Roger Schnabel’s planning commission rock quarry permit needs to be thrown out by the assembly! The permit has serious flaws, planning commission conflicts of interest and Schnabel is not being held financially accountable for impacts of his operation that could result in devastating impacts to our whole community! The timeline destroys our tourism season, cruise […]
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State Parks fields gate questions
Why the state Division of Parks recently built a gate on the Chilkoot River Road remains clouded. Amid questioning last week by the Haines Borough Planning Commission, state Park Ranger Travis Russell could offer few details of what use the gate served and why it was installed without public comment or notice. In the end, the committee […]
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Ski club ready to set trails around valley
After last week’s significant snowfall, local cross-country skiers and winter hikers are ready to hit the backcountry trails, and the Haines Ski and Hike Club says it will be ready for them. Board member Dan Egolf said the club will set tracks both at 25 mile and across the Steel Bridge at the Covenant Life […]
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Police Report
Monday, June 15 A Main Street resident reported an intoxicated person loitering and drinking beer in their apartment building’s stairwell, even though the man repeatedly had been told to leave. Police responded and arrested a 58-year-old Klukwan resident for criminal trespass. A road construction company reported Allen Road would be closed to traffic during construction hours for […]
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Another broken leg, another hunter rescued
Another mountain goat hunter was airlifted off a ridge just northeast of Chilkoot Lake after he slipped and broke his leg Friday. This is the second broken leg and rescue during a mountain goat hunt in the last month. Glen Eckett, 48, from Texas was descending from a guided hunt with Larry Benda, 57, of Alaska Fair […]
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Police Report
Monday, June 8 A Mud Bay Road resident reported people in the area have been constantly running chainsaws and power tools at 5:45 a.m. An officer contacted the workers to remind them of borough and state noise ordinances. A Small Tracts Road resident reported a 450-pound brown bear in his backyard harassing his dogs. Police […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 15 Police responded to an intrusion alarm at a 0 Mile Haines Highway business. The building was secure. An out-of-town resident reported a drunk driver had been driving around with a minor the previous night. A caller reported aggressive dogs on Small Tracts Road. Police were unable to contact the dogs’ owner. A […]
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Record surge for Chilkoot sockeye
One of the largest surges of sockeye into Chilkoot Lake kept commercial fishermen busy and swamped subsistence nets in the past week. About 40,000 reds passed Chikoot weir, more than doubling escapement for the entire season and setting records including a single-day count of 13,701 on Thursday, Aug. 4. The 10-year average escapement for the same week […]
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Injured guide identified
Alaska Mountain Guides co-owner Sean Gaffney declined to provide additional details about a June 18 accident that sent an off-duty guide to Seattle for medical care. The state Division of Parks last week identified the guide who reportedly fell 35 feet from a Chilkoot Lake mountainside as Kayla Jankowski. Jankowski was lifted off the mountain by a […]
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4th of July Schedule
Saturday, July 2: Red, White & Blue Stroke Play Tournament, 10 a.m., Valley of the Eagles Golf Links Fire Department Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fire Hall BINGO, 7 p.m., ANB/ANS Hall Sunday, July 3: BINGO, 7 p.m., ANB/ANS Hall Monday, July 4: Flag Raising, 6 a.m., Fort Seward Parade Grounds Breakfast, 7 to […]