(Courtesy/Pru Amann) Sen. Jesse Kiehl gives a legislative citation to Tom Heywood during a community meeting on Monday, July 7, 2025, at the Chilkat Center in Haines, Alaska.

Rahsaan Gregg has taken on the important role of cannoneer for the “Bloomer Blast” this year. The tradition started when Jim Shook originally  stuffed the cannon with denim fabric, until Sue Waterhouse shared her idea to blast bloomers instead. The “Bloomer Blast” has seen distances of 49…