Icy walks take toll on pedestrians
During the recent freeze, Susan Yamada was driving her car from her apartment on Third Avenue to her job at the medical clinic at First Avenue, two blocks away. Yamada would sooner walk, but the sidewalks were too icy, she said. “It’s awful that right downtown it’s not shoveled or sanded,” Yamada said in an […]
Haines cops don new duds
Haines Borough Police Department officers have a new look. Police chief Bill Musser said he decided new khaki-colored shirts should replace the all-black uniforms to “appear less militaristic and more approachable.” “I did receive a number of comments about the all black uniforms being intimidating,” Musser said. The department has annually budgeted $3,200-$3,500 […]
Snowflake exhibit premieres January 23
The multi-media exhibit, “Snowflakes: Nature’s Dazzling Design,” opens at the Sheldon Museum 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23. The exhibit includes turn-of-the-century photography of snowflakes by William Bentley and combines them with contemporary photographs by Kenneth Libbrecht in a collection loaned by The Museum of Northwest Colorado. Images will be displayed alongside snow-related local artwork, winter […]
Defendant racks up felonies
Alaska State Troopers last week charged a 23-year-old Haines resident with three felonies related to a June burglary and theft at Southeast Road Builders. According to court documents, the man allegedly stole about $1,300 in paintball guns, shotgun ammunition and a battery charger from a company warehouse near 5 Mile Haines Highway. Three months after […]
Rasmuson at heart of museum’s collection of local art
The Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center has acquired a $29,000 scrimshaw etching and a $6,000 portrait of Native elder Charlie Jimmie Sr. under grants from Alaska’s Rasmuson Foundation. The pieces by residents Heidi Robichaud and Donna Catotti, respectively, are the most recent additions to a 24-piece collection by local artists. The collection has been acquired […]
School Board: Keep Mosquito Lake School
Following testimony by a half-dozen upper highway residents, the Haines Borough school board voted 5-0 Tuesday to oppose putting up for sale Mosquito Lake School before July 2016, with members saying such a move was premature. The same question will go to the borough’s planning commission Thursday. “It seems we’re moving awfully fast on this,” said board member […]