They prayed with church elders and villagers. They helped on community building projects. They saw brilliant purple flowers and strange plants, and ate lots of pumpkin and sugar cane. They held live chickens for busy storekeepers and walked dusty roads beside goats, ox carts and chickens. They visited local schools. They each received an African […]
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Fair races to include 5K, 10K, half-marathon
Runners, take your mark. The third annual Southeast Alaska State Fair Haines Hustle is set for Saturday, July 31. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Chilkoot Indian Association, Alaska Fjordlines, the Haines Borough and the Oakley Apparel sponsor the event. Entry forms are available on bulletin boards around town, and on the fair’s website, http://www.seakfair.org. The early entry fee […]
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Haines visit a stop in odyssey
John Thoreson survived some tricky moments on his 66-day solo kayak trip from Olympia, Wash. to Haines, but he wasn’t daunted. The 33-year-old civil engineer shipped home his 16-foot plastic craft about a week ago and hopped on an adapted touring bike to pedal to Inuvik, N.W.T. By the time he makes it back home […]
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Piece by piece, old tank moves to Homer
Two Homer builders salvaged redwood planks and beams from the mothballed Young Road water tank early this week. The wood-stave structure, built in the late 1970s, had been leaking for years and became too small to provide adequate pressure and volume for the growing, hillside neighborhood. Jeff Dean bid $1,247 for the salvage rights, topping five other […]
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Borough lands get 3,000-acre addition
The Haines Borough has gained more than 3,000 acres in a land grant from the state. Signed into law in late June by Gov. Sean Parnell, the bill grants 3,167 acres to the borough. “It’s wonderful news. This is something that has been in the works for many years,” said borough manager Mark Earnest. Earnest said work […]
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Carol Morris enjoyed jewelry, artwork
Carol Ann Morris, a 10-year resident of Haines, died of cirrhosis of the liver June 21 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. She was 59. Morris was born in San Marcos, Texas on Jan. 18, 1951 to Lloyd F. and Norma Jean Martin. She was raised in Irving, Texas. She moved to Alaska in the summer […]
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Police: Taser works on downtown bears But officer needs cover for safe use
Local police have added a Taser to their tools for chasing off bears, but say there are limits on its use. Last year, Sgt. Jason Joel was at a Ripinsky hillside home on Mathias Street frequented by a 200-pound black bear. On previous visits, he’d used his siren and rubber bullets to shoo the bear off, but […]
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Thomas, Beedle will face off for House District 5 seat
Incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, will seek a fourth term as state representative from House District 5. In the November statewide election, he’ll be facing Democrat Robert Beedle of Cordova, a 52-year-old fisherman and refrigerator mechanic who serves on the city council there. Thomas, a 63-year-old fisherman, has been in the House of Representatives for […]
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Local pair at Boys State
Drew Baltzell of Haines and Harley Williams of Klukwan were among 28 participants at the 44th annual American Legion Alaska Boys State event, held at the Meier Lake Convention Center in Wasilla last month. The program, open to high school juniors, establishes a mythical “51st state” where participants establish their own governments, choose elected officials and debate bills in […]
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Residents fuel real estate rebound Agents: After big chill, confidence, interest returning
Interest by residents and Alaskans is helping prop up a housing market that saw a steep drop in home sales last year, Haines real estate agents said in recent interviews. Real estate broker Jim Studley said in an April 29 letter to the Haines Borough that the local housing market dropped as much as 50 percent in […]