A near-record harvest of hatchery-raised chum salmon rocked the commercial fishery last week, but a paltry showing of Chilkoot Lake sockeyes is putting a damper on that news. About 150 boats in lower Lynn Canal netted an average 3,133 chums each, making the week’s fishing worth about $19,000 per boat on average, on chums alone. Strong catches in other […]
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Winter, night service to be part of Uber, driver says
Alaska became the last state in the nation to allow transportation apps last month, and Uber was quick to roll into Haines. Gov. Bill Walker signed House Bill 132 in June that permits ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft in the state. Smartphone users can download an app that allows them to order a personally-owned […]
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July Fourth fun prevails over rain
Mount Ripinsky runners climbed into the clouds and youths scrambled in wet grass at Tlingit Park during Tuesday’s Fourth of July festivities in Haines. A morning drizzle gave way to afternoon showers, but events went on as scheduled. The Deuling family and friends, 17 Canadians who have visited here for 20 years, made a big splash. They […]
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Independence Day Preview
Apple is America’s pie, but you’re in rhubarb territory This year’s Fourth of July is all about the pie. At nightly bingo games at the ANB Hall on July 1, July 2 and July 4, two locally made pies will be awarded each night, along with traditional cash prizes. Pie rounds will be announced randomly […]
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Gillnet season starts out strong
A healthy plug of chum salmon and an improved price over last season bolstered the opening week of the Lynn Canal drift gillnet season. Preliminary numbers showed more than 100 boats averaging about 580 chum salmon each during the two-day opening that started Sunday. “We had boats that had 300 to 400 chum right off the bat,” […]
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Are there deer here?
Resident Alexis Dombrock said she was more than surprised to see a deer bound along Lutak Road near the ferry terminal on May 28. “I was in such a shock I couldn’t even take a picture,” Dombrock said. She said she was returning to town from a family trip to Chilkoot Lake around 7 p.m. “Thirty years of living […]
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Duly Noted
By Cynthia Allen Leonitus Norman Swanson was born at 11:15 p.m., Jan. 21, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau to parents Stephana and Kyler Swanson. Leonitus weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches. He joins brother Jason Heine and sister Ella Swanson. Stephana is the daughter of Sandi Ryan of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mario and Natalie Benassi of Haines. The Swansons have relocated to Haines; […]
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Business Digest
New taxi outfit serving town Taxi service has returned to Haines after a nine-month hiatus. Anytime Taxi and Tours, owned and operated by Viva and David Landry, will offer taxi service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout the borough. The company will also provide $35 tours to Chilkoot Lake based around Haines history and […]
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Budget: Use savings for economic group, 5th police officer
Haines Borough Interim Manager Brad Ryan on Tuesday proposed a budget for the coming year that relies on a hopeful projection of state support and about $500,000 in savings to cover additional police and economic development, using only a smidgen of a tax increase. Ryan penciled in $95,000 for the new Haines Economic Development Corporation […]
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Bat hunters scan skies for science on little-studied species
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is on the hunt for citizen scientists to track bats in the Chilkat Valley. “Bats in Alaska are a total mystery,” said Tory Rhoads, wildlife biologist with ADF&G’s Threatened, Endangered & Diversity Program. From mid-April to October, Haines residents are invited to participate in an acoustic bat monitoring […]