Friends and family celebrated Mary Price’s 89th birthday Tuesday with a parade on Deishu Drive. The event was held outdoors with masks and hand sanitizer available for visitors. In addition, friends were encouraged to drive by to wish Price happy birthday. “We had people going by consistently for the whole night,” said daughter Nadine Price, who came from Anchorage […]
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Credit Blake Ward with finding Asher Jimenez’s lost mountain bike. Blake was throwing a Frisbee with his girlfriend on the lot in front of the Presbyterian Church. An errant throw sent him into a brushy ditch there where he found the bike, which appeared to have been stashed there, Blake said. He turned the bike in to the police […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 28 A caller reported an injured bear about one mile past the ferry terminal on Lutak Road. Ferry terminal personnel and the state wildlife biologist were advised. Several callers reported duck hunters on River Road. Police responded and advised the hunters were most likely hunting below mean high tide. The American Bald Eagle Foundation reported what appeared […]
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The Haines School music department wants to make you a pizza for Super Bowl Sunday. School music director Kristy Totten said they are prepared to make as many as 200 pizzas by Jan. 31. Prices for 14-inch pies include cheese for $13, Hawaiian for $16 and $18 for “meat lovers.” Pizzas will be delivered in town between […]
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PAID COMMENTARY: To a Safe, Healthy Holiday
Thank you, American Bald Eagle Foundation and Haines Tourism Department for hosting a whole food, no-sugar-added “spread” during the recent eagle festival. I ask that other community groups consider turning the corner and junking the unhealthy food offerings at events and fundraisers. Certainty is rare in science, but eating excessive sugar and refined carbohydrate foods are now […]
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Reoriented bald eagle festival exceeds expectations
This month’s Alaska Bald Eagle Festival was a hit, according to festival organizers with the Haines Visitor Center. “Basically every single event exceeded expectations in terms of attendance,” said borough tourism director Rebecca Hylton. She said local hotels and short-term rentals reported being at capacity, and rental cars were all rented out. About 30 people […]
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival reorients with community focus
The annual Haines Bald Eagle Festival is returning to Haines Nov. 10-12 with a revamped focus on community involvement, despite a late organizational change that put the entire festival at risk. “It’s definitely a regrowth year. We’re definitely bringing it back to its roots,” said Rebecca Hylton, Haines’ tourism director. The visitor’s center stepped in […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Aug. 22 A caller said a bear was getting into their neighbor’s cherry trees on First Avenue. There was another call for a bear at the same residence on Aug. 18. A business said a truck accidentally hit the side of its downtown building, causing little damage. Sunday, Aug. 21 An officer noticed rocks […]
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Former Haines public health nurse Vera Smith turned 100 on Nov. 24. She received cards from the White House and from former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, said resident Joan Snyder, who visited Vera a few days before her centennial birthday and said she wouldn’t be surprised if Smith makes it to 105. Joan said Vera would appreciate hearing from […]
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Greta Roberts and Max Marty were married in a mossy forest at Chilkat State Park on Monday. The small ceremony was officiated by Logan Vaughn, a friend who made the motorcycle trip here when Max moved to Alaska. Lydia Kryshak served as a witness. The bride’s veil was created by her sister Kali St. Germain, using Greta’s mom’s wedding dress. […]