The upper Lynn Canal subsistence moose hunt started Wednesday with a guideline harvest limit of up to 25 bulls. The hunt in unit 1D is scheduled through Oct. 7; 250 permits have been issued. The harvest has fluctuated from 30 in 2008 to 19 last year, including four taken in violation of hunt regulations. “Hopefully, people have […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
KHNS members to fill 4 board seats in vote
Four seats are up for grabs on the board of directors of public radio station KHNS. Members interested in serving on the seven-member board must submit a petition with the names of at least five station members by Oct. 10. Ballots will be mailed to members and will be tallied at the station’s membership meeting […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News
Old gym gets stay of execution
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 last week to demolish the primary and elementary schools, but to leave the elementary gym and its east wing for potential renovation. Members Jerry Lapp and Scott Rossman, who would take down all the buildings, voted in opposition. Demolition of the primary building and elementary school’s west wing is scheduled to be complete […]
Posted inNews
Creditors worried as Cruise West founders
Tour operators and other Haines businesses may be left holding bills for Cruise West, a 37-year-old cruise line with local ties that announced a “restructuring” last week and stopped answering its phone. It has since sold its largest vessel, the 120-passenger Spirit of Oceanus, suspended bookings, and replaced its website with a press release. Seattle-based […]
Posted inNews
Hostetler bags 2nd Golden Circle run
Forget the carbo loading and the stretching. Kelly Hostetler ran 360 miles from Skagway to Haines in 12 days on a diet of eggs and fish, and day-end dips in frigid water. “If I stretched I think I would pull something. In yoga, I can’t even sit Indian- style, my hips are so tight… There’s […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Search and Rescue
Coast Guard, DEC probe Lutak oil spill
U.S. Coast Guard officials came to Haines Tuesday to investigate an oily discharge that persisted for three days near the Lutak Dock. Described as a “mystery sheen” by the Coast Guard, ferry terminal workers this week said they suspected the source may have been two barges or a tugboat that had been moored against the dock since […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Hess is a vote for local business
Since a good friend had a triple-bypass, I’ve been keenly aware of the pressure in my own chest. My blood rises when I think about how to keep our business doors open during the long, hard winter ahead. Then I really start to palpitate when I think of how our borough assembly votes against business. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Goodman should wait until next year
I have been reading and listening about comments on whether Mr. Goodman is a resident and is eligible to be a candidate in our upcoming election. It may be remotely possible for Mr. Goodman to win what Gershon Cohen calls a “legal question or quagmire” based on weaknesses in the borough code. Mr. Cohen’s past history of […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Brouillette was one of the kindest people
On behalf of the American Legion Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone who assisted the Brouillette family, by making salads, desserts, prepping the American Legion Hall, and cleaning up. There were many people coming together to celebrate the life of Charlie Brouillette, and his many accomplishments. I myself felt he was one of the […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Thanks for supporting club with raffle
On behalf of the Haines Woman’s Club, I would like to thank all the generous people who donated the wonderful prizes for our raffle, the Sheldon Museum for the use of their permit, all the people who sold tickets and all the kind people who bought tickets. Sorry everyone couldn’t win. We added $1,240 to […]