The Haines Borough’s ad-hoc heli-ski map committee is recommending 22 alterations to the current boundaries, including the expansion of areas in the Takhin Ridge and removal of lands in the Kicking Horse area. Of the 22 proposed changes, eight involve contraction of areas due to wildlife concerns and lack of use. Arguments for increased areas […]
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Village march honors subsistence champion Katie John
Klukwan villagers on Saturday afternoon held a march in honor of Native subsistence champion Katie John. John, an Athabascan elder who won a landmark lawsuit defending her family’s traditional salmon-fishing site, died May 31 at age 97. Speaking at Saturday’s march, Chilkat elder Joe Hotch said John’s actions helped all subsistence users, not only Alaska […]
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Screenings for youths May 30-31
The REACH Infant Learning Program and SEARHC clinics in Haines and Klukwan are offering developmental and health screenings for children from newborn to age 5. Screenings include language, vision, motor skills, social and emotional skills, beginning thinking, hearing, and height and weight. Health professionals participating in the clinics will be REACH speech therapist Julie Peters, REACH developmental […]
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Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Samantha Clay and Nathan Jones of Haines. Six Haines High School graduates were among the graduates […]
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Hospitality showed at Culture Days
On behalf of Mosquito Lake School, I would like to thank the people of Klukwan for their warm hospitality during Klukwan Culture Days. It is important for us to understand the history of the land we are standing on. Thank you all for sharing your rich cultural heritage with us. During Culture Days we were invited to listen […]
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Lynn Canal towns divided on road plan
Although energy, tourism and harbor issues were all topics slated for discussion during the April 26 Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit in Skagway, concerns and opinions about the ferry system and Juneau access road largely dominated the three-hour meeting. Elected officials from Haines, Skagway, Juneau and Whitehorse attended the summit to trade notes on regional issues. Mayor Stephanie Scott, […]
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Principal Stickler wins statewide recognition
Cheryl Stickler, principal of Haines Elementary School, has been named the 2013 National Distinguished Principal from Alaska. The award is made annually by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the U.S. Department of Education. Stickler was nominated and selected by her fellow principals through a statewide search process conducted by the Alaska Association […]
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Borough sales tax revenues in 2012 held steady
At $2.71 million, sales tax revenues to the Haines Borough in 2012 matched those of 2011, according to figures compiled recently by the municipality. Borough manager Mark Earnest had projected an increase of 1.5 percent in tax revenues when budgeting last year, an additional $48,000 in income “due largely to projected increased fuel prices.” “It doesn’t look like we’re […]
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Subsistence surveys start next week
A researcher with the state Division of Subsistence will be in town next week, interviewing residents about their subsistence harvests during the past year. Door-to-door surveys are part of a Comprehensive Subsistence Harvest Study, last conducted here in 1996. Meredith Marchioni, a cultural anthropologist for the subsistence division, said the effort starting April 19 will […]