Thank you to everyone who contributed to the return of a successful mud volleyball tournament on July 4! Special thanks to the Southeast Alaska State Fair for allowing us to borrow the sand volleyball net. Thanks to the Haines Volunteer Fire Department and chief Al Giddings for making sure the mud was wet and goopy, […]
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Driving success on the Fourth of July
The Hammer Museum’s annual 4th of July Spike Driving and Nail Pounding competitions were a big success this year. Over 60 men and women stepped up to the spike and like the section hands of past, each drove home an authentic piece of railroad steel. Haines’ Wesley Verhamme won the men’s division and Lily Ford, […]
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Duly Noted
Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Samantha Clay and Nathan Jones of Haines. Six Haines High School graduates were among the graduates of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., last weekend. Ryan […]
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Bear knocks out phone and internet
A couple dozen phone and internet customers lost service for about 24 hours last week when a bear decided to play with a few of Alaska Power and Telephone Co.’s fiber optic boxes along Lutak Road. “The bear is just a giant squirrel,” said Bruce Messerschmidt, AP&T’s general manager for telecom operations, based in Juneau. “If there […]
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State awaits risk assessment of tank farm contamination
The state anticipates receiving a work plan this year for how the Army will measure and judge the risks from contamination remaining at the site of the former military fuel tank depot near Tanani Point on Lutak Road. “A risk assessment is a series of calculations,” said Anne Marie Palmieri, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation project manager. […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 19 A caller reported animal remains near Mount Riley Road. An officer made contact with the owner of a vehicle parked in the wrong direction at Fort Seward. Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a smoldering log on a Chilkat River beach. Police responded to a possible conditions of release violation on […]
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Haines 4th of July Special Feature
Grand marshal honor goes to Lucy Harrell The Haines Fourth of July organizing committee has planned a 15-hour day that starts with food, mixes in several races and sporting events, food, the traditional Main Street parade, even more food, and then ends with music. The holiday will start with a 7 a.m. flag raising by […]
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Borough, AML may strike deal for ramp
The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new roll-on/roll-off barge ramp on leased borough land at the Lutak Dock. Engineers have told the borough that the municipally owned freight dock at Lutak is in poor shape and in danger of catastrophic failure. Borough manager Debra Schnabel introduced a memorandum of […]
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Even the Southeast rainforest can be in a drought
The Southeast Alaska rainforest is in a moderate drought, according to the National Weather Service. Not necessarily Haines, but the overall area. A drought in a rainforest is difficult to predict and less easy to define than droughts elsewhere, said Rick Thoman, Alaska Region National Weather Service climate science and services manager stationed in Fairbanks, […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 12 Police responded to a minor vehicle accident on Third Avenue. Insurance information was exchanged. Police and Fire Department responded to an expected death on Union Street. A water/sewer alarm was activated on Piedad Road. A Fit Bit found near 1 Mile Haines Highway was turned in to police. The fire department responded […]