Attendees of the annual Valentine’s Tea on Feb. 10. (Photo courtesy of Martha Mackowiak)

The Haines Presbyterian Church hosted a Valentine’s Tea on Feb. 10. Visitors drank from fine china and antique teacups and ate sandwiches and treats. Martha Mackowiak said it was well attended by young and old. The annual tea has been in place for 54 years, having been started by Miriam Cameron in 1970, according to a history Mackowiak provided. 

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