Welcome to the world Luck Michael Reeves. Luck was born 9:04 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12 to Grace Lambert and Joseph Reeves at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital. Luck weighed 5 lbs., 8 ounces and measured 19.25 inches. “We are so in love with our sweet, lucky boy baby. Baby and I are both healthy and […]
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Cole Johnson was born to Crystalyn-Gunsi Lemieux and Basil Johnson at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19 at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Cole weighed 7 lbs.3 oz. and measured 19 inches. On Facebook, Crystalyn thanked God, family, and the birth team for the delivery. She said Cole looked like his daddy. Kora Lynn […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Cole Johnson was born to Crystalyn-Gunsi Lemieux and Basil Johnson at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19 at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Cole weighed 7 lbs.3 oz. and measured 19 inches. On Facebook, Crystalyn thanked God, family and the birth team for the delivery. She said Cole looks like his daddy. Kora Lynn […]
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Extra dollars for avalanche center lead to more forecasts
With an influx of borough funding, the Haines Avalanche Center this year created a new staff position and is conducting twice as many avalanche forecasts as in years past. The forecasts inform backcountry users about current snow conditions and avalanche risk. The borough quintupled its funding for the center this year, budgeting $24,000, compared to […]
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A month of snowfall buries roads, freezes travel
On Saturday, it was too snowy to erect the Christmas tree on Main Street. On Thanksgiving, it was too snowy, for most, to run in the Turkey Trot or play in the Turkey Bowl. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, there was almost too much snow to drive safely to a friend’s house for dinner. That […]
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Duly Noted
After two weeks and 20 rounds of competition, the Tournament of the Readers concluded Monday in the Haines School gym. The undefeated Seahawks (fourth-graders Rio Ross-Hirsh, Leo Wald, Jackson Long, Fiona Tormey and Sophia Sutcliffe-Diaz) placed first, earning a pizza party. The fifth-grade Golden Dragon Readers (Luke Davis, Matilda Rogers, Jacob Weerasinghe and Owen McPhetres) took second place, and the third-grade Beautiful Book Bandits (Selby […]
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Regional avalanche mapping could help identify risks to Chilkat Valley
State researchers are nearly finished with an innovative avalanche mapping project that will help assess risks to Chilkat Valley infrastructure and residents. Scientists at the Alaska Department of Natural Resource’s Climate and Cryosphere Hazards Program (CCHP) are using recent climatological data and evolving a technique developed by Swiss researchers to create a baseline model of […]
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Duly Noted
Haines High School’s class of 2014 celebrated with friends and family at Dalton City after graduation ceremonies. Christy Tengs Fowler performed a humorous “graduation rap” for graduate son Chevy Fowler. Immediately afterward, graduates were surprised by a “flash mom” dance to Michael Franti’s “Say Hey (I Love You).” At least 20 moms jumped in, including Fabiemme Paes, mom of Belgian exchange student Yael Paes. Mom Suzanne […]