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On the Ninth Day of Christmas..
We burned the trees. I know, we should save them until Epiphany (Jan. 6) but they had their own plans and basically shed so many needles by the time the lights were unwound that I could shovel mine off the floor. There is something elemental about a bonfire in...
Correction and a Reminder
The Arts Council's Northern Lights Showcase of local talent is tonight at 7:00 in the Chilkat Center lobby, not 6:00 as I previously noted- and as may be still floating around out there in other sources. 7, not 6. (Unless you want to set up chairs with us.) See you...
Sunday’s Thought
"We humans expect spiritual transformation to be instant. God does not have a magic wand. It's a long slow process to become all that God has intended us to become." Rev. Janice Hotze (Vicar, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Mission in Haines, AK.)
Saturday Slide Show (a week in pictures.)
A Few Things to Know for Now
Well, February is coming in like a Glacier Bear. Tonight at 7:00 the Debate, Drama and Forensics team host their always entertaining and filling dessert auction fundraiser for travel to the state championship. At 6:00 the women's choir meets to practice the Star...
The Senator Cares What I Think About Guns.
Caller: Hi Heather, this is Senator Mark Begich. Me: No it's not. Who is this really? Caller: It's Mark Begich, your senator. Me: Is this John? Don, is that you? Funny. That's when the senator said, "It really is me, do you need some proof?" I thought of that famous...
A Sunday’s Schooling
Yesterday morning three year-old Caroline and I attended the Presbyterian Church. She told her mother that she was going a new church, not the "Haines church where Nancy plays the piano." Which is kind of funny since the Episcopal mission we usually attend in the...