Borough Manager Debra Schnabel opened Tuesday night’s commerce committee meeting with an assurance to the tourism industry that “this administration is ready to work with you” and a request not to leave with an arrow in her back. More than ten tour operators attended the meeting ready to protest Schnabel’s proposed permitting code. The new permit fee […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 22 A caller on Piedad Road reported hearing gun shots. Police advised duck season was open and people were hunting near the river. A motorist driving toward town on Lutak Road reported a possible drunk driver. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. A caller near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Union Street reported […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 8 Police received a civil packet to serve on a Haines resident. An anonymous caller reported a person driving an ATV on the Chilkat River beach near Mud Bay Road. Police were to contact the driver and inform him of the beach’s non-motorized designation. A traffic stop resulted in a warning for speeding. Sunday, Sept. […]
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2018 required residents to face difficult truths
The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse by former school official Karl Ward. Craig Loomis, the first man to speak publicly, was contacted by several others who had similar experiences after he implored those affected to reach out […]
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Wild stocks should take priority
Dave Olerud is quoted in the Nov. 15 CVN saying that hatchery chum runs are impacting the natural stocks. I agree. We may not fully understand the carrying capacity of our oceans, but clearly there is competition between wild and hatchery chums. Hatchery salmon are more aggressive, more tolerant of crowding, and more likely to […]
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Board addresses Eagle Fest decline
The Tourism Advisory Board discussed partnering with the American Bald Eagle Foundation to bolster the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival, which has experienced declining attendance in recent years. Tourism director Carolann Wooton told the board she’s heard complaints that the festival is not the community event it once was. “We need something,” Wooton said of attracting more locals […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 18 A caller reported someone had been using his vacant lot on Mud Bay Road for storage. Officers were advised. A person reported a black bicycle stolen from outside a Main Street business. A Union Street resident reported a bear getting into cherry trees. A caller reported a bear in the Spruce Grove […]
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Duly Noted
Denise Baker, 52, of Haines died Saturday of respiratory failure at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Services are pending. A full obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Erika Merklin and Eric Triezenberg were married Aug. 5 on the Chilkat River beach in front of family and friends. Erika’s childhood friend Michael Zimmerman married the couple, who were surrounded by four […]
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University alleges illegal timber harvest
The University of Alaska has alerted the Haines Borough of an “alarming amount of timber theft, along with significant trespassing issues” on UA lands in the Haines Borough. The allegations include “trespass trails,” timber theft, establishment of roads and trap lines, placement of signs, hunting, and “in the most egregious case, a cabin and fenced equipment storage area,” […]
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Stand for Salmon is science based
I suggest Ms. Josephson talk to Haines biologists that manage the local fishery before concluding ADF&G Habitat Division has been using a ‘science-based’ approach in permitting decisions. Coho have been doing well in the highway project area since before the current project started, but Sport Fish Division has documented a significant loss of king salmon […]