If you don’t have a working carbon monoxide detector in your house, get one. Matt Davis’ parents, John and Peggy Davis, died last month of carbon monoxide poisoning, apparently due to an exhaust leak in their oil furnace. The couple went to sleep and never woke up, Matt said. They lived in Worthington, Ind. The couple did not have a working carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide detectors are available at Lutak Lumber, Haines Home Building Supply and Haisler’s Hardware. Fireman Al Badgley recommends the digital model.
Suzanne Vuillet-Smith opened up her home to lieutenant governor candidate Byron Mallott and wife Toni, who were passing through Haines Saturday and needed last-minute accommodations. The couple was heading to Juneau after their stay in Anchorage for the statewide election vote count. Toni called Suzanne and Norm Smith’s number hoping they could stay at the couple’s bed and breakfast, which was closed for the season. Suzanne, who was alone at the house that weekend, offered the couple her room. The Mallotts enjoyed a breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs and sat in on the Pioneer Bar’s trivia contest Saturday. Suzanne sent them off Sunday with fish. Norm and brother Carl are childhood acquaintances of Byron.
Friends have organized a “Baby Fundraiser” for Rita Brouillette and Frank Hickman from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Senior Center. The couple is expecting a child who will need open heart surgery. The meal will include moose stew and seafood chowder, dessert and a silent auction.
If your team wants to play in the 69th annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, submit a letter of interest. The tournament is scheduled for March 15-21 at the Juneau-Douglas High School gym. Team divisions are “B,” “C,” master’s, and women’s, said Lion Sasha Soboleff, president of the Juneau Lions Club. Letters should include the name of town, division and team, and a team representative. They must be received by Nov. 30. The Juneau Lions Club will make team invitation selections and send invitations by Jan. 3. Mail letters to: Juneau Lions Club, 2015 Gold Medal Tournament, P.O. Box 020911, Juneau, 99802. Teams can also email the Lions Club at [email protected].
Doris Ward says she’s recovering well from her emergency gallbladder surgery. She was visiting Broken Arrow, Okla., and returning from a barbecue at a friend’s house when an acute attack occurred. The pain worsened over the next couple days. Her sister-in-law drove her to a nearby hospital, where she underwent testing. She was in the operating room by late afternoon. A couple of overnights and she was “back in business.” She even got to drive a motorized cart through WalMart, scaring some people, she said. Doris said she never had a hint anything was wrong.
Greg and Leigh Horner are back from a drive to Fairbanks to see son Marley Horner, a senior at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Marley is performing in the play “An Inspector Calls” which runs through Sunday. Marley plays Inspector Goole, a policeman who relentlessly questions a family about a death. Holly Davis, who was in Fairbanks for a Zumba instructor training, accompanied them to see the play. They also had a quick chat with UAF student Rebekah Green after the play. On a stop in Tok, they met up with Kathy Holmes, who is teaching K-2 in Tetlin. They also visited with former residents Gary and Linda Matthews of Anchorage, who were on their way to Haines for the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival.
Haines puppetteer and filmmaker Byrne Power is seeking about $13,000 through a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for his documentary on European puppetry. Power must the raise the money by Nov. 26. Power already has spent $15,000 on the project.The funding effort is through Hatchfund.org. Call Power at 907-766-3647 or go to the Gravity From Above website.
Sophia Armstrong has a new Alaska artifact to add to the sewing machine table that she’s making. A porcupine quill that she pulled from her dog Nyobi’s face will be among artifacts including heart-shaped rocks, mussel shells, smooth stones, little driftwood sticks, and leaves she pressed. The lab mix was pierced by just the one quill, which Sophia pulled out using tweezers.
Lois Wickward reports 196 trick-or-treaters stopped by her house on Lynnview Drive on Halloween. Displays included a “shish ka-baby” and a “shish ka-rat.” She stood by the fire pit with a doll and a plastic rat on skewers. Neighbor Scott Bradford, who was dressed as Captain America, reported 190 trick-or-treaters. He said he saw more children and adults in costume this year than in years past, including many Ninja Turtles.
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