Reading to dogs and learning to play a recorder are among the new offerings at the public library’s Summer Reading Program, said children’s librarian Holly Davis. The program is open to readers from newborn to age 12 and starts May 25, the day after school lets out. “When your child sleeps in, then wakes up […]
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Crew builds 9 tide pools at Lutak
A crew coordinated by the Takshanuk Watershed Council last month installed nine tide pools near Picture Point as part of the Haines Borough’s environmental mitigation work for Port Chilkoot Dock waterfront improvements. “The borough is really thrilled about this, because I just didn’t want to send a piece of equipment down there and stir that […]
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Borough grants may stay at 2011 levels
By Tom Morphet Facing a room full of advocates for local non-profit organizations, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday backed away from a manager’s recommendation to reduce by 50 percent the municipality’s contributions to community organizations. It appears instead the borough’s total contributions may hold steady to last year’s amount, roughly $155,000. Sixteen groups requested $180,118 this year. […]
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Autopsy finds THC in guide’s blood
A toxicology report on a heli-ski guide involved in a fatal avalanche March 13 found marijuana-based THC in his blood at higher than background levels. Alaska Heliskiing guide Robert Liberman, 35, and client Nickolay Dodov, 26, were killed in the avalanche that occurred during a commercial trip by Alaska Heliskiing. Four other clients were in […]
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Industy, skiers revisit safety issues
The deaths of two heli-skiers in an avalanche here has generated safety discussions among firms conducting the tours and among backcountry skiers. The March 13 avalanche buried Alaska Heliskiing guide Rob Liberman and client Nick Dodov under six to eight feet of snow. Recent autopsies determined both died of asphyxiation. The slide occurred as Dodov […]
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Bird banding a long-haul effort
Migratory birds were the focus of bird-banding training last month in the Chilkat Valley, sponsored by the Ts’ats’ee Bird Observatory. “We got preliminary training for 10 folks, nine of whom will be locals and will come back and work at our bird observatory,” said Pam Randles, education coordinator for the Takshanuk Watershed Council, parent group […]
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Springtime weather topsy-turvy
April showers bring May flowers, or whatever. A scant .51 inches of rain fell in Haines last month, making it the fourth driest April on record, according to National Weather Service officials in Juneau. But the 1.91 inches of rain that fell during the first seven days of May made it the wettest start for […]
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Assembly: Vote on APOC disclosure rules, again
Undeterred by three defeated attempts in the past seven years, Haines Borough Assembly members again are taking steps to exempt the municipality from the state’s laws requiring candidates for local office to report their financial holdings. Assembly members say the state’s requirements are “too intrusive and rigorous,” and have “created a hardship for keeping and recruiting municipal […]
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River cleanup netted 4,000 pounds
Takshanuk Watershed Council would like to thank all volunteers for coming out to the Chilkat River Cleanup and making it a success! We managed to haul off 4,000 pounds of trash from areas along the river as well as areas that drain into the river. Also, we would like to extend a special thanks to Alaska Mountain […]
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Zumba teacher is upbeat, encouraging
I want to publicly thank Jacklynn Ruggirello for providing our community with a Zumba Gold class. She is an upbeat, encouraging, patient teacher and makes this exercise class fun for folks who may not be able to keep up with the standard Zumba program. It’s a great way to get in shape after the long winter, […]