Neil Strauss, former New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, and Ear Magazine writer and author of several New York Times best sellers, brought a group of 50 men to Haines June 14 to celebrate their anniversary with Society International. According to its website, “the society is an exclusive, high-level, international personal growth, networking, and mastermind […]
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Duly Noted
Congratulations to Chris and Elissa Brooks on the birth of their second son. Winston Rally Brooks was born July 2st1 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Older brother Ohlin will now be sharing grandparents Ron and Laurie Alsup, Arlene Brooks, and Steve Brooks with the little guy. Local uncles are Andrew Brooks and Jesse Alsup. Elissa said everyone is doing great. Nine-day-old Winston was the youngest attendee at a Haines High reunion for […]
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Duly Noted
Nick Oddo and Faith Tuohy were married Friday afternoon at Picture Point. “The skies just opened up. It was amazing,” Faith said. Magistrate John Hutchins officiated. Faith’s son Dalton Tuohy was best man and daughter Megan Tuohy served as maid of honor. Nick’s mom Michelle McMillan came from Portland, Ore. for the ceremony. Other guests included Faith’s mom, Gerry Dearent and Faith’s best friend Alexis Dombrock. Skylar McGuire took photos. The […]
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High school students come to Haines from around the country
Ten exceptional high school students from around the country will converge on Haines for a week beginning Sunday as part of a college-credit course led by resident Natalie Dawson. The students are participants in the Student Diplomacy Corps, a nomination-based and scholarship-funded program that aims to prepare underserved – but remarkably accomplished — high school […]
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Duly Noted
Joe Ordonez’s, “Where Eagles Gather: The Story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve,” is featured with other recently published Alaska books in the June issue of Alaska Airlines magazine. Magazine intern and Haines High School alumna Anna Jacobson was assigned to write this issue’s book review section, “Writings on the Last Frontier.” Anna ordered many books, […]
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Electronics recycling served 92 entities
Thank you to our amazing 36 volunteers who helped with electronic recycling, prepping scrap metal, the scrap box, and fishnets on Friday and Saturday! Wow! We served 92 different families, businesses, and organizations (and Klukwan counted as 1 of those 92) and took in 9,025 pounds of electronic recycling. Over the 16 years we have provided electronic […]
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State House District 33 voters support Gross for Congress
Sarah Palin leading in statewide balloting Sitka fisherman and former U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross captured the most votes for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives among voters in state House District 33, according to results tallied as of Tuesday. By-mail voting ended Saturday in the special election to fill the seat […]
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Summer camps and programs back after pandemic hiatus
Children will find plenty of entertainment this summer from camps, sports leagues, and other activities. The following is a list of some of the programs offered for kids in June, July, and August. Stay tuned for ads for these and other programs throughout the summer. Haines Elementary Sports Programs This year, the Haines Borough School District is […]
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This week in history
Oct. 20, 1969 The new community tribal house at Klukwan will be the scene of a potlatch Wednesday night honoring the people who helped make the building possible. The potlatch will be open only to invited guests. The community elected Dorothy Fossman as superintendent, and Victor Hotch as foreman. Since work began in April, the following people […]
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Park service to assist HEDC in trails plan
The Haines Economic Development Corporation will develop a master trail plan for the Chilkat Valley with help from a grant from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program. While it won’t provide any funding, the grant means parks service staff will work with HEDC and interested stakeholders to begin mapping existing and […]