Samuel Jonathan Barrett was born to Larissa and Trevor Barrett at 1:57 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24 at Bartlett Regional Hospital. Samuel weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz., and measured 19.5 inches. Larissa’s mom Dawn Dixon and brothers Garrett and Wesley Dixon traveled to Juneau for the birth. Larissa said after a long wait for his arrival, she and Trevor were happy and relieved to bring Samuel home to Haines aboard the ferry. He received a lot of attention from other travelers, Larissa said.
Domino, the beloved billy goat at 33 Mile Roadhouse, has gone to the clover fields in the sky. Roadhouse owner Robby Harris said the black, 12-year old, Oberhasli pet goat had been ill for a few weeks before expiring on Nov. 20. Domino was a favorite of visitors, children, photographers, and skiers, who would sneak him French fries and tater tots. Before he became famous, Domino was the pet of Robby’s son Jaqai. Domino was one of five goats born to Jackie the Goat, owned by Adrian Revenaugh.
Nearly 30 runners and walkers turned out for the annual Turkey Trot Fun Run on Thanksgiving Day at Fort Seward, organized by Jordan Baumgartner. Following the run, the annual Turkey Bowl, the town’s only scheduled football game, was played between squads of six players. Septuagenarian Nancy Nash completed a pass and made a catch before she was sidelined with a twisted ankle. Organizer and event veteran Liam Cassidy said the exciting game came down to a final play.
Giselle Miller reports that husband Cliff Miller and two friends from Juneau made the 2,600-mile voyage from New Zealand to Tahiti aboard Cliff’s 38-foot, cutter-rigged sailboat in 20 days, leaving on Halloween and making landfall Nov.19. “They were happy with the boat and the passage,” Giselle said. She’s planning a holiday rendezvous with Cliff to go diving at Fakarava, an atoll about 450 miles northeast of Papeete.
Jim and Deb Stanford were in Corvallis, Ore. to watch granddaughter Taelyn Bentley’s volleyball team at Crescent Valley High School win the Division 5A state volleyball championship. A middle blocker, Taelyn also was a freshman starter on the Raiders’ women’s basketball team last year and also won the 5A division at state. She placed fourth as a freshman in javelin at the state track and field championship meet last year. Taelyn is the daughter of Jeff and Jaime Stanford Bentley.
Three generations of Shields men – Fred, Darren, and Conan – have returned from a two-week, 4,750-mile road trip to the East Coast to see family and friends and buy a new car. Highlights included touring the historic Rankine Generating Station along the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, visiting the West Edmonton Mall, and touring Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The U-505, a captured, World War II German submarine, is among the attractions inside the MSI.
Greg Schlachter and Brad Ryan made a recent trip to the western Aleutian island of Adak, a popular spot for Alaskans to bag caribou. A property caretaker there told the pair his favorite teacher was Liz Heywood. Liz and Tom Heywood worked as schoolteachers on Adak when a Cold War Navy and Army bases supported an island population of 6,000. About 200 people live there now.
Bill Holton, Sue Libenson, and Jeanne Kitayama were students in a recent class on electric heat pumps taught by Chandler Kemp. Kemp, a Haines High School grad, is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Energy for the University of Alaska, improving energy systems in rural communities. He’s currently stationed in Dillingham. Heat pumps, which work by transferring heat rather than generating it, are more efficient than traditional heating sources.
Singers Maddox and Matilda Rogers, Luke and J.C. Davis, and Zac Ritzinger represented Haines High School in the Mixed Choir at the All-State Music Festival Nov. 17-19 in Anchorage. A performance of students from around Alaska capped the festival at West High School.
Teri Bastable Podsiki, Julie Vance, Jim Green, and Jacob Weerasinghe were among Haines vendors selling wares and creations at Juneau’s Public Holiday Market last weekend at Centennial Hall.