Haines resident Jamie King is the new member of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee. The board held its annual election Tuesday. Haines resident Dean Risley was also re-elected to his seat, as was Luke Rauscher, who ran unopposed for a seat reserved for a Skagway resident. Klukwan resident Johnnie Gamble also was elected, though Klukwan hasn’t […]
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Advisory committee election set Dec. 17
Four seats are up for grabs on the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee when the group meets Dec. 17. The meeting starts 7 p.m. in the assembly chambers. Two Haines seats – currently held by Dean Risley and Dave Werner – are open, and one Skagway seat – held by Luke Rauscher – also […]
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More than 80 people attended Sunday’s Party in Pink, a fundraiser for former resident Kaci Ahmuty, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The elementary gym was packed with people dressed in pink, doing “dancy yoga” and Zumba to a playlist of mixed songs. Mandy Ramsey, Alissa Henry and Jackie Ruggirello led the moves. SEARHC’s […]
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Fisherman says road work hurt setnet site
Klukwan resident Marvin Willard said dumping of fill by state Department of Transportation crews at 23 Mile Haines Highway has diverted a stream and ruined a downstream subsistence fishing spot just north of the village. A local DOT official said the agency can’t control what happens with water outside the state’s right-of-way. Willard said he’s […]
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Hotch lays out funding strategy
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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Duly Noted
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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Duly Noted
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 […]