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March Snow Postcard
We all spent yesterday digging out. It was a perfect bluebird day. The rare kind of winter day here that requires sunglasses. There is a lot of snow. It is chest high in some places. I am not sure what the official total is, but I overheard someone say 40 inches, and...
Fly Your Heavy Feet
I left the comfort of grandbabies and a big family breakfast Sunday to fly to Juneau to attend a friend's memorial service ( you may recall elementary teacher Rene Walker's obituary? It was for her.) I boarded the plane on the lovely, clear, warm and calm morning,...
Happy Friday
Summer is here right on time for the beer festival, the salmon derby, planting the garden, and getting on the bike to prepare for the race on June 15- The weather is supposed to be warm ( the 7-0 word is in the forecast) but a little cloudy for the weekend- that's...
This Near Miss was Better Than a Shrink
Our lumberyard did not burn down this morning, although the fast roaring fire next door was pretty scary, and thanks to the great Haines Volunteer Fire Department it was contained to one substantial shed at Leo and George Ann Smith's place. Leo lost his boat, and...
High Pressure
High pressure is in the forecast for the entire week, and it's supposed to be 67 on Friday, just in time for the beerfest. This is technically not news in Alaska in May, or at least according to my friend Tom. He says news by definition is when things don't go as...
Sunday’s Thought
"Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over the dunes, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over a pond...get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And...
Something Really Funny
From the Haines Police Blotter, May 14th: "At approximately 12:45 p.m. a local lodging reported that a queen sized bed had been stolen from a room. Police initiated a case on the incident."