The American Bald Eagle Foundation would like to thank Haines for generously supporting our 2017 Alaska Bald Eagle Festival. We are so grateful to all of the businesses that stayed open and donated goods to our events. We also appreciate the museums who welcomed festival visitors into your organizations. Finally, thank you to all of the individuals […]
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Bald eagle festival boasts new activities
The American Bald Eagle Foundation wants to increase community participatoin during this year’s festival. Sidney Campbell, education and outreach coordinator, said this year’s new staff members’ “main focus is trying to engage the community.” Campbell and curator Katie Dickerson have been hard at work since mid-August planning new events such as bird talk, trivia night and live […]
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Kito talks troopers, ferry
Rep. Sam Kito updated Haines constituents Thursday on Alaska’s fiscal situation and the state of the Alaska Marine Highway. Kito, who represents Haines and Juneau as part of District 33 in the state Legislature, was visiting the community to attend the Southeast Conference annual meeting. He spoke to an audience of about 15 people at […]
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Bald Eagle Foundation receives $25K donation
The American Bald Eagle Foundation recently received a $25,000 donation toward its aviary redesign project. The nonprofit is in the early stages of fundraising to redesign enclosures for its resident birds and improve its outdoor education facilities. A GoFundMe account was set up for the effort last October. Harold Williams, a 20-year ABEF board member, and his […]
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Vet in town for school year
Veterinarian Dr. Michelle Oakley will provide regular, basic veterinary service in Haines for the school year. Oakley travelled the Yukon and other parts of Alaska and North America doing wildlife work this summer but is back in Haines now and taking appointments. Oakley is offering new services this year including X-ray, ultrasound and laser therapy, […]
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Haines to host Southeast Conference next week
Haines will host more than 200 municipal government leaders next week for the Southeast Conference annual meeting. The three-day event, which begins Tuesday, will feature more than 60 speakers with presentations on transportation, energy, seafood, timber, mining, tourism, economic development, health care, workforce development and more. Former Haines resident and Southeast Conference Executive Director Robert […]
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Police report
Monday, Aug. 10 A 17 Mile Haines Highway resident reported someone was walking around his house taking pictures. Haines Borough assessors are working on assessing properties out the highway, but they were not in the area at the time. Troopers were advised. A person reported a bear entered a coop and killed chickens on Piedad Road. The […]
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First Friday exhibit explores place through found objects
Photography and found object art will make up most of August’s First Friday celebration. The Alaska Arts Confluence will feature the work of Haines local Andrea Nelson. She described her art as “assemblage,” studying the “exploration of place through art.” “This exhibit is a small sampling from two projects I am developing which utilize art […]
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Police Report
Monday, Nov. 3 An officer served a civil packet on a Haines business owner. An officer recovered a bicycle from a ditch near Kathleen Street. The bike appeared to have been in the ditch for a long time. It was put in storage at the station. Sunday, Nov. 2 A caller near 1 Mile Haines […]
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Money for museums
Alaska State Museums granted over $23,000 to Haines museums this week for equipment, personnel and future exhibits. The American Bald Eagle Foundation will receive $6,293 for a mechanical lift to assist in cleaning and maintaining hard-to-reach exhibits. Museum coordinator Katelyn Dickerson said she was excited to use the lift, which will make cleaning taxidermy specimen easier and […]