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 […]
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Duly Noted
Video footage of product development specialist Riley Erekson pouring liquid from a beaker was included in a nationally broadcast story on NBC Nightly News. In a two-minute feature, NBC profiled Riley’s employer, Atomo coffee, the Seattle-based manufacturer of a “molecular” coffee product made without beans. The product – yet to be released – claims sustainability […]
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Long-awaited sauna opens at the pool
Tom Morphet John Carlson installs the cedar siding last month during the final stages of its construction. The sauna opened Dec. 23. Haines residents seeking respite from the biting cold can now warm up in the public sauna, opened Dec. 23 at the Haines swimming pool. The 7-foot by 9-foot structure took seven years, $11,000 […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Sauna possible thanks to your contributions
I encourage residents to try the new sauna at the Haines pool. Besides offering a respite from winter’s cold, saunas increase circulation and may also improve heart health, according to recent studies. They are an ancient and proven technology. The new sauna is also a great way to warm up before or after swimming in […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
All enjoyed the winter celebration
Haines, I’d like to give out some holiday high fives and festive fist bumps – what a winter celebration we enjoyed Saturday night! Thanks to Southeast Roadbuilders, Miles Furniture, Lutak Lumber, Alaska Marine Lines, Alaska Arts Confluence, Lynn Canal Corporation, Aspen Suites, Mountain Market, Constantine, Haines Real Estate, and every community member who dropped cash into the donation cans […]
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Lack of snow masks DOT overtime cuts
Last Thursday’s snow-covered roads in the late afternoon and evening shined a light on what plowing will look like on the Haines Highway and other state roads if the borough experiences a normal winter. On Thursday Dec. 5, a foot of snow had fallen in town, according to NOAA data. Because the Alaska Department of […]
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Maidy hangs up on GAS committee
At a borough government affairs and services committee meeting Nov. 28, member Sean Maidy, who attended by phone, hung up on the two other committee members before they agreed to forward to the assembly a resolution interpreting charter to allow for areawide emergency police service. “I in good conscious can’t vote on this,” Maidy said. […]
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Arts Outlook
First Friday includes game show September’s First Friday celebration will feature felted mushrooms, a game show, at the Hammer Museum and a meet-and-greet reception at the Babbling Book. Friday, Sept. 1 will mark a new era for the Main Street bookstore. The store will officially change hands from Tom and Liz Heywood to Darcee Messano. […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History
January 27, 1969 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… in the street… under the street… but not in the pipes, so City of Haines maintenance men spent their Saturday locating a water main break under the new blacktop of Second Avenue. By the time they had located it and patched it, the city was out of water. To […]