Dave Olerud, 88, died Oct. 3 at home of natural causes. He was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Boyd, Minn., and came to Haines in 1964 to teach school. Olerud founded the Alaska Bald Eagle Foundation and the family owns Olerud’s Market Center and the Alaska Sport Shop on Main Street, businesses that he and […]
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Sportfish manager position remains empty, no coho surveys for the year
Hiring for a key position in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Haines office, vacant since February, has been slowed by budget worries, Fish and Game regional coordinator Patrick Fowler said this week. The department will not begin recruiting for the position until at least early next year. The position, previously held by management […]
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Duly Noted: pasta, predicting the future, your inner monster, and more
Silent auctions were all the rage last weekend. The UGLYS’ Cancer Fund and the HARK Spay-ghetti fundraiser were both well attended. The Haines branch of Tongass Federal Credit Union partnered with the UGLYS of Haines Cancer Fund for a silent auction, raising $8,205. Tongass FCU hosted the event and agreed to match $4,000, but when […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for Section 106 Consultation article
I appreciate your publication of the story attributing the two-year delay in the process of securing a federal grant for rehabilitation of the Lutak Dock to the Section 106 consultation between MARAD and Chilkat Indian Village. Your story could be the catalyst for mending some painful community disruptions. During the 2024 borough election, an insert […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you to TFCU
On behalf of the UGLYS of Haines I would like to take this time to express our extreme gratitude to Becca Geary and Tammy Jobbins along with the staff of Tongas Federal Credit Union for their generous donation to our cancer fund. As most of the community knows, part of our dedication to the community […]
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Letter to the Editor: Reading the Declaration of Independence
I have recently read the text of our Declaration of Independence from British rule and King George. Included in the document is a listing of reasons as to why the colonies felt obliged to sever their ties with the established government and monarchy of King George. Among these were the following grievances and concerns: He […]
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Assembly Briefs: heated debate, new appointments, Lutak Dock, and Mosquito Lake School
Morphet chooses committee member Diana Lapham was appointed by mayor Tom Morphet to fill a vacant seat on the Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee, but only after lengthy and heated debate. Lapham, who previously served six years on the committee, was one of two candidates who expressed interest in the open seat, which was previously […]
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November bald eagle festival returns
The 29th Alaska Bald Eagle Festival will draw raptor enthusiasts to Haines in early November, though it’s not clear how many people will show up as organizers say event registrations are slow. The Chilkat Valley is known as being home to one of North America’s largest congregations of bald eagles due to a late chum […]
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Klukwan school launches food program for families facing SNAP funding cutoff
Families whose children attend Klukwan School are going home this week with extra food to help carry them through the weekends. The new weekend food program was designed to respond to parents who learned in the last few weeks that their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds would be cut off in November due to the […]
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Borough to bill insurance, but not users, for ambulance
The Haines Borough is moving forward with a plan for ambulance billing that promises to bring in more revenue for the fire department without imposing any new costs on Haines residents. The idea of charging residents for ambulance calls at all marks a major shift. For as long as the volunteer fire department has existed, […]