Residents have until Aug. 30 to comment on proposed changes to the design of a new, shuttle ferry being designed to run between Haines and Juneau. A separate shuttle vessel would operate between Skagway and Haines, with Haines serving as a “key transfer point” for passengers traveling between Skagway and Juneau. Rebuilding the Haines ferry […]
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Assembly approves community donations
On a 5-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday approved more than $100,000 in grants to local non-profits. The borough had set aside about $130,000 for gift-giving. Contributions from the borough’s general fund included Haines Friends of Recycling, $4,887; Chilkat Valley Preschool, $11,010; Southeast Senior Services, $6,176; Haines Dolphins Swim Team, $3,184; Lynn Canal Broadcasting, $1,378; American Bald Eagle Foundation, […]
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ABEF changes injured bird policy
Due to budgetary, facility and manning difficulties at multiple avian rehabilitation centers in Alaska, it has become necessary for the American Bald Eagle Foundation to modify its protocol for accepting injured birds. These centers are pushed to their limit attempting to provide rehabilitation for the large number of birds being brought in; therefore, effective July 1, 2013 […]
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Partial curb repair may be norm
Construction of new sidewalk along Old Haines Highway will include replacing only sections of deteriorating sidewalk on the road’s opposite side, state officials said this week. Property owners along the stretch questioned partial replacement of the existing sidewalk that is deteriorated in places, with chunks missing. “If they’re going to do construction, they should do […]
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Tempting bait: Eagle hooked on fishing lure
Wildlife officials are on the lookout for a bald eagle possibly sporting some unwanted bling. The bird that apparently dove on a fishing lure in Letnikof Cove was last seen in a nearby tree with the lure and some line still attached. Seasonal harbor employee Josh Benassi was working at the Letnikof Harbor on June […]
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Thanks for joining dockside flash mob
The Haines Visitor Center would like to thank all the flash mob enthusiasts who helped make the summer 2013 kickoff at the cruise ship dock a great success, and Clair Floyd and Cheryl McRoberts for filming it and putting it on YouTube. It has 1,300 hits as of May 30! A special thank you to […]
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Craig’s derby winner: 34.7 pounds
Former resident Chauncey Craig reeled in a 34.7-pound fish to win the 35th annual Haines Sportsman’s Association King Salmon Derby on its final day. “It’s easy when you have the best skipper in the whole world,” Craig said about close friend Charlie DeWitt, whose boat Craig was fishing on when he landed the lunker. “It […]
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Low-impact option favored at Chilkoot
Haines residents apparently have come to a general consensus about what they would like new bear-viewing infrastructure in the Chilkoot River corridor to look like. Lucille Baranko, a landscape specialist for the state Department of Natural Resources who is managing the project, said most residents seem to prefer Alternative “D,” which creates three small viewing […]
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Teachers, students toast, roast Henderson at luncheon
Family members, former students and co-workers turned out Saturday for a surprise toast to Bob Henderson, 93, a community benefactor, hobby farmer, and former high school science and math teacher who served eight years as Haines Borough Mayor. Henderson has donated his 14-acre Comstock Road property to the Haines-based American Bald Eagle Foundation. Saturday’s reception at the foundation’s […]
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Meeting Tuesday on bear-viewing platform
Residents will get to review and comment on four “design concepts” of a bear-viewing infrastructure at Chilkoot River, including parking alternatives and other site improvements, at a meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday at the American Bald Eagle Foundation. The state Department of Natural Resources recently released four alternatives for changes along a 400-foot section of the riverside […]