March 30, 1970
A second-place award went to the Haines booth at the Alaska Travel and Trade Fair at Costa Mesa, California which drew more than 650,000 visitors two weeks ago. The theme of the booth was “Haines, the Start of Highway Alaska.” An attractive mural designed and painted by Eunice Benson of Haines served as backdrop. It depicted the highway, campers and cars, and the various attractions of the area, along with an Indian theme. Marlo and Judy Schnurstein of Haines manned the booth which was jointly sponsored by Haines and National Car Rentals. The Chilkat Dancers performed regularly, and Alaska Indian Arts carvers worked on a large totem pole.
March 30, 1995
Haines High junior Jennifer McLaughlin was named best solo debater in all of Alaska last weekend, leading the local speech team to top honors in small-school debate and a second-place overall finish at the state tournament. The ranking qualifies McLaughlin for national competition June 17-24 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Local speakers finished behind Southeast rival Petersburg at the tournament, the fifth consecutive year the Vikings have edged the Glacier Bears at state.
March 25, 2010
One of eight 125-foot-long pilings driven last summer at Letnikof Cove fell down this winter during windy weather, and another is unstable. The pilings, recycled during renovation at the Small Boat Harbor last summer, were driven to help stabilize the floats. A winter storm last year damaged one of four existing wooden pilings. The old pilings were removed before the newer, steel ones were installed in August. The eight recycled pilings were driven by a Petersburg company that mobilized to Haines after winning a bid on a separate project, installation of a $410,000 boarding float adjacent to the Letnikof boat ramp.