Hazel Englund celebrated her 101st birthday Saturday with visits from family and friends at her hilltop home near 2 Mile Haines Highway. More than 30 visitors included daughter Emily Zimbrich, granddaughter Cari and Kolin O’Daniel, and Cari’s daughter Sydney O’Daniel, along with Syndey’s boys Konnor and Kyler and Hazel’s nephew Louie Meacock. Friends included Bengie Stuart, Travina Stuart and Myrna Kornelis, Bill Thomas, Jan Hill, Nora Krake, Kathy Berzanske, Ann Quinlan, Greg […]
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Fishermen haul in monster halibut
Three local commercial fishermen caught what is likely to be the biggest halibut hauled in by a Haines skipper this season, weighing 425 pounds and measuring 91 inches in length. “It was just an epic fish,” said fisherman Cole Thomas, who hooked the fish with his father and captain Bill Thomas and friend Jeff Wackerman. “This one […]
Upturned trunks mystify motorists
Stands of dead tree trunks planted along Haines Highway have befuddled Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council members worried about the aesthetic value of the national scenic byway that runs through the preserve. State and federal officials say the trees were installed as eagle perches to replace live cottonwood trees felled during highway construction. […]
Eagle preserve council to assess fish habitat impacts from commercial tours
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council voted this week to devise a method of assessing impacts on fish habitat from commercial permittees in the preserve. Thirteen commercial operators are permitted this summer in Haines Borough’s state parks and likely all will operate in the preserve, said Alaska State Parks southeast area superintendent Preston […]
Thompson, Dunbar elected to CIA council
Kevin Thompson won reelection and Luck Dunbar was seated for the first time on the Chilkoot Indian Association’s tribal council. Three people were on the ballot. Thompson placed first with 48 votes. Dunbar received 35 votes, and Jessie Morgan got 25. A few write-in candidates received votes, too. Council member Robert Martin, whose term is […]
CIA election season begins
Two seats on the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) Tribal Council are up for election on May 10. Council members Kevin Thompson and Robert Martin will be up for reelection. Tribal members who would like to run need to declare their candidacy and fill out a nomination petition by April 11. The necessary forms can be […]
Harbor parking lot could be used for limited commercial boat storage
The Port and Harbor Advisory Committee on March 24 unanimously recommended to the Haines Borough Assembly to allow limited commercial vessel storage in the Small Boat Harbor parking lot during the off-season. The proposal is to allow storage of 10 commercial fishing boats in the four-acre lot along the waterfront that was built in 2020 with state […]
Locals explore renewing Big Boulder creek salmon incubation boxes
Locals are exploring the possibility of bringing back a king salmon incubation facility on Big Boulder Creek in an effort to bolster a history of falling Chinook returns. The long defunct incubation operation began in 1991, after the state reconstructed the bridge spanning the creek, in an attempt to mitigate spawning habitat loss after the […]
A scientist works to solve the mystery of glacier bears
If you’ve lived in Haines for some time, you’ve probably heard of glacier bears — the rare black bear with gray or blue fur that has long been Haines School’s mascot. But you probably don’t know much about them — because few, if any, people do. Tania Lewis, a wildlife biologist at Glacier Bay National Park […]
Harbor ramp fix could cost about $200,000
A permanent fix for the harbor ramp, which was damaged by severe weather in early January, could cost in the ballpark of $200,000, according to Haines Borough Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee members. Harbormaster Shawn Bell said the borough is actively pursuing insurance but doesn’t know yet if the damage will be covered. The ramp came loose […]