There will be a “Heavenly Birthday Dance Party” and potluck for Mark “Diz” Kistler at 4-8 p.m.January 25 at the Chilkat Center, as a fundraiser for Haines Friends of Recycling. Kistler, a longtime community volunteer and HFR supporter, died Dec. 14 in Juneau of heart failure. He would have been 78 on Jan. 26. Every […]
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“You are making rules up as you go,” Cell tower company calls permit process illegal
A company is calling the borough’s handling of its new cell tower plans illegal after the company’s permit was brought to the planning commission this week. The permit in question is for a new tower on Sawmill Road on a private parcel zoned for industrial use. According to borough code, cell towers are part of […]
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Haines Celebrates New Year’s 1979
Amid snow and a deep cold snap, Haines celebrated the New Year with fireworks, parties, and good cheer to ring in 1979. Reporters asked locals about some memorable moments from the past year and resolutions for the new one. Local reveler Linda McHair said, “What a year! I’ve watched that new movie “Grease” at least […]
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Police Blotter: Jan. 4 – Jan. 10
Monday, Jan. 4 A caller in the 1000 block of the Haines Highway reported firewood missing from their property. An officer was advised. Tuesday, Jan. 5 The Department of Transportation issued a travel advisory for road conditions on the Haines Highway. The borough sent out a Nixle alert. A caller on Lutak Road reported online […]
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Thanks for the help on a new Chilkat Center kitchen
The Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts (FCCA) would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its grant to help purchase a commercial refrigerator for the Chilkat Center’s kitchen. This indicates that the community foundation recognizes the value of the Chilkat Center and the many wonderful activities held there. The FCCA […]
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Southeast trollers question award of legal fees to Wild Fish Conservancy from chinook case
The Wild Fish Conservancy’s use of the Equal Access to Justice Act is alarming the small-boat fishermen who fought the conservancy’s lawsuit that sought to close the Southeast Alaska chinook troll fishery to preserve migratory chinook as prey for the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales that feed in waters near Puget Sound. WFC, a membership-based […]
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After party breaks up, Alaskan Independence members will get official notice from state
After the dissolution of the state’s third-largest political party, the Alaska Division of Elections is sending out notices to the 19,117 members of the former Alaskan Independence Party, warning them to update their voter information. “In the coming weeks, the DOE will inform the voters registered as affiliated with the AIP that the party is no longer recognized,” […]
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Anchorage judge overturns state law limiting live music at breweries and distilleries
An Alaska Superior Court judge has ruled that a state law limiting live shows at breweries, distilleries and wineries in Alaska is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment and the Alaska Constitution’s protections for free speech. Judge Adolf Zeman issued his decision Wednesday in a two-year-old lawsuit filed by three alcohol manufacturers against the state of Alaska’s alcohol […]
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American Cruise Lines drops Letnikof dock deal
American Cruise Lines has taken a $4 million deal for Letnikof Cove docking rights off the table less than a week after making the offer. The company’s offer in Haines was to pay $4 million of a planned $9 million project to repair Letnikof Dock floats, which broke in Nov. 2024. In exchange, American Cruise […]
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Minimal damage during early morning Small Tracts fire
Haines firefighters responded to an early morning call to a structure fire on Small Tracts Road on Monday. Firefighters arrived at 1:09 a.m. to find an outbuilding on fire on Tuesday, Jan. 13. In a media release, fire chief chief Zak Overmyer reported that firefighters were able to get water on the fire and stop […]