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Harbor seal pupping season has begun
Two abandoned harbor seal pups were found on beaches near Haines last week. One pup, a male, was found on Friday by Ron Jackson on the Chilkat Inlet beach near his house. The other, a female, was rescued near Lutak on Sunday. Both were premature. Jackson said he went down to the beach on Friday to check […]
Duly Noted
Greg Podsiki celebrated 30 years working for the United States Postal Service in Haines this week. Podsiki was surprised with decorations made by his children and grandchildren, including Melissa Bastable Ganey and Kaitlyn Podsiki, and friends and coworkers Gen Bell, Aimee Jacobson, Shori Heaton, and Corrie Stickler. Podsiki also was treated to a cake baked […]
HEDC proposes job creation program, asks feds for more money
The Haines Economic Development Corporation is taking steps to address the economic fallout of COVID-19. At a meeting last week, board members approved several recommendations for assembly consideration, including a summer job creation program. Every year, the borough hires seasonal employees in the public works department to do projects like park maintenance and trail development […]
New shipping containers include a temporary morgue
The Haines Borough has purchased three shipping containers-two for storing search and rescue and wildland fire fighting supplies, and the other as a temporary morgue. The borough ordered the containers in January to store emergency supplies and equipment such as cots, blankets, ropes, backpacks and other firefighting supplies said Haines Volunteer Fire Department chief Al Giddings. The […]
2020 property assessments incur the wrath of residents
This year’s property tax assessments have generated more ire than usual among Haines residents. Many have complained about a spike in assessed property value as the world braces for an economic downturn. Resident Christopher Thorgesen, who owns a number of properties throughout Haines, said he received a stack of property assessment notifications on March 30, […]
This Week in History
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 […]
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 […]