Jaxson Jaret Robert Grant was born Aug. 28 to Lyndsey Hura and Jaret Grant. Grandmother Jessie Grant, grandparents Teresa and Larry Hura, and uncle Nik Hura joined the parents in Anchorage to welcome the new baby. Big sisters Lillee and Natalee Grant were excited to meet their new brother. Lyndsey is grateful for the support from grandmothers Teresa and Jessie who have been taking great care of the new mother and baby […]

Haines High School 2019 alumni Dylan Hayes graduated from Commercial Diving Academy Technical Institute in Jacksonville, Florida. Dylan is now a certified commercial diver and has accepted a position with UMX: Underwater Mechanix in Jacksonville, where he is currently living. His parents, Jim and Janet Hayes, said they are very proud of his accomplishment and were able to attend his graduation […]

It was a busy week on the obstetrics and delivery floor at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Four Haines babies were delivered between September 29 and Oct. 4, all by Dr. Nicholas D. Newbury of Juneau Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Agnes Diana Forsberg was born Sept. 29 at 12:47 a.m. to Aaron and Janelle Forsberg. She made her surprising debut two weeks early […]

Haines Compost has composted more than 100,120 pounds of biodegradable waste and food scraps since their start in September 2018. Owner Genny Rietze reports the free service uses the static aerobic cube method and makes a compost batch in about three months. She reports there will be a (literal) ton of compost ready to sell for spring […]

Orson Michael Carter was born on Oct. 6 to parents Mike and Lori Carter. Orson weighed 8 pounds and 6.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. He joins big sister Jemma, 3, Maizie, 2, and grandma Joyce Webster who is staying with the family through October. “Thank you to everyone who has already helped us so much since we’ve gotten home,” Carter said. Skweit […]

William Wilder Tarleton came swiftly into the world on Oct. 23 at 11:40 p.m. weighing 8 lbs, 11oz. He was delivered by two nurses and his father Zach Tarleton before the Doctor could make it into the delivery room at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Mother Summer Lynch reports he was born on the eight-year anniversary of the drowning of […]

Monday, Nov. 2 was an official snow day for the Haines Borough School District. The blizzard kept most at home. Still, many essential and determined employees were able to get to their places of work. Janice Studley at Haines Assisted Living said it took a lot of digging but she got to work. Her husband Jim Studley picked up one […]

Sherry Loomis and her husband Craig have been selected to appear on the Today Show via Zoom as part of a short regular segment featuring people who are celebrating something in their lives on that specific day. In the Loomis’s case, their 44th wedding anniversary is Friday, Nov. 13. Loomis said she submitted a request to be on […]

Haines High School students MacKenzy Dryden, Jacob Weerasinghe, and Grace Long-Godinez worked together to honor veterans in Haines and nationally through the Wounded Warriors Project.  MacKenzy reports the trio made posters that were hung throughout town and in the school so that everyone would be reminded to give thanks on Veterans Day.  They also distributed writing and coloring sheets in […]

Author Norry Nash and her husband, carpenter Brian Pindel, purchased the former Human Resources building in collaboration with sister Amelia Nash. The historic property, built in 1905, is next door to parents Dwight and Nancy Nash’s house and down the street from siblings Adrian and CaSandra Nash. Norry and Brian currently reside in New Zealand, but intend to relocate to Haines in 2021 and renovate the space to live in. […]