Two apparent pranksters squeezed through a pet door to nab two dogs from the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel last week, then took the animals to a party, according to Steve Vick, HARK executive director. “I think that whoever did it probably thinks, ‘Oh, we’re breaking dogs from jail,’ but what they did is they took dogs […]
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Beerfest overflow a concern
While 1,000 people were enjoying the tastes of the 19th Annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival on Saturday, about 100 ale-thirsty visitors were left unsated when the event sold out minutes after opening. And turning away visitors who traveled to Haines specifically for the event worries some that it scars the event and […]
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Effort aims to end 1 percent tour tax
Resident Sally McGuire this week said she is preparing to collect signatures for a ballot initiative to abolish the Haines Borough’s 1 percent municipal sales tax for tourism promotion and economic development. “I’m not opposed to tourism,” McGuire said. “I’m truly not. I think it’s done some really good things; I just don’t like having […]
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People for Peace help student council
The Haines High School Student Council would like to thank the Haines People for Peace for providing us with a $500 grant to establish a relationship with an international organization that needed support. We researched different groups and finally decided to give this money to the Kilimanjaro Orphanage Center that Dr. Greg Higgins works with. […]
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Thank you for friendship, support
Thank you to all of you who have and are providing loving friendship and emotional support during the time my husband Bill Aronson was in the hospital and since his passing. I would list all of you who have helped me so much but there isn’t room in the paper. I’ve been overwhelmed by how […]
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HARK thankful for donation from AML
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel would like to thank Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for donating the shipping cost for the Honda Scooter we are raffling for our fundraiser. We’d like to express our gratitude to Michael Ganey for assisting us in making the arrangements for the donation. Many non-profits have benefited from the support […]
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Woman seeks reciprocal housing
We were part-time residents in Haines on Oslund Drive for 15 years. We sold our vacation home a few years ago. My beloved husband Bernd died in May 2010. I am sure some of you do remember us. May I offer a suggestion, call it a little deal: I wish to be back to the […]
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‘Gold Rush’ scripts ‘last day of school’ for student
Friday was Parker Schnabel’s last day of classes as a junior at Haines High School, at least according to the script. “I’m pretty excited to get it over with,” Schnabel said to a London-based film crew for the reality television series “Gold Rush: Alaska.” Schnabel appeared on the debut season of the Discovery Channel program […]
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Apple trees planted in downtown
Residents planted about two dozen apple trees around town last weekend, part of an effort by resident Joe Poor to spruce up the town. The trees went in along Main Street and Old Haines Highway and at locations around Fort Seward. Poor said about 100 trees survived from 120 he brought here last year, cast-offs […]