Shelby Flemming and Charles Peep were married Saturday, May 7 along the Klehini River near 25 Mile, with friends and family from Fairbanks, Portland, Ore., Spokane, Wash., and Iron Mountain, Mich. in attendance. Shanah Kinison served as officiant and wrote an ode to the couple. Charles’ niece and nephews, Petra Mailloux and Max Mouton, served as flower girl and ring-bearer, respectively, while friends Gordon Julian and Joel Stuk performed guitar and cello music. The couple exchanged silicone wedding bands. A reception followed at Mosquito Lake’s Funny Farm, including a three-tiered, multi-flavored wedding cake by Rebecca Kameika and tacos by Ryan Parker.
Henry Louis Hinderberger was born Saturday, April 24 at Bartlett Regional Hospital to Joanna “JJ” and Bryan Hinderberger of Juneau. He weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz. Grandmom Heather Lende reports Henry lives in the same neighborhood as his aunt Eliza uncle Justin Dorn and cousins James and Molly Dorn. Henry joins older sister Emilia, age 2. Henry is Heather and Chip Lende’s 10th grandchild.
Mandy Ramsey earned a master’s of arts in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on Yoga and mindfulness Education from Prescott College on May 7. Mandy was in Arizona to receive her degree. Her husband, Prescott professor Scott Ramsey, was there to hand out doctoral diplomas in sustainability education to his students. The family, including daughter Lily Jo Ramsey, spent Mother’s Day in Sedona hiking. Mandy earned her degree while homeschooling and “road-schooling” in national parks during the pandemic.
Janine Allen’s mom Jennifer Stinson recently met up with Judy Erekson in Fort Collins, Colo. A Haines connection was made when Jennifer read a story in Colorado magazine about Judy’s daughter Carlee Heinmiller’s wedding being moved from Haines to Colorado during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Twenty-two girls in the Girls on the Run program completed a five-kilometer run on Saturday, the culmination of the local program aiming to help young women develop physical, social, emotional, and behavioral skills. The girls held a bake sale two weeks ago that raised more than $1,500 for Becky’s Place, their community impact project. Karen Garcia led the program as head coach. Alissa Henry, Michelle Strohecker, and Kari Johnson served as assistant coaches.
John Schumacher’s Haines-based boatbuilding and repair business was featured in the May 9 National Fisherman magazine. The article by Michael Crowley featured Schumacher’s work on a boat with a damaged keel, his building of a 36-foot charter vessel, and his replacement of an engine on a 36-foot halibut longliner.
Fourth of July events coordinator Andrew Letchworth is looking for volunteers to help revive mud volleyball on the holiday. He’s also asking residents to start thinking about parade entries and floats. For more information, call Andrew at 907-766-2202.
Madeleine Andriesen and Aubrey Cook of Haines have won awards from the Margaret Frans Brady Fund for residents pursuing art. A vocalist and 2022 graduate of the University of Alaska in music, Madeleine was awarded $1,500 toward a master’s program she’s entering next fall at the University of Southern California. Aubrey is a 2022 Haines High School graduate who works in a variety of art media. She was awarded $1,000 toward her education next fall at Western Washington University. The fund memorializes Margaret Frans Brady, mother of longtime Skagway News publisher Jeff Brady.
Max Graham made a whirlwind five-day trip from Haines to New Haven, Conn. for his graduation ceremony Saturday, May 14 from Yale University. Graham earned his degree, with magna cum laude honors, in 2020, but COVID-19 postponed the ceremony. Max’s parents were on hand for the commencement.
Volunteers from as far away as Idaho and Wyoming have been working to transform a one-acre lot and home on Small Tracts Road into a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The renovated building will include an auditorium with seating for 40 people, according to a recent press release. The target completion date is May 25.
Tiaya Ruggirello said the sailboat trip from Tahiti to Hawaii she made with Eric Forster, Bartek Pieciul, and stepdad Elijah Donat provided a glimpse into life at sea. “You can go anywhere in the world as long as the wind is blowing there. That’s a very cool thing to feel.” The crew made the trip aboard Forster’s 46-foot catamaran “Baju” from April 6 to April 26, starting in Papeete and landing near Kihei, Maui. Tiaya said highlights included sailing alongside pods of dolphins and schools of flying fish, crossing the equator and celebrating her birthday en route, with chocolate cake and confetti.