Similar to statewide trends, Haines voters favored Donald Trump on election day, but it’s unclear where Haines, or the state, will end up on the final tally because the counting of absentee and a portion of early ballots won’t begin until Nov. 10. Preliminary results were released by the Alaska Division of Elections Wednesday morning. […]
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Haines Highway project ends for the year
The Haines Highway reconstruction project wrapped up last week, days before 16 inches of snow piled up and after about a month of work on the project. Work was delayed until October due to right-of-way disputes, including one with an 18-Mile property owner whose 4.6 acres of land the state said it needed to make […]
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Arts Outlook
Book sale, trucker hats at First Friday A slew of First Friday live arts events in downtown Haines and nearby are planned for Friday, Sep. 7 beginning at 5 p.m. The Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan will feature demonstrations from master weaver Lani Hotch and Northwest coast carver Jim Heaton between 3 and 4 p.m. The […]
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Alternative voting options available this November
With the Nov. 3 election less than a week away, as of Wednesday afternoon, 286 people in the Chilkat Valley had already voted at the borough administration building. Nationwide, media outlets are reporting a surge in early and absentee voting this year linked to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. In Alaska, more than 75,000 people have already […]
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290 people receive flu shots at free clinic
This year, for the first time, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is offering free flu shots to Chilkat Valley residents. “I get one every year, and I think this year it’s especially important to have one given the risk of COVID-19,” Haines Senior Village resident Susan Tandy said. Unlike the majority of residents waiting […]
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Early voting begins in Haines
Early voting for the Nov. 3 election has begun. Tuesday, the first day for early voting in Haines, was busy with 77 residents stopping by the borough administration building to fill out ballots. This year, the state is emphasizing early and absentee voting options in an effort to respond to COVID-19 concerns. Voters who do […]
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Gratitude for medical professionals
Our family would like to express our deepest gratitude to Haines EMS, Dr. Wendell and the SEARHC staff, U.S. Coast Guard and Guardian flight crew for their emergency response to our beloved family member, Ellen Maureen Rasmussen. Ellen went on to her heavenly home on Sept. 21, 2020. We are grateful to her current and […]
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Duly Noted
Charlie Everett Blood was born to Matt and Holly Blood on March 14. He weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Grandmother Barb Blood had left Fairbanks after a weekend visit with the family just 12 hours earlier. Barb attributes the week-early arrival of Charlie to Holly’s walking around the Fairbanks Ice Sculpture Park for an hour the day before. Charlie has […]
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2020 moose hunt ends
The Haines moose hunt closed three days early this year after hunters reached the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s 25-bull harvest guideline. “We closed it because we try not to go way over the objective to ensure there are legal bulls around for next year and that enough breeding bulls remain in the population,” […]
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Borough-funded COVID-19 tests see little use
It’s been more than a month since the Haines Borough began offering free COVID-19 testing for people entering the community from elsewhere in Alaska, and as of Sept. 22, five people have taken advantage of the program. More than 1,100 travelers came to Haines during the first month of the program. Earlier this summer, the Haines Borough Assembly set […]