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Whitney Morgan O’Brien was born 6:39 p.m. April 9 to Lucinda Boyce and Billy O’Brien at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. an...
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Musical comedy at Chilkat Center Canadian pianist and comedienne Sarah Hagen interprets classical...
Students reflect on Seattle art trip
Seven Haines High School students brought back different impressions from a week-long art trip to...
Metcalf followed sea, adventure to Alaska
Pat Metcalf, a sailor and adventurer whose gypsy spirit led her to Tenakee Springs and finally to... Full story
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Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo....
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Norman Hughes and Meghan Condon are back in town. Their time out included eight days spent paddling and motoring through Everglades National Park in...
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Two seats are open on the Chilkoot Indian Association tribal council. The deadline for declarations of candidacy and the nominations meeting is 5:30...
Local artist's work to tour Alaska public buildings
Andrea Nelson's work was among 16 creations chosen from among 897 recent submissions to the Alaska...
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The Youths from Port Chilkoot Bible Church, Pastor Matt Jones, and a few other members of his congregation provided a big service by helping to move...
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First Friday The year's first "First Friday" art event is set for April 1 with exhibits or...
Bowman, stevedore, basketball star, dies at 86
Leonard Bowman, a star basketball player who worked at Alaska Indian Arts and as a stevedore and... Full story
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Michael Smith and Julie Rae were married March 16 at Tavares, Fla. The wedding was aboard the Dora Queen, a local paddleboat sailing on Lake Dora....
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Patty Brown was set to be the lone Haines participant in Skagway’s Buckwheat Ski Classic this year, but she couldn’t find a ride to Log Cabin,...
Active community member dies at 77
Peggy Ormasen, who worked for decades at L.A.B. Flying Service, died Feb. 23 of heart and kidney... Full story
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Klukwan School teacher Laura McIndoe reports that students learned about animal tracks, snow crystals, measuring snow and types of snow in Tracy Wirak...
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Casey Bradford and Danielle Abe were married on New Year’s Eve at Portage Cove with Casey’s father Scott Bradford presiding as marriage minister....
Something fishy: Dog finds lost wallet
Lilly Ford's Siberian laika puppy Sacha sniffs everything, which is how Rebecca Brewer's lost...
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Barb Kraft is in town for a 20-day visit, spending time with her newborn grandchild Milo Kraft. Barb is a retired teacher from Vernon, B.C. and mom...
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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...
Bird count low but includes snowy owl
The number of birds spotted in the 2021 Audubon Christmas Bird Count dropped from historic numbers,...
Where did those potted plants come from?
No one can quite explain the three-dozen plants in the swimming pool atrium. They just materialized during the 40 years since the pool was built....
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Haines School superintendent Roy Getchell might add “light dentistry” to the list of “other duties, as assigned” in his contract. Getchell...
Retired woodworker embraced rural life
Jack Henriksen, a Navy veteran and retired wood products worker who moved to Haines in 2002, died... Full story
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Bookstore owner Amy Kane says New Orleans is a feast for the senses, including the sounds of train whistles, foghorns and church bells. She recently...
Culture bearer, Tlingit leader dies at home
Smith "Smitty" Katzeek, 85, died in Klukwan Dec. 6. He suffered from lung disease and diabetes. Wife... Full story