Cade Clay married Trinity JoAnne Davis in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 5. They were surrounded by close family and friends including Cade’s parents Robert and Yvette Clay of Haines and Trinity’s parents Charles and Tiffany Davis of Petersburg. Hudson Sage was also in attendance at the wedding.   Jean Smith organized an estate sale on Feb. 4 at her home in Sun City, Arizona for Hospice of Haines. She […]

Parents Heather Call and Will Wacker welcomed Josephine “Josie” Brooks Wacker to the world at 8:32 a.m. on Feb. 16. She weighed 9 pounds and was 20 7/8 inches long. She was born at Bartlett Regional Hospital. Josie joins big brother Sullivan “Sully” who turns two next month. Heather and Will, outdoor enthusiasts and backcountry powder seekers, said it was not lost on […]

Inspired by the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, art students Finn McMahan and Patience Nelson created a poster to celebrate the valley’s natural beauty and to promote conservation. Alaska Litho in Juneau donated the printing of 50 posters. Posters can be purchased for $20 at The Magpie Gallery, The Bookstore and at http://www.takshanuk.com. All proceeds will be donated to Takshanuk Watershed Council whose […]

Nine-year-old Asher Jimenez was walking home at 10 a.m. on Sunday when he cut through the school playground and encountered a bear running at him. Gable Sage and Sadie Anderson had been watching the bear walk along the road in between Radio Shack and the state Department of Transportation shop when the bear appeared to get spooked by a vehicle. The […]

Scott Stephen Hansen received his Master of Music degree in music composition from Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas on May 8. His thesis, titled “Grey Areas: Songs of Memory, Imagination, Intellect, and Death for Baritone Voice and Mixed Instrumental Octet,” may be read here: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/372/ and listened to here: https://tinyurl.com/scottshansengreyareas. Scott studied locally with Nancy Nash from […]

Credit Blake Ward with finding Asher Jimenez’s lost mountain bike. Blake was throwing a Frisbee with his girlfriend on the lot in front of the Presbyterian Church. An errant throw sent him into a brushy ditch there where he found the bike, which appeared to have been stashed there, Blake said. He turned the bike in to the police […]

Haines High grad Kirby Faverty, 19, has won the Mark Robb Award at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. The award recognizes a student athlete who “consistently contributes to the team’s success and leads through example by commitment, dedication and teamwork.” A shooting guard, Kirby was named spring MVP on the school’s hoops squad last year. He’ll […]