If you don’t have a working carbon monoxide detector in your house, get one. Matt Davis’ parents, John and Peggy Davis, died last month of carbon monoxide poisoning, apparently due to an exhaust leak in their oil furnace. The couple went to sleep and never woke up, Matt said. They lived in Worthington, Ind. The couple did not have a […]
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Forecasters: Expect winter to be warmer
Summer’s especially soggy weather continued into fall, and rain may be the norm for the winter. According to the National Weather Service, September and October brought 5 inches of rain more than normal, and above-average temperatures. Through press time Wednesday, there has been no measurable snowfall in the townsite, which typically sees at least a […]
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Quakes shake town; no damage reported
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shook Haines Wednesday morning, according to the Alaska Earthquake Information Center. The quake struck 31 miles west of Haines at about 7 a.m. and was four miles deep. Haines Borough public facilities director Carlos Jimenez and harbormaster Phil Benner rushed out to check on the dilapidated Lutak Dock, which a PND Engineers […]
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Kito, Dukowitz square off in contest for House
House District 33 candidates Rep. Sam S. Kito III, D-Juneau, and Republican challenger Peter Dukowitz differ plenty on policies, projects and propositions. Kito and Dukowitz are vying to represent Haines in the municipality’s new district that includes downtown Juneau, Douglas and Skagway. Kito was appointed in February to complete Beth Kerttula’s term after she resigned. He […]
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Borough designates downtown boat yard
The Haines Borough is taking the first step toward a downtown municipal boat yard, a facility supporters say will help keep money in town during the winter. Harbormaster Phil Benner said as many as 12 boats can be stored in a vacant, beachfront lot south of the ice machine during the coming winter. The borough has purchased […]
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Mine summit leans to port partnership
A private-public partnership to restore the Chilkoot Lumber Co. dock as an ore terminal was floated as a potential model at the Haines Port Development Council’s second “summit” on mining, transportation and tourism at the American Bald Eagle Foundation Sept. 25. The meeting included Canadian government and mining company officials, state Rep. Sam Kito, D-Juneau, Alaska Department […]
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Army Corps down to 2 pipeline clean-up projects
The Haines section of the Haines-Fairbanks military fuel pipeline suffered bullet holes, collisions with vehicles and corrosion during its 16 years of use that ended in 1971. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing in on completing cleanup of places where fuel spilled out of the pressurized, eight-inch line during those incidents. “I’d like […]
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Assembly moves toward creating motorized-use area
After rejection by the Haines Borough Planning Commission in February, plans for a motorized recreation area in the townsite have resurfaced at the urging of assembly member George Campbell. The assembly on Tuesday introduced plans for creation of a 20-acre motorized recreation area near the Lily Lake access road. The assembly will hold a public hearing on […]
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Tank farm meeting
A meeting of the Lutak tank farm Restoration Advisory Board will be held 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Chilkat Center. The local board, which advises on the cleanup of the Cold War fuel depot, may hear a report on “data gaps” on contamination at the site, said Anne Marie Palmieri of the state Department of Envicronmental […]