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Samuel Jonathan Barrett was born to Larissa and Trevor Barrett at 1:57 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24 at Bartlett Regional Hospital. Samuel weighed 7 lbs., 3...

Bev McLaughlin is nursing a goose egg on her forehead and a smashed hand after colliding with an adult moose near 25 Mile Haines Highway around 5 p.m....

Master carver Wayne Price and wife Cherri Price of Haines participated in a dedication ceremony in Angoon Oct. 26 for a traditional, red cedar Tlingit...

Etoufee and oyster bars, street-corner bands and the open market were all highlights of a four-day visit to New Orleans last month by Jeanne Beck,...

Dave Pahl’s Hammer Museum is one of 49 roadside attractions nationwide featured in a new board game, “Zillionaires Road Trip USA.” The game is a...

Lucas Dean Olsen was born to Renae and Ryan Olsen at 1:54 a.m. Oct. 6 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. Lucas weighed 8 lbs., 7 ounces and...

Co-owners Heather Shade and Sean Copeland celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Port Chilkoot Distillery with tours of the distilling plant, a...

Twins Helen Belle Hubbard and Clara Lynn Hubbard were born to Anna and Jason Hubbard at 12:00 p.m. Oct. 7 in Pittsburg, Pa. Helen Belle weighed 7...

Eddy Howard Harmon was born 5:12 p.m. on Sept. 13 to Alisa Beske and Bryan Harmon at Bartlett Beginnings Family Birth Center in Juneau. Eddy weighed...

Friends of Michelle Fehlings are welcome to share memories at a gathering 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 at Port Chilkoot Distillery. Fehlings died July...

Brittney Bradford and Aaron Bonner were married at Whispering Pines wedding venue in Winchester, Idaho on Sept. 3. Aaron’s father Ken Bonner...

Haines court clerk Caitie Rothbart will be moving to Juneau to serve as clerk of courts for Juneau Superior Court. Caitie has lived in Haines six...

John Kane of Makena, Ill. was here for eight days, visiting daughter and bookstore owner Amy Kane. He saw eagles and bears and helped Amy staff the...

There was no waiting for Jackie St. Clair, who gave birth at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 to a son at the Haines SEARHC medical clinic. The baby boy,...

Author Nancy Pfeiffer and photographer Fredrick Norrsell of Palmer relaxed in Haines this week after spending the past 14 months rowing their open,...

Diane McGowan of Phoenix, Ariz. boosted three local causes when she donated back her winnings in the Haines Little League’s 50-50 raffle. McGowan...

Astrid Ruth Wuesthoff was born 5:15 p.m. on July 15, 2022 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital. Astrid weighed 8 lbs., 9 ozs. and measured 20 inch...

The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) hosted their annual Culture Camp at Chilkoot Lake from July 17-23. Mary Cruise Folletti, Lkoot Kwáan Culture Ca...

Erik Stevens and Kayla Shutes were married on July 21 at the Chilkat Inlet Retreat. The couple had dated for three years and were engaged for seven...

A Celebration of Life for David Simmons took place last weekend. Simmons, a world traveler who settled in Haines in 2017, was one of two residents...

Alekka and Michael Fullerton traveled to Stevenson, Washington, for the wedding of son Graham Fullerton and Clare Dawson. The couple married at the...

Heidi and George Wilson from Jacksonville, Florida, recently visited Nelle Jurgeleit-Greene in Haines, their first meeting in about 40 years. They...

Ted Adze, Meghan and Lolana Hart, Stoli, Nels, Lani, Silvi, and Teddy Lynch, Wayne and Sherry Price, Nancy Keen, and Sue Clayton attended the Native C...

Benito and Paigelyn McQuaid Ramirez were married by Dana Perreard June 4 at Chilkat Inlet Retreat. The two are high school sweethearts. About 100...