Haines animal lover and Haines Animal Rescue Kennel founder Vinca Gilman died Friday in Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital of sepsis, partner Mike Greenman said. There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday followed by a reception at the Mormon church. A full obituary will run next week. Melissa Brown Yates of New Weston, […]
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Classes at Haines School start Tuesday
Set the alarm clocks earlier. Students at Haines School return to classes next week under a new schedule. Classes start at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 for students in grades 2 through 12. Classes for students in kindergarten and first grade start at the same time on Thursday, Aug. 20. Classes are dismissed at 3:30 […]
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Stephannie M. Quinn, 26, of Juneau was sentenced March 27 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on Sept. 21. Quinn came to the attention of police when she showed up at a residence with facial lacerations. A test measured her blood alcohol at .224. A reading of .08 blood alcohol is considered drunk […]
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Senior Center cut to four-day schedule
The Haines Senior Center is cutting back from five to four days of service per week due to funding issues, said Mary Ann Mills, director of Southeast Senior Services. Thanks to an $80,000 grant secured through the Chilkoot Indian Association, the center was able to bump up from four to five days of service last […]
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Rasmuson group to visit next week
Haines is rolling out the red carpet in its small-town way for 24 board and staff members of the Rasmuson Foundation next week. The statewide philanthropic foundation is visiting Haines, Skagway, Klukwan and Yakutat as part of its 60th anniversary celebration. The group’s whirlwind tour of Haines, from Monday to Tuesday afternoon, will include visits to the […]
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Brandy Brown and Aaron Peters were married Sunday at Moose Meadows on Seduction Point Trail. The groom’s aunt, Patricia Peters, officiated. Maids of honor were Samantha Clay and Teresa Katzeek. Best men were Nathan Jones and Sean Sherman. Brandy’s son Jerry Howard was ring bearer. Flower girls were Brandy’s daughter Melody and niece McKinley Jones. […]
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Denise Kathleen Sherman and John Arthur Marquardt were married June 6 at their Mosquito Lake home. Pastor Sage Thomas officiated. John’s granddaughter, Pearl Marquardt, was the flower girl. John’s family in attendance included daughters Ari Marquardt of Maui, Hawaii and Sara Marquardt, sons Jed Marquardt of Juneau, Nik Marquardt, Daniel Marquardt, and Luke Marquardt, grandson […]
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Village resurrects root cellar for gardeners
Klukwan will be getting its first root cellar in decades under a project aimed at preserving foods inexpensively. Villager Lani Hotch said the demonstration project expected to start soon is part of an effort that includes more than doubling the size of the community garden. “My mother (Abby Strong) said that everybody in Klukwan had root cellars,” […]
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Live portrait painting at museum
If you aren’t signed up for the Studio Incamminati workshop next week, you can still get a taste of what students will be learning by attending artist Lea Colie Wight’s portrait-painting demonstrations from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Sheldon Museum. Klukwan resident Lani Hotch will pose in full regalia for the […]
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E-waste: 3rd highest collection
Haines Friends of Recycling volunteers packed up 17,414 pounds of electronics at the group’s ninth annual electronic waste collection event held June 5-6. Boosted by some “gigantic televisions” and computers from the former Klukwan, Inc. office, the poundage was the third highest in the event’s history, said group leader Melissa Aronson. A little more than 12,000 […]