Voters go to the polls Tuesday in an election that could dramatically change the make-up of local leadership. Including a recall initiative that targets two assembly members, all but one of six elected seats on the Haines Borough Assembly will be in play. Voters also will choose a Mayor and fill up to three of seven seats on the Haines […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Oct. 18 A caller reported two trucks racing up and down Young Road. Police pursued charges against one driver. State road crews responded to a call about a rock slide on Lutak Road by the ferry terminal. The animal rescue kennel responded to a request from a person who needed help with their animals. A caller […]
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ABEF kids programs soar
Hats off to the American Bald Eagle Foundation for an awesome children’s program! As someone who has worked with youth in a variety of ways, I have to say, your program is one of the best. Thank you for the positive impact you bring to our community. Steve Vick
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Wise beyond their years; Youths graduate new bird handler program with knowledge to share
Dylan occasionally overshadows other birds at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, even though the Eastern screech owl stands only six inches tall “if he puts his horns up.” On Wednesday morning,Natalie Humphrey-Kauffman, 10, and Lydia Haxton, 11, introduced cruise ship guests to Dylan. Humphrey-Kauffman and Haxton both are graduates of an ABEF junior bird handler class, […]
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ABEF cannot help young songbirds
We would like to thank the residents of Haines for reporting and bringing in injured birds to the American Bald Eagle Foundation. With your help, we saved many lives last year. Our job is to stabilize the birds and then fly them to Juneau Raptor Center because of the lack of proper resources here at the […]
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Eagle, raven rescued, sent to raptor center
The American Bald Eagle Foundation recently sent an eagle and a raven to the Juneau Raptor Center. Raptor handler Ed Podgorski and intern Matt Wilson first responded to an eagle sighting inside a building at Haines Sanitation. They captured it with a net and brought the eagle to the ABEF building and tried to stabilize it, Cheryl […]
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King derby nets a slew of salmon
The 33rd annual King Salmon Derby concluded Sunday with a whopping one-day take of 41 kings. Resident Bob Piper, with his 39-pound catch, edged his wife, Tammy, for the win. “I’ve been doing the derby 10 years now, and Sunday was the most fish in one day,” said Kim Larson, event co-chair. The derby, centered […]
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Paving donated at center
The American Bald Eagle Foundation has a new asphalt parking lot, following an “unbelievable” donation from Southeast Roadbuilders, said Cheryl McRoberts, ABEF director of operations. “It makes it look like a brand new building,” she said. “For years, we’ve fought with all the dirt and the mud and everything else coming in.” McRoberts said the foundation had […]
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Apple trees planted in downtown
Residents planted about two dozen apple trees around town last weekend, part of an effort by resident Joe Poor to spruce up the town. The trees went in along Main Street and Old Haines Highway and at locations around Fort Seward. Poor said about 100 trees survived from 120 he brought here last year, cast-offs […]
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Capital bill holds $9 million for town; Parnell yet to wield veto pen
The Alaska Legislature has approved about $8.5 million in capital projects spending in the Haines Borough, including $4.5 million for rehabilitation of borough roads, $1 million for a Chilkoot River bear-viewing platform, and $535,000 for removal of asbestos cement water lines. In Klukwan, the legislature would spend $3.6 million, all but $100,000 of it going to the […]