Kristine Harder and Terrance Pardee are correct in asserting that trawlers, gillnets, and fisheries mismanagement in general severely affect numbers of spawning king salmon. However, they miss the key point: daily ADF&G surveys from 1991 to the present indicate healthy and slightly increasing returns to the unlogged and unroaded Tahini River, and drastic declines to […]
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Foundation money will log photos
The Sheldon Museum Board and staff thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for helping to fund the documentation of the museum’s historical photographs. The museum holds several thousand photographs with images of people, places and events from Chilkat Valley history. In the last few years, Nancy Nash, who generally only works during the summer season, has worked […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Thanks for help with celebration
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Laughter, joy, and excitement fill the air. And the 2010 Christmas Celebration exhibited this joy. The Haines Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all for making this Community Christmas Celebration feel like a small-town family atmosphere! Particular thanks to the Sheldon Museum and Visitor’s Center for holding […]
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President Obama is working for us all
The sky is dark with flak regarding President Obama’s recent compromise. My initial reaction was similar, until I thought about it. I was (a long time ago) on the dole, and I remember; there’s nothing so frightening as when one is trying desperately to find work and staring down the barrel of unemployment benefits soon to be […]
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Cleat-wearer thanks post office staff
Kudos to our post office people for being the good guys in the interest of public service. The carpets you thoughtfully lay down every winter so that patrons can walk safely inside your building without having to remove their cleats or boots are appreciated by many, myself included. Some of our local business proprietors would […]
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Cell phone access needed out the road
Why do we not have cell-phone use in the valley, with so many homes that we have past 1 Mile Haines Highway, and so many outdoor activities that go on? Cell phones are a must, in case someone gets lost, a car breaks down, fishing on the river, or a car accident (which was my issue […]
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Appalled by reporting on Klukwan, Inc.
Some of the shareholders that live here in Haines are outraged that our village corporation’s business would be placed in the local paper with such detail. The directors/trustees are not supposed to share details on lawsuits or any sensitive issues that’s discussed within the board room so it was obviously sought out, neglecting the shareholders’ […]
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Shame on fair board for not bidding job
You always hear this: Shop locally. On June 22, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to give the Southeast Alaska State Fair $175,000 for the renovation of Harriett Hall. Les Hostetler, representing the fair board as a non-paid consultant, assured the borough the fair board intended on using local contractors. All aspects of construction relating to the Harriett […]
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Duly Noted
Beach Road residents Janet Gustafson and Ter Nielsen took time out from their recent journey aboard the M/V Malaspina to tie the knot while the vessel was docked in Sitka. They were married Nov. 16 by the ferry’s captain, Christian Biagi. Beach Road neighbors Everett and Carol Davidson attended the couple. It was their own […]
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‘Reality’ mining show rich in humor for Haines residents
Resident Don Braaten made his Discovery Channel debut Friday on “Gold Rush: Alaska” when he towed an excavator across the Steel Bridge to help aspiring Oregon miners reach their gold claim in the Porcupine mining district. “It was fun,” Braaten said. “We had a good time. Of course, being on reality TV, it was kind […]