Lucy-Anne Bieberich was born to Sylvia and Chad Bieberich, at 3:50 a.m. on July 31, 13 days past her due date and four hours before her scheduled induction.She weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 21.5 inches long. Big brother Sage reports, “she has beautiful eyes, they are blue just like me!” Jesse Krebs flew in from New York City to perform […]

Kelly Edmond was planning a personal trip to Haines when he realized it had been 10 years since he graduated from Haines High School. Kelly started inviting anyone who was in high school around the same time (2005-2011) and planned a gathering at Letnikof Cove over fair weekend with classmates James Hart, Kee Heywood, Marley Horner, Tristan […]

Alissa Henry celebrated her 40th birthday at White Sulfur Springs with friends Sarah Elliott, Sierra Jimenez, Sara Chapell, Stoli Lynch, Jess Crowe, Jolanta Ryan, Sally Anderson and Courtney Culbeck. The group took a flight to Pelican where they chartered the boat “Destination” that took them to the springs. They stayed for three nights enjoying nice weather and soaking in […]

Teresa Land got a big surprise when she arrived at what she thought was a birthday party for her husband David and turned out to be a 40th anniversary surprise party. Family came including their son Kirk Barrett from Whitehorse, daughter Cara and husband Eddie Gilbert from Juneau, daughter Gwen and husband Jamie Sauser with their children Jaiden and Eli from Olympia Washington, son Luke Land and his girlfriend Rayleen Vigil from Poulsbo, Washington and daughter Karissa […]

Kisa Bergstrand and Josh Schaub were married Thursday, August 23 at Tanani Point Beach. The reception was held at the home of Kisa’s parents Wendy and Roger Bergstrand on Young Road. Friends and family from Las Vegas made the trip up, including Josh’s parents Mary and Patrick Schaub and siblings Andrew, Jackson, and Julia Schaub. The couple was married by their good friend Ralph Nettles. Josh’s groomsmen included Dalton Terry, Jose […]

Sarah Warner and Christopher Latorre were married last month in Klukwan along the banks of the Chilkat River near the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural and Heritage Center. Sarah’s parents are Troy and Marsha Warner. Marsha’s father, Ralph Strong, and aunt Lani Hotch helped Sarah return to her heritage in Klukwan after growing up in California. “My daughter loves her family and culture and wanted to get married at a place that […]

Joe Ordonez toured the Chilkat Valley with KOMO News from Seattle earlier this month. The group took a float trip through the eagle preserve on the warm, sunny morning, after lunch they ventured out to Chilkoot Lake for some bear viewing and ended the day with an in-depth interview with Dave Pahl at the Hammer Museum. The segment will air […]

Felicia Finley gave birth to Alexander James Finley at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center on Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces. Alexander’s father, Shawn Finley was also present. Grandmother Valina Hansen said the family is “rejoicing in God’s mercies.” Hayden Jimenez shot his first mountain goat on the ridge of Mt. Ripinsky last weekend. “Hayden woke up at […]

Ten years ago, Mike Falvey and Liz Marantz-Falvey along with their children Rigel Beckish and Orion Falvey welcomed foreign exchange student Amedeo (Ame) Cornacchione from Parma Italy, into their home to attend high school in Haines. Ame helped the high school boys basketball team win state that same year. The family, along with Rigel’s husband Dylan Beckish and daughter Annabelle traveled to Parma, Italy to see Ame marry recently. Kyle Rush also attended […]

Former resident Brietta Leader visited Haines to lead a five day workshop for her creative dance program WildCore, which was held at the yoga studio on Mud Bay Road. Community members who took the class included: Alissa Henry, Julie Vance, Mandy Ramsey, Debi Knight Kennedy, Merrick Bochart, Stoli Lynch, Amah Curry, and even some others as far as […]