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Sunday’s Thought
Merry Christmas! Luke 2:1-20 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph...
Off to Moose Camp With Full Pockets
Now that three seasoned outdoors folks have had to spend the night on a log in the middle of the Chilkat River after their skiff motor quit, then they were swept into a dead tree and it oveturned dumping them and its contents in the water and leaving them wet and...
September Day Post Card
Yesterday was one of those September days that used to me make me feel kind of homesick-- or at least that's the right feeling if not the proper word. The light and stillness, the yellow leaves and woodsmoke, boats in the harbor, last tourists looking around, the...
An Interview for an Anchorage High School Student
A high school student sent me some questions, which I answered yesterday and thought you may be interested in. It is also kind of funny, because last night at dinner, friends who watch Fox News said that Bill O'Reilly's thought for the day feature (or something like...
Postcard from a Chilkat River Valley Moose Camp
We spent the weekend camping on a bench next to the woods and swamps so far up the river we were practically speaking Canadian. Perhaps the moose up there do, as we didn't see a legal bull, or at least I don't think we did. I am sworn to secrecy since the hunt...
Small Things Considered
When a Haines facebook friend wrote - no more dying, okay? I knew exactly what she meant. Recently we have lost a lot of people for such a small place. Two well-loved elders died (basically) of old age-- former Southeast Fair director Harriet Jurgeleit and hard...
A Little News for Thursday
There's a lot going on, with play rehearsal's in full swing for Oklahoma! ( Luckily everyone is moving around a lot, as there is no heat in the Chilkat Center and it may be a while until the new boiler is installed), the cross-country team is training and racing,...