Incumbent candidates point to their experience as a central reason to be reelected. But what has been the community’s experience over the last few years? The Lutak Dock hasn’t been properly maintained. The neglected sewage treatment plant is still out of compliance. The Public Safety Building is rotting. The expanded harbor still has no new […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Aug. 22 A caller said a bear was getting into their neighbor’s cherry trees on First Avenue. There was another call for a bear at the same residence on Aug. 18. A business said a truck accidentally hit the side of its downtown building, causing little damage. Sunday, Aug. 21 An officer noticed rocks […]
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Assembly, mayoral candidates square off at chamber forum
Haines’ two mayoral candidates and four of the five assembly candidates squared off on economic development issues for the first public candidates ‘forum on Friday, hosted by the chamber of commerce. Candidates sparred over the borough’s involvement in infrastructure projects and presented different visions of how the borough should promote economic development. The questions about Lutak Dock […]
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May Harbors meeting clarification
Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Borough “leadership” and “management.” A recent LTE stating that a meeting of the Port and Harbor Advisory Committee exposed collaboration among “Borough leadership, the Canadian mining industry and the […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 17 A caller reported a bear spread trash from a nearby trailer park all across her property. She asked the responsible party be notified to clean it up. An officer was advised. A Paradise Cove resident reported an unoccupied sailboat dragging anchor in the cove. The harbormaster was contacted and said the boat […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
March 24 meeting revisionism
As the community member who attended, testified at, and subsequently exposed the March 24, 2022 Ports and Harbors Committee meeting, I dispute Andrew Letchworth’s claim in last week’s paper that the meeting “positively affected” conservationists. The only positive thing that came out of that meeting was an unobstructed view of the Canadian mining industry’s privileged […]
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August 13 Chilkoot Lake canoe incident led to multiple medevacs
At least five guests on a canoe tour operated by Alaska Mountain Guides on Chilkoot Lake were medevaced to Juneau after the boat overturned on Aug. 13, according to Haines fire chief Brian Clay. Clay was at the lake fishing with his family when the expedition-sized canoe overturned with nine people aboard. He said a rescue canoe […]
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Pioneer Bar celebrates 70 years with party
Patrons stepping into the Pioneer Bar on Friday and Saturday night were transported to the 1950s, as the establishment celebrated 70 years in business. The walls of the bar were adorned with vinyl 45s from the artists that defined what many consider the Golden Age of America. Even though the jukebox was no longer in […]
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Candidates set for Oct. borough election
Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open seats on the planning commission, allaying concerns that not enough people would file for the seven open seats. Hill, who served as Mayor from 2014 to 2020, could not be reached for comment […]
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Thanks for supporting softball
On behalf of the Haines Softball Association, we would like to thank the community for all of your support this year. A huge thank you goes out to local businesses: Alaska Sport Shop, Haines Packing, and Done Right Handyman Services for sponsoring the three local teams in the second annual Six Pack Sam Co-ed Softball […]