Haines Borough harbor committee members say they aren’t abandoning the dream of expanding north of the latitude of Main Street. But they may be willing to defer that dream in exchange for major improvements to the existing basin. They could include a doubling of existing moorage and addition of a drive-down work float. Last week, PND […]
Posted inNews
World Cup fever hits Haines Interest high for small group of soccer devotees
They gathered by the thousands in Madrid, filled the bars in Amsterdam and cried in Berlin. In Haines, 10 soccer fans watched a game in a local bar at 6 a.m. Twelve people turned out for a pick-up game this Tuesday and an Italian visitor expressed grief over his team’s loss to Slovakia. World Cup […]
Posted inNews
Murkowski makes campaign stop
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski visited three Haines locations during a four-hour stop Friday. Murkowski, a Republican, is campaigning for re-election to the six-year seat. In the Aug. 24 primary, she faces Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller, who has the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. After visits to the American Bald Eagle Foundation, Elks Lodge and […]
Posted inNews
Mysterious rock has finder guessing
Residents are excited that a hunk of metal found on Lutak Road last fall might be a meteorite, but two area scientists think it’s more likely a chunk of scrap. Theories abound about the origin of a metallic rock found by construction flagger Della Brouillette last fall. Tests are underway to determine its origin, but lab results […]
Posted inNews, Public Safety
Drunken driving, fights punctuate dual holidays
Calls about a street fight on Main Street and a felony assault at a motel twice brought out the entire Haines Borough police force during the holiday weekend. Chief Gary Lowe said a dispute between people who’d been drinking at a bar spilled out onto Main Street at about 10 p.m. Saturday, where a Canadian and a local man […]
Posted inNews
Fireworks brighten cloudy 4th
Cheers and car horns echoed across the Fort Seward waterfront following the finale of the biggest fireworks display in memory Sunday. “They were amazing. The best I’ve ever seen in Haines,” said Jessy Shaw, who watched from the beach. Launched from the Port Chilkoot Dock, the fireworks brightened a cool, gray Independence Day celebration that […]
Posted inNews
Salmon price hike boosts gillnet fleet Chum, sockeye, pink values climb
The highest salmon prices in a decade or more are boosting the Lynn Canal gillnet fishery. Prices for chum are up to 70 cents per pound, up from 50 cents at the end of last season. Per pound pink salmon prices are up from 28 cents to 50 cents. Sockeye prices are up to $1.70 per pound […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Big thanks from Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum would like to thank Lutak Lumber, Haines Homebuilding, Haislers’ Hardware and Olerud’s grocery for contributions that helped make the Fourth of July festivities a big hit. Dave Pahl
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Contributions made library 2nd in nation
The Haines Public Library would like to thank the Haines community for contributing its time and artifacts to our Tlingit Culture Exhibit at the Library, which won second place nationwide for the “Story of Us” contest. The History Channel had joined with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the President’s Committee on the […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Dancers helped support state fair
Thank you to the folks who came and danced over in Skagway to some lively Celtic gypsy rock music in support of the upcoming entertainment and workshop series at the Southeast Alaska State Fair. A special thank-you to Tiffany Reynolds and the Red Onion Saloon, Haines-Skagway Fast Ferry, Alaska Brewing Company, KHNS, Mountain Market, Skagway […]