Chip Lende retired from the family business at Lutak Lumber in March. And, by April 20, he had finished his 17th Boston Marathon. Lende and his daughter JJ Hinderberger finished the race in 3:59. This was Hinderberger’s 12th marathon and her third Boston Marathon. She qualified with a time of 2:58. But she didn’t want to leave dad in her dust; he is going to be 70-years-old in September, after all. She is a Haines High grad and special education service provider currently living in Juneau. Heather Lende and daughter Sarah Elliott were in Boston with them to celebrate.
Jane Lester was in northwest Alaska with a program called Skiku which serves remote communities across Alaska and encourages development of ski skills. Lester figured that since she was already in Alaska, she might as well stop for a visit with Jane Pascoe in Haines. They were ski instructors together in the 1990s in Mammoth Lakes, California. Jane and Jane are skiers, so they skied all over the upper Chilkat Valley during the visit. Pascoe made a smoked salmon pie with homegrown leeks, peas, parsley and chives. Lester said the dish was a highlight. She also enjoyed helping Pascoe distribute the Chilkat Valley News last week and took a tour of Haines with Pascoe’s partner, mayor Tom Morphet.
The concerned first graders of Ms. Armstrong’s class have organized a group called “Rainbow Toot Toots.” Darcie Reeves, Mira Johnson, and Frankie Jean Lambert make up the group so far. They are battling misinformation about global warming. They do this by sharing science, according to Lambert. The students have established an email account, [email protected], and as of press time, they are the youngest donors to the annual community clean-up. They each contributed $5
Local mudfooters tramped out to Pyramid Island while the low tide was at -3.9 feet. Leslie Ross, Sandy Barclay, NeNe Wolfe, Jane Pascoe, Sue Libenson, Marnie Hartman, Jen Allen, and Jeanne Kitayama took advantage of the spring tide to do some beachcombing and exploring. Wolfe was happy to report that while she was on the prowl for plastics and trash to pick up, the island had very little trash on it.
The annual Spring Fling at the Southeast Alaska State Fair was a success. Executive director Jessie Sanders says that the estimated 155 attendees enjoyed pulled pork barbecue, potato salad, games and the music of Haines’ own “Keep The Pool Open.” Haines Brewing Company supplied the popular spruce-tip brew and pale ale for the membership drive.
Spring is in the air, and soup season has come to an end at Olerud’s Market. Susie McCartney said the final soup of the season was Anita Hunter’s creation – caldo de queso con papas. The Mexican potato soup with cheese curds and cilantro as add-ons was a fast mover. For the foreseeable future expect to see hot coffee as the soup of the day.
Craig Franke rolled his shiny new recycling trailer to Mosquito Lake School for its inaugural run. The new trailers have labeling for each compartment and easy access for tin cans, aluminum cans, plastics and cardboard. Franke says that the tin-can section was the first to fill up this time around. If you are taking your recycling to drop off please separate and do not drop bags into the compartments.