Cadet and trumpeter Haley Boron has earned a spot in the U.S. Air Force Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. Known as the “Flight of Sound,” the band plays at events including the Tournament of Roses Parade and Mardi Gras. Haley recently traveled with the band to an academy football game in Idaho aboard a C-17 aircraft, a plane that can drop 102 paratroopers. Haley’s recent visitors include Ann Hansen Klausner and husband Andrew, and Rebekah Zaemisch with husband Paul Morton. Ann was the most recent Haines High School grad to graduate from the academy. Rebekah grew up with Haley’s mom Lily Boron at Covenant Life Center. Paul Morton is an Air Force officer and academy graduate.
On his way to Texas, Randell Jackson recently stopped in Hawthorne, Nev. to visit former schoolmate Bill Hartmann, co-founder of the Chilkat Valley News. Their two-hour visit included a jaunt in “Bessie,” Bill’s 1929 Model A coupe. Bill said Hawthorne has enjoyed two weeks of sunny weather following a summer of smoke from California fires.
Carol Duis attended the annual Grand Camp of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood in Juneau Oct. 6-9. Due to COVID-19, about 30 delegates gathered at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall downtown while 40 more watched on Zoom. Duis, treasurer of Haines ANS Camp 5, was elected to her 11th term as ANS Grand Secretary. Delegate Carol Lawrence, Camp 5 Secretary, watched and voted from home on motions, resolutions and elections. Besides topics like civil rights and subsistence, discussions included treatment of Alaska Natives at boarding schools. Sonny Williams is president of Haines ANB. Those interested in joining Haines ANS can contact Duis at 303-0505. Daphne Albee of Seattle is Grand President of the ANS. Marcello Quinto of Juneau holds that position for the ANB.
Former Klukwan, Inc. president Irene Sparks Rowan has been honored by the Alaska Historical Society for contributions to Alaska history, including for her decades-long work preserving and sharing the history of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the 1971 federal law settling indigenous land claims and establishing Alaska Native lands and corporations. Rowan started into the claims issue while campaigning for former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska in the 1960s and has since helped organize decennial panel discussions and other programs highlighting the law’s history and implications. This year’s 50th anniversary includes extensive programs on public radio and television leading to the Dec. 18 anniversary of President Richard Nixon signing the act into law. A 1959 Haines High School graduate, Rowan taught Native perspectives at the University of Alaska and worked at the U.S. Department of Interior.
Haines School librarian Leigh Horner reports the fall Scholastic Book Fair has been canceled, due to delays in shipping, a limited number of available books and a more cumbersome purchase process. Scholastic sent only sample books this year but not even all of them arrived on time, enough for one table of books instead of 14. “We tried and did the best we could, but it went from bad to worse,” Horner said. The fair typically raises about $1,000 for books and school library materials. It was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Sixth grader Cat Dollarhide created a humorous video about the “tiny” book fair.
Larry and Ellen Larson hopscotched around smoky spots on a recent West Coast road trip in Larry’s 1994 Ford Econoline van, retrofitted with a bunk, and solar-powered refrigerator and shower. Using an app that tracked forest fires, they located “sunny and gorgeous” weather on the Oregon Coast, including at Yachats. With clear skies predicted, they drove on to Flagstaff, Ariz. to visit Larry’s brother Jay Larson. Sister Kay Larson flew in from New York to make it a family reunion. Other stops include Mammoth, Calif., where Larry once lived, and Yosemite National Park for high-elevation hiking. Larry drove back to Haines, catching up with Bruce Blake in Bellingham. Ellen stopped in Nehalem, Ore. to see Kevin and Marla Brownlee at their 100-acre horse farm.
On a road trip through the west with sister Barbara Jones, Audrey Smith last week visited Sara Ciaverelli at Sara’s place in Truth or Consequences, N.M. The sisters’ road trip has included stops in Sedona, Ariz. and the Grand Canyon.
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association has posted photos of recent progress on restoring the lighthouse at its Facebook page. Work done last summer is aimed at renovating residential rooms so volunteers can comfortably spend nights during future work projects. The group is led by a board of Lynn Canal residents, including Jim Shook, Michael Marks and Sue Waterhouse of Haines. Retired Coast Guardsman Sue York of Juneau is executive director.
A chess tournament fund-raiser for the Haines Long-Term Recovery Group will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at the public library. There’s a $20 entry fee and the top three finishers will receive prizes. The group aids in recovery efforts from damages caused by the Dec. 2 landslides around town. For more information, contact tournament organizer Kyle Clayton at 907-545-5973.
Joan James called to say a phone listed for her in last week’s obituary of husband Ed James has conked out. Friends can reach Joan at 360-360-1158 instead. Ed James served as high school hoops coach and shop teacher from 1956-68.
Sara Chapell said she was impressed with her first taste of Atomo Coffee, the non-bean substitute for java created in Seattle. The first batches became available Sept. 21. “It tastes just like coffee. There’s nothing weird about it. It’s hard to believe there are no beans in it.” Haines High School grad Riley Erekson works at the firm.
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