Coleman Stanford and Amber Long were married July 25 at Coleman’s parents’ house at 27 Mile. Friend Ryan Hamilton officiated. Coleman’s parents are Jim and Deb Stanford. Amber’s parents are Becky and Brayton Long. Jonathan Dadourian of Los Angeles was in town visiting aunt Laurie Dadourian. They hiked off-trail on Mount Riley, camped and hiked on rock […]
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Kinsley Hope Alsup was born 8:14 a.m. July 7 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital to parents Athena and Jesse Alsup. Kinsley weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 21.5 inches. Big brother is Waylon Alsup, 4. Grandparents are Ron and Laurie Alsup, and Inez and Dave Gross. Inez was present for the birth. Teena Scovill […]
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Over 25 relatives attended the three-day Chaffin family reunion, said Phyllis Sage, who hosted this year’s reunion. Family traveled from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Oregon. The family also had a float in the Haines Fourth of July parade. Cousins from Louisiana brought 50 pounds of Mardi Gras beads, which the family threw […]
Residents revel; sun caps 4th festivities
“The Slayers,” a team of teenagers, upended perennial champion Kevin Shove’s squad in the Mad Raft Race and Chandler Kemp cruised to victory in the Mount Ripinsky Run during sun-drenched Fourth of July festivities in Haines Saturday. Hundreds of residents turned out at Tlingit park for games and refreshments. The line of youths waiting to serve as […]
Rippers strike again
Sixteen years ago when the Bartlett Foundation was opening the doors of its new dorm facility for medical patients in Juneau, the Ripinsky Rippers made 30 quilts and wall hangings to give the place a local feel. “We figured people who were staying there would want something to make them feel at home, from the area,” group […]
Tlingit dance group revived
Former members of a Native dance group that disbanded in the 1990s have resurrected the group and are teaching traditional songs and dances weekly at the Chilkoot Indian Association office and ANB Hall. The Gei San Dancers, led primarily by Paulina Phillips and her son Ryan “Stitch” Phillips, have been meeting weekly at 1 p.m. […]
Legislator: Repeal program that funds artworks
The Alaska Legislature is considering eliminating a program that paid for much of the public art around Haines and provided work for local artists around the state. A new bill would eliminate the state’s Percent for Arts Program, which mandates 1 percent of the construction budget for state projects be set aside for site-specific artwork […]
Wildlife wins and loses during a wet, warm winter
What does a warm, wet winter mean for the valley’s plants and animals? “Animals are designed for average conditions,” said Carl Koch, assistant area wildlife biologist with the Department of Fish and Game in Juneau, “and this year is anything but average.” Lots of rain and low snow favor many herbivores, but threaten those that […]
