Christy Meyers and Lance Jorgenson-Geise were married in a private ceremony on Oct. 4. Keith Ottenfield and his wife Pam, of the Mat-Su area, traveled to Haines last week to show local writer Heather Lende his new tattoo, which said “Find The Good” on his arm. “The title of the book says a lot to me. No matter where I am there […]

Carpenter and Haines landowner David Walker took third place in the open division of the 2018 World of Wearable Art competition in Wellington, New Zealand last month. Walker used crescent-shaped blades of wood veneer to create his entry, “Ajaw Eamanom.” Walker started out making entries for Juneau’s wearable art show. He has been invited to the international […]

Lisa Flory and Randy Sykes were re-married at their home in Haines on October 17. Chris Douglas was their marriage commissioner. Phyllis Sage was Lisa’s matron of honor and provided flowers for the ceremony; Selena Douglas and Chatham Douglas were witnesses. Lisa and Randy were previously married in 1985, separated, and have been back together for the past five years before deciding to tie the knot […]

Remi Lou Bangs was born to Caroline (Ward) Bangs and Travis Bangs on Oct.25 in Sitka. Remi was born at 6:51 p.m., she weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21.5 inches long. Remi shares a birthday with her dad Travis, who turned 25 the day she was born. The family is doing well. Sherri […]

Roy Augustus Knight was born at 8:40 p.m. on Nov. 1 to Kendra and Alex Knight in Juneau. He weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 21 inches long. Kendra’s mother Frankie Jones was in the room during delivery and Roy now joins big brother Evan. Cynthia Adams was one of five lucky people in the state of Alaska who participated in Pick. […]

The Deishu Dancers and Jilkaat Kwaan Dancers combined efforts last weekend to perform at Saturday’s eagle release ceremony at the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. Jack Strong wore an Eagle headdress that is usually displayed in the heritage center. “Our featured song for this ceremony was the Thunderbird song. Elder Lani Hotch told a story about the song and […]

Jake Bell and Macky Cassidy welcomed Rune Lou Bell on Nov. 14 at 2:11 p.m. on a sunny autumn day in Homer, overlooking Kachemak Bay. Rune weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He was caught by his midwife grandmother Mary Lou Kelsey and his dad. The family is doing well and enjoying their time together. Haines residents Michael Ganey, […]

Koa Brandon Daniels was born to Micaela Bauer and Teak Daniels at the Juneau Family Birth Center on Nov. 10 at 11:41a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. “Our family is healthy and doing well,” said Micaela. Lori and Michael Carter welcomed daughter Maizie Grace on Nov. 21 at 2:06 p.m. in Juneau at Bartlett Hospital. Maizie weighed 8 pounds […]

Cassie Miller has released her second book “The Giant Kiss.” “It’s about an aunt that goes to visit her two nephews and explains to them about magical creatures like unicorns and giants and how in reality it gets lost in translation, in the end she explains what she means,” said Cassie. “I was inspired by my […]

The Lighting of the Fort went off with a bang earlier this month. Baby Conan Shields and his mother Vija Pelekis played Jesus and Mary in the Nativity tableau, with Chad Clark as Joseph. “The baby was so brave and didn’t even cry when the cannon went off,” said organizer Holly Davis. High school music teacher Matt Davis’s four-part a cappella choir, Lydia Andriesen, […]