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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]