Susan and Fred Johnston’s two-day garage sale on Small Tracts Road last weekend raised more than $1,000 for Becky’s Place shelter. Johnston said Karen Wallace and Jim and Julie Shook donated items to help boost the proceeds. Lynn Canal Toastmasters celebrates its second anniversary this week. The public speaking group has more than a dozen members who meet twice monthly at the public library to […]

More than 100 people stopped at the Pioneer Bar Saturday to honor Helen Tengs, 93,who has moved to Juneau’s Pioneer Home. Helen lived above the bar with daughter Christy and Bob Fowler and grandsons Chevy and Marty. Now she’ll be closer to son Tony Tengs. Helen’s niece and grand-niece Wendy and Kisa Bergstrand created floral mini-cupcakes with rosemaling and Charlie Williams made homemade fry-bread and strawberry syrup. Christy and Tony serenaded their […]

Marian Carlson, Connie Ward, and Nancy Nash are back from the National Senior Games, known as the ‘Senior Olympics’ that took place June 14-25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Though none medaled this year, “It was really fun,” said Carlson. “They put on a tremendous show.” An all-time high of 13,712 athletes participated this year, including 103-year-old Julia ‘Hurricane’ Hawkins who […]

Local teachers Fran Daly and Alex van Wyhe were married July 6 in Kenny Lake, about 150 miles east of Anchorage. The couple was married on a bluff above the Tonsina River, behind the high school that Alex had attended. Fran has paddled the Tonsina before with her father Steve Daly, who attended the wedding. It was a small private […]

Lexie DeWitt has returned from Washington where she spent a month visiting family along with her three children, Charlie, Loralai and Lucas. The four first stopped in Seattle and stayed with Alisha Young and her boyfriend Sam Horne. While in Seattle, they visited the Seattle Aquarium and Pike’s Place Market and also visited with Lexie’s brother Kyle and wife Melissa and their daughter Kate. From there the ventured […]

Ellette Barlog was born to Dez Renallo and Julian Barlog on July 25 at 10:45 a.m. in Juneau. Ellette weighed 7 pounds and was 20.5 inches long. She joins big sisters Fiora and Eowyn. With ferry sailings cancelled, Ellette took her first flight at just a few days old. Cameron Smith was born on July 22 at 9:46 a.m. to Ronnie Alsup Smith and Taylor Smith at Mercy […]

Porter Song Lorentz was born to Nicole and David Lorentz at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau on July 31. Porter weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 18 inches long. David and big sister Isla were in the room for Porter’s birth. Porter’s is named after the late Song Nash who was a co-worker and friend of the families. The Haines International […]

Danny Johnston and Erin Dowden were married on Saturday at Chilkat State Park on a beautiful sunny afternoon across from Davidson and Rainbow glaciers. It was a fitting scene as the two met when Erin was working in Skagway on the White Pass Railroad and decided to take a birthday trip to Glacier Point with friends. Danny was […]

By Lexie DeWitt Haines graduate Matt Myers and his wife Stephanie welcomed son Matteo Calvin Myers on July 31. Matteo weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and joins siblings Charley, Sylvia, and Max. Matt works for Berrett Transmission and Stephani is a physician’s assistant in Bellingham, Washington. This is grandchild number 11 for Sonny and Julie Myers. Aunts are Candi Bradford, Carie Crager and Christy […]

Renae Miner and Ryan Olsen were married in an intimate ceremony in the Redwoods State Park near Orick, California. The reception was held at the Gold River Lodge in nearby Klamath, California. The wedding party included groomsmen, Chris Olsen, James Hart, Will Hickman, Richard Bachman, Nick Magnuson, and Justin Lovich. The bridesmaids included Kelsey Burgess, Carlee Heinmiller, Riley Erekson, Alisha Young, and Kaitlyn Hickman. Others in […]