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 […]
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Expanded king derby starts May 29
The early morning bite might be right for anglers to hit the jackpot during the 32nd King Salmon Derby. Fishing opens at 4 a.m. May 29 — the earliest start time in the history of the event. Fishermen holding season tickets also can fish around the clock during derby weekends. Organizer Josh Bentz said the 2010 derby will feature […]
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Assembly OKs 10K pay hike for harbormaster
The Haines Borough Assembly Friday May 7 gave the borough manager the go-ahead to increase harbormaster pay by up to $10,000 to attract the borough’s top candidate, currently harbormaster in Whittier. The borough budgeted $58,000 in wages for the harbormaster position this year, up from $55,000 it paid former harbormaster Christian Racich. The assembly’s okay gives borough […]