Monday, June 27 A local motel reported a person checked out of their room and left it smelling like marijuana. A caller reported someone was burning something that was causing very offensive fumes at 27 Mile Haines Highway. The Klehini Valley Fire Department responded and found the fire was legal. A caller requested a welfare […]
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Check out school’s bouldering wall
On behalf of Chilkat Valley Preschool, I would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their help in constructing the new bouldering wall on the preschool playground: the Alaska Mountain Guides, particularly Jason Gaffney and Zach Tarleton, for their valuable in-kind consultation on wall design and hold selection; Joe Bryant, for his donation […]
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Monday, July 23 A caller requested a welfare check on a woman. Police were unable to locate the woman but she called the station to say she was okay. A caller reported a missing, possibly stolen, hatchet. A caller complained that a skateboarder was listening to headphones and texting while skateboarding with traffic near the […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 14 An officer responded when a caller reported their vehicle was stuck on Mud Bay Road because of high snowdrifts. Public works requested a vehicle be moved for snowplowing downtown. The fire department responded when a caller reported smoke and a bad smell coming from under their Summer Inn residence. A caller requested […]
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Sockeye pouring into Chilkoot
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, […]