The Valley of the Eagles will live up to its name this month as more than 2,000 of our national birds congregate on the Chilkat River. The 22nd annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines Monday through Nov. 19 is expected to see the highest turnout of eagles since 2009. About 2,027 eagles were spotted Monday […]
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Clinton narrowly carries Haines
The Haines Borough chose Hillary Clinton by a margin of only four votes in Tuesday’s general election. Three-hundred seventy-four voters in Haines’ first and second precincts picked Clinton, while 370 picked President-elect Donald Trump. Klukwan voters were in favor of Clinton as opposed to Trump by a large margin of 26 votes – 30 for Clinton and four for […]
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Willard known for good humor and work ethic
Lawrence Willard, 75, died Sunday at his winter home in Lake Havasu, Ariz. Wife Shannon Willard said Lawrence was watching the Seahawks game and apparently suffered a heart attack. The Willard family invites friends to a luncheon at the Klukwan ANS Hall at noon Saturday. Soup and bread will be provided, but other food items are welcome. A memorial service […]
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Fundraiser evening recaps heritage center’s first summer
Officials with the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center “got it done enough to open May 14,” executive director Lani Hotch said Saturday. They are making additions to the center this winter, and working with elders to add artifacts from another clan house next year. Speaking at the center’s annual fundraiser dinner at the Klukwan ANS Hall, Hotch reported […]
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Lawrence Willard, 75, died Sunday at his winter home in Lake Havasu, Ariz. Wife Shannon Willard said Lawrence was watching the Seahawks game and apparently suffered a heart attack. The Willard family invites friends to a luncheon at the Klukwan ANS Hall at noon Saturday. Soup and bread will be provided, but other food items are welcome. A […]
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Faster internet in 2017
Alaska Power & Telephone plans to offer new internet packages to Haines in early 2017 because of increased speeds and capacity with the underwater fiber-optic cable in Lynn Canal. The 86-mile cable connects Haines, Skagway and Juneau. Right now, AP&T’s lowest level broadband internet package can upload and download 768 kilobits per second. The second-lowest level […]
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Kat and Ted Cheney welcomed a fifth member of their family, baby boy Taylor, on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital. Taylor was born at 4:22 p.m. He weighed six pounds, six ounces and measured 19 inches. Call Lexie DeWitt to get on a schedule for meal deliveries. Felix Anser Sylvan Benassi was […]
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By Torrey Larson Chauncey Stigen and Nicole Comer were married last weekend in Brookshire, Texas. The ceremony was held on a 22-acre ranch outside of Houston. Immediate family of Chauncey’s in attendance included sister Caity-Ann Stigen, brothers Chris Stigen and Chad Stigen. Chad’s wife Christina and their daughter Isabella were on hand, as were Chauncey’s […]
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Police report
Sunday, May 24 A Mathias Avenue resident reported a suspicious vehicle parked near her home. An officer was advised and said the vehicle had already been checked; it was inoperable and had been parked in the location for some time. A Young Road resident reported a vehicle in the ditch. The caller said it appeared […]
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Weather station is installed on Mount Ripinsky
The Haines Borough’s first avalanche-oriented weather station is a couple weeks from going online. About 10 people climbed up Mount Ripinsky Saturday to assemble the solar-power station equipped with a rain gauge, anemometer and thermometer with an antenna setup to transmit information to the Haines Avalanche Information Center, where it is posted on the organization’s website. At […]