As a source of hydro-electricity, Schubee Lake poses a host of construction challenges and would produce only about half as much power as Connelly Lake, Alaska Power and Telephone’s Danny Gonce told a full house at Friday’s chamber of commerce luncheon. Schubee is located above Long Falls, at 3,300 feet elevation, about nine miles due north […]
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Duly Noted
Gina Jamison, sister of Alison Jacobson, came to Haines last week from Snohomish, Wash., to watch nieces Anna and Libby Jacobson at their last home volleyball games of the season. Gina, whose own daughters played high school volleyball, was impressed with the team’s skill. Alison and son Ketch are back from a trip to their […]
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Haunted house, party scheduled
Several local groups are collaborating to host Monday’s community Halloween party and haunted house at the Haines ANB Hall. Nancy Coleman, American Legion Auxiliary president, is on a committee with residents Kathryn Coleman and Teri Winge to plan the 5-7 p.m. event, with help from the American Bald Eagle Foundation, American Legion, Elks and Emblem clubs, […]
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Klukwan benefit raises about $9K for heritage hall
About 100 people attended Saturday’s benefit dinner and auction for the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. “We found documents that said we were trying to build a museum/cultural center here in Klukwan since 1930,” said Kimberley Strong, tribal council president. “There was a House bill in Congress when we were a territory, so this isn’t something […]
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Hometown crowd boosts wrestlers
Glacier Bear wrestlers head to their biggest tournament of the year after a boost from the home crowd at last weekend’s Haines tournament. Former Oregon high school wrestler John Hedrick was among scores residents who turned out at the two-day competition that featured eight teams and 149 matches. Hedrick said the competition was the first […]
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Scrappy swim team takes its shot
Competing is a scramble for the Haines Glacier Bear swim team, an unofficial high school sport that raises its own money, practices early on weekday mornings and tries to carve a niche in a school schedule already busy with more established activities. “We don’t have a stopwatch. We don’t have uniforms. We don’t even have […]
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Spikers finish with split vs. Craig
The Haines volleyball team closed out its regular season last weekend at home by splitting with Craig. The Glacier Bears first topped Craig, 3-2, but the visitors claimed a 3-1 win the following night. “Friday night, we just played consistent, solid, aggressive and confident,” said assistant coach Liana Shull. “Saturday night, we didn’t pass or […]
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Chilkoot housing ribbon-cutting Friday
A ribbon-cutting and open house are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Chilkoot Estates subdivision, where tenants will move into eight apartment units beginning next month. Mary Gross, housing coordinator for developer Chilkoot Indian Association, said all the units are taken, and tenants for six of them are ready to move in. The two-bedroom apartments […]
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Deadline for awnings, signs on Main Street
Some residents have opted to cut awnings and balconies off their buildings rather than pay the State of Alaska $100 per year for infringing on its right-of-way. The Department of Transportation informed Fuzzy von Stauffenberg that the fence and trellis that held up her flower displays in front of the old commissioner’s courthouse and customs […]
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Undersea cable’s lifespan a concern
In the next 10 years, there’s a 40 percent chance of one or more faults developing in the submarine cable connecting Haines and Skagway power grids, according to Danny Gonce, power operations manager for Alaska Power and Telephone. “It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when our cable is going to fail,” […]