Barb Blood reports that son Matt Blood recently passed the Flight Paramedic Certification exam. The FP-C is the highest level of paramedic certification in the United States. A Haines High graduate, Matt graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks paramedic program in 2007. He has been a flight paramedic in Fairbanks since 2008.
Phyllis Wiley is interested in hearing from friends in Haines. Wiley’s husband Bill Wiley was director of the Haines House Presbyterian mission in the 1950s. Contact her at 4746 County Road 153, Zanesfield, Ohio, 43360.
Dave Disbrow wasn’t aware that a photo he took of Kasidaya Falls made the cover of the 2014 Alaska Power and Telephone phone book until it came out this week. “Well I’ll be darned…I’m surprised they chose it,” he said. Disbrow, who used to work for AP&T, sold the company some photos a few years ago. He used his Nikon B700 for the shot of the falls, located near Skagway. Disbrow took up photography in the late 1990s. The AP&T 2011 phone book also featured Disbrow’s work: a composite image of a bald eagle flying over Picture Point.
Michaela Chambers has moved here from Joshua Tree, Calif. She’s a friend of Heather Shade and is working at Fort Seward Lodge. She enjoys writing science fiction and is looking forward to singing with the Haines women’s choir. She recently built her first snowman and tried snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. “I’m on an adventure.”
Cody Cowart spent a week in Titusville, Fla., where he lived before moving to Haines. His pre-Christmas vacation consisted of lots of mud bogging – driving trucks, four wheelers, and dirt bikes through ponds and mud. He also bought a 1975 Custom Deluxe Chevy pickup truck, which he plans to bring to Haines.
Suzanne Vuillet-Smith did a lot of swimming in the past three weeks. She and husband Norm Smith spent the holidays on Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast, where they saw old friends including Craig McCormick of Haines and Skagway. In addition to time spent in the ocean, Vuillet-Smith also did lots of reading and feasted on papaya, fresh fish, and cantaloupe. Meanwhile, daughter Isobel spent the holidays visiting friends in Craig.
Lori Webster and Michael Carter returned from a visit to Lori’s hometown of Parsons, Kansas. Webster said they visited “the one” tourist attraction in southeast Kansas, “Big Brutus,” a large, electric mining shovel that operated in the 1960s and 1970s. They also made stops in Missouri and Oklahoma. Webster held a “birthday and meet Mike” party with family and friends. Shortly after returning to Haines, Carter proposed to Webster at Battery Point. He had to take off his snowshoes to get down on one knee.
Helen Edwards recently visited Tacoma, Wash. Highlights of the trip included spending time with mom Mary Lynn Edwards, friends and family, including brother, seasonal resident Glacier Point guide Sam Edwards. She caught the last performance of “The Christmas Revels” and helped strike the set. Mary Lynn is the executive director of the theatre organization that put on the show.
Local Cub Scouts helped George Campbell load firewood at his highway homestead before Christmas. Scouts are looking for other opportunities for good deeds. If you have work needing done, call group leader Jayme Dozier at 314-0540.
Michael Hagen saw dad John Hagen and brother John S. Hagen and sister-in-law Margaret Friedenauer during a Christmas visit. He also stopped in Juneau to see sister Heather Carlton, husband Steve and their sons Arlo and Theo. Michael lives in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle and works for Google, helping create updated iterations of Google Maps. The latest, customized version includes 3-D imagery and is embedded with Google Earth.
Annette Smith and Sam Wright spent a Montana ranch Christmas in Darby, Mont. with daughters Christina Baskaya and Jade Scheele and husbands Evren and Eric. They were all guests of Christina and Jade’s dad, Larry Smith, and Paulette Carlson. Annette’s sister K.A. Swiger and friend Steve Scheldt made the trip as did Randy’s son Jimmy Smith, who came with his two teenage children. Annette and Sam spent the second week of their trip in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii.
Haines residents Karen Henriksen, Kim Sundberg, Gary Stigen, Dylan Chapell, Shannon Thompson and Sue Waterhouse won Golden Ticket Awards from the Alaska Marine Highway last year. The promotion for the ferry system’s 50th anniversary offered prizes worth $500 in ferry travel.
Museum coworkers Henriette Arenson, Arlene Brooks and new museum director Helen Alten got together for lunch on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the home of C.J. Jones to remember founder and former museum director Elisabeth “Lib” Hakkinen on the date of Lib`s 100th birthday. They adjourned to the apartment of Joan Snyder, where they toasted Lib with Russian tea.
Karen Garcia returned from a three-week visit to Chicago, visiting parents Luis and Judy Garcia, brother Bryant, and sister Tara. Highlights included reading books by the fireplace with a pair of new kittens and visiting extended family in Erie, Ill., where the gang celebrated their heritage with a Cuban dinner. Garcia also saw films and plays at the Goodman Theatre and Oil Lamp Theater, dined at fine restaurants, and shopped.
Carol Waldo reminds people on bikes and walking they need to wear reflective tape or vests this time of year. Wearing dark jackets or hoodies against the white snow doesn’t make pedestrians visible, as brush, trees and such are also dark.
Barb Blood reports that son Matt Blood recently passed the Flight Paramedic Certification exam. The FP-C is the highest level of paramedic certification in the United States. A Haines High graduate, Matt graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks paramedic program in 2007. He has been a flight paramedic in Fairbanks since 2008.
Phyllis Wiley is interested in hearing from friends in Haines. Wiley’s husband Bill Wiley was director of the Haines House Presbyterian mission in the 1950s. Contact her at 4746 County Road 153, Zanesfield, Ohio, 43360.
Dave Disbrow wasn’t aware that a photo he took of Kasidaya Falls made the cover of the 2014 Alaska Power and Telephone phone book until it came out this week. “Well I’ll be darned…I’m surprised they chose it,” he said. Disbrow, who used to work for AP&T, sold the company some photos a few years ago. He used his Nikon B700 for the shot of the falls, located near Skagway. Disbrow took up photography in the late 1990s. The AP&T 2011 phone book also featured Disbrow’s work: a composite image of a bald eagle flying over Picture Point.
Michaela Chambers has moved here from Joshua Tree, Calif. She’s a friend of Heather Shade and is working at Fort Seward Lodge. She enjoys writing science fiction and is looking forward to singing with the Haines women’s choir. She recently built her first snowman and tried snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. “I’m on an adventure.”
Cody Cowart spent a week in Titusville, Fla., where he lived before moving to Haines. His pre-Christmas vacation consisted of lots of mud bogging – driving trucks, four wheelers, and dirt bikes through ponds and mud. He also bought a 1975 Custom Deluxe Chevy pickup truck, which he plans to bring to Haines.
Suzanne Vuillet-Smith did a lot of swimming in the past three weeks. She and husband Norm Smith spent the holidays on Mexico’s Southern Pacific coast, where they saw old friends including Craig McCormick of Haines and Skagway. In addition to time spent in the ocean, Vuillet-Smith also did lots of reading and feasted on papaya, fresh fish, and cantaloupe. Meanwhile, daughter Isobel spent the holidays visiting friends in Craig.
Lori Webster and Michael Carter returned from a visit to Lori’s hometown of Parsons, Kansas. Webster said they visited “the one” tourist attraction in southeast Kansas, “Big Brutus,” a large, electric mining shovel that operated in the 1960s and 1970s. They also made stops in Missouri and Oklahoma. Webster held a “birthday and meet Mike” party with family and friends. Shortly after returning to Haines, Carter proposed to Webster at Battery Point. He had to take off his snowshoes to get down on one knee.
Helen Edwards recently visited Tacoma, Wash. Highlights of the trip included spending time with mom Mary Lynn Edwards, friends and family, including brother, seasonal resident Glacier Point guide Sam Edwards. She caught the last performance of “The Christmas Revels” and helped strike the set. Mary Lynn is the executive director of the theatre organization that put on the show.
Local Cub Scouts helped George Campbell load firewood at his highway homestead before Christmas. Scouts are looking for other opportunities for good deeds. If you have work needing done, call group leader Jayme Dozier at 314-0540.
Michael Hagen saw dad John Hagen and brother John S. Hagen and sister-in-law Margaret Friedenauer during a Christmas visit. He also stopped in Juneau to see sister Heather Carlton, husband Steve and their sons Arlo and Theo. Michael lives in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle and works for Google, helping create updated iterations of Google Maps. The latest, customized version includes 3-D imagery and is embedded with Google Earth.
Annette Smith and Sam Wright spent a Montana ranch Christmas in Darby, Mont. with daughters Christina Baskaya and Jade Scheele and husbands Evren and Eric. They were all guests of Christina and Jade’s dad, Larry Smith, and Paulette Carlson. Annette’s sister K.A. Swiger and friend Steve Scheldt made the trip as did Randy’s son Jimmy Smith, who came with his two teenage children. Annette and Sam spent the second week of their trip in Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii.
Haines residents Karen Henriksen, Kim Sundberg, Gary Stigen, Dylan Chapell, Shannon Thompson and Sue Waterhouse won Golden Ticket Awards from the Alaska Marine Highway last year. The promotion for the ferry system’s 50th anniversary offered prizes worth $500 in ferry travel.
Museum coworkers Henriette Arenson, Arlene Brooks and new museum director Helen Alten got together for lunch on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the home of C.J. Jones to remember founder and former museum director Elisabeth “Lib” Hakkinen on the date of Lib`s 100th birthday. They adjourned to the apartment of Joan Snyder, where they toasted Lib with Russian tea.
Karen Garcia returned from a three-week visit to Chicago, visiting parents Luis and Judy Garcia, brother Bryant, and sister Tara. Highlights included reading books by the fireplace with a pair of new kittens and visiting extended family in Erie, Ill., where the gang celebrated their heritage with a Cuban dinner. Garcia also saw films and plays at the Goodman Theatre and Oil Lamp Theater, dined at fine restaurants, and shopped.
Carol Waldo reminds people on bikes and walking they need to wear reflective tape or vests this time of year. Wearing dark jackets or hoodies against the white snow doesn’t make pedestrians visible, as brush, trees and such are also dark.