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Dyea Road graded, doesn’t get an A grade By Melinda Munson Dyea Road users making bets on when the road would first be graded in 2022 got their answer as the several day process started March 29. Deb Boettcher, who drives the state road every day to walk her dogs, was relieved. “Finally they fixed the potholes,” she said. “It was really bad this winter.” She considered placing “Adopt a Pothole” signs up for April Fool’s, but her plot was foiled by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT). “It’s a lot better,” she said. Although she noted new potholes were already forming. Boettcher said she creeps down the gravel road at 15 mph but even that didn’t save her car from damages. She recently had a flat tire repaired and her brake line broke, having dislodged and rubbed against a tire. Dyea resident John McDermott also travels the Dyea Road daily. “I understand the frustration everybody has. You can’t grade a frozen road,” he said. Assemblymember Orion Hanson reminds residents that the next six weeks of freezing, unfreezing and precipitation will result in a muddy mess on the Dyea Road. “That’s the reality of what it’s like,” he said. “It’s light years better than it was 40 years ago.” This year will bring particular challenges as Skagway faces its first somewhat normal cruise ship season following the 2020 storm with flooding and landslides that (see page 2- Dyea)
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Atlin Ryan competes in the one hand reach at the Native Youth Olympics in Juneau, April 2-3. Ryan placed third in the junior high category. See more pictures on page 5.
‘It’s David Sedaris! In Skagway!’ By Melinda Munson About a year ago, Donna Griffard, Skagway Arts Council president, was musing over who she’d like to add to Skagway’s performance schedule. “One day I was sitting here thinking, who do I want to see?” Griffard said. She went big. She reached out to best-selling author David Sedaris’ agent. “Oddly, she emailed me back,” Griffard said. And thus began the Skagway booking of humorist David Sedaris, who just so happened, was planning a tour to Fairbanks and Anchorage. Griffard knew the community, used to paying $10 per ticket, would have a hard time affording the usual rate of $100. “I pleaded small town, hit really hard by the pandemic,” she said. Sedaris’ team lowered the fees and with financial help
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from Skagway Library, Skaguay News Depot & Books and Visit Skagway, the remote town of 800 will meet the man with the distinctive voice, kind soul and biting sense of humor, who has sold over 12 million books. “I’m still in disbelief,” Griffard said. The rest of Skagway is pretty worked up. Jen Thuss, along with her two dogs, was first in line at Skaguay Books to purchase her tickets. “It’s David Sedaris! In Skagway!” she said. Griffard, afraid that out of towners would snatch up the tickets, arranged for half to be sold in person at the bookstore with the other half available over the phone. With approximately 180 tickets available for the May 17 show, and one wheelchair spot reserved for Skagway’s oldest resident Bea Lingle, tickets were gone within
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days. Due to the unique nature of the event, the protocol will be different than most Arts Council shows. “Normally there is no etiquette in Skagway,” Griffard joked. “This is a different kind of thing where it’s a quiet, soft-spoken person.” Doors to the F.O.E. #25 Eagles Hall will open at 6:15 p.m. Masks are required. No photography or filming is allowed inside the building, not even for the media. No food or drink is permitted. Ticket holders may only reserve their individual seat upon entrance. Books will be available for purchase before and after the presentation or patrons can bring their own copy for Sedaris to sign. “He is a very gracious person who will stay until the very last book is signed,” Griffard said. A bookplate for Sedaris’ newest work, “Happy-Go-
Lucky,” which comes out May 31, can be signed and later placed in the fresh release. Skaguay Books will also have a collection of Sedaris books for sale prior to the author’s arrival. The library will host a Choose Your Own Sedaris Book Club April 20 at 11:15 a.m. As the Arts Council is busy preparing for Sedaris’ visit, they continue to offer noteworthy events. April 15 is the 32nd Annual International Folk Festival. Musicians and storytellers of all ages are invited to participate, including group and solo performers. Professional artists and “those who dabble” can showcase their talents starting April 15 at the 14th Annual Spring Show of Winter Work at AB Hall. The show will last two weekends to accommodate the Eagles Con(see page 3- Sedaris )
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Land reclamation of the former site of St. Pius Mission We are writing regarding the possibility of land reclamation of the former site of St. Pius Mission School for Native Children to the Skagway Traditional Council (STC). St. Pius Missionary School for Native Children in Skagway operated from 1932 to 1960 and began its mission by collecting Native children for the purpose of exterminating Native culture, language and arts. Not only were mission and boarding schools in the 1900s used to assimilate Native children to make them “civil” by taking away culture and language of the Indigenous people, the Church also introduced sex offenders into the school system. The children who stayed at the school were miles away from the protection of parents and relatives. Recently, mass graves have been discovered at
multiple mission school sites that were operated by the same group that operated St. Pius X. These mission schools, including St. Pius X, resulted in generational trauma for many. Since more than a decade, the tribe has been trying to find funding, resources and documentation to pursue land retribution based on 25.USC.280. The tribe has reached out to the municipality, state and federal agencies, as well as attorneys, to request that the land ownership revert to the tribe prior to the sale to the municipality in 2014. Our request has repeatedly fallen on deaf ears. Even if there are no bodies found at this site, the fact remains that this land was acquired to pursue Indian education policies to “civilize” Indians. Today, we want to thank the mayor
and assembly for trying to reconcile the wrongdoing of the past by suggesting that this land be gifted back to Skagway Village. Should the land be repatriated back to the tribe, we plan to consult with our tribal citizens, community members and most importantly with any surviving students and their families with regards to what should be done with the property. Just as the municipality would need to consult the public, so do federally recognized tribes. For us, it is particularly important to engage victims and families of victims in the conversation as part of the healing process. Sincerely, Sara Kinjo-Hischer STC Tribal Administrator
Dyea Road damaged with limited visibility continued from front page damaged parts of the mountain road. According to DOT, “The Dyea Road damage sites have been stabilized with temporary embankment fill and berms to redirect water away from the roadway. Traffic cones are in place to direct drivers away from damage sites.” “We’ve lost some road surface,” Hanson noted. “There’s quite a few one lane aspects.” Hanson noted that on a narrow road with ocean on one side and mountain on the other, “There are a lot of places with no line of sight at all. It’s an accident waiting to happen.” He hopes tour operators “coach their operators well” as “there is no room for error.”
Potholes seen on Dyea Road throughout the winter. DOT has since graded the road.
According to DOT, the permanent repair design for the road is expected to be complete by June 2022. Construction could begin Fall 2022, with a pause in the winter and completion expected in 2023.
In the meantime, long-time Dyea resident Jeff Brady has advice for anyone planning to use Dyea Road. “Everyone needs to be extra careful along the east side of Nahku Bay this summer. Word really needs to go out
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to Yukoners and new tour drivers about this, and maintaining proper Dyea Road etiquette: stop and pull over at the nearest turnout to allow oncoming vehicles to pass safely. And don’t forget to wave,” he said.
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Skagway seamstress Cori Giacomazzi (middle picture, black shirt) featured her fashion designs in the 2022 Trend Alaska Fashion Show in Anchorage on Feb. 26. The show partnered with VOA Alaska, an organization serving Alaskan youth struggling with mental health, substance misuse and/or housing instability. The event raised $120,000 for VOA Alaska.
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By Melinda Munson After two years of disappointments, the North Words Writers Symposium is set to meet in person May 25-28. “I’m still knocking on wood and keeping my fingers crossed,” said Jeff Brady, symposium co-founder. Skagway’s premier writer’s event, known for its small size, breathtaking surroundings and eclectic presenters, went to Zoom format in 2020 due to COVID-19. The following year, the symposium was postponed to the fall, then canceled when the delta variant surged. With a large portion of the population vaccinated and boosted, the organizing faculty is hopeful for a return to normalcy. The symposium boasts a big name – keynote speaker Tommy Orange. Orange’s 2018 debut novel, “There, There,” was one of The New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of the Year, won The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award, along with being a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize. Orange, born and raised in Oakland, California, is a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Oklahoma. “There, There” tells the story of urban Native Americans. The Guardian describes it as both “angry and demanding” and “moving
and powerful.” Orange will be on the panel that discusses “Jack London’s long shadow: Disputing and transforming the legacy of racism in American literature.” Nearly 125 years after the gold rush, Brady says it’s time to talk about the north’s most famous and controversial writer. He thinks it’s appropriate that the person leading the discussion is an American Native from London’s hometown. “We want to talk about how to get beyond the gold rush and tell the true stories about what happened, that aren’t going to be as glorified as the gold rush … and then talk about how writing can take us beyond that in both fiction and non-fiction and poetry as well,” Brady told Dave White of CBC. Joining Orange will be Juneau’s Lance Twitchell, professor, author and linguist. With roots in Skagway, Twitchell was instrumental in the formation of the Skagway Traditional Council, a federally recognized tribal government representing the indiginous people of Skagway Village. Twitchell joined the North Words faculty last fall. “We were excited to bring him on,” Brady said. “He’s a wonderful communicator. He keeps us on track and where we should be.” Twitchell, who is Tlingit, Haida, Yup’ik and Sami,
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North Words Writers Symposium returns added a dedication to the top of the North Words web page. It reads: “We are going to gather on the ancestral land of the Lḵoot peoples. From so very long ago they have been on these lands. Now they are here, and they will always be here. On this land, their stories are sounding off. Through the voices of the earth, rivers, and the Tree People sing the songs of the Lḵoot peoples. How much we want that you give respect to all things.” Also on the North Words 2022 roster is Alaska Writer Laureate Heather Lende, Native Alaskan Laureli Ivanoff, writer of young adult fiction and essays centering on Native life, and environmental science writer M Jackson. For the full list of faculty visit www.nwwriters.com. Approximately 22 symposium spots have been reserved. The event maxes out at 40. Attendees are required to be vaccinated with religious and medical exemptions. Masking will be required at most indoor venues. Two events are open to the public: a poetry open mic slam at Olivia’s Historic Skagway Inn, May 24, 6-8 p.m. and faculty readings at Eagles Hall with an introduction by Soapy Smith, May 26, 7-8:30 p.m. North Words is presented as a symposium versus a
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vention. On May 7, Skagway Public School will host Sara Hagen, “Perk Up, Pianist,” who mixes classical piano with comedy. Sedaris told talk show host Drew Barrymore that he’s been writing all pandemic, but is wary of the quality since he hasn’t been able to get feedback from the public. “I don’t dare publish it because it could stink. The audience is such a good editor for me,” he said.
Skagway is confident he “I’m giddy with excitewon’t stink and excited to be ment,” said resident Kari his sounding board. Rain.
February 2022 Students of the Month Optimism Paislee Authier, Krishna Wadhwani, Ryder Calver (not pictured)
conference because emphasis is placed on interaction and conversation between the presenters and the attendees. “I think we’re going to have a great discussion,” Brady said.
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By Gretchen Wehmhoff I gently push five or six yogurt cups aside to make room for my bowl of soup, then carefully slide around a box filled with jars, used paper coffee cups and applesauce containers to sit on the only empty chair by the table. It is spring and every free space in the dining and living room is a mini garden. The season starts slowly with a few cardboard boxes lined with trash bags filled with bagged soil. A week lat-
Green thumbs vs. all thumbs er buds are being separated into any container Joe can find. I see my favorite ceramic pie dish holding three leaky containers with baby plants leaning towards the sun. Next to it is the glass top of the blender that bit the dust after 25 years. The plant in it reaches nearly to the top. This is Joe’s thing. He inherited his green thumb. His mom was a magician with plants. I swear she and the plants had a special code for each other. She looked forward to their blossoms, and they delivered bountifully every year. Even though we are both home, our time together is interrupted with work obligations and my recent, unplanned jump back into politics. The other day, in the midst of teaching, working
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on the newspaper and campaigning from my home office down the hall, I came out to refill my coffee cup. Rounding the corner to the kitchen, I paused. Joe was carefully selecting each tiny string of a plant and giving it room to grow in another container. He didn’t see me. He looked so peaceful and content. He was in his element and I didn’t want to spoil the moment. He looked up at me, smiled, then reached for another delicate green bit of life. Every plant he is growing wi ll be a vegetable that will hopefully make it to our dinner table as a full grown pile of nutrition. Joe has the green thumb. I don’t. He really can’t trust me to take care of them. I can keep them watered, but I don’t know what to do as they grow. I have had some success. I kept a cactus alive for two months, and, as a child, I had a few African violets, but I’m pretty sure my parents kept a better eye on them than I did. That’s about it for me other than successful crops of dandelions and a marigold I raised in the second grade. This is the time of year we talk about the greenhouse we will build, the planter boxes we meant to build and why the plants are growing so fast. We’ll repeat the conversation next year. I’m pretty sure this scene is not unique. Living in Alaska requires so many plants to be started ahead of time – indoors – long before the ground is warm enough to nurture them. Raise your hand if this scene resembles your living room. While we were cleaning out cars after the snow receded from the driveway and the temperatures topped 40 degrees, I shared my ideas for flowers. We could plant bright nasturtiums in a rusty cement drum, quaint patches of Livingstone daisies in a rockery and wild Alaska flowers surrounded by forget-me-nots in a broken dresser. Maybe I can make it happen this year. Actually, maybe WE can make it happen this year. Without Joe, I’ll just be dreaming.
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Blotter March 6 – April 2 March 6 A report of a dog at large was received. Dog was later reunited with his owner. March 7 Hamilton Construction blasting at the rock quarry. A report of a dog at large was received. Dog was later reunited with its owner. March 8 Hamilton Construction blasting at the rock quarry. March 9 A report of a cat at large was received. Dispatch helped a resident find the location of the visiting optometrist.
provider for after-hours care. March 21 Hamilton Construction blasting at the rock quarry. March 23 EMS responded to a medical emergency. EMS assisted with a scheduled medevac. March 24 Police department assisted with a vehicle lockout. Fire personnel responded to an automated fire alarm at a downtown location. A report of a dog at large was received – dog was reunited with its owner.
March 10 March 25 Hamilton Construction Hamilton Construction blasting at the rock quarry. blasting at the rock quarry. March 12 Hamilton Construction March 26 blasting at the rock Fire personnel respondquarry. ed to an automated fire alarm at a downtown March 14 location. Hamilton Construction blasting at the rock Police department quarry. assisted with a vehicle lockout. March 15 Report of truck and March 27 trailer jack-knifing on the Hamilton Construction Dyea Road due to icy blasting at the rock conditions. No injuries quarry. reported. March 30 March 16 Fire personnel respondDispatch assisted in con- ed to an automated fire tacting an out of state alarm at a downtown police department for a location. welfare check. Fire personnel respondMarch 17 ed to an automated fire A report of a lost walalarm at a downtown let was received. Caller location. later reported the wallet was found. April 1 Police department March 18 assisted with a vehicle Coyote spotted in a lockout. residential area. April 2 March 20 Police department Dispatch assisted in assisted with a vehicle contacting the on-duty lockout.
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Marilee Watts McCorriston
Marilee Watts McCorriston, 77 years old, of Beaux Arts Washington, passed away on March 2, 2022. She was very loved by her family and will be dearly missed by all. She loved life and always strove to make those around her better including family, friends and the community. We all benefited from her love, work ethic and commitment to excellence. Marilee was born on Feb. 20, 1945 to James and Betty Watts in Seattle, Washington. The Watts family relocated to Salem, Oregon where Marilee grew up on a large farm in the Willamette Valley with her brother, Dan, and sisters, Ann and Bonnie. In 1962, Marilee started her studies at the University of Washington, where she earned a bachelor’s in communication. In 1966 she
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married Fred, her husband of 55 years, and would later go on to earn her master’s in teaching at the University of Hawaii in 1968. Marilee was a high school speech teacher as well as the coach for the debate teams at Ann Arbor High School in Michigan and then Kamehameha School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Marilee and Fred then moved to California where she had her two sons, Daniel and Terry. In 1976, the family moved to Beaux Arts where she became dedicated to volunteerism and giving back to the community; first through her sons’ schools and later through multiple non-profits across the Puget Sound region. She eventually became a highly recognized leader in the non-profit medical sector when she took a position as manager, and later director of guilds and events at The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and launched a long and fulfilling career in non-profit fundraising to help those in our community raise funds and increase awareness for health issues that affect our community. While she worked at the
Hutch, Marilee was instrumental in creating and growing the guild system, which enables community members to build their own community organizations that are passionate about raising funds for cancer research in the memory of those who were affected by the disease. Marilee was involved in several dozen auctions, luncheons, golf tournaments, concerts and other fund-raising events each year. One of her greatest accomplishments was participating in the creation and opening of the Pete Gross House, where parents of children with cancer can live close by the hospital while they recieve treatment. Later, Marilee became the executive director of the Northwest Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation where she worked tirelessly to raise funds and awareness through events. She briefly retired from non-profit career, for a few years, to move to Skagway, Alaska, where her husband Fred was running the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad. While in Skagway, Marilee volunteered as di-
rector at the Little Dippers Day Care, which was a wonderful way for her to work with little children, help out working parents and give back to the Skagway community. Marilee and Fred moved back to Washington in 2003, when Marilee returned to the non-profit world taking a position as executive director for the Northwest Arthritis Foundation. Marilee retired full time in 2007. Despite being well-accomplished as a fund-raiser for nonprofits, her first priority was her family. She was the most wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt one could ever hope to have. She loved being with her family more than anything else. So much so, that just sitting in a room talking for hours would have been her idea of heaven. She always supported her family and friends and made us believe in ourselves and that we could achieve anything. We can see her right now visiting with those in our family who have passed on before. There is so much to catch up on. We miss your warm smile
were patient and focused more often than not. And they truly threw themselves into the games without reservations,” Bricker said. Bricker said that sixth grader Atlin Ryan was “determined to learn the one arm reach just half an hour prior to the event. I took him down to begin practicing what I have learned over the last year and a half, but I was struggling.”
Bricker asked other athletes for assistance. Kyle Abbott, a senior from Thunder Mountain, spent 20 minutes coaching the middle schooler. Ryan later placed third in the one arm reach and Abbott, who himself won the bronze for highschool, tracked down Ryan to congratulate him. “I told them that as the
and kindness of spirit. We love you and we will all be with each other again. Marilee is survived by her husband of 55 years, Fred, sons Daniel (Marcy) and Terry, grandchildren Charles, Molly and Finley, sister Bonnie Ramsey (Paul), sisters-in-law Mary Lord, Kitty Petersmeyer, Dorothy McCorriston, Betty Musgrave, brothers-in law, Doug Matson and William McCorriston as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Jim and Betty Watts, sister Ann Matson and brother Daniel Watts. In Marilee’s memory, please consider donating to The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, The Northwest Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation, The Northwest Arthritis Foundation and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Also please give to the American Parkinson Disease Association. And above all else, please volunteer in your community. Information on a service in Marilee’s memory can be found at http://marileemccorriston.forevermissed. com.
Skagway represents at Native Youth Olympics in Juneau By Melinda Munson Just a few weeks before the Native Youth Olympics (NYO) in Juneau, Skagway Traditional Council President Jaime Bricker received word she had funding from Sealaska Corporation to bring six athletes to the games. While Bricker coached Junior Native Olympics in 2021, Skagway didn’t have a senior team assembled. Bricker hurriedly patched a
team together, held two practices, distributed stretching and instructional videos and made travel arrangements. This was an opportunity too good to miss, a chance for Skagway to participate in their first ever NYO, held April 2-3. “We had two very long and very intense days of back to back events and long stints of observing other athletes from the bleachers. They
first ever Skagway team to compete at NYO, they are “The Six Knowledge Bearers” for the other teammates that were not able to attend,” Bricker said. “We are already talking about how to design yearround practices because we’ve all realized how much strength and dedication it takes to do really well.”
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11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m. Sun. School/Primary ...11:10 a.m. Relief Society/Priesthood..12 p.m. Customer Service Representative – Skagway
St. Therese Catholic Church
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5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Women’s Prayer 10 a.m Tues. Bible Study time varies. Please inquire. Online access available to all events.
9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass.......................5 p.m. Mass Mon. & Tues.....12:10 p.m. (when a priest is available)
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$1000.00 Sign-On Bonus*
Alaska Power & Telephone has a full time opening for a Customer Service Representative (CSR) in Skagway. This position will sell and promote services of the company while dealing with new and existing customers. Responsibilities also include taking power and telecom service orders and payments, answering phones, assisting customers, balancing daily cash, handling customer billing (charges, credits, etc.), assisting with inventory and various other administrative support duties as assigned. We are looking for a dependable, unflappable person who excels at juggling multiple tasks and providing exceptional customer service. Our ideal candidate is a person who is driven to serve our customers with a positive “can-do” attitude, who is great with people, eager to learn and can communicate effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
Candidates must be available to work 7:00am-4:00pm Monday through Friday. Candidate Qualifications Required
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High School Diploma or GED
1-2 years of experience in an office or face-to-face customer service Proficient with MS Office Suite/10-key skills
Valid driver’s license and ability to be insured by AP&T
Ability to pass a pre-employment background and drug test
Ability to periodically travel to other properties and meetings as required Proven ability to cope with Alaska’s harsh weather & challenging environment This position will be open until filled. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
$1000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS
(sign-on bonus to be paid after successful 6-months of employment) Interested? Apply today at:
https://aptalaska.workbrightats.com/jobs/740052-176045.html
AP&T is a EEO Employer /Vets /Disabled ~ AP&T is a Drug and Alcohol-free workplace
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In Memorium A tribute to Betty Arlene (Harris) Hather April 8, 2022
THE SKAGWAY NEWS
Betty Arlene (Harris) Hather was born to Glenn and Mildred (Stoeger) Harris on May 7, 1942 at St. Michael, Nebraska. She attended grade school in Buffalo and Sherman Counties. She graduated from Ravenna NE High School in May 1960. She worked at Warrick’s family store and part time at Fisher Insurance agency in Ravenna. She married Donald Oakley Hather June 3, 1962. They lived in Kearney, Nebraska until Don graduated from the University of Kearney, Nebraska. There she worked for Rubin’s Clothing Store. They moved to Ashton, Nebraska, where she was a secretary to the superintendent. When they moved to Lexington, Nebraska, she was employed as a bookkeeper/assistant at a veterinary clinic. Other places of residence were Hutchinson, Kansas; Gunnison, Colorado; and Plainville, Kansas. Employment in these places included health clinic receptionist, library assistant, chair side dental assistant and factory worker. In 1975 the big move was made to Alaska. The first stop was Hoonah, where she worked as a principal’s secretary and librarian. From Hoonah, the next stop was Tok. She worked as construction secretary, then moved into the assistant superintendent secretary position. She remained there until retirement in 1996 to Skagway. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 49 years, Donald Oakley Hather on April 7, 2011, and parents, sister and grandparents. Survivors include nephews Orville W. Wiemers, his wife Lisa and two children Eric and Catherine, Donald Wiemers, his sons Charles and Bryan, daughter Emma, and their mother Julie Boyce. Interment will be in the Skagway cemetery. There will be no funeral services. When Don and Betty Hather retired to Skagway in 1996 after a search for fishing and a tight knit community, they brought with them their warm and generous nature. They jumped in with both feet supporting the school and welcoming everyone into their home and to their table. They embodied the notion that you get what you give. They were always eager to embrace the whole of Skagway and in return they were given a retirement full of adventures, fishing stories, card games and more sporting events than one can count surrounded by the warmth of Skagway even on the coldest winter days. It was a perfect match and they are woven in to the Skagway fabric. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Hather Family Scholarship Fund. Payable to: Skagway School District, Hather Family Scholarship, c/o Skagway School District, PO Box 497, Skagway, AK 99840