Ten Klukwan School students and chaperones Cynthia and John McFeeters, Carson Buck and Katherine Hotch recently returned from a Juneau ski trip. The students, ranging from second to twelfth-graders, participated in morning lessons and enjoyed free time skiing in the afternoons. Senior Danielle Dallmann said learning to ski was easier than expected. The group also went ice-skating at Treadwell Ice Arena, and visited the Juneau-Douglas City […]
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What can Haines learn from Sitka’s deadly landslide?
How one Southeast town is working toward a landslide warning system On Aug. 18, 2015 more than 40 landslides fell across Baranof and Chichagof Islands. The largest slide destroyed homes and killed three men in Sitka. Similar to Haines, rapid, heavy rains overwhelmed and saturated the soil structure. Within days of the slides, a group […]
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Anderson takes first in annual coho derby
Steve Anderson won the 2020 Haines Sportsmen’s Association Coho Derby. The third annual derby saw record participation despite the lack of Canadian anglers who couldn’t come because of the border closure. More locals than ever before, 116, bought tickets, which raised $2,875 for the Sportsmen’s Associations scholarship funds. The group provides two $500 scholarships to […]
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Duly Noted
Costumed guests gathered for Annette Smith’s gold rush-themed birthday party Thursday at Ted and Mimi Gregg’s house. The party included an abbreviated Lust for Dust skit, iceworm cocktails, and the shooting off of the Fort Seward cannon. Earlier in the week, Annette received a surprise visit from daughters and former residents Jade Scheele of Austin, Texas, and Christina Baskaya of San Diego. Sister K.A. […]
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Task force recommends seasonal hire to address town’s bear problem
The Haines Borough’s bear task force is recommending the assembly consider hiring a seasonal public safety officer to perform outreach and assist police during bear season. This year has seen a dramatic increase in bear activity with bear-related calls up by 600%, according to police chief Heath Scott. He said as of Sept. 1, police […]
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Road closed at Chilkoot corridor
Construction on the Chilkoot Lake road corridor has begun and the road is closed to vehicles and pedestrians seven days a week with some exceptions for at least the next three weeks. Authorized personnel such as Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff are allowed to use the road. Hunters are allowed access before 7 a.m. and […]
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Borough begins land sale talks
Haines Borough lands may be on the market in the not-too-distant future. The assembly and planning commission began initial talks last week about which lands to sell to help grow the borough’s permanent fund, identifying Portage Cove, Excursion Inlet and the northeast side of Mount Riley as areas of particular interest. During recent budget discussions, […]
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Annual work begins on Chilkoot Lake docks
Chilkoot Lake Tours began annual maintenance on the Chilkoot Lake boat docks July 6. This year, dock repairs will be more extensive than in past years, including replacing sideboards. The company, which uses the docks for its boats, has maintained the facility on behalf of the state since the docks were installed about 15 years ago, operator […]
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New data quantifies 2019 tour season
From May through September last year, 85,330 people toured the Chilkat Valley by four-wheeler, boat, bus, bike, plane or on their own feet, according to data collected by the borough for the first time. In late 2018, the Haines Borough Assembly amended borough code to require tour operators to submit annual customer numbers based on location by […]
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Residents felt the heat in 2019
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s deep budget cut proposals and the ensuing battle for ferries, education, community assistance, public radio and a slew of other services dominated headlines this year. The town celebrated the Haines Glacier Bears cross country team after it won the state championship in October. The debate over borough-wide policing persisted another year. The […]