Christina Baskaya is helping organize a Haines High School class of 1997 reunion. Events will include a Chilkoot Lake picnic, tour of the Haines School and catered salmon buffet dinner 6 p.m. Saturday at Fort Seward Lodge. All Haines High School graduates and teachers are invited. Reach Christina for more details. Reservations, required for dinner, can be made by email to [email protected].
A farewell barbecue potluck will be held for former Haines Borough Mayor Mike Case starting noon Sunday, July 16 at Tlingit Park. After 42 years in Alaska, Mike is moving to Spanaway, Wash. to join family. Call Diane Sly, 766-3250 for details.
Andrea Nelson spent 10 days on Attu Island in late May, doing research for her “Voices of the Wilderness” art project. Nelson, a Haines-based artist, archaeology technician and historic researcher, will be creating artwork for next year’s 75th anniversary of the Battle of Attu, the only World War II battle fought on U.S. soil. Attu has a tragic human history that contrasts with its hauntingly beautiful landscape, Andrea said. She visited battlefields, an historic village site and prehistoric middens. Attu is the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain. Some of Andrea’s Attu-inspired pieces will be display at the First Friday art event in August.
Officer Chris Brown has received his advanced certificate, the highest level of police officer certification that the State of Alaska awards. A certain number of years as an officer, training and a college degree are required to receive the certificate, according to the Haines Borough Police Department.
Jess Giddings of Haines was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2017 semester. Undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Jess is a senior majoring in Christian ministries and international studies.
Reed Scott-Schwalbach has been named vice-president of the 44,000-member Oregon Education Association. Reed is a high school Spanish teacher and previously served as a director at the statewide teachers’ union. The vice-president’s position is a full-time, two-year position that will allow Reed to return to her teaching job.
Teresa Hura will be in Tenakee Springs for the grand opening of the town’s museum on Sunday. Teresa helped secure funding for the project, sited in a former liquor store across the street from the historic Snyder Mercantile. The project has been five years in the making and included a visit by Mary Pat Wyatt, former director of Juneau’s city museum, to assess historic papers. The collection includes stone artifacts, cannery relics, an old still, and a vinegar barrel owned by original store owner Ed Snyder.
Bob and Carol Willey of Georgetown, S.C., are here visiting Bob’s sister Barb Blood. They drove and camped across the country, heading to Fairbanks to visit nephew Matt and Holly Blood and children. Highlights included attending the annual midnight sun baseball game – where the Sweet Adelines sang “The Alaska Flag Song” at midnight – and camping in 36-degree weather at Thompson Pass outside of Valdez. After heading to Sitka to visit niece Janie and Tim Hall, Barb’s daughter, Bob and Carol will be here for the Fourth of July to help with the Friends of the Library barbecue and book sale.
Megan Kathleen Miller and Zachary Aaron Cirivello were married Friday, June 23 near the beachfront walk-in campsites at Chilkat State Park. Megan is the daughter of Deborah Marshall. Elliot Cirivello, the groom’s brother, served as minister. Chrissy Marshall, the bride’s grandmother, and all four of Deborah’s aunts and uncles from the Seattle area were on hand. About 120 guests came from out of town, including Mosaab Mustafa from the nation of Jordan and Reuben Smith, who came from London. About 70 guests made their first trip to Alaska for the wedding. They visited Steve Kroschel’s wildlife park and rafted the Chilkat River. Megan and Zachary live in Oakland, Calif., and work for Burning Man. Eric Forster made a “burning man” at a pre-wedding celebration at Letnikof Cove June 21.
Will Hickman and Katlyn Totland were married Saturday, June 24 at their Small Tracts Road home. About 60 guests watched as the two were married in the rain by Katlyn’s uncle, Randy Vomenici, who traveled from Auburn, Wash. Katlyn’s parents Olaf and Pandy Totland and aunt Inga Hanlon visited from Yakutat. Will’s aunt and uncle Lori and John Rains drove from Townsend, Mont. for the wedding. Will’s family included parents Linda and Rocky Hickman of Haines. The couple and wedding party took out Will’s restored 1978 Volkswagen bus for photos by Lynn Canal. Cambria Goodwin made the couple’s three-tiered, red velvet wedding cake. The reception meal included halibut, crab, shrimp, and scallops.
Ellis Greene and cousin Dougie Profitt are in town visiting Nelle Jurgeleit-Greene. Nelle’s daughter, Ellis, is an office manager in Boston. She’ll be here for a week. Dougie, 15, is from St. Louis, Mo., and will be here for a month. She’s also looking for work during her visit, Nelle said.
Matthew Green graduated June 14 after completing a one-year program in industrial electricity at AVTEC, Alaska’s institute of technology, in Seward. He’s looking for an apprenticeship. Reaching journeyman requires 8,000 hours apprenticing. Hiking Mount Marathon and visiting the Alaska SeaLife Center were highlights of his year in Seward, he said said. Matt’s Haines High School classmate Trevor Cox graduated in the same program and is working this summer in Skagway.
Zbigniew (Ned) Rozbicki and Ani Jenkins married Wednesday, Aug. 21 at Rozbicki’s Beach Road home. Jono Greene presided and John Brainard played guitar. Ned’s out-of-town family guests included dad Zbigniew Rozbicki of Connecticut; mom Jacqueline Olson of Montesano, Wash; sister Tabitha Stopsen of Portland, Ore., and aunt and uncle Steve and Joan Johnson of Kent, Wash. Ani’s family guests included mom Anita Bohrer and stepdad Alan Hutchins of Denver; dad Jay and Tammy Jenkins of La Veta, Colo .; stepsister Kristine Jenkins of La Veta; step sister Katherine Jenkins and Blake Pratt of Walker, Minn., and uncle and aunt Larry and Carol Woodard of Tacoma, Wash. Other guests included Jeff and Lee Schlichting of Larkspur, Calif .; Laurie, Brian and Kayl Climenhaga of Lake Tahoe, Calif .; Keith Lacko of Casper, Wyo .; Wendy Taylor of Casper; Chris and Marcelle Perry of Corte Madera, Calif .; Stuart and Teddy Robertson of Seattle; Dave, Ashley and Jack Rosenberg of Boulder, Colo., and Joy Smith, Maggie MacIndoe, Frieda Lessar, Laurie McIlvaine, Joan Hanley and Madi Nelson, all of La Veta.
The American Bald Eagle Foundation is selling T-shirts and hoodies designed by Claire Floyd to raise funds for its aviary redesign. Claire, who worked as a graphic designer for the foundation, now lives in Shreveport, La. The foundation is working toward raising $450,000 to qualify for matching funds from Alaska’s Rasmuson Foundation. The project price tag is $800,000 to $1.2 million.
Marsha Warner said two spotting scopes at Klukwan’s Jilkaat Kwaan Culural Heritage Center are trained on an eagle’s nest containing three eaglets.
Parents with students needing vaccinations can get them at the public health nurse office when the nurse next visits the public health office here July 26-28. Call 766-3300 or email [email protected].
Elissa Dobbins said she was surprised Sunday to see a pair of young Sitka black-tailed deer near Letnikof.
Sue Libenson, Madeline Witek, Julie Rae, Michael Smith, Sandy Barclay and Anna Jurgeleit attended “music camp” in Whitehorse, Y.T., last weekend. Maddy’s impromptu rendition of Linda Ronstadt’s “Different Drum” won her new fans in Canada, Sue said.
Former residents Rick, Brietta and West Leader rafted the Tatshenshini River during their visit. Brietta also led dance classes. The Leaders live in Idaho.