One of the largest surges of sockeye into Chilkoot Lake kept commercial fishermen busy and swamped subsistence nets in the past week. About 40,000 reds passed Chikoot weir, more than doubling escapement for the entire season and setting records including a single-day count of 13,701 on Thursday, Aug. 4. The 10-year average escapement for the same week […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 1 A person registered a child custody complaint. An officer was advised. A caller reported an intoxicated man at Tlingit Park. The man was taken into protective custody and escorted to the jail to sober up. Police assisted the Haines Volunteer Fire Department with fire at a residence off Lutak Road. Police arrested a Haines […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 18 A Second Avenue business owner reported sunflowers in front of her business had been destroyed. A Muncaster Lane resident reported he didn’t have water service. A Petersburg resident said he may need police assistance to “keep the peace” during an upcoming child custody transfer in Haines. A caller reported a vehicle parked […]
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Businesses boosted holiday contest
The Hammer Museum would like to thank the following local businesses for supplying the prizes for the spike-driving contest held during the Fourth of July celebration: Miles Furniture, Alaska Sport Shop, Lutak Lumber and Haines Home Building Supply. Thanks to all who participated and made the event such a success. Ashleigh Reed for the Hammer Museum
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Borough seen as regional pilot for wood chip heat
The revised Haines Borough biomass project was characterized as a pilot project for small towns throughout Southeast at a Monday meeting where a federal official announced a $92,136 grant to the municipality to pay for a project log splitter and wood chipper. The project, funded by $1.4 million in grants, recently shifted focus from wood pellets to […]
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Seward grilled on harbor action
Assembly member Margaret Friedenauer this week confronted manager Bill Seward for Seward’s recent attempt to postpone the Small Boat Harbor expansion project. Seward sent out an email July 6 directing public facilities director Brad Ryan to postpone the controversial project and inform stakeholders of the decision. About seven hours later, Seward retracted the directive after […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 4 A Comstock Road resident reported fireworks being discharged in the area. Police responded and issued a warning. An officer reported broken glass on the street and sidewalk near the Small Boat Harbor. An officer advised he cleaned it up. An FAA Road resident reported someone discharging fireworks. Police contacted the person, who […]
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Manager delays harbor job, for a moment
Less than seven hours after postponing the Small Boat Harbor expansion project, Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward retracted the directive and gave the project the green light to continue. A bit before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Seward sent an email to public facilities director Brad Ryan directing him to postpone the project and inform stakeholders of the decision. […]
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Dixon logged, ran local taxi business
Carl Dixon, a logger and equipment operator turned tour and shuttle service owner, died in Anchorage on Friday, June 17, following a brain aneurysm. He was 81. No services are planned. Dixon moved to Haines in 1965 after working seasonally as a logger. He later worked for Operating Engineers Local 302 on Alaska construction projects, […]