Haines locals Sally Andersen, Jessica Edwards, and Sara Chapell ran the inaugural San Antonio marathon, with the support of Leslie Evenden. The 5K, half marathon and marathon drew a crowd of 19,000 runners from 50 states and multiple countries. The group said that they had great weather and enjoyed plenty of live music including mariachi […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources
No resolution between gillnetters and managers at taskforce meeting
One bad year for Chilkoot salmon or serial mismanagement? That’s the distance between state fisheries managers and area gillnetters, who spoke last week at an annual post-season meeting about a decades-long controversy, and the future of the Lynn Canal’s wild-run salmon stocks. At the center of the debate is a stretch of water along the […]
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Decision nears on electricity rate increases, challenged by Skagway
Closing arguments were submitted this week in a rate case that could see residential electricity charges in the Upper Lynn Canal climb significantly next year. In the rate case, first filed a year ago, Goat Lake Hydro is seeking a 69.92% increase in its wholesale rate for electricity. The company operates hydroelectric plants at Goat […]
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Canceled flights and ferries leave Chilkat Valley residents stranded
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 […]