Spencer Baumgartner and Parker Baumgartner went to a national pickleball tournament in Houston, Texas. Father Jordan Baumgartner said they were the first kids to represent the state at the National Junior Pickleball Association’s NJP Championship Cup. The tournament is open to players aged 8-18. Parker took third in two events and first in another. And Spencer took second in an event. Both are sponsored by Selkirk Sports. Their mother Keely Baumgartner traveled with them.
Haines police reported that officers and dispatchers handed out 82 bags containing glow sticks, candy and toys to goblins, ghouls, super heroes, vampires and miscellaneous others on Halloween. It is reported all were well-mannered, thanking those passing out candy and waiting patiently for their stamps.
Last week, Zeke Frank and Kyle Klinger rescued three boxes of the Chilkat Valley News which had been stranded in Juneau. Frank and Klinger carried the boxes upstairs to the Main Street office of the CVN and Frank was gifted an annual subscription for their efforts.
Ken Gross was on a walk recently near the former Fort Seward parade grounds when he encountered a brown bear sow and a small cub. Gross said the cub headed into some nearby bushes and the sow came directly toward him. He decided that the best thing was to look like he wasn’t a threat to the cub, so he turned and walked away. But he misjudged a curb and he fell onto his knees. He said his hoodie came up over his head so he wasn’t able to see, but he heard the sow approach him grunting, clicking her teeth and breathing heavily. “I’m just waiting for the claws to come into my back or bite me,” he said. Instead she took off and went in another direction. Gross said he decided to walk down to the well-lit bathrooms at the cruise ship dock to avoid encountering the pair again when the sow popped out from another set of bushes. That’s when the terror sat in, Gross said. “I don’t know if she was stalking me, but I didn’t feel safe about going up the road with my back to her,” he said. He waited for some time and then walked to the bathrooms, but they were locked. Ultimately, he called 9-1-1 and they sent an officer, who said he could have called sooner.
The consignment shop Talia’s Treasures will celebrate 10 years in business on Nov. 14. According to a sign on the shop’s Main Street door, customers can stop in for a chance at a celebratory $10 gift card.