It is our duty as Native people to take pride in who we are. We must protect our way of life and traditions or all will be lost if we don’t act now. I must remind our people, our IRA is supposed to make sure this happens. That is the power of the council, who […]
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Uglies grateful for help with fundraiser
The Uglies of Haines would like to thank all of you who attended our fundraiser this past weekend. Your support made it possible for us to donate $500 for the Haines Fourth of July fireworks display, and $500 for the Southeast Alaska State Fair logging show. Rock on. Chuck Mitman, president The Uglies of Haines
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Thanks for a successful salmon feed
Another wonderful bike event and highly successful fish feed. Wow! Approximately 850 people ate kings, salmon that is, all free! Our fleet provides us with much of our income in Haines, including fish taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, and fish! Thanks, gang. Have a great season. A special thank-you to Gregg Bigsby, Haines Packing “Feed […]
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Thanks for help with centennial banners
On behalf of the Centennial Committee, I would like to thank Bill McRoberts, Alaska Indian Arts, and Ron Horn for their donations of images for the Haines Centennial banners. I would also like to thank Karen Meizner who dug through the Sheldon Museum archives to find historic Haines images. Jila Stuart Centennial Committee member
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Hall story not slanted or misleading
Karen Hess’ June 24 letter condemning the CVN lead article about two borough employees writing letters against cruise ship head-tax funding of certain local projects is unfair. I find the story journalistic and not “opinion” and certainly not “slanted” or “misleading.” Hess’s missive was ripe with unabashed support for the First Amendment and she clearly […]
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Accidents highest at 2nd & Main
In Haines, you’re most likely to be involved in a car accident at Second Avenue and Main Street. That’s according to accident reports compiled by the state Department of Transportation. The information was shared at Tuesday’s meeting of the Safe Routes to School task force by David Epstein, regional traffic and safety engineer for DOT. […]
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Duly Noted
A gathering of friends in memory of Mike Saunders will be held 6 p.m. Friday at the home of Gregg Bigsby and Beth MacCready on Mud Bay Road just past the Mount Riley trailhead. Donations can be made to the Mike Saunders Youth Activity Fund, P.O. Box 1117, Haines, AK 99827 or, under the same […]
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Carpet switch at school
The Haines Borough school board has approved spending $19,000 for removing and replacing “walk-off” carpeting in the lobby of the new school. The funds also will pay to carpet steps and ramp in a hallway between the cafeteria and elementary wing. School superintendent Michael Byer said the foyer carpeting, which has an alternating pile, is designed to capture […]
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Gillnet season start
Catches were down but prices were up in the first week of the Lynn Canal commercial gillnet fishery. A dry spring may be keeping hatchery chums from finding their imprint streams, said fisherman Norman Hughes. “It’s just a slow start. I think there are fish out there but the fresh water’s not here to bring them in. […]
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Contractor cites progress at Lutak tank farm cleanup
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will return to a spot on the Mount Ripinsky hillside to remove a small amount of contaminated soil remaining from a historic pipeline spill above Highland Estates. The spill of about 4,000 gallons of aviation fuel occurred 40 years ago, during operation of the military pipeline between Haines and Fairbanks. About […]