The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $18,000 to 14 local nonprofits this week, including to new applicant the Haines Avalanche Information Center for the construction of a high-altitude weather station. Crystal Badgley, president of the foundation board, said the avalanche information center scored highly because of its thoughtful application and the fact that […]
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21st eagle festival hosts war veterans
The American Bald Eagle Festival will host two veterans from recent U.S. wars as part of its six-day celebration of America’s bird. “To me, veterans and the eagle go hand in hand. This is a way we could say ‘thank you’ for putting your life on the line so the rest of us could sleep […]
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Senior Center out of money
By Karen Garcia The nonprofit organization that manages the Haines Senior Center is nearly broke. Senior Center and Senior Village manager Valery McCandless said the nonprofit has about $500 in the bank right now, but that money would be gone if the organization’s outstanding bills were paid. Deborah Vogt, president of the Haines Senior Citizens […]
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Duly Noted
Nate and Michelle Webb were married at Sedgely Place in Greene, Maine, on Nov. 8. The 17th-century inn was filled with about 70 guests, including Haines residents Kathy Friedle, John Brower, and Jedediah Blum-Evitts. The newlyweds live in Fairbanks. Pam Randles was treated to a 70th birthday party, held at the Pioneer Bar on Dec. 9 and organized by daughter Amanda Randles and granddaughter Gina […]
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Municipal election on Tuesday
Voters, take note: The town’s polling location for Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 6, has moved from the American Bald Eagle Foundation to the Chilkat Center. The highway district’s polling place is still the Klehini Valley Fire Hall. Both locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters will fill two, three-year seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. […]
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Skull fragment unearthed at 7 Mile
Workers digging into some delivered soil at the American Bald Eagle Foundation this week at first thought they’d found a coconut shell. Then someone guessed it was a clay bowl. Foundation raptor curator Chloe Goodson joked that it might be a skull. That’s exactly what it turned out to be. Goodson, intern Maggie Hughes and raptor handler […]
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Eagle foundation gifted land worth $48K
A man who lived in Haines 30 years ago left land in his will to the American Bald Eagle Foundation, a gift that’s worth about $48,000. Creighton Jerry Turner, 64, died in Sanford, Fla. in November 2014. Last week, foundation workers learned he left a 1.66-acre hillside parcel on the Beach Road extension to their cause, […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Sept. 7 A person reported someone stole $200 worth of meat from a freezer in the Lynnview Drive area. Police are investigating. A caller reported a large amount of smoke coming from the Picture Point area. The caller was advised it was a controlled burn. Sunday, Sept. 6 A caller reported a bicycle left […]
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New teachers hired for kindergarten, science, music
New kindergarten teacher Sue Ackerman says she wants to incorporate parents’ jobs and interests into her students’ learning and to connect classroom lessons to activities at home. “I come from a preschool background. I’m all about hands-on learning,” she said. Ackerman also will be introducing her 23 students to technology through the use of a […]
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Rasmuson group to visit next week
Haines is rolling out the red carpet in its small-town way for 24 board and staff members of the Rasmuson Foundation next week. The statewide philanthropic foundation is visiting Haines, Skagway, Klukwan and Yakutat as part of its 60th anniversary celebration. The group’s whirlwind tour of Haines, from Monday to Tuesday afternoon, will include visits to the […]