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Oct. 18, 1972

Carl W. Heinmiller of Haines has been named the “Outstanding Alaskan of the Year” by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce.

Selection for the award is made on the basis of “substantial, continued contributions to the economic and social welfare of the Alaskan community over a period of years.”

Said the local Chamber of Commerce in presenting Heinmiller: “Particularly notable is his leadership in the revival of Alaska’s Native culture, through which he has helped create a new image of Indian Arts.”

Oct. 15, 1992

The recent summer brought an unusually high number of bear encounters, including one in which a brown bear chased a young girl near the public library downtown.

“This is definitely the year of the bear,” said local Fish and Game biologist Ray Staska. “As far as human-bear encounters are concerned, I’ve never seen a year with as many incidents.”

The increase in activity isn’t easily explained. Fish and Game officials have no measure of the bear population and won’t even venture a guess, except to say that it appears to be growing.

Oct. 11, 2007

Hammer Museum curator Dave Pahl said he would be talking with a California art museum this week after a trademark battle between the two museums was featured last Friday on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Journalist Laura Meckler stumbled upon the story while visiting Haines on vacation, when she talked with Pahl at his museum, which features over 1,700 hammers.

“She was taking notes on the museum and asked what else was brewing ,” said Pahl. “They were interested because they call it a ‘David and Goliath story.’ And a David and Goliath story is a good story, especially when your name is David.”

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