A special thank you to Chip Lende and Lutak Lumber for your generous donation and support of the Victory Garden, again this year. The “pea fence” is going to be a wonderful new addition to our garden! Please know you have a special invitation to come out and see the Mosquito Lake Community Center and harvest some […]
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Draft budget transfers areawide funds for police calls beyond townsite
Funding formula based on population for second consecutive year The Haines Borough manager’s draft budget for the next fiscal year includes a sizable transfer from the areawide general fund to the townsite service area fund to cover police responses to emergencies outside the townsite. The transfer in the draft budget — $177,223 — is up by about […]
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K-6 Student Art Show
This year’s art show is proudly sponsored by: Alaska Arts Confluence • Alaska Power & Telephone • Aspen Hotels of Alaska • Bigfoot Auto Service • Cloudburst Productions • Chilkat Valley News • Coldwell Banker/Race Realty • Constantine Mining LLC Haines Brewing Company • Haines Chamber of Commerce Haines Home Building • Haines Real Estate […]
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Eulachon run arrives; schools spotted in Chilkoot
The cries and barks of seagulls and sea lions at the Chilkoot and Chilkat Rivers can be heard as the spring-time eulachon run begins to materialize. On Monday, Sally McGuire, who lives on the banks of the Chilkoot River, said she’s seen sealions exploring the river for several days. “Today there are a few in […]
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Living with bears
Takshanuk Watershed Council greatly appreciates the individuals who took time out of their busy weekend schedules to attend this year’s Living with Bears presentation. A huge thank you to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Carl Koch for his bear spray and electric fence demonstration and the Great Bear Foundation for supporting the event […]
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Assembly votes to give ad hoc committees clearer direction
The Haines Borough Assembly decided unanimously Tuesday to give ad hoc advisory committees clearer direction by formalizing them through resolutions. The assembly will need to pass a resolution for each ad hoc group defining its purpose, timeline and goals. Unlike long-term advisory committees that deal with broad topics, like ports and harbors, ad hoc groups are formed […]
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Borough to ask state to conduct vehicle speed studies
Assembly rejects boat storage at harbor lot The borough assembly voted unanimously to ask the Alaska Department of Transportation and Alaska State Troopers to initiate speed studies on two sections of state-owned roads after Cathedral View Drive residents petitioned the assembly to lower speed limits near their neighborhood. Two residents asked the borough to address […]
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Haines route added to new digital cargo network
A new digital cargo network expanded in recent months and now is working with a freight company that’s planning service to Haines. The network was created by OpenTug, a Seattle-based startup created in 2019 by two recent college graduates. They are seeking to lower shipping costs by consolidating cargo in Southeast Alaska and simplifying the […]
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Duly Noted
Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Stevie weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and measured 20 inches. Grandmom Judy Erekson was on hand for the birth and said Carlee was a “birthing rock star,” delivering Stevie less than two hours after arriving at […]
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Tell the assembly to keep the pool open
On June 22, 1974, the entire Sullivan family – parents Patrick and Mary Lou and children Shaun, 13, Nyla, 12, Desiree, 10, Harlan, 9 and Corbet, 5 – died after their small boat overturned in Lutak Inlet. None could swim. The tragedy launched a town-wide effort to open a year-round swimming pool in Haines. The pool opened […]