Southeast Alaska State Fair executive director Amanda Brandon, right, helps her daughter Frankie Jean Lambert maneuver up stairs while in skates at the fairgrounds on July 10, 2026 in Haines, Alaska. (Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News)

In the past month, Amanda Brandon left her job as the executive director of the Haines Chamber of Commerce and moved over to the executive director position at the Southeast Alaska State Fair.

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Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.