Randy and Rochelle Simmons escaped 110-degree heat in Chico, Calif. to spend a long weekend in Haines. They enjoyed halibut fishing with Casey Bradford, including catching a king crab, a River Adventures jet-boat trip on the upper Chilkat River skippered by Libby Jacobson, and time visiting friends at the brewery. The trip was capped by a fresh salmon and halibut feast on […]
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Heat wave hits Haines
Hot weather could continue in Haines this week with temperatures forecasted in the upper 70s and low 80s. Pete Boyd, a meteorologist from Juneau at the National Weather Service, said while there is potential for minor flooding on the Chilkat River, the otherwise dry weather means serious flooding is unlikely. But the dry conditions bring wildfire […]
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Sockeye runs remain behind schedule
It’s not just you running behind on your summer chores – the sockeye and chum salmon seem to be running behind schedule as well. “It’s early in the season to be panicking too much, I’m optimistic things will pick up,” said Nicole Zeiser, biologist with the Department of Fish & Game. There have been three […]
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Roy Jones is setting up his easel around town, selling original landscape paintings to help pay his way back home to Albuquerque, N.M. Roy says he suffers some physical disabilities and a degenerative brain injury he calls “living dementia.” He came to Alaska for a summer job that didn’t work out. Tamari, brown sugar, and butter […]
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Ground-truthing: Palmer Project work comes under fire
Two Haines residents are asking the state to put the brakes on an amended permit for Constantine Metals Resources Palmer Project, citing evidence of inaccurate stream mapping on the company’s application and trails built wider than is allowed in state forests, and other concerns. “I wasn’t expecting to find what we found, but I wasn’t […]
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Gillnet opener: Salmon surplus drives down prices for fleet
Residents enjoyed warm temperatures and calm waters early this week, but commercial gillnetters weren’t sharing the excitement. “It’s the worst kind of conditions you can have,” said Joel Pasquan, a Haines fisherman shortly after pulling into port on Tuesday. “(The fish) can see the dirty net.” The Upper Lynn Canal drift gillnet fishery opened at noon Sunday, […]
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June 19 temps hit record
Haines set a daily temperature record for June 19 on Monday, reaching 81 degrees at the airport as meteorologists issued a special weather advisory about potential flooding in local rivers. “We’re at the top of the banks there near Klukwan,” Juneau-based NOAA hydrologist Aaron Jacobs said in an interview Wednesday. “But right now there’s not […]
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Chilkat triathlon scratched
Organizers canceled the Chilkat Challenge Triathlon, citing transportation challenges for participants. Organizer Gershon Cohen said this year around 30 people registered for the event, scheduled for July 2, and 40 locals signed up to volunteer. Normally, around half of the participants come from Juneau, with the rest hailing from Whitehorse or Haines. “This year, the […]
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Stand with Klukwan, Salmon Strong
Permanently storing toxic mine waste near the Klehini River? Many thanks to Haines Borough Assembly Members Debra Schnabel and Ben Aultman-Moore for hand digging through a pile of double speak and conflicts of interest. Might Dowa-Alaska’s new proposal for drilling and seismic testing near the Klehini River relate to siting a future mine tailings facility? After about ten minutes […]
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Mining exploration seeks expansion
A mining prospect near the headwaters of the Chilkat River is attempting to amend its permit application and expand operations. The public has been granted an additional two weeks to comment on the issue. The Palmer Project, led by Constantine Mining LLC, is a mineral exploration project targeting copper, zinc, gold and silver. The Palmer Project’s latest […]