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Parks committee seeks Mosquito Lake privy
The Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Committee recommended Thursday that borough staff work with the Division of State Parks to fund, install and maintain an outhouse at Mosquito Lake State Park. The committee has been discussing solutions for months to put a bathroom at the popular recreation site. But state parks did not want to be responsible […]
Duly Noted
Emily Ann Edwards was born Monday, Sept. 10 to Lee and Ben Edwards in Olympia, Wash. Emily weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches. Ben is the son of Ann and Randy Edwards, of Olympia. Lee is the daughter of former local schoolteachers David and Carol Knight, who live in Somers, Mont. The Knights were in Olympia for Emily’s birth. Tyler Swinton recognized a familiar […]
Borough Digest
Maidy named to open seat on assembly The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday appointed resident Sean Maidy to an open assembly seat after members questioned the preferred candidate’s availability. Assembly members said last week that James Hart was their preferred applicant to take Margaret Friedenauer’s open seat until the October municipal election. Hart was unable to call in […]
Police Report
Monday, Oct. 27 A Klukwan resident reported seeing a flare in the sky across the river. Troopers were advised. A resident living near Fourth Avenue and Dalton Street reported a bear had strewn garbage around. An officer told a responsible party to clean it up. Police served domestic violence protective orders on a Haines resident and Klukwan resident. An […]
Independence Day Preview
Apple is America’s pie, but you’re in rhubarb territory This year’s Fourth of July is all about the pie. At nightly bingo games at the ANB Hall on July 1, July 2 and July 4, two locally made pies will be awarded each night, along with traditional cash prizes. Pie rounds will be announced randomly […]
Duly Noted
Christina Baskaya is helping organize a Haines High School class of 1997 reunion. Events will include a Chilkoot Lake picnic, tour of the Haines School and catered salmon buffet dinner 6 p.m. Saturday at Fort Seward Lodge. All Haines High School graduates and teachers are invited. Reach Christina for more details. Reservations, required for dinner, […]
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A memorial service for Ed Lapeyri, 73, of Haines will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the ANB Hall. Lapeyri died Monday of complications from a Saturday auto accident. Donations in his name can be made to the Wounded Warriors project, http://www.woundedwarriorsproject.org. An obituary will be published in next week’s Chilkat Valley News. Hayden Jimenez had a vacation […]
Business Digest
New taxi outfit serving town Taxi service has returned to Haines after a nine-month hiatus. Anytime Taxi and Tours, owned and operated by Viva and David Landry, will offer taxi service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout the borough. The company will also provide $35 tours to Chilkoot Lake based around Haines history and […]