Some members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission were offended by assembly member Tom Morphet’s suggestions on how to define resource extraction after a year of work on the topic. Morphet wrote a letter to the commission this month suggesting the borough require a resident to apply for a resource extraction permit if they remove at least […]
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Police Report
Monday, April 28 A caller sought a welfare check on a person who had gone for a walk on Second Avenue and didn’t return. Police found the person in a bar. Police initiated a case involving theft of prescription medication from a Deishu Drive residence. A caller asked what they could do about property someone […]
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Rooting for garden conference
Southeast Gardener’s of Alaska would like to extend a big home grown thank you to all of the volunteers, participants, presenters, coordinators and sponsors of the Southeast Garden Conference 2018 which was recently held here in Haines. Over 120 participants from all reaches of Southeast AK and the Yukon attended. Special thanks to: Gregg Bigsby, […]
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Winter Fest 2018
Haines, Whitehorse and Juneau residents came out in full force for Haines Winter Fest despite heavy snow, organizers said. The weekend began with the Kat to Koot Alpine Adventure Race. In its second year, 44 people went up and over Mount Ripinsky. More than half of the racers were from Whitehorse, with a few from Juneau. […]
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Mountain of thanks for adventure race
Thank you to everyone who helped make Haines’ second annual winter alpine adventure race a roaring success! First, big thanks to the 44 athletes from here and far for participating in this fledgling event. You are awesome and we look forward to seeing you out there again! The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Haines Borough provided an […]
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Police report
Monday, Jan. 14 A motorist found a bag of trash on Third Avenue and brought it to the station. Dispatch disposed of the garbage. Four callers reported they had received phone calls from someone claiming to be their grandson and requesting bail money. The calls were determined to be fraudulent. Police do not think a […]
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Police Report
Monday, April 21 A caller reported a relative was involved in a possible domestic dispute at an apartment on Main Street. Police located the people involved, but a woman refused police help and said no violence occurred. Police cleared rocks from the road near 2 Mile Lutak Road. A motorist was warned for failing to stop at […]
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Planning commission looks at 2018 goals
Haines Borough Planner Holly Smith reminded the planning commission of projects to complete this year and in the near future, and offered suggestions on how she could help members tackle those tasks. “One of the reasons I’d like to talk about this with you is because of resource extraction,” Smith said. “Most of our planning […]
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Winter Fest returns next weekend
Haines is hoping for snow for the second annual Winter Fest later this month. Residents can participate in four events on Feb. 24 and 25, including an adventure race over Mount Ripinsky, outdoor games for families, a film festival and a ski race up the highway. The Kat to Koot Alpine Adventure Race is a human-powered […]
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Court Report
Giancarlo Gomez, 33, was sentenced May 14 after pleading guilty to driving with a revoked license on Dec. 28. An officer stopped Gomez on Lutak Road for driving 15 mph in a 40 mph zone. Gomez could not produce a license or proof of insurance. He was sentenced to five days in jail, $100 in fees, 90 […]