The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation made what environmental and tribal groups called a “mixed” decision on an appeal about a wastewater permit for a mining exploration project 35 miles north of Haines. The administrative appeal decision on the Palmer Project upholds Constantine Metals’ permit to discharge water into the area above the Klehini River, […]
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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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State grants amended permit to Palmer Project despite concerns
The state Department of Natural Resources granted an expanded permit to Constantine Metals for seismic and other work in a site below the Palmer Project that it says could be used for tailings storage despite opposition from Klukwan and environmentalists. The Palmer Project is a proposed copper, zinc and gold mine in the mountains above Glacier Creek, […]
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For Chilkoot tribe, bill in U.S. congress could help rectify historic oversight
Harriet Brouillette remembers sitting around the kitchen table as a child in the late 1960s and early 1970s trying to understand her parents’ discussions about the complicated topic of land claims. At the time, Natives around the state, including the Chilkoot Indians of Haines, were focused on how they would be compensated for land that […]
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U.S. Transportation secretary Buttigieg could visit Haines
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 […]