The second annual Haines Celebration of Bears, an educational effort aimed at protecting bears by educating people, will include programs for youths and adults at five locations around town Aug. 21-22. Thee free weekend of activities is sponsored by the Haines-based Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation. Tania Lewis, a wildlife biologist for Glacier Bay National Park, […]
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Part-time forestry job survives budget cuts
The state Division of Forestry office isn’t closed yet. The Alaska Legislature this year axed most of the funding for the office, which laid off area forester Roy Josephson, a 30-year veteran, on June 30. But Greg Palmieri, a fire and resource forester whose pay largely comes from a separate pot of statewide fire suppression […]
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VanSpronsen’s dropped cases showed similarities
Following Ken VanSpronsen’s recent move from wildlife trooper to Haines Borough police officer, another Haines man has come forward alleging VanSpronsen leveled unfounded charges against him. VanSpronsen initially referred 27 charges to the district attorney against lodge owner Byron Rettinger, six of which were filed on March 7, 2014. All six charges were for unsworn falsification, alleging […]
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Businesses made hammering event a hit
The Hammer Museum would like to thank the businesses that helped make the Fourth of July spike-driving and nail-pounding contests a hit. Thank you to Haisler’s Hardware, Lutak Lumber, Haines Home Building Supply, and Alaska Sport Shop for donating the prizes. David Pahl
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Picture Point work runs thin on funds
The Picture Point Wayside Project is costing more than the Haines Borough projected, with new bathrooms at $25,000 over budget and paving of the pullouts pretty much out of the picture. The ad hoc Picture Point Design Committee met at the site Monday to discuss the project and get an update from tourism director Leslie Ross. Ross […]
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Trooper now an officer; agencies mum on switch
Former Alaska Wildlife Trooper Ken VanSpronsen is now a member of the Haines Borough Police Department, but no one will say what brought about the end of VanSpronsen’s stint as a trooper. Department of Public Safety officials and Police Chief Robert Griffiths declined to comment on the circumstances of VanSpronsen’s departure from the troopers. When asked if […]
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Residents testify for saving Port Chilkoot waterfront
The aesthetics of the Haines Borough’s harbor expansion and other development projects along the town’s waterfront have residents wondering about the future look of Portage Cove. The topic arose at a Planning Commission meeting last week, and a town hall meeting held by harbor expansion critic Joe Parnell. Residents expressed concern about the planned harbor’s […]