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Cullyn Smith of Portland, Ore., enjoyed a 10-day visit with grandparents Joe and Sue Poor. On his first visit to Alaska, the 16-year-old “just had the time of his life,” said Sue. Meanwhile, J.B. Axsom and wife Linda had friend Linda Carter of Eden, N.C. and grandson Austin Vaden, 16, visiting. Joe took Cullyn and […]
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Longtime resident Mickey Geary died Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. He was 84 and had been suffering from cancer. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Jones Point Cemetery. A full obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Barbara Pardee attended son-in-law Joshua Hibbard’s graduation ceremony in Sandimas, […]
Thanks for creating holiday events
The Haines Chamber of Commerce appreciates all the volunteers who make the Fourth of July a spectacular success. Winners of the parade are: 1) Haines Christian Center, 2) Chilkoot Indian Association, and, 3) Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska. We’d like to thank the following individuals and organizations who contributed time or event prizes: Bill Thomas for accepting […]
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Pearl Anne Elizabeth Marquardt was born 9:03 p.m. July 8 at Juneau’s Family Health and Birth Center. She measured 19.75 inches and weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Pearl’s mom and dad are Dani Leazier and Nik Marquardt of Haines, who are back in town with their new daughter and doing well. “We’re super-duper excited,” Dani […]
Results of holiday contests
Results are in from this year’s Fourth of July competitions. Mud volleyball consisted of 97 players, 15 teams, and 14 games. It concluded in a close championship game with a final score of 15 to 13. The winners were Jamie Messerschmidt, Libby Jacobson, Anna Jacobson, Riley Erekson, Michael Dunning, Devin Braaten and Brandon Haxton. In […]
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Ron and Jacque Horn have returned from a trip with college friends David and Vicki Gresham to northwest Alaska to view and photograph the summer migration of the Western Arctic caribou herd. The foursome flew from Kotzebue 175 miles north to the Kokolik River where they spent seven days viewing and photographing an estimated 30,000 […]
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Alexis Trout and Royce Dombrock of Haines were married Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Haines. Church elder Dave Berry Jr. officiated. Bridesmaids included maid-of-honor Faith Tuohy and Alexandria Strong of Haines. Royce’s best man was Steve Girgus of Haines. Matt Poeschel of Somerset, Wis., was groomsman. Special friends of […]
Sunshine brings out crowds on 4th
Another Chandler Kemp record in the the Mount Ripinsky Run and the longest parade in memory marked the 2013 Haines Independence Day celebration. Kemp, 23, lopped a whopping 26 seconds off the course record of 24:28 he set last year in the three-mile race that climbs about 1,100 feet. He topped second-place Marcus Deuling, a 16-year-old Canadian, […]