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A Really Good Moose Hunt
We hunted just about all of the entire, brief, season— it closed Monday at midnight after less than two weeks. We heard the news from John and Henry Monday evening when they stopped by our camp on their way down the river. John has an airboat, so we always know when...
Happy Thursday
My daughter Sarah had to take a picture of the low tide view out the back door last night, but I liked the inside scenery even more. In real news-- The Choose Respect walk for domestic violence awareness and prevention is today at 11:30 on Main Street, the...
A Close Call. (Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire.)
The volunteer fire department doused a boiling brush fire down at the south end of the Chilkat River Beaches Recreation Area this afternoon-- and luckily a north wind was blowing which pushed it toward the Carr's Cove rocks and away from the homes down here-- like...
Art-full Actions
I walked on the windy beach this morning with friends and our dogs, and we remembered Art Jess. The longtime community leader died Saturday at his home here. He had been declining, but it was unexpected, his wife Leanne said. He was 83. I do think "leader" is more...
The Funeral was Great
I mean this with all due the respect. Evelyn Arbuckle's memorial service out at the Covenant Life Center farm community center was great. The whole morning was, from the drive out the highway in the spring sunshine, crossing the bridge made famous on Gold Rush Alaska,...
Sunday’s Thought
"It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh-- I really think that requires spirit." From Jean Webster's novel, Daddy-Long Legs
Hello Spring! So Nice to See You.
Oh I just love Spring when it rolls in like this-- what another beautiful day- with sunny skies in the forecast all weekend, highs near 40, and overnight lows in the teens. What is not to love about these long light days? The sunshine in the windows has us up and at...