The Haines Fourth of July celebration is one community event still on the calendar for this year. On Thursday, May 28, the Haines Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event annually, announced that it’s moving forward with plans for a pandemic-appropriate parade and celebration activities.

“It’s in the very initial planning stage right now,” chamber executive director Tracey Harmon said. “Normally we would have started planning two months ago, but two months ago, that wasn’t…