The Takshanuk Watershed Council presented the Winter Wildlands Backcountry first film festival last Friday (Feb. 25) at the Fort Seward Lodge. This event was made possible by the generous donation of the Fort Seward Lodge facility and silent auction items from Back Country Outfitters, Chilkat Guides Ltd., Haines Brewing, and SEABA. Approximately 40 people showed […]
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Now writing down SEABA’s promises
I am one of about a hundred residents of the 26 Mile neighborhood where SEABA recently admitted they are intending to base their heliport operations. As you can imagine, I was deeply concerned to hear the news. Happily, my neighbor, Erica Merklin, informed me of a conversation she had with one of the owners of SEABA. On Feb. 21, he […]
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Give second heli-ski permit to AMG
This place we live in has a valuable commodity to offer tourists coming to Haines. It is an opportunity to heli-ski in a setting like none other. People from all over the world come here because of our uniqueness. Limits are needed to keep it that way, both in numbers of skiers and operators, as […]
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Make only working group’s changes
As a member of the Haines Heli-ski Working Group, I want to share some thoughts. People need to know that the ordinance before the assembly is not a consensus product of our group. One positive thing that came from the process was that, with few exceptions, the meetings had a courteous tone. Respectful discourse is […]
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Heli-ski opponents won’t get peace
I have been listening to people gripe and reading people’s gripes about the heli-ski industry. It is downright sickening. We live in America, the land of the free. People who own property should be able to do whatever they want on it. Six to eight weeks out of the whole year for just heli-skiing. Why won’t you angry people let other people live […]
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Duly Noted
Alissa and Ira Henry celebrated a memorable Valentine’s Day in Juneau. Their daughter, Makayla Paige, was born Feb. 14 at 12:19 p.m. Makayla was 9 lbs., 8 ozs. and measured 21 inches. She joins her brother Dalton, 3. Alissa’s mom Sue Green was in town from Denver, Colo. to help the family in Juneau and […]
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Assembly advances 2,600 skier days
Following more than an hour of comments at a Haines Borough Assembly public hearing Tuesday, members advanced a revised helicopter skiing ordinance that would permit up to three operators to share a 2,600 skier-day limit. The ordinance will have at least one more public hearing, its fifth, set for Tuesday, March 8. The assembly advanced the amended […]
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Hamilton, St. Clair lead Dolphins
Blake Hamilton of the Haines Dolphins swim team placed third overall at the Great Alaska Open in Juneau last weekend. Hamilton, 18, was first in the 200-yard backstroke, second in the 500-yard freestyle, and third in both the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard fly. “Blake got 100 percent best times,” said head coach Steve Vick. The […]
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Downtown group talks power lines, trailers
The downtown revitalization committee will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rusty Compass coffee shop on Main Street. At its Feb. 17 meeting, the committee heard from AP&T power manager Danny Gonce, who said the company could bury conduit in areas under construction around town to facilitate burial of electrical lines in the future. Gonce […]
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Lady Bears win 2, boys lose 2; regionals Wednesday
The Haines Lady Glacier Bears sent off seniors Abby Jones and Jolene Lemieux with two wins over Mount Edgecumbe last weekend. Haines topped the visitors 64-52 Friday and 52-33 Saturday. Coach Brian Elliott late in the game Saturday subbed for Lemieux, and then Jones, so each girl could receive an ovation from the home crowd. […]