Development of Picture Point is moving forward, with a topographical survey completed in July and grading of the parking area set for fall. The Picture Point Design Committee recently recommended the Haines Borough buy a $27,500 rest room and $28,000 “Welcome to Haines” sign for the site. Committee member Barbara Mulford said the group chose the log […]
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Duly Noted
Sylvia Louise Loewen was born 11:20 p.m. Aug. 4 at Cornell Presbyterian Hospital in New York City to parents Rosalie and Reuben Loewen. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21.5 inches. Siblings are Marina, 7, and Lydia, 4. The family was in the city for about seven weeks, where they stayed with relatives. […]
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Man says trooper case linked to sale of house
A Lutak man who was charged with falsifying his residency for fishing and hunting privileges said this week that wildlife trooper Ken VanSpronsen brought the charges after a failed attempt to buy the man’s house. The state dropped 28 charges against James Puckett in March. VanSpronsen was out of town this week but relayed a message that […]
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Festival highlights bear etiquette
Pepper spray is more effective during encounters with bears than guns, in part because most people aren’t ready to use a gun when a bear approaches, Shannon Donahue of the Great Bear Foundation said during the first Celebration of Bears Friday at Harriett Hall. Donahue, who previously worked as a bear monitor along the Chilkoot […]
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Trailer-bicycle collision to bring felony charge
A Haines man faces a felony assault charge after the trailer he was towing broke loose, seriously injuring a bicyclist near 5.5 Mile Lutak Road. State trooper Dru Neason said he would pursue third-degree assault and reckless driving charges against the 54-year-old man, whose ATV utility trailer was not designed for road use, was attached to a […]
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Catapult effort say thanks
The Haines Borough Public Library would like to thank everyone who helped with the catapult competition. Teens were able to learn about propulsion, work-energy and aerodynamics with library systems engineer Erik Stevens. Lynn Canal Counseling Services provided supplies, tools and supervision. James Alborough lent us ammunition. Lutak Lumber provided expertise on medieval warfare. If not for their help, we would not […]
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Voters may cast ballots on school improvements
The Haines Borough Assembly is deliberating whether to put to voters more than $4.7 million in bonds for school capital improvements. Projects that may be included on the Oct. 7 ballot include high school roof replacement ($1.8 million), vocational education building mechanical upgrades ($1.7 million), high school air handling unit replacement ($412,000), high school locker room renovations […]
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Wild Things
A friend is calling this year the drama queen year. Record snowfalls in December. Near-record rainfall in June. Extremely warm temperatures in January and May and especially low ones in February. And right along with that, plants are taller and bearing more fruit. Julie Folta says her potato plants are almost five feet tall. Unfortunately, the plants’ […]
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Hawkweed on march, ‘hell to pay’
Appearances can be deceiving when it comes to the sweet-smelling, colorful hawkweed spreading around Haines. The invasive flower is a pretty plant with flame-colored petals, but it releases toxins into the soil, effectively strangling other vegetation and threatening permanent changes to the local ecosystem. Linnus Danner, who lives across from the Chilkat River on Mud Bay Road, […]
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Tourists injured after ATV rolls
Two Texan tourists rolled their ATV off the side of a mountain near 7 Mile Lutak Road Sunday after overshooting a turn on an established trail. Alaska State Trooper Dru Neason said the ATV rolled about 40 feet down the mountain before coming to rest. The two tourists had been driving a Kawasaki ATV “Mule” as part of […]