Sunday, May 1 A caller requested help with an elderly man with dementia who had become very confused. Officers responded and took the man into protective custody. Saturday, April 30 A caller reported a large group of children walking on the wrong side of the street and swerving into traffic on their way to the […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 20 A reported altercation near a Second Avenue business was an argument between siblings on their way to school. A case was initiated for domestic assault at a motel. The incident was reported on Feb. 14. Two 911 hang-up calls were received from the same cell phone number. Return calls went to voicemail […]
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Briefs
Harbor policing ordinance clarified The Haines Borough Assembly last week removed the words “peace officer” from an ordinance to clarify governance of port and harbor facilities. The ordinance had designated harbormaster Ed Barrett as a peace officer and facility security officer for all port and harbor facilities. Police chief Gary Lowe in a Jan. 6 memo cautioned borough manager Mark […]
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Duly Noted
Andrea Hedrick and Herky Deppner were married Dec. 30, 2011 in a sunset ceremony on Canova Beach in Melbourne, Fla. The bride is the daughter of Susan and Fred Johnston of Haines and Cynthia and Jim Hedrick of Bedford, Va. The groom is the son of Hannah and Mike Deppner, formerly of Juneau. The flower […]
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Business Briefs
Heinz nabs 40 Under 40 accolade Local businessman Karl Heinz was recently named to the 2012 Top Forty Under 40 list from the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Heinz is vice president and Haines branch manager of First National Bank of Alaska. He was nominated for the honor by co-workers at the Haines branch and bank […]
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Winter King Salmon
Jason Shull takes his boat, Cape Decision, out winter King Salmon fishing last week in Lynn Canal.
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Haines Winter Games
Results for Haines Winter Games events: Golf event: First place adults pitching, Margaret Hagen (48); chipping, Marianne Rasmussen and Toni DeWitt (6); closest to the pin, John Norton (2 3/4 inches); putting, Toni DeWitt (5); overall, Margaret Hagen (50). Kids’ events: pitching, Matthew Green (18); closest to pin, moneyball and overall, Vivian Shallcross (7 feet, […]
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Support, not rivarly define sisters on court
The younger siblings agree: the hardest part about being on a team with your older sister, or sisters, is accepting all that constructive criticism, even when you know they mean well. “She gives me lots of tips,” Libby Jacobson says of sister Anna. “I usually don’t like them. I try to listen because most of […]
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Bears clinch last home win
A ferocious Haines defense sparked by an all-senior starting lineup wore down Mount Edgecumbe on Saturday as the Glacier Bears won their season finale, 54-42. The Braves held the ball for more than a minute at the end of the first half, but Haines senior Tyler Swinton grabbed a rebound with just enough time to […]
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Funds set for center roof study
The Haines Borough Assembly has slated $50,000 for a Chilkat Center roof engineering study and $75,000 for a borough-wide facility master plan. The money is part of an ordinance with several fiscal year 2012 budget amendments, set for a third public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 28. “These have come out of discussions of various committees, and there […]