March 3, 1969 Archive news from 50-ish, 25 and 10 years ago. Industrial expansion will hit Haines by September. John Schnabel announced this weekend his Schnabel Lumber Company will add a veneer plant to the mill complex on Lutak Inlet including barge facilities which should affect cargo transportation in this area. “We expect to have 40 more […]
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Separate forums highlight risks and benefits of mining in Haines
How to minimize risks while maximizing the benefits of mining were themes at two mining forums held last week in Haines. It’s the second year in a row that Haines has hosted two mining information events in the same week—a Thursday evening discussion sponsored by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Lynn Canal Conservation, and the two-day […]
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Thank you for genuine care and concern
Tim Maust and family would like to thank Lutak Lumber and the whole Haines community for the outpouring of support and love we’ve received these past few months. We greatly appreciate Haines Hospice for the time spent caring for Bernadette and are thankful for all the delicious meals delivered to us by Haines families! A special thank […]
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Kat-to-Koot Winter Alpine Adventure Race results
Fifty-nine racers competed in this year’s Kat-to Koot race. White out conditions on Mount Ripinsky forced race organizers to change the route. Instead of hiking up and over Mount Ripinsky and ending on Lutak Road, racers turned around before the peak and finished at the starting line in Dalton City. First overall, first skis, first men: 1:49:06 Caelan McLean, Whitehorse Colin […]
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Army Corps proposes soil cleanup plan
To remove fuel contaminants in the soil at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway, the Army Corps of Engineers proposed excavating at least 7,500 tons of soil as part of an interim soil removal action. The Army Corps is currently evaluating local landfarming as an alternative compared to shipping the soil to the Lower 48. The Army […]
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Funding for port repairs remains elusive
“We got too many pigs for the tits,” Port and Harbor Advisory Committee chair Terry Pardee said, summarizing the dilemma facing committee members at a joint meeting with the Tourism Advisory Board on Feb. 6. The two groups had gathered to discuss Port Chilkoot Dock renovations in the broader context of renovations needed at other […]
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Capital budget requests deemed futile
There was a palpable lack of enthusiasm at the Haines Borough Assembly’s meeting to discuss project priorities for the state’s capital budget. Every year, the legislature asks the borough to submit a list of projects it would like the state’s help financing through the capital budget, borough manager Debra Schnabel said at the start of the meeting. This process […]
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Public safety commission to develop charter amendment
Assembly member Paul Rogers has created a draft Haines Borough Charter amendment that adds emergency police response outside of the townsite to the borough’s charter. Rogers summarized the amendment to the public safety commission last week, the body that will grapple with an issue that’s been simmering since 2017. The emergency police power is effective “only in […]
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‘Will work for food’
John Nettleton volunteered his time and equipment to help keep townsite residents’ driveways cleared during this week’s snowstorms. “A lot of time people can’t afford, when it dumps like this, to have someone regularly come by. If they can pitch in for fuel that’s great,” Nettleton told the CVN this week. “I took a few […]
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Haines breaks record with heavy snowfall
Sunday’s 23.5-inch snowfall was a 24-hour record for the Chilkat Valley, according to NOAA forecaster Caleb Cravens. The previous record was set in 2004 with 22 inches. Downtown Haines received more than 50 inches of snow over the weekend and into Monday, which prompted the borough to issue a “public safety emergency” and close the […]