Residents are excited that a hunk of metal found on Lutak Road last fall might be a meteorite, but two area scientists think it’s more likely a chunk of scrap. Theories abound about the origin of a metallic rock found by construction flagger Della Brouillette last fall. Tests are underway to determine its origin, but lab results […]
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Big thanks from Hammer Museum
The Hammer Museum would like to thank Lutak Lumber, Haines Homebuilding, Haislers’ Hardware and Olerud’s grocery for contributions that helped make the Fourth of July festivities a big hit. Dave Pahl
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Susie McCartney and Geoffrey Nelson exchanged rings and marriage vows on Kenting beach in southern Taiwan on the winter solstice, Dec. 21. Geoff’s brother Eric Nelson, who was teaching on the island, officiated the private beach ceremony. Susie and Geoff decided to complete their union, along with the requisite paperwork, on the summer solstice in […]
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Let’s have seawalk, not log barricade
I recently learned that I am being blamed for placing logs and boulders which have blocked public access to the property known as Picture Point. I do not own that property and I would like to assure the residents of Haines that I had nothing to do with this. To the contrary, soon after I […]
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Chip-coat crew works state roads Resurfacing work at town’s edge to go through July
Seventeen miles of outlying roads will get a coat of chip-seal surface in the next six weeks, as the regional maintenance crew from the state Department of Transportation brings its crew to Haines for the first time in five years. The chip-coat crew rotates around Southeast and worked at Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan […]
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Group proposes pedestrian signs
A committee appointed to develop new pedestrian signs for the borough has determined 13 locations for them and as many as 21 landmarks they’ll point to. As envisioned, the signs will be akin to signposts in Britain, with a dozen or more signs about the size of street signs – pointed on one end to […]
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Borough officials lobby in D.C.
The Haines Borough recently spent $7,500 sending three leaders on a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. The money was well spent, according to Mayor Jan Hill, assemblyman Jerry Lapp and facilities manager Brad Maynard, who made the four-day trip. The group met with U.S.senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and staff of U.S. Rep. Don Young. Other meetings included with U.S. […]
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Hart leads derby after 1st weekend
The catch was up, but fish were small during the first weekend of the 32nd Haines King Salmon Derby. Twenty-four fishermen turned in 30 kings during the Memorial Day weekend. Richard Hart of Haines led with a king 28.75 pounds. Hart was trailed by Ray Staska, 26.35, and Jeff Fields, 22.75. Clear, calm, warm weather allowed […]
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New bear monitor has experience in similar settings
Five years ago, Shannon Donahue read a newspaper story about a biologist who studied interactions between people and bears along the Chilkoot River. “I didn’t realize before then that there was a whole field of study on human-bear interactions,” Donahue said. Several years of field work and a master’s degree later, Donahue is the new bear monitor at […]
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Division of Parks is soliciting volunteers to work on local trails during National Trails Day, Saturday, June 5. Volunteers can sign up on lists around town or phone parks at 766-2292. Meet-up is 9 a.m. at Portage Cove Wayside. Phyllis Sage spent five days exploring Iceland. As a child Phyllis was intrigued by geothermal […]