The new project manager for the Haines Fuel Terminal clean-up project got stern words from community members frustrated about the Army’s communication over the past seven years at a recent meeting in Haines. The Army hadn’t updated Haines residents since 2017, yet delivered two major reports about environmental contamination to members of the local board […]
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Skagit Horticulture closure could squeeze local growers
When Gomi’s Garden owner Sabine Churchill heard Skagit Gardens was closing she had a lot of questions. “I had to read it twice,” she said. “Then I thought, ‘wait a second, wait, wait, wait,’” she said. Skagit Gardens, of Washington State, gave notice in February that it was going out of business and would be […]
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Duly Noted: Bike relay fills rapidly again, despite losses basketball team enjoyed Gold Medal, looming senior exemption and PFD deadlines
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay is full, though there are still a few slots left for solo riders. Registration opened March 15 and by Saturday, March 23 it was full. KCIBR board member and longtime racer Chip Lende said it’s normal for the race to fill up in about a week. Final rosters are […]
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Duly Noted: Bike relay sign ups, mascot contest and Peru meet-up
The Haines Glacier Bears were in the running for SBLive Sports’ 2024 NCAA tournament-style best high school mascot match-up. The Glacier Bears (No. 16-seeded) faced off against the Hollister California Haybalers (No.1-seeded) in a matchup that concluded Wednesday, March 20. The winner will either face the Colon Michigan Magi or the Orofino Idaho Maniacs. As […]
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Gold Medal Tournament opens with all harboring hopes for week ahead
Participants say it’s hard to tell much from a decisive victory — or defeat — in the opening game of the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament since, in some cases, it’s the first time team members have played together since last year’s tournament — plus there are new members and some who still haven’t arrived for […]
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75th Gold Medal Basketball Tournament tipped off Sunday
If you thought March Madness could not get any crazier you had better don your white coats and tie those sleeves tightly behind your back because the 2024 Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament began Sunday morning at the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé gymnasium. This year’s hoops magic is the 75th Gold Medal […]
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SnowSchool was a success
This year Takshanuk Watershed Council’s SnowSchool program served 236 youth in preschool through eighth grade in Haines and Klukwan. Every student participated in either an hour-long snowshoeing field trip or a day-long cross-country ski outing at 25 Mile. This tremendous effort to get our youth outside and engaging with the watershed in the winter wouldn’t […]
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Feds won’t allow $10 million steel purchase; are ‘extremely concerned’ borough won’t meet Lutak Dock deadlines
This story has been updated. A representative from the U.S. Transportation Department said he’s “extremely concerned” Haines won’t meet a deadline for completing environmental reviews required to move forward with its $25 million Lutak Dock rebuild project. The news came in a Friday letter from David Bohnet, a grants supervisor for the Transportation Department. He […]
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Ground-penetrating mapping data released for Haines
Haines will soon have a better idea of its landslide risk, thanks to data collected by a ground-penetrating laser technology known as LiDAR. LiDAR allows scientists to detect soil types and disturbances below trees and other obstacles. Scientists with the state Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys recently published data for the Haines area based […]
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Assembly Briefs: A new process for property assessments, pushing back on federal land withdrawals
Appointed Board of Equalization Haines will have a separate board of equalization to adjudicate disputes about property assessments next year instead of relying on assembly members to do the job. A resolution to make the change passed at Tuesday’s meeting unanimously, the first change in the city’s tax assessment process after controversy with the process […]