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Rhonda and Rod Hinson are back from volunteering at the start of the Yukon Quest, the 1,000-mile international sled dog race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Y.T. It started in the Yukon capital on Feb. 4. The Hinsons have been going more than 10 years and find the Whitehorse race start exciting. (The race start alternates between the two […]

Christina Baskaya is helping organize a Haines High School class of 1997 reunion. Events will include a Chilkoot Lake picnic, tour of the Haines School and catered salmon buffet dinner 6 p.m. Saturday at Fort Seward Lodge. All Haines High School graduates and teachers are invited. Reach Christina for more details. Reservations, required for dinner, can be made […]

Jessica Kenny, a Brown University classmate of Tia Heywood, stopped in for a daylong visit last week. She was aboard the Star Princess cruise ship in Skagway with her parents and took a fast ferry to Haines. The pair saw Chilkoot Lake, hiked to Battery Point, visited the brewery and coached youth soccer. A graduate in development […]

Sidney Campbell, education and outreach coordinator at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, was featured on Wild Alaska Live on the BBC July 26. She spent two days in Juneau rehearsing and filming to talk about eagles and their natural history for the second episode of the three-episode series. The show focused on Alaskan wildlife like salmon, […]

Nicole and David Lorentz welcomed baby girl Isla Faith at 7:26 p.m. Aug. 7 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She was 19 inches long and weighed 6 pounds, 8.5 ounces. Nicole shared photos of her daughter on Facebook with friends and family and said, “We are so in love and couldn’t be anymore blessed.” The Southeast Jeep Club went […]

Lucas Mariner was born to Lexie and Stuart DeWitt Monday, Aug. 14 at 12:59 p.m. and weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces. He joins older siblings Charlie and Loralai. Family and friends who want to bring a meal to the family can contact Sarah Elliot at 314-0639. Sam and Lindsey Edwards were married on Aug. 5 at Chilkat State Park. They were joined by Sam’s mother Mary Lynn, step father Monty […]

Suzanne and John Newton will be looking at different mountains soon. After 11 years in Haines, the couple is moving to Crossville, Tenn. The view from their new house will include the Cumberland Mountains and the start of the Great Smoky Mountain range. Back when they lived in the Midwest, the couple would take their motorcycles into Tennessee. […]

Cross-country coach Chandler Kemp headed out of town last week. He’s returning to Palo Alto, Calif., where he works as a consultant on energy projects. He’s also working for the Sitka-based Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association on a project aimed at increasing fuel efficiency aboard commercial fishing boats. Jim “Jimbo” Stevens is back in Haines after about two years […]

The first few days of 2018 brought dozens of people out to Chilkoot Lake to aid in the search for a missing dog. Jenn Walsh, Chris Downer and their son Azeo were out at the lake on New Year’s Eve when their dog Lily was startled by fireworks. The 14 pound dog isn’t one to stray so when Lily didn’t come back, temperatures continued […]

Maveric Monroe Lapeyri was born at 1:24 a.m. on June 18 to Amelia and Marc Lapeyri in Juneau. Maveric weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was just under 21 inches long. He joins siblings Emmalee and Indiana. Matt and Lilly Boron are back from a wonderful time on the big island of Hawaii with their daughters Hannah and Haley and extended family. The family traveled with Lilly’s sister Rose Lawthorne, husband Lance, […]