Mar 23, 2014 | Blog
“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...Mar 21, 2014 | Blog
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...Mar 19, 2014 | Blog
Looking toward the Kicking Horse this morning I said a prayer for Aaron and for his mother, especially. The 31 year-old SEABA heli-ski guide from Oregon who was caught in an avalanche up there Saturday has died from his injuries. His family donated his organs....Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
As my editor Tom at the Chilkat Valley News reminds me, news is when things don’t go the way they are supposed to.Haines has been making news lately. We are all still waiting word from the radio station on the fate of Aaron Karitis, a 31 year-old Oregon...Mar 17, 2014 | Blog
I was in the first annual Dennis Miles Memorial 10K on Saturday. (Which turned out to be more of an 8K, but that was fine.) I hadn’t planned on entering, rather figured I’d just putz after the start, but my husband, who has organized his share of community running...Mar 16, 2014 | Blog
An Irish Prayer: These things, I warmly wish for you- Someone to love, some work to do, A bit of o’ sun, a bit o’ cheer. And a guardian angel always near. 
