The meeting of the Skagway Clinic’s Board of Directors has been moved from May 23rd to May 30th at 7 pm.

Tickets for the 21st annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival on Saturday, May 25 are sold out. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! Tickets for the 2014 Festival go on sale Feb. 1st.

A special assembly meeting in Skagway has been schedule for Thursday May 23rd in the Dahl Memorial Clinic Meeting Room.

Haines Pool will be closed Thursday May 23rd. On Friday the 24th, the pool will be open for Early Bird and Aerobics only.

Haines Public Library will kick off the Summer Reading Program Friday 24th. You are invited to join the excitement at 11:00 am. The Summer Reading Program at Haines Public Library.

Haines Presbyterian Church presents Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School, Monday June 3rd through Friday June 7th. Activities abound for children 3 years thru 5th grade. Kingdom Rock runs from 9 am to 12 noon each day. To pre-register, call Nancy Schnabel at 766-2578, Bonnie Sharnbroich at 766-2287 or Ron Horn at 766-2377. That’s Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School, June 3rd through the 7th.

Are you ready to be part of the Flash Mob performance during the first 2 Cruise Ship visits of the season? We're holding another practice on Tuesday evening, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the Dance Studio on Main Street (formerly Caroline's Closet). For those who can't make it, you can view a YouTube video of the routine. Call the Visitor's Center for the YouTube URL. 907 766 2234

Skagway's annual North Words Writers Symposium will be held from May 29 thru June 1, 2013.

This provides an excellent opportunity for Skagway local adults and teens with interest in writing to learn and build on that interest with a diverse faculty of published authors and thinkers from the North. The Skagway Arts Council offers financial scholarships to locals who want to take advantage of this event.

To download an application for a scholarship from the Arts Council, visit skagwayartscouncil.blogspot.com and contact Dottie DeMark at 907-612-0456.

Parents As Teachers is enrolling families for the 2013-14 program year. This FREE program provides activities and information to pregnant women and families with children ages birth to three. For more information call or text Jenn Allen at 303-7383.

Alaska State Parks would like to thank the Chilkoot Indian Association, Takshanuk Watershed Council, Brad Ryan and all the participants to numerous to list, who helped with the May 4th community clean-up day for the Chilkat River and Haines Hwy corridor. It was another fantastic year for trash and litter removal, the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve looks great, thank you everyone, your help is appreciated.