After years of anticipation, high-elevation Tukga Hut has delivered a roaring first winter season, and a slightly slower projected summer season, says Haines Huts and Trails spokesperson Nate Arrants. The hut, which opened in November of last year, can be booked by the public for overnight stays 3,200 feet up on the face of Tukgahgo […]
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Generator backfire at AP&T plant in Haines due to repair, testing
A loud bang and ringing echo lingered in downtown Haines on Thursday morning just before 8 a.m. A puff of smoke floating away from the stacks at the Alaska Power & Telephone power plant was the only indicator that something had gone awry at the facility. Later that day, workers went up in a lift […]
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Angoon defends B bracket Gold Medal championship
The Brinson brothers came back to their home court and acted like they never left, playing the backcourt side-by-side and pushing Angoon to a second straight B Bracket championship 79-66 over Haines on Saturday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium. “It means a lot to […]
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Sitka tops Klukwan for Gold Medal Masters tournament title
Klukwan was looking to slow down a Sitka team that had beaten their three previous opponents in the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament by an average of more 20 points in the George Houston Gymnasium. Sitka was looking to avenge last year’s loss in the title game to Hoonah. Sitka was […]
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Permanent Fund dividend application period closes March 31
Alaskans have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 31, to file for this year’s Permanent Fund dividend, whether they file online or mail a paper application to the PFD office. But if they mail the application, it absolutely positively must be postmarked by March 31. Anything dropped in the mail after that date will be rejected. […]
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Championships set for Gold Medal tournament on Saturday
Five more teams were eliminated Friday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium, setting the stage for Saturday’s bracket championships. A (OPEN) BRACKET MT. EDGECUMBE 86, FILCOM 79 Friday morning tipped off with two teams full of firepower and bravado as Mt. Edgecumbe, who had to […]
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Will it? Won’t it? And when? Anchorage contends with a restive volcano in its backyard
Katie Kitchpanich, like most of us, feels like she’s dealt with a lot over the past few years. The coronavirus pandemic, mainly, but also the chaos of last year’s election and the new administration of President Donald Trump. So, when Kitchpanich heard about an impending volcanic eruption near her hometown of Anchorage — and the accompanying recommendations to […]
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Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access and sovereignty
When Stephanie Russo Carroll, a citizen of the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah in Alaska, set out to earn her doctorate in tribal health 15 years ago, she focused her research on tribal cultural and health programs within six tribes. She needed vital statistics data, such as birth and death rates, for each of them. But […]
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Klukwan, Haines teams advance to Gold Medal finals
Thursday action at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium saw defending B Bracket champion Angoon win their semifinal over a game Hoonah squad, a masterful Sitka team topple Kake for a finals berth, the remnants of Prince of Wales — with some new pieces and renamed […]
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Shakeout of teams underway as Gold Medal hits halfway point on Wednesday
Teams are making travel arrangements in opposite directions as the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium reached the halfway point on Wednesday. Tired legs have given way to open jump shots and harder fouls, but the competition level continues to remain at a high level and fans […]