Project leader Lani Hotch said Saturday she wants to open the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in May 2015, despite the fact that she’s at keast $2.8 million short of funding to complete the building that is now framed up. “I’m a believer. The Scriptures say, ‘According to your faith, be it unto you.’ I like […]
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Glitz and glamour came to Haines in the form of a magazine photo shoot earlier this fall for ferry terminal employees Fuzzy von Stauffenberg and Joanne Waterman, who appear as models in the October issue of Lands’ End Business Outfitters catalog. The Lands’ End photo crew traveled on the Malaspina around the upper Lynn Canal promoting […]
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Scott Brewington and Jackie Haddock-Swift were married Saturday at the Presbyterian Church. Crystal Badgley officiated, and Haddock-Swift’s son Dustin Swift gave her away. The wedding party included matron of honor and mother of the bride Judith McDermaid, bridesmaids Charlynn Goldberg, Jae McDermaid and Sherry Nason, best man Phil Wilde and groomsmen Terry Martell, Dustin Swift […]
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Counseling service grateful for grant
On behalf of Lynn Canal Counseling Services (LCCS), we would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Alaska Community Foundation, for the recent $2,000 grant that allowed many individuals and families to access mental health and wellness resources. This generous donation from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation allowed Lynn Canal Counseling to match an […]
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History on tap this weekend
Interested in cattle drives along the historic Dalton Trail? How about the story of Carl Heinmiller and the revival of northern Tlingit art? Or the life of Walter Harper, an Alaska Native who was the first person to summit Mount McKinley? These and other histories will be shared at the annual joint conference of Museums […]
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Bell’s close-out draws a crowd
For now, Emiglio has a new home. The diminutive, 20-something robot was among treasures snatched up at an early-morning salvage sale Saturday at the original Bell’s Store, a Second Avenue landmark that closed in 2011 after about 50 years of operation. Residents of all ages turned out – eight were in line when doors opened […]
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Only one person has hit a hole in one on the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links’ Hole 8. Nik Hura, a regular golfer on the course, was playing a round with friends Jay Katzeek, Ron Sloper, Dylan Beckish and Cole Thomas Aug. 15 when he nailed it. “I kind of just hit a well-placed […]
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Toad nursery in way of improvements at airport
Biologist Tim Shields recently let the Haines Borough Planning Commission in on a little secret – there’s a pond at the airport teeming with toads. One sunny day two weeks ago, Shields pulled back some brush at the pond to expose a pile of baby toads – as many as 500 heaped up in a softball-sized mound […]
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Goll, Thomas pen critique of highway plan
Haines Borough Assembly members Tuesday hashed out a position on the state’s plans for widening the Haines Highway, incorporating verbiage from a joint statement issued by former state representatives Bill Thomas and Peter Goll. The Department of Transportation plan to widen the road between 3.5 and 25.3 Mile came under fiery criticism last week for only superficially […]
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Classes start Tuesday for most students
Weather permitting, students will be able to walk to Haines School next week on a new sidewalk. Classes for students in grades 1-12 resume 8:20 a.m. Tuesday in town and at Mosquito Lake. Kindergarten starts Monday, Aug. 26, with a day that ends 1:30 p.m. Classes at Klukwan School also start Aug. 26. “There will be no […]