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 […]
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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.
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Lisa Flory and Randy Sykes were re-married at their home in Haines on October 17. Chris Douglas was their marriage commissioner. Phyllis Sage was Lisa’s matron of honor and provided flowers for the ceremony; Selena Douglas and Chatham Douglas were witnesses. Lisa and Randy were previously married in 1985, separated, and have been back together […]
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Micah True and his wife Kim Dao were in Haines to catch up with friends and family, including Micah’s parents Tom and Shelley True. Micah, who received a PhD in French Literature from Duke University, is now teaching French Literature and Folklore at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Kim, who also works at the university, teaches physical therapy with a […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, October 2 A caller found a passport at 42 Mile Haines Highway. A caller reported a deceased moose at 15 Mile Haines Hwy. Alaska State Troopers were advised. A Chilkat State Park caller reported damages to their vehicle for insurance purposes. A Deishu Drive caller reported hazardous materials that had been improperly disposed of. […]
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Hotch teaches Tlingit language class
Thirteen voices chorused Marsha Guneiwti Hotch in a call-and-answer introductory song at Wednesday’s family oriented Tlingit language class. The voices, beginning as unsure whispers and clumsy repetition, became stronger and more confident after each adult and child was introduced in the same sing-song format. The song served as the initiation to a 10-week course, designed and taught […]
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Christy Meyers and Lance Jorgenson-Geise were married in a private ceremony on Oct. 4. Keith Ottenfield and his wife Pam, of the Mat-Su area, traveled to Haines last week to show local writer Heather Lende his new tattoo, which said “Find The Good” on his arm. “The title of the book says a lot to […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 4 A caller who asked why the border was closed was advised that those regulations were set by U.S. Customs. Police and fire crews responded to an RV on fire at the ferry terminal. The RV needed to be towed for repairs. A caller reported that a tour bus driver at the cruise […]