This Secretary of the Board of the Four Winds Resource Center would like to thank the planning commission for their decision to hold a future meeting at our facility, in order to view the property and speak directly to our board and community members regarding the Mosquito Lake School sale. The Four Winds Resource Center […]
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Letter to the editor: Saddened by the closing of Kroschel Wildlife Park
I am saddened to hear about the closing of Steve Kroschel’s wildlife park. I went on the free tour he offered when he first opened, and until the last few years, I have taken every single one of my summer guests there for a very unique experience. Even my sister who hates zoos, loved it. […]
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Duly Noted: Cannons, cake, celebrations, and more
Rahsaan Gregg has taken on the important role of cannoneer for the “Bloomer Blast” this year. The tradition started when Jim Shook originally stuffed the cannon with denim fabric, until Sue Waterhouse shared her idea to blast bloomers instead. The “Bloomer Blast” has seen distances of 49 ft. to 289 ft. in previous years. This […]
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Army outlines PFAS contamination at Tanani Point
Clean-up of so-called forever chemicals at Tanani Point remains unfunded and unscheduled, said U.S. Army representatives during a Monday evening meeting with Haines residents. The Army-owned land at Tanani Point on Lutak Road today is almost completely empty, save for one nondescript building. That building is the last remaining trace of the old Haines Tank […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Wildlife
Mountain goat and moose hunters must take written tests to continue hunting in Alaska
The Alaska Board of Game passed a new statewide requirement to quiz mountain goat hunters, which went into effect on July 1. The requirement has been in effect in Southeast since 2023. Hunters who complete the Mountain Goat Identification Quiz must carry proof of passing it while in the field hunting. The quiz is designed […]
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Assembly Briefs: Cemetery easement, housing, public safety, and fees
Cemetery easement denied The assembly voted Tuesday on an easement request that has brought a storm of controversy since it surfaced last month. The easement would have allowed Takshanuk Watershed Council use of an existing driveway running to its new composting facility at Jones Point – a driveway largely on Jones Point Cemetery land, which […]
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Mad Raft revelers ticketed by State Parks after race
A few hundred spectators crowded into Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site on the Fourth of July to watch a rafting race down the Chilkoot River that has become a staple of the community’s celebration of the holiday. But some are now fac-ing tickets and fines from state parks staff who said the event was dangerously […]
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Ramona Holmes dies at 82
I, Ramona Joy Holmes was born to Walden and Carrie Waddle on April 15, 1943, in Watertown,SD. It was during the Easter Lent season, thus the middle name, Joy. I’m eldest of four sisters.Two sisters were also born in Watertown. The family left South Dakota and moved to Albany,Oregon in 1947, where the youngest sister […]
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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for the dedication of the Four Winds volunteers
The Haines Borough is large and under-resourced. This fact has a current assembly member wanting to liquidate the decommissioned Mosquito Lake School. This facility was deeded to the Haines Borough by the State of Alaska as a public asset. Because the Haines Borough is large and under-resourced, a group of volunteers residing 30 miles from […]