The idea of a railway between Haines and Canada, a dream of some residents, has picked up some steam. The Haines Borough Tuesday directed manager Mark Earnest to negotiate a grant agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation, which has offered up $87,000 to draft a study exploring the feasibility of building a railroad from Haines to Delta Junction. […]
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First ‘century’ bike ride to be held on Saturday
The first Haines Century Ride, a 100-mile bicycling event through the Chilkat Valley for competitive and recreational riders, will be held Saturday starting at 8 a.m. The event also offers participants 20-mile and 80-mile rides. Haines Borough Tourism Director Tanya Carlson said she had the idea for a scenic bike ride years ago, but got tired […]
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Resident petitions to pave Blacksmith
Blacksmith Street resident Leo Smith is fed up with the dust from the heavily trafficked roadway outside his house and has organized a petition to get it paved. The street runs perpendicular to Beach Road in Fort Seward, threading between Lutak Lumber and the Fireweed Restaurant. Smith’s is the only residence on the unpaved street. A dry […]
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Fort Seward fire hall restoration under way
To preserve or restore – it’s a question Joanne Waterman is thinking about a lot now that she and partner Phyllis Sage have purchased the former Port Chilkoot Volunteer Fire Department building. Used primarily for storage since the cities of Port Chilkoot and Haines merged in 1970, the structure has deteriorated, following a disjointed building history. “I […]
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Wild Things
Curiouser and curiouser. There have been a number of unusual sightings this summer. Eric Holle and Katey Palmer were kayaking near Kuiu Island when they saw over 100 sea otters. Eric said two-thirds of them had young. Unusually large numbers of loons have also been observed in several places this summer. Dan Schultz saw a group at Snafu Lake, […]
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Wild Things
Summers, even cold ones, are an active time for animals in the northern hemisphere. It is the time most of them reproduce. For some mammals, it’s the only time they’re active. Eagles laid their eggs later than usual this year, and as of June 17, were still sitting on eggs. In recent years, they seemed to lay their […]
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Volleyball tournament well-played
I would like to thank Tommy and Natalie Jobbins, Tyler Scovill, Judy Ewald and Jim Schnabel for their help with the beach volleyball tournament and Lutak Lumber for the boards for the benches. It was great. Really good play. Thanks again. Tomi Scovill
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Hammer contest winners named
The Hammer Museum would like to thank the businesses that helped make the Fourth of July spike-driving and nail-pounding contests a big hit. Thank you to Haisler Hardware, Lutak Lumber, Haines Home Building and Alaska Sport Shop for donating prizes for the winners. Jason Verhamme and Ashley Sage won the spike-driving contests. Alyson Clayton won the women’s […]
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Police stir leash law discussion
Should the Haines Borough require dog owners to leash their four-legged friends while out in public? Haines Borough police are posing that question to residents following a discussion with Haines Animal Rescue Kennel (HARK) director Steve Vick about whether the town needs a leash law. Under current law, dog owners must keep their canines under control via leash, chain, fence […]