Sunday, June 20 An officer responded after a person with dementia was reported missing at the Fort Seward parade grounds. A local garage was contacted when a person needed help after locking their keys in their vehicle at the parade grounds. An officer responded to a report that a youth riding a motorized bicycle ran […]
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Trio rescues young eagle from clutches of icy river
Three rescuers used a rope harness, a couple two-by-fours, and a pair of Pampered Chef scissors to free a juvenile eagle frozen in the Chilkat River near 21 Mile Haines Highway on Nov. 17. California wildlife photographer Mark Lissick spotted the bird – literally spread-eagle on the ice and not moving – while returning from a photo […]
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Eagle festival lifts off for 17th year
A completed eagle enclosure, including artificial trees, a waterfall and diorama backdrop will be open for the 17th Alaska Bald Eagle Festival this week. The master mew at the American Bald Eagle Foundation is part of a $700,000 addition completed last spring. The display is an important step for the foundation because it allows visitors to see eagles […]
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Argh! State says ballplayer is pirate; Troopers hook MLB’s top pick
The top pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft apparently struck out on a recent visit to Haines, tallying $305 in fines for snagging in freshwater, using an illegal weighted hook and failing to possess a personal flotation device aboard a boat. According to a news release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, […]
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Chum on the run; season looks bountiful for gillnetters
The chum salmon are creating a plentiful harvest for gillnetters, who have turned out en masse to bring in the bounty. “The early part of the season is going very well and as anticipated for the chum return,” said Randy Bachman with Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fishery division in Haines. Bachman said […]
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River Walk raises more than $1,000
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Cancer Travel Fund and the participants in the Chilkat River Walk. In spite of that crazy wind blowing after 10 mile it was a beautiful day for walking, running or biking and more than $1,000 was raised. Thank you to Phyllis Sage, Diana Edwards, Kathryn Friedle and Jess Edwards […]
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River walk benefits cancer travel fund
The fifth annual Chilkat River Walk-Run-Ride from Klukwan to Haines on Saturday will support the Haines Hospice Cancer Travel Fund, which provides a one-time travel stipend for Haines residents diagnosed with cancer. Since 2007, approximately 420 walkers have raised about $5,700 for the travel fund and other cancer causes. Saturday’s event has a $10 suggested donation. This year, participants […]
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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 […]
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Skull found in river was there 10 years
The state archaeology office has determined that the top part of a human skull found in the Chilkat River near 9 Mile last month was from an adult who died at least 10 years ago. The skull fragment is too weathered to be tested for DNA, said archaeologist Joan Dale, who studied photos of it sent by […]
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Cleanup nets 249 bags of trash
Takshanuk Watershed Council collected 77 bags of garbage as the top nonprofit organization during the April 29-May 9 Community Pride Week. The Haines Chamber of Commerce coordinated the event with the Haines Borough, Acme Transfer, Haines Sanitation and Haines Friends of Recycling. This year’s cleanup totaled 249 bags, topping last year’s haul of 229 bags. Nonprofit […]