be showcased at an art show 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18. Ward has moved to an assisted living facility in Seattle and she would love to hear from friends. Irene has been undergoing rehabilitation since her fall in June and daughter Barbara Pardee reports she is walking well. Irene is at the Ida Culver House Broadview. You can write her at 12505 Greenwood Ave. North, Apt. B-213, Seattle, WA 98133. Her phone number is 206-417-9792. Irene enjoys visits from her children as well as the care and attention of granddaughter Elizabeth Craut, who lives nearby and works as a critical care nurse. Irene also spends time with good friend Emagene Hartshorn, who lives in Port Orchard, Wash. Barbara is planning a Christmas visit to see her mom.

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