Records provided by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell’s office this week show Haines Borough tourism director Lori Stepansky and assistant Angie Robinson sent e-mails in opposition to cruise ship head tax funds being used for improvements to the fairgrounds’ Harriett Hall. Robinson also objected to the state providing $2 million for the Chilkat Indian Village to buy the […]
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Crew cut 30 trees out of hikers’ way
A hearty thank you to the state parks trail crew and volunteers who cut the dead fallen timber from the Mount Riley trail. There were probably 30 or so trees that were removed. I am sure that many hikers who use the trail will appreciate the efforts of the crews. Thanks again! Fred Einspruch
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Trail elves caught in the act on Riley
Thanks to Paul Swift, Dave Swift, and Ken Ewald for clearing the 20-plus clusters of trees fallen across Alaska State Parks’ Mount Riley Trail. Each year hikers and skiers get used to climbing over and around snags on a trail. Then one summer day, they find that same trail has been cleared, like magic! With […]
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Haines already has what world wants
I have been traveling nearly a month, promoting my new book from Denver to San Francisco. Everywhere I went people came to hear stories and see pictures not of Alaska but rather, of small-town, community life. What I learned is that Haines’ appeal lies chiefly in what it is not: i.e., Juneau, Ketchikan, or Skagway. […]
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Emblem club thankful for elders’ help
The Emblem Club would like to thank elder Mike Ivan and elder Ryan Burton for their help in serving and cleaning for the women’s club dinner. They are so much appreciated in the community. George Ann Smith
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Electronic waste event is on the horizon
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made our scrap metal collection a huge success and to the community who brought in so much to recycle. Haines Friends of Recycling will sponsor another scrap metal drive in the early fall. Please don’t bring any more metal to us before then because of our storage […]
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Old school could be town centerpiece
Many of our community organizations strive to attract independent visitors to Haines for various events. Now we have a wonderful opportunity to make downtown Haines a beautiful place to visit. Developing our old school complex into a Haines downtown staging area, a multipurpose community use complex with a beautiful park, information kiosks, large gazebo as […]
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Duly Noted
Bernd Ingold died May 2 following stroke complications. He was 68. He and wife Karin came to Haines in 1989 from Switzerland to build a vacation home on Oslund Drive. Bernd was an avid fisherman. The couple developed a friendship with the late Allie and Marty Cordes. Their daughter Sandra Huber-Ingold spent several summers in […]
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Menaker taught by example, launched local efforts
A memorial will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Haines Assisted Living for Vivian Menaker, a 55-year Haines resident, teacher and conservationist who helped establish Chilkat Valley Preschool and Haines Headstart. Menaker died of heart disease and cancer June 1 at the HAL facility. She was 90. "She was a teacher. She taught children, and […]
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Former butcher joins Haines police force
A familiar face from behind the meat counter is the new man behind the badge. Simon Ford, who has worked here five years as a grocery store butcher, was sworn in this week as the Haines Borough’s fifth police officer. “Knowing the town will make my training easier. As a meat cutter, I could be […]