Mar 27, 2010 | Blog
We didn’t hear the game very well, since the reception on KINY ( a Juneau radio station) was like being in a rusty submarine in a hurricane with a howling pack of wolves. But the Haines team won. The Merchants are in the championship game tonight against...Mar 26, 2010 | Blog
At choir practice last night our director, Nancy Nash, said, “How about the Glacier Glee Club?” She has been trying to think of names for our women’s chorus. “I like it, it sounds like an East Coast name.” But Annie, who is from Maine,...Mar 25, 2010 | Blog
I found this wonderful link to a great way not to be grumpy in March. Fellow Algonquin author Julia Alvarez, who lives in Vermont, wrote a Haiku a day to get through the manic month. This may be a better approach than swearing at your snow shovel. Read them, and try...Mar 24, 2010 | Blog
It’s Spring break and that means the annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau. Klukwan is playing now, I think. The Haines Merchants have advanced in the Mighty B Bracket, and play again Thursday night. You can hear the game and watch it on the internet...Mar 24, 2010 | Blog
My husband’s hunting partner John just called. He calls every morning at about seven. When I picked up the phone he said, “Nice stinking day. There’s a hell of a lot of snow out there.” He didn’t wait for me to reply. I could see for...Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
The good news keeps on coming. The Haines cheerleaders, in the person of Shelly Turner wearing the bear suit, won the state championship in the mascot division. I hope Shelly does her routine for us at the Athletic Banquet in May. Also, the Skagway girls won the 2A...
