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Haines tripleheader set at Gold Medal
A Chilkat Valley tripleheader at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Juneau was scheduled for Thursday, March 21, as three local, undefeated teams were one win away from the championship game as of press time Wednesday. The Klukwan Chilkats, Haines Merchants and Klukwan Masters are scheduled to play in three consecutive games. The Chilkats tip off at 6 p.m. […]
Boatyard touted for development
A local committee is reviving discussion of building a boatyard in Haines. The Haines Borough’s Port Development Steering Committee expressed support for a boatyard, which could serve as a place for recreational and commercial boat owners to maintain, repair and store their vessels. During its March 6 meeting, the committee forwarded the boatyard discussion to […]
Battle for hydro permit heats up
An ongoing dispute over what Southeast developer should have priority status for the Walker Lake hydroelectric project is escalating, with Haines-based Southern Energy, Inc. filing an 11-page broadside against competitor Tlingit and Haida Regional Electrical Authority. John Floreske Jr., president of SEI, submitted the letter Feb. 8 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the entity […]
Birthday of ANB in spotlight
The Alaska Native Brotherhood in Haines has been a force for civil rights, Native land claims and preservation of historic sites, David Light told a crowd of about 30 residents who came to an exhibit opening at the Sheldon Museum Saturday. Light, who authored “Brothers in Harmony,” a 2002 book on the history of Haines […]
Four squads set for Gold Medal
When the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament returns for its 67th edition this Sunday, two of the four Chilkat Valley teams will be looking to avenge losses in last year’s championship games. The Haines Merchants held a 36-29 halftime lead against Hydaburg in the 2012 title game of the “B” bracket. Hydaburg recovered for a 71-67 win. […]
Wild Things
So far, 2013 has been an unusual year for wildlife. Some of the players are missing and others are acting like it is spring in February. Annie Shuder, Mario Benassi and Adrian Revenaugh report a noticeable lack of Steller’s jays in the upper Chilkat Valley. These jays have been reported in town and at Mud Bay, but […]
Middle school wrestlers notch titles at Dryden
Each winning his weight class, Charlie Bower and Cameron Merklin-Bauer led Haines middle school wrestlers to a fourth-place finish among eight teams at the recent Floyd Dryden tournament in Juneau. About 100 wrestlers competed, including eight from Haines. Participants also came from Juneau, Ketchikan, Hoonah, Pelican and Gustavus. The competition was the third Dryden tournament […]
Hotch tournament this weekend
Play opens Thursday, Feb. 14 in the annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament at the Haines School. The adult basketball tournament has been a tradition in the Chilkat Valley for more than 30 years. Games run through Sunday, Feb. 17, at Karl Ward Gymnasium. Last year’s championship game was a thriller, when a Whitehorse team […]