We here at The Salvation Army would like to send out a big “Thank you” to all those in this great community who have been so supportive throughout this last year. The kettles and bell-ringers that we have around town will help us generate much-needed funds to make it into the summer. But we need […]
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Duly Noted: bell ringer shortage, Turkey Trot results, 3-year slide anniversary
The Salvation Army held a community Thanksgiving dinner in collaboration with the Haines Ministerial Association. The dinner was held on Thanksgiving day, and served 175 meals in the school cafeteria, in addition to 140 take-out meals. Salvation Army pastor, Captain Kevin Woods, said it was a great turn out. Members of the Ministerial Association, a partnership of […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: bell ringer shortage, Turkey Trot results, 3-year slide anniversary
The Salvation Army held a community Thanksgiving dinner in collaboration with the Haines Ministerial Association. The dinner was held on Thanksgiving day, and served 175 meals in the school cafeteria, in addition to 140 take-out meals. Salvation Army pastor, Captain Kevin Woods, said it was a great turn out. Members of the Ministerial Association, a […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: bell ringer shortage, Turkey Trot results, 3-year slide anniversary
The Salvation Army held a community Thanksgiving dinner in collaboration with the Haines Ministerial Association. The dinner was held on Thanksgiving day, and served 175 meals in the school cafeteria, in addition to 140 take-out meals. Salvation Army pastor, Captain Kevin Woods, said it was a great turn out. Members of the Ministerial Association, a partnership of […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Watershed Weekly: Biodiversity loss isn’t just a threat to wildlife
By Stacie Evans – Science Director at Takshanuk Watershed Council Biodiversity loss is a hot topic these days, often sharing space with climate change in the news. Pithy headlines paint a depressing picture as more species go extinct each day, but many are left to wonder why this really matters. Aren’t there worse things to […]
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Assembly Briefs: November 28 regular meeting
New police car for $85,000 The assembly approved a request from the borough manager to pay $85,000 for a new 2024 Chevy Tahoe. The cost includes $51,880 for the actual price, to be purchased from Swickard Auto Group in Anchorage, plus modifications like radar, lights and radio for an additional $25,000. Most of the funding, […]
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Holly Jolly Follies is a go for quirky holiday variety show
After concerns that it wouldn’t run, the Holly Jolly Follies holiday variety show is a go for this year. Roger Gentry, a board member of the Lynn Canal Community Players, said the question of whether or not to hold the show came up at a recent board meeting. “It seemed like a sad Christmas without the community […]
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Constantine president lays out timeline for Palmer Project work
Constantine Mining, the company exploring a mineral prospect 40 miles north of Haines, is preparing to release a new operation plan at the beginning of next year, part of a regular permit renewal with the state Department of Natural Resources. The plan is part of transition from mapping the deposit into a new phase of […]
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Haines leaders share lessons after fatal Wrangell slide
Last week, Sylvia Heinz picked up her phone in Juneau and read the news of a fatal landslide in Wrangell. “I put my phone down. I couldn’t read it. I couldn’t think about it. I felt sick to my stomach,” Heinz said. “My second thought was, ‘I wish I was there because now I have […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 28 A caller reported an injured bear about one mile past the ferry terminal on Lutak Road. Ferry terminal personnel and the state wildlife biologist were advised. Several callers reported duck hunters on River Road. Police responded and advised the hunters were most likely hunting below mean high tide. The American Bald Eagle Foundation reported what appeared […]