By the time Deanna Strong realized she’d be stuck in Juneau Sunday evening, the Haines-bound ferry she was on had been pitching and rolling hard for nearly two hours.“You couldn’t hardly get up without holding onto something, otherwise you were going to fall over,” she said. “It was nasty. There were big waves coming up […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Nov. 19 – Dec. 6
Wednesday, Nov. 19 A caller reported a fire alarm going off in the 400 block of Main Street. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded. Thursday, Nov. 20 A caller reported an electrical fire on River Road. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded. A caller on Lutak Road reported finding jewelry and turned it over to […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Deny Letnikof Dock cruise ship deal
The absence of the Letnikof Cove dock during the past year has been a great detriment to the public users of this vital facility, including subsistence, sport, and the commercial fishermen of our community. Having commercially-fished these waters for the past 37 years, the importance of this dock cannot be overstated. To partially privatize a […]
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Merry Christmas from The Salvation Army
We are off to a slow start, I would just like to encourage everyone to get into “The Christmas spirit.” Our Christmas kettles are out and our smiling kettle workers are ringing the bells, but when we bring them to the Salvation Army at night and open them up it just doesn’t seem like the […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Mayor and others misleading on dock
The revisionist history has begun. While discussing a contract for an owner advisor on the dock project, Mayor Tom Morphet and Eben Sargent characterize our relationship with the previous contractors as full of “complications and distrust” or claiming R&M was “working for Turnagain,” not for us. Nothing could be further from the truth. Last year […]
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Explaining my story
So, fellow Hainesians, can we stand it? So many words plus a photo dedicated to my story. I, a generally private sort of woman, now find myself out in the public in a way that I hadn’t exactly anticipated. Except of course, that I did say yes to an invitation to be interviewed, to do […]
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Thanks for CVCF support
On behalf of the board and staff of Haines Assisted Living, I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation’s generous grant award supporting the installation of a resident call system at HAL. CVCF’s commitment to enhancing the well-being and safety of HAL’s residents makes a profound difference in their […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Mining
Alaska mining company pushing Cook Inlet, Hatcher Pass projects will merge with Canadian firm
A Fairbanks-based company with several Alaska mining projects, including two near Anchorage, could nearly double in size in a proposed merger with a Canadian firm. The deal, announced this week, would combine Contango Ore with Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver Corp. It’s the latest in a recent flurry of deals in the global mining industry, including […]
Posted inEducation, Southeast News, Local News
Mental Health Crisis Observed at Mount Edgecumbe High School
Seven people, including former Mt. Edgecumbe High School staff members and parents of current students, testified to the Alaska Board of Education Wednesday that a student mental health crisis is unfolding at the state-operated boarding school. School records show about 10 percent of students have withdrawn since the start of the school year, and health […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Alaska Marine Highway System
Columbia back at work until Dec. 17 to cover for Kennicott
The Alaska Marine Highway System has put the Columbia back to work through Dec. 17 to cover for the Kennicott, which is delayed leaving a Puget Sound shipyard. The Kennicott was scheduled to start running the first week of December between Bellingham, Washington, and Southeast Alaska, but the state reported last month that the ship […]