Commercial gillnetting moved to the mouth of the Chilkoot River this week as fishery managers sought to capitalize on sockeye escapement numbers into Chilkoot Lake that topped 80,000 Wednesday, the highest numbers by this time of the season since the weir started operating in 1976. “It could be the largest run in a long time,” said commercial […]
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Nail-pounding a smashing good time
The Hammer Museum would like to thank the following businesses for their support. They helped us to make the Fourth of July Nail and Spike Driving Contest a smashing good time. Thanks to Lutak Lumber, Haines Home Building, Haisler’s Hardware and Alaska Sport Shop. Contest winners were Josh Benassi, Scott Brewington, Marianne Rasmussen, Wesley Verhamme. Dave Pahl
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Police Blotter
Monday, July 9 An out-of-town caller requested a message be relayed to a resident. A construction worker reported a bear was in the area of Sixth Avenue. An officer helped a person retrieve medication. A bear reportedly damaged buckets and a kiddie pool near 1 Mile Lutak Road. A caller reported a slow-moving vehicle driving across the […]
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Woman convicting in roadside dumping
A Haines woman was fined $300 and ordered to pay $280 restitution last week after 20 bags of household waste – including 400 pounds of food scraps – was dumped at a Lutak Road pullout in early June. Workers cleaning up the trash found items linking the trash to Angela M. Smith. “I wasn’t the one who […]
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Duly Noted
Kaitlin Podsiki and Bryan Combs were married Saturday, July 7 in Haines. Kaitlin was escorted down the aisle of the cruise ship dock by her father, Greg Podsiki, who held an umbrella over the bride. Family friend Robin Stickler married the couple. Their son, Colton Combs, 4, served as ring bearer and stood with his […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, June 13 A caller reported someone had been driving recklessly at the Chilkoot Lake campground. An officer contacted the individuals and gave them a verbal warning for reckless driving. A caller reported a newer model green pickup had been driving fast and recklessly around town. An officer was advised and did not locate the vehicle. Sunday, […]
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Tow truck bill rankles visitors
A visitor from Whitehorse, Y.T. who paid $780 to reclaim his trailer after a dispute with tow truck operator Paul Nelson is seeking redress through the Haines Borough. Alexander Gubergrits said he was deceived by Nelson and that he never would have agreed to a $450 bill Nelson presented him after pulling Gubergrits’ trailer from a […]
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Good Partner goes up in a blaze of memories
A crowd turned out Friday to witness the end of Good Partner II, the final remnant of a fleet of derelict wooden boats once hove up on the beach at Portage Cove. Resident Ned Rozbicki torched the vessel that became a tourist attraction, bunk for summer workers, and a playhouse for youths after the late […]
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Fourth of July events spread 4 days
A facilitator is needed for the annual pie-eating contest, but other Haines traditions are ready to go and some new events have been added to Fourth of July festivities. While most activities will take place Independence Day, some will be held beforehand, including the fire department barbecue 11 p.m. Saturday, the Mad Raft Race 3 […]
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Climate change to bring new trees?
Record snows followed by rain in November toppled a 70-year-old yellow cedar near 1 Mile Haines Highway, a tree apparently planted by pioneering farm woman Minnie Vermiere. Yellow cedar, actually a type of cypress, fares marginally in the Chilkat Valley. There’s a 20-acre stand of it behind the former Army tank farm on Lutak Road, and a […]