U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is expected to visit Haines next week as part of a trip to several communities around Alaska to promote President Joe Biden’s infrastructure spending. According a release from the Department of Transportation, Buttigieg, along with U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, will arrive in Haines on Aug. 16. They will begin […]
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Duly Noted – August 10
Ron Owens held a presentation on the physiological benefits of laughing at the end of July during a visit with friend Neil Einsbruch. Owens is a bereavement counselor in New Jersey and met Einsbruch as his teacher in seventh-grade music. The two also shared a passion for magic — Owens worked as a magician at […]
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Public comment opens Lutak Dock replacement permit
The Haines Borough is pushing forward with a proposed $20 million replacement for the municipal Lutak Dock despite opposition from some residents concerned about the financial risk and environmental consequences of the project. The borough recently applied for a permit to begin construction of the new dock, which it says is needed to ensure that Haines residents have a […]
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Haines culture camp teaches youth about Tlingit traditions
About 35 students from Haines, Klukwan and Juneau spent the end of July on the banks of the Chilkoot River, learning traditional Tlingit skills, crafts, language and values at the Chilkoot Culture Camp, a summer tradition since 1981. On Friday, 11-year-old Edgar Nash of Klukwan and about eight fellow campers were painting finishing touches on ceremonial dance paddles while […]
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Leo Randal Nash was born 2:27 a.m. on Nov. 17 at Riverbend Hospital in Springfield, Ore., to parents Emma and Carl Nash. Leo weighed 8 pounds, 2.4 ounces and measured 20.75 inches. Grandparents are Dwight and Nancy Nash of Haines, Randy McDonald of Haines and Marie McDonald of Eugene, Ore. Leo is Dwight and Nancy’s first grandchild. Aunts and uncles include Bryan McDonald, Abbie McDonald, and Mae Belle McDonald, Nori Nash, Adrian […]
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Gary Sampson is in town, visiting childhood friends and showing around cousins Gary F. Sampson and Craig Sampson. Gary is the son of Vern and Gloria Morey who owned the Bamboo Room restaurant for 20 years starting in 1959. Gary remembers playing basketball in what is today the Chilkat Center auditorium. The Haines Chamber of Commerce is still seeking volunteers for […]
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June 19 temps hit record
Haines set a daily temperature record for June 19 on Monday, reaching 81 degrees at the airport as meteorologists issued a special weather advisory about potential flooding in local rivers. “We’re at the top of the banks there near Klukwan,” Juneau-based NOAA hydrologist Aaron Jacobs said in an interview Wednesday. “But right now there’s not […]
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Gary Sampson is in town, visiting childhood friends and showing around cousins Gary F. Sampson and Craig Sampson. Gary is the son of Vern and Gloria Morey who owned the Bamboo Room restaurant for 20 years starting in 1959. Gary remembers playing basketball in what is today the Chilkat Center auditorium. The Haines Chamber of […]
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But how do you say it in Tlingit?
You may not know the word Tliyéix, but the red, octagonal sign the word appears on tells you to “Stop!” in Tlingit. On Friday, Mayor Doug Olerud and members of the Chilkoot Indian Association unveiled five Tlingit-language signs that have been erected near the Chilkoot Estates tribal subdivision. A “Children Playing” sign and a “Yield” sign were […]
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Volunteers help with recycling in Haines
A huge “Thank You” to all of the volunteers, 15 on Friday and 15 on Saturday, and staff both days for helping with our 2023 Electronic Recycling event. This year we had 96 separate deliveries of electronics, with Klukwan counting as one delivery. We collected 10,192 pounds of electronics, including 4 pounds after we closed on Saturday. […]