One man’s fight to keep Maltese spirit alive in North America

One man’s fight to keep Maltese spirit alive in North America

An 85-year-old man with no Maltese ancestry is the unlikely force behind a popular e-newsletter that keeps the Maltese community in North America connected. But with no successor in sight, the future of the publication hangs in the balance.Dan Brock is an 85-year-old Canadian of Polish, Irish and English ancestry. He is also the editor...

One man’s trash, everyone else’s treasure - Chilkat Valley News

(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) (left) Rune Monstad holds daughter Signy Monstad, while Amelia Monstaad holds son Hugo and Thor climbs on a Piper PA 28-140 plane the family bought in Haines, Alaska. The Haines Junction family intends to suspend the plane in a Quonset hut on their property for use as a children’s playhouse. A plane built in the 1960s has flown away with the interests of several Haines residents, even after a debilitating c…