One of the two men who died in a motorcycle wreck at 2.5 Mile Lutak Road this week had been pulled over by police hours earlier for driving a motorcycle on newly paved road closed off to the public with an open beer in his hand. He was let go after police said they didn’t have probable […]
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mentioned resident Nori Nash by name and praised her efforts in remarks during her official state visit to Bangkok, Thailand recently. Clinton commended Lenore Nash, better known here as Nori, for opening her home to a Thai family flooded out of their house. Nori joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2010 and has been […]
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4th of July – Try your luck with a rubber duck
The rubber duckies will ride again. This year, after a brief hiatus, residents can try their luck again in the Rubber Ducky Race, put on by the Takshanuk Watershed Council. From 7.5 Mile, Lutak, ducks will float about 30 feet downstream to the finish line. “It’s a really fun event just to watch,” said Meredith Pochardt, […]
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Site development permits excluded from general use
The Haines Borough Assembly passed an ordinance on Tuesday that requires land use permits for site development in the townsite, Mud Bay, and Lutak zones, exempting the majority of the land in the borough, which falls in the general use zone. The ordinance exempted the general use zone after residents petitioned the past two weeks against the permitting system […]
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Residents petition site development ordinance
Several variations of a petition to remove all areas outside of the townsite from land-use permitting requirements for site development are being circulated with more than 50 signatures. The originators of the petitions are anonymous. Last Tuesday, the assembly advanced an ordinance requiring the permit borough-wide to its second hearing after no public pushback. Under […]
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Thanks for keeping Haines clean
A belated yet heartfelt thank you for all who helped our school’s Earth Day celebration be a huge success: Howsers IGA, Oleruds, Alaska Outdoor Science School, Mountain Market, Takshanuk Water Council, Chilkat Bakery, Haines Brewery, Lutak Lumber, Talia’s Consignment, Haines Friends of Recycling, Haines Police Dept., Marie Boisvert, Renee Hoffman, Nic Wilde and Patty Brown. With all of your […]
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Life is full of blessings
Each day I wake up and have a difficult time believing how wonderful things are each day. Then, as days go by, I look around and wonder, “How is it that life became so wonderful?” At our 5th-12th Grade Spring Concert, I failed to thank anyone. I’m afraid Holly is much better at the thank-you’s. […]
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Assembly to consider permit requirement for site development on private property
The borough’s Government Affairs and Services Committee was divided, but ultimately advanced an ordinance proposed by the planning commission that would require people in the townsite, Mud Bay, and Lutak areas to obtain site development permits for development activity that exceeds 100 cubic yards or 5,000 board feet. The $25 permit is intended to inform people about […]
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Theodore Lende Lynch was born to parents Stoli and Nels Lynch Saturday, April 20 in Juneau. He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. Grandmother Heather Lende said Nels helped deliver his son, and Theodore’s Aunt Eliza Dorn kept Nel’s sisters, Lani and Silvia Rose, “happy and occupied during the blessed event.” Local relatives include aunt and […]