Finished with Mud Bay ‘spring’ Regarding the test results for the Mud Bay “spring.” I applaud the assembly for ordering further testing of the “spring” and commend the city manager for directing a sign to be posted describing the water quality and, apparently, the fact that it is not a spring at all but groundwater runoff. No […]
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Duly Noted
Cassie Miller has released her second book “The Giant Kiss.” “It’s about an aunt that goes to visit her two nephews and explains to them about magical creatures like unicorns and giants and how in reality it gets lost in translation, in the end she explains what she means,” said Cassie. “I was inspired by […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 26 Dispatch provided a caller with the poison control hotline number to assist with a toddler who had swallowed detergent. A person reported a motorcycle parked illegally near the intersection of Second Avenue and Main Street. A woman reported she and a man were driving in a vehicle near 33 Mile Haines Highway […]
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Residents weigh in on delayed UA timber sale
The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber sale on university-owned land. The prospective sale would harvest trees from about 6,000 acres of land to earn the university $1 million a year, according to regional land manager Patrick Kelly. More than 40 […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 25 Two callers reported a horse loose on Small Tracts Road. The owner was notified. A caller reported a bear followed a person down Second Avenue. An officer responded but didn’t locate the bear. Police warned a resident near 1 Mile Haines Highway about cleaning up bear attractants. A 6 Mile Haines Highway […]
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The Deishu Dancers and Jilkaat Kwaan Dancers combined efforts last weekend to perform at Saturday’s eagle release ceremony at the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan. Jack Strong wore an Eagle headdress that is usually displayed in the heritage center. “Our featured song for this ceremony was the Thunderbird song. Elder Lani Hotch told a […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, October 30 A Haines Highway caller reported a bear in the area. Haines Volunteer Fire Dept. responded to a service call in the Haines area. A caller reported something floating in the water at Taiyasanka Harbor. A caller reported an intoxicated individual attempting to gain access to a residence in Klukwan. Wednesday, October 31 Haines […]
Posted inNews, Elections
Election snafu delays upper valley results
While 2018 statewide unofficial general election results are in, some precincts’ results around Southeast, including the upper valley, haven’t been reported due to technical failures with voting equipment known as Ender cards. “An Ender card is a paper that is specially printed with code that, when fed through the voting machine allows the machine to […]
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Denise Baker, 52, of Haines died Saturday of respiratory failure at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Services are pending. A full obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Erika Merklin and Eric Triezenberg were married Aug. 5 on the Chilkat River beach in front of family and friends. Erika’s childhood friend Michael Zimmerman married the couple, who were surrounded by four […]
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Proud vet was voice of the valley
There will be a memorial service for James ^Jimbo^” StevensSaturday at 1 p.m. in the Klukwan Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall. Stevens70died peacefully Oct.16 at Haines Assisted Living following a brief illness. He never fully recovered from a 2015 strokehis son Henry Stevens said.