The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee passed a resolution of support for Outstanding Natural Resource Water status for the Chilkat River and all its tributaries put forth by Klukwan without knowing what all of it entails, except for the word of Gershon Cohen. The members of the committee didn’t know what was in the resolution. I suggested that […]
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Group balks at ‘Tier 3’ endorsement for river
On a 6-5 vote, the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee endorsed top-level protection for the Chilkat River Friday, then rescinded its action on reconsideration. The group also expressed support for changes in the local goat hunt to reduce harvest of females and heard a moose population report. Responding to a request by the village of Klukwan, the […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 3 A caller reported two people screaming at each other on Main Street. An officer responded and found two intoxicated males arguing about how to get back to their accommodations. They were given a ride to their destination. Sunday, Jan. 2 A caller reported Haines Highway was icy from 14 Mile to 22 […]
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AIA archives a gift to be unwrapped
In the coming year, Sheldon Museum workers will begin sifting through the archives of Alaska Indian Arts, a collection of photos, filmstrips, scrapbooks, texts, and documents dating back as far as 70 years that could provide new information on Native culture and history in the Chilkat Valley. Alaska Indian Arts president Lee Heinmiller this week […]
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Former legislator seeks lobbyist job
The Haines Borough received only two applications for its $45,000 lobbyist position, including one from former state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines. The other came from the Anchorage-based firm Denali Daniels and Associates, which in addition to traditional lobbying services, provides strategic capital project planning and public involvement services. Thomas served in the Alaska Legislature for eight years, including […]
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Duly Noted
The Chilkat Thunder beat the Haines Packing Co. at the Men’s City League basketball championship Sunday night. The score was 107-75. Two other league teams, Alaska Marine Lines and Harbor Heat, were knocked out of competition in previous rounds. Organizer Kyle Fossman said the league will take a break for the holidays and start up again in […]
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Year marked by citizen involvement
Heightened citizen participation marked 2015, a year in which residents challenged municipal leaders on a range of issues, and seemingly small matters spawned prolonged debates. Harbor expansion plans and a proposed minor offenses ordinance touched off months of give-and-take, but residents also raised questions about borough meeting procedures, funding for studies of helicopter noise and […]
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State test results put math program in spotlight
School district officials said this week the preliminary statewide test results showing Haines students just above the state average for meeting standards in math aren’t a surprise. They say a new curriculum in the elementary grades is aimed at improving student performance in math. “We’re lower than where we want to be across the board […]
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DOT seeks a better embankment
The state Department of Transportation this week said it would pursue “vegetated river protrusions” as part of mitigation for the Haines Highway improvement project, an apparent response to concerns that two miles of planned rock embankments would degrade roadside fish habitat between 3 Mile and 25 Mile. DOT spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said the revised plan […]
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Police Report
Monday, Jan. 5 A motorist reported colliding with a moose at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway. The driver was uninjured and the moose had run off but the accident disabled the vehicle, which was left on the side of the road. State troopers were advised. A resident reported he believed his personal identification information had been […]