Glacier Bears girls basketball celebrated their first tournament of the season with a win over F.H. Collins Secondary School on Saturday in Whitehorse. The Bears traveled to Whitehorse on Thursday with Pete Dohrn filling in as parent-coach so that head coach Coleman Stanford could watch his kids perform at the school concert in Haines on Thursday before joining the […]
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New chamber leadership An open house at the Three Northmen was held for the Haines Chamber of Commerce, which recently announced the new leadership of Amanda Brandon. Dori Thompson is the assistant director, after filling in as director for the last few weeks. Brandon has lived in Haines for the last two years after bouncing […]
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Duly Noted
Glacier Bears girls basketball celebrated their first tournament of the season with a win over F.H. Collins Secondary School on Saturday in Whitehorse. The Bears traveled to Whitehorse on Thursday with Pete Dohrn filling in as parent-coach so that head coach Coleman Stanford could watch his kids perform at the school concert in Haines on […]
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Salvation Army needs support to keep up
I would like to personally thank all those in the Haines community who have been so generous this Christmas season. We have had so many in this great community give back by volunteering at the Kettle and giving donations of not only money but toys and food. We have all given so much in the […]
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Thanks for supporting KHNS
KHNS is incredibly grateful for the show of support during our KHNS News Drive. We reached the goal early and exceeded our expectations, raising over $23,000 toward our KHNS news program. Thanks to the individuals, businesses, challenge grantors, staff and board members who helped make it happen. If you missed the drive but would like […]
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Let’s protect biodiversity of Chilkoot/Lutak
Per linear mile, per square mile, the Chilkoot/Lutak watershed/inlet holds more biodiversity (land, river, and marine wildlife), tourism attraction, quality of life assets for residents and production of healthy seafood (hooligan, salmon, dolly varden, shrimp, crab, halibut, seals) than any other portion of this amazing place we call home. Let’s treat the Chilkoot/Lutak watershed/inlet corridor […]
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Magpie Gallery gets a bigger nest The Magpie Gallery is moving—about 100 feet on First Friday, Dec. 7, the art studio will reopen next door to its previous location, in the former Wild Strawberry restaurant on Second Avenue. Gallery owners Laura and Manuel Rogers purchased the space from the Keirstead family in November, after renting […]
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Appointed board of equalization, other changes considered by ad-hoc tax committee
Longer appeal periods, more data on assessment mailings, and an appointed board of equalization could be among a slew of code changes regarding how property taxes are assessed in the borough, as recommendations from an ad hoc committee begin to take shape. The recommendations follow upheaval in the borough’s tax assessment process. A steep rise […]
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Glacier Bears boys basketball team hopes to capitalize on young energy
First-year coach James Hart said the season’s first tournament in Whitehorse revealed a lot about his squad. The first night, the young team was overwhelmed by the physicality and strategy of its opponent, St. Francis, which Hart said is one of the strongest in the region. But the next night, they bounced back to take […]
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Glacier Bear wrestlers excel at regionals
Senior Leo Wald was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament, a first in recent memory. The team heads to state this weekend. Haines wrestlers came out with “incredible energy” to take four wins and three second-place finishes out of a team of eight Glacier Bears at the Southeast Alaska regional tournament in Juneau over […]