There could soon be two new faces in the Division of Forestry Haines office, with the division promoting longtime area forester Greg Palmieri to a regionwide management position, and hoping to hire a second forester position in Haines, spokesperson Lorraine Henry said last week. Palmieri has been the Haines State Forest manager since 2015, before […]
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Come for camaraderie, stay for the dessert
Arnold and Jennifer DuVernay used to spend Thanksgiving either at home, or in a Cracker Barrel. That one was a newer revelation, where “for 12 bucks you’re getting a full Thanksgiving meal with coffee and dessert and then you don’t have to clean anything up,” Arnold said. But always, Cracker Barrel or otherwise, it was […]
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Resident charts her own path toward holiday tradition ‘To be grateful at any time is good for us, you know?’
Locals might recognize Evelyna Vignola by the berets she always wears — maybe the only beret-wearer in the Chilkat Valley — or by the wire cart she wheels up Main Street with groceries; maybe also by the hammer-shaped cookies she’s baked for Hammer Museum First Fridays. What people might not know is that recently, she […]
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Police Blotter, Sunday Nov. 16 – Saturday Nov. 22
Sunday, Nov. 16 A caller on Third Avenue reported a burglar alarm. A business owner contacted the police department to report an accidental activation. Officers assisted another agency on the Haines Highway. An officer did a follow-up report on Sunshine Street. An officer helped a citizen on the Haines Highway make contact with another agency. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Holiday bazaar was a resounding success
Our community has once again made the annual Haines Woman’s Club Holiday Bazaar a resounding success! We are indebted to the ANB/ANS, American Bald Eagle Foundation and Chilkat Center for the loan of their tables for our vendors. Many thanks to all the vendors and everyone who attended and shopped! Much appreciation to our club […]
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CIA has done great job maintaining Parade Grounds
I was a board member of Alaska Indian Arts during the transfer of the Parade Grounds to CIA. While I recognize the situations are not identical since the Parade Grounds was privately owned, I would offer the following observations regarding the possible transfer of Tlingit Park. CIA has done an excellent job maintaining the Parade […]
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Morphet touts revisionist history in land transfer
In his blog and quoted in the Nov. 11 issue of Chilkat Valley News , Tom Morphet states: “In the early 1900s, Natives approved transfer of land at the site [currently Tlingit Park] to the Presbyterian Church so the church could educate Native children at the Haines Mission.” To think that Tlingit people living on […]
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Borough warns some emergency calls may be dropped
Multiple alerts went out Tuesday that AT&T reported a 911 service interruption to the borough. The text-based alerts give people who receive them an alternative to the three-digit emergency number, asking them to call the police station at 907-766-2121 if their emergency call is dropped. Haines Borough IT contractor Austin Neal said he has spoken […]
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School board appoints Corrie Stickler to open seat
Updated Dec. 2, at 10 p.m. The Haines Borough School board on Tuesday voted to add Corrie Stickler to their number after interviewing five candidates for an open seat. Stickler, a Haines school alumna, told board members she has two kids in the school and is motivated to take an active role in their education. […]
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Governor picks acting commissioner for permanent role as Alaska natural resources leader
John Crowther, who stepped in as acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources last month after John Boyle, the previous commissioner, resigned abruptly, is the governor’s choice for the more permanent position. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday he will ask the Legislature to confirm Crowther as the commissioner once the 2026 session gets underway. “John Crowther brings […]